Which solar term is a hurdle for the elderly?

Slight cold is the 23rd solar term in 24 solar terms and the 5th solar term in winter. Fighting fingers; The meridian of the sun is 285; Gregorian calendar 65438+1October 5-7. The slight cold marks the official start of the season and winter.

The winter solstice is the most severe time when the sun shines obliquely in the northern hemisphere, so why is the coldest solar term not the winter solstice but the slight cold to the great cold? After the winter solstice, although the direct sunlight point moved northward, it remained in the southern hemisphere for a period of time. In most parts of China, the heat income during the day cannot bear the loss of heat released at night, so the temperature will continue to decrease until the income and heat released tend to be equal. This is similar to the reason why the highest temperature in a day does not appear at noon but around 2 pm.

As the saying goes, "cold is in March 9th", and because the March 9th in the middle of winter is basically within this solar term, there is a saying that "slight cold is better than severe cold".

Shang Yao remembers that at this time of the year, the elders at home would talk about "three years and nine years later, and one year older." When I was a child, I couldn't understand it. Now I understand that the cold winter is the period when the elderly are most prone to serious illness.

So how can we help the elderly at home get through this hurdle?

Pay attention to the maintenance and warmth of the elderly.

In winter, old people often use heating equipment to keep warm. Whether it is traditional heating, electric blankets, or current air conditioners and heaters, the indoor air will become turbid and dry. Old people are thrifty, thinking that closing doors and windows at home in winter can reduce heat loss, but indoor air is not circulating, turbid bacteria breed, and old people are more likely to get sick and their ability to keep out the cold is reduced.

Tips:

Do a good job of keeping the elderly warm, especially when going out, you can choose to soak your feet with hot water.

Pay attention to regulating emotions

After a slight cold, the days are short and the nights are long, and the sunshine is insufficient, which will reduce the secretion of melatonin in the human brain, lead to biological rhythm disorder and endocrine disorder, and produce emotional and mental disorders. This requires children to often bring their grandchildren back to the nursing home to visit them. When they see the next generation, they won't be disturbed.

Tips:

Dark clothes make people feel depressed, bright clothes can be prepared for the elderly, and bright vision can make people feel happy; Pay attention to enhancing indoor light; Reduce the time for the elderly to be alone, put down their mobile phones and spend more time with them.

Outdoor sports vary from person to person.

Slight cold solar terms, foggy days, toxic substances directly enter the human heart and lungs through breathing, which is particularly easy to induce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. You can choose indoor exercise to strengthen the bones of the elderly and delay the aging of osteoporosis and decalcification; Enhancing joint flexibility can prevent senile arthritis and ankylosis and improve the circulation of the heart itself.