Which solar term supplements Yang Qi?

Beginning of spring, the first of the 24 solar terms, is one of the "four stands", reflecting the changes in winter and spring. It indicates that the winter when everything is closed has passed, and it has begun to enter the spring when everything is beautiful and everything grows. The so-called "growing in spring, harvesting in summer and storing in winter", the way of keeping in good health in China culture, emphasizes adapting to the weather and balancing Yin and Yang, which is actually a harmonious life between man and nature.

In order to regulate physical and mental health in the spring season, the key is to conform to the "spring life" and achieve "less acid and more pungent, avoid anger and worry, stay up late and get up early, and concentrate on the next." Below, from the four aspects of diet aftercare, emotional adjustment, healthy life and clothing proposition, we will talk about the matters needing attention in this season's aftercare.

Diet care: less acid and more pungent, helping yang and nourishing liver

According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, sour taste has astringent effect on qi and blood, astringing body fluid to quench thirst, astringing qi and shrinking eyebrows. Sour taste entering the liver meridian can restrain liver qi, which is not conducive to the growth of Yang Qi and the release of liver qi in spring. Spring is dominated by wood gas, so it is necessary to adapt to the season and use the wood gas of nature to nourish liver gas.

Therefore, sour food should be eaten less.

Pungent taste can disperse blood, promote qi circulation, sweat and relieve exterior syndrome, and has divergent effect on human body. After eating spicy food, people are prone to fever, and can feel the qi and blood in the body being mobilized at once, even sweating.

Pungent taste can dispel depression, disperse lung moisture, purge lung qi and replenish lung yin.

Therefore, the diet in beginning of spring season should be "less sour and less spicy", pay attention to eating less acidic food and more spicy and sweet food, such as coriander, leek and onion.

In terms of medicinal diet, it is a good choice to eat more ingredients that nourish and soften the liver, soothe the liver and regulate qi, such as peanuts, ginger, onions and medlar.

You can also make medicated porridge such as jujube porridge, yam porridge, etc., which tastes sweet and strengthens the spleen and protects the liver and spleen together.

Emotional adjustment: Observe the solar terms and avoid anger and worry.

Beginning of spring's health is mainly based on nourishing the liver. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, "the liver governs emotions", "the liver rejoices itself" and "anger hurts the liver". Therefore, the key to nourishing the liver is to maintain mood and comfort and avoid losing temper, jealousy or depression.

In spring, everything grows and is full of vitality, which can increase outdoor activities and get more sunshine, which is conducive to conditioning the mood and making the qi of spring yang known, thus achieving the purpose of normal operation of human organs.

Healthy life: go to bed late and get up early, and be born every day.

As the saying goes, "it rains in the spring, get up early and go to bed late." Huangdi Neijing also records: "In the spring of March, this is called Chen, heaven and earth are born, everything is glorious, and you lie down at night and get up early. This spring should be the way to keep fit. "

After beginning of spring, the sunshine becomes longer and longer, so we should adapt to the sunshine changes in our daily life. Compared with winter, you can go to bed late and get up early, which is conducive to the growth of yang.

Like nature, human qi and blood need to be stretched and unobstructed, which requires people to overcome the habit of fatigue and lazy sleep, lie down more at night, get up early, increase outdoor activities, stretch their bodies, unblock blood vessels and help promote the growth of qi.

Clothing advocates: the bottom is thick and the top is thin, and the sun is covered in spring.

As the saying goes, "Don't undress in spring, don't wear a hat in autumn", which means don't take off your cotton coat in early spring.

In beginning of spring season, the yang is gradually flourishing, but the yin is not exhausted, and it is at the turning point when yin retreats from yang and cold turns into heat. At this time, the pores of the human body are also in the process of closing to gradually opening, and the resistance to cold evil is weakened. If you wear less, once you encounter a cold, your pores will automatically close, and the yang in your body will not be effectively declared, which is prone to the phenomenon of "yang depression".

Therefore, keeping warm and cold is still the focus of clothing health care in beginning of spring. Clothes with "thick bottom and thin top" help the rising sun in spring. As the old saying goes, "Spring is not frozen, the lower body is too warm, and the upper body is miniature, so it is yang."

The key to conditioning body and mind in the spring season is "less acid and more pungent, avoid anger and worry, go to bed late and get up early, and concentrate on the next."

The above is the experience of health management shared with you today.