What solar terms nourish yin

Author \ Dr. Lou Zhongliang, Dean of Jian Zhongliang's Chinese Medicine System.

The time series has reached the third solar term in winter: "heavy snow". Recently, several waves of cold air masses have made people feel the breath of winter strongly. If they are not careful, cold evil will invade their bodies. Usually easy to catch a cold, cough, spleen and stomach weakness, diarrhea, people with cardiovascular diseases are more likely to feel uncomfortable. Let's see how to prevent and maintain it.

Wear hats, scarves and masks when going out;

The head is the "meeting of all yang", and the yang of the human body gathers in the head. Keeping warm can protect against cold and yang, and avoid catching a cold.

Drink plenty of water and soak your feet;

Especially for people with cardiovascular diseases, please drink plenty of water to dilute blood before going to bed and from early morning to 9 am. According to the statistics of clinical data, this period is prone to cardiovascular diseases. The weather is cold and dry, so drinking water is not easy to thicken blood and raise blood pressure. Drinking1500 ~ 2000ml of water every day and soaking feet with warm water of 38~40 degrees can improve metabolism and protect cardiovascular system.

Jianpi Bushen black chicken soup;

If you catch cold or overwork in winter, you are prone to spleen and stomach weakness and gastrointestinal discomfort. You can use chestnuts 1 00g, red dates10g, black-bone chicken 300g, ginger 2-3 slices, add appropriate amount of water, cook in a rice cooker1~ 2h, and eat soup and materials once a week.

It's time for heavy snow to nourish yin.

In the solar term of heavy snow, you can eat some nourishing food in moderation. In addition, we should reduce the consumption of body energy and see how to maintain it.

Hot compress navel: You can use a warm pack to hot compress navel 15~20 minutes, which can dispel cold, promote blood circulation and nourish vitality. If you don't have a warm bag, you can also blow your navel with a hair dryer for 1~3 minutes every day.

Dietary remedies: stewed ribs, fish or meat with Bazhen soup can not only replenish qi and blood, but also avoid being too hot and thirsty.

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