How to pay attention to health during the vernal equinox?

First, pay attention to nourishing the liver

Chinese medicine theory holds that spring is in the liver, summer is in the heart, long summer is in the spleen, autumn is in the lungs, and winter is in the kidney. Spring is the season of high incidence of liver diseases, so we should pay attention to nourishing the liver and coordinating the balance of yin and yang of the liver.

Sweet food can nourish liver and kidney, such as medlar, walnut, peanut, jujube, longan and so on. Alcohol can damage the liver, and it is even more inappropriate to drink alcohol in spring. Soaking chrysanthemum tea and mint water can clear liver heat, or drinking electrolyte-rich drinks, such as Poukari Khan, is also a good drink in spring.

Second, the yin and yang of food complement each other.

Food is divided into five attributes: cold, hot, warm, cool and flat. For example, when cooking cold food such as fish, shrimp and crab, it is necessary to add warm seasonings such as onion, ginger, wine and vinegar to prevent the dishes from getting cold; For example, eat some dishes that are helpful to yang, such as leeks, garlic and papaya. , with nourishing yin ingredients such as eggs, so as to achieve the purpose of complementary yin and yang.

At the vernal equinox, human blood and hormone activities are at the peak, but the changeable climate in spring will unbalance the body and induce a series of diseases. To this end, experts suggest that a scientific and reasonable diet is helpful to regulate the balance of yin and yang in the vernal equinox.

Third, eat more seasonal dishes.

Every season has seasonal dishes that grow in line with its climatic conditions, with the essence of heaven and earth and high nutritional value. Eating leek with aphrodisiac effect can enhance the qi of human spleen and stomach; Bean sprouts, bean sprouts, lettuce and other ingredients help to activate the body's growth function; Eating nutritious late spring fruits such as mulberries, cherries and strawberries can moisten the lungs, promote fluid production and nourish the liver.

Of course, in addition to paying attention to diet, the key to health care is to improve your immunity. Maintain a relaxed, cheerful and optimistic mental state. In daily life, we should insist on proper exercise and maintain normal sleep time. Pay attention to replenish water and electrolyte, promote blood circulation, help maintain the balance of the body, and achieve the best health care effect.

Prevention starts with the details.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the unstable weather at the vernal equinox and the low temperature in the morning and evening will not only easily induce diseases among the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, but also pay attention to the "sub-healthy people" who have been in a state of high-intensity work and high pressure for a long time, and suggest that citizens pay attention to adjusting their living habits in the future. If you go to crowded places as little as possible, you can use your living environment for simple fitness exercises, such as climbing stairs and skipping rope. It is not easy to exercise too early. You can rinse your mouth with light salt water when you wash in the morning. It is not easy to open the window too early for ventilation every day, and it is more suitable after 9 o'clock.

The diet should be sour and sweet, nourishing the temper.

It is reported that there are many folklore about spring food, and Chinese medicine also pays attention to it, commonly known as eating "spring". Experts suggest that in this season, you can eat more sweets that tonify the spleen, such as red dates, honey, leeks and spinach, and eat less hot and sour food. In addition, nut foods such as walnuts, peanuts, almonds and peach kernels. It should be supplemented at least three times a week, which is helpful for refreshing and drying and eliminating itching. In daily lunch, it is also suitable to supplement stews, such as carrot sparerib soup, ginkgo black-bone chicken soup and so on. , can not only supplement the water needed by the human body in the seasonal change, but also increase the intake of protein, which helps to enhance the body's resistance.

Dressing is suitable for lower thickness and upper thickness.

Although the weather is getting warmer after the vernal equinox, the temperature difference between day and night is still large, there are still cold currents from time to time, the weather changes greatly, there is more rain, and even rainy days appear. Pay attention to the addition and subtraction of clothes and quilts at this time. Dressing can be thick under and thin on. Pay attention to keep the lower limbs and feet warm, and it is best to sweat slightly to dispel the latent cold evil in winter. Old people and children generally have poor resistance and are prone to colds or rubella and other infectious diseases. At this time, we should pay more attention to the timely increase or decrease of clothes and quilts, put on more clothes in moderation, and don't cut them too fast at once.