Twenty-four solar terms and five elements health sports video

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms. Spring returns to the earth, which is the beginning of the year.

"Huangdi Neijing" says: "Spring in March, this is called hair Chen. Heaven and earth are born and everything is glorious. " The yang of the human body conforms to nature and diverges upward and outward. Therefore, yang is one of the important principles of spring health preservation. Therefore, we should pay attention to protect the yang in the body, keep it abundant and vigorous, and avoid any situation that damages the yang and hinders it.

Zhang Jingyue, a medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, said: "The liver should be the foundation of health preservation in spring", and liver qi is the main qi of spring, which is active or even hyperactive. According to the theory of five elements in traditional Chinese medicine, excessive liver qi will damage the spleen, and then affect the digestion and absorption function of the spleen. Therefore, the starting principle of spring health preservation is to clear liver heat, soothe the liver and relieve depression, and strengthen the spleen and stomach.

Key points of health preservation in early spring

0 1, live a proper life

There is an old life proverb in our country, "Spring covers the autumn and it freezes". Although it is still cold in beginning of spring, especially in the north, don't cut down your clothes, pay attention to cold protection and increase outdoor activities appropriately.

Go to bed early and get up early, relax physically and be cheerful.

At the same time, when the weather gets warmer, flowers, goldfish and aquatic plants can be planted to beautify the living environment.

Always open doors and windows, strengthen air circulation, and reduce the adverse effects of strong temperature difference on people.

Ventilation, when the weather is good, you should dry more bedding and clothes, and keep the room dry and ventilated when you sleep at night.

02, reconcile emotions, soothe the liver and relieve depression.

According to the nature, spring belongs to wood, corresponding to liver. The physiological characteristics of the liver are that it governs the circulation of qi, the mind is angry, and the depression is happy.

Due to the exuberance of liver qi in spring, it is easy to hyperactive liver yang, which leads to the internal movement of liver wind, and the probability of emotional and mental diseases is high. Try to quit grumpiness, avoid depression, and keep an open-minded and optimistic attitude.

You can adjust the qi of liver and gallbladder according to Taichong point and tapping gallbladder meridian, and the specific operation is as follows:

03, exercise aftercare, step by step.

Spring is a good time to exercise.

But the weather changes quickly, so you can't wear too little clothes during morning exercise; The amount of exercise should be gradual and sweaty, especially for the elderly who are weak or lack exercise habits. According to personal hobbies and interests, you can choose appropriate exercise items within your power, such as walking, jogging, doing exercises, practicing boxing, playing ball games, going out for an outing, etc.

We should also learn scientific sports, understand the sports environment and seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

04, more sweet and less sour, nourishing the spleen and stomach.

After beginning of spring, the human body's metabolism began to flourish, so it is advisable to eat food with irritating warming, such as onion, konjac, kohlrabi, mustard, coriander and ginger. , can generate human yang, eat less cold and sticky things, so as not to hurt the spleen and stomach.

Chinese medicine has the saying that "the liver is flourishing in spring". Excessive liver qi affects the spleen and stomach. Spring tonic should also eat more sweets to nourish the spleen and stomach, and eat less sour food, such as jujube and yam.

Common medicated diets such as jujube walnut porridge, yam medlar duck soup, etc.

05, comb your hair a hundred times a day.

The theory of health preservation says: "comb your hair once or twice every morning in spring and March." Has the effects of invigorating yang, resolving stagnation, dredging qi and blood, and strengthening body. Because it is simple and easy to operate, it can be adhered to for a long time.

Specific operation method:

Full-head comb: No matter in the middle or on both sides, comb from the hairline of the forehead to the hair roots at the back of the neck. Comb each part at least 50 times, and the upper limit of specific times shall be subject to your own comfort.

Because the morning is the time when the yang rises, the best time to comb your hair is in the morning.

Comb can choose horn comb, jade comb and wooden comb.

Another way to comb your hair is to comb your fingers: every morning, noon and evening, comb your hair from the forehead hairline to the back hairline of your neck with your hands and fingers, and from front to back. The movements should be slow and gentle, and the scalp should be rubbed for about 65,438+00 minutes every time you comb your hair, which has the effect of massaging the scalp, making the blood flow smooth and the scalp smooth, and preventing hair loss and white hair.

About the author: Yu Zhidan, an attending physician, has been engaged in clinical work of traditional Chinese medicine for many years. He is good at the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, chronic diseases of the elderly and other common diseases and critical diseases, and at the same time, he is good at conditioning women's menstrual disorders, menopausal syndrome, obesity and emotional abnormalities.