The 24 solar terms refer to the 24 specific festivals in the Chinese lunar calendar that represent the change of seasons, which is a unique creation of the Chinese calendar, and on November 30, 2016, the 24 solar terms were officially included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Spring rain shocks the spring valley days, summer is full of summer and summer are connected.
Autumn dew autumn frost falls, winter snow snow winter small cold.
Spring is born and summer is long, and autumn harvest is hidden in winter. Chinese's food, clothing, and nourishment are made according to the seasons and flow with the years.
In 2021, The Aerospace Center Hospital specially invited a team of TCM experts to carefully create and launch the "24 Solar Terms Traditional Health Calendar" special topic, and explain how to maintain health for you at the arrival of each solar term.
2021.10.08 First Wednesday friday of September
The traditional Chinese twenty-four solar terms
Cold dew
Grass-colored cold dew · The sound of insects is like home
The grass is cold and dewy, and the sound of insects is like hometown
On October 8, 2021, the first day of work after the National Day holiday, it will enter the cold dew in the 24th solar term of the lunar calendar. From the beginning of the cold dew, people will feel the coolness of the silk, as the cold grows, everything gradually falls, the yin and yang qi also quietly begins to change, the yang qi gradually recedes, and the yin qi gradually arises. At this time, the physiological activities of the human body should also be synchronized with the changes in nature, pay attention to the maintenance of the yang in the body, to ensure the balance of yin and yang in the body. So, how to maintain the cold dew festival? The following four health points please keep in mind.
01 Pay attention to keep your feet warm
As the saying goes: "White is not exposed, cold is not exposed." "After the cold dew, the cold rises sharply at night, and increasing clothing and warmth in time is the most important way to maintain health, especially to pay attention to the warmth of the feet, so as to avoid the invasion of cold and evil." How to keep my feet from the cold? First of all, the summer sandals are all washed and brushed into the cabinet, wearing shoes and socks with good warmth; secondly, after a day's work, soaking feet with hot water at night can not only make blood vessels dilate, accelerate blood flow, but also improve the skin and tissue nutrition of the feet, thereby eliminating the fatigue of the day, which is both a very pleasant enjoyment and a very effective health care method.
02 Go to bed early and get up early
People often say "go to bed early and get up early in good spirits", this sentence is based on science, compared with people who often stay up late, people who go to bed early and get up early have less mental stress and have a higher degree of mental health. Every day, the scientific sleep time is 22:00 - 23:00, half an hour or 1 hour into deep sleep, and midnight to 3:00 am is the best time for the human body to naturally enter deep sleep, so as to ensure that the next day's work spirit is a hundred times. The phrase "go to bed early and get up early to get up in good spirits" is also applicable in the cold dew health regimen, going to bed early to conform to the collection of yin essence, and getting up early to promote the comfort of yang qi.
Recent studies have shown that getting up early in the autumn can reduce the chance of thrombosis; lying down for a few minutes before getting up and stretching the whole body is also of great significance for preventing thrombosis. The incidence of such diseases is extremely high in late autumn and early winter, and the onset time is mostly in the late stage of long-term sleep, which is because the flow of blood in the cerebral blood vessels slows down during sleep, and blood clots are easy to form.
03 Autumn dry should eat more moisturizers
The biggest feature of the cold dew festival is "dry", from the Chinese medicine point of view, dry evil is easy to hurt the lungs and stomach, so according to the principle of "dry then run", "cold is warm", the diet should be based on warm food, in order to achieve the effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing, supplementing the liver and benefiting the kidneys, and also preventing and treating dry throat and other diseases. At this time, the most suitable foods to eat are sydney pears, honey, sugar cane, milk, white fungus, lilies, lotus seeds, walnuts, peanuts, black sesame seeds and other foods to nourish yin, nourish and moisturize, and alleviate the symptoms of dryness in the human body. Middle-aged and elderly people and patients with chronic diseases should eat more dates, lotus seeds, yams, ducks, fish and other foods.
04 Spiritual recuperation is indispensable
Spiritual recuperation can not be ignored, due to the gradual coldness of the climate, the reduction of sunshine, the wind and leaves, often in the hearts of some people to cause a sense of desolation, there is emotional instability, easy to sad melancholy mood. Therefore, at this time, people should pay attention to controlling their emotions, do more happy things, maintain a good attitude, avoid sadness, and spend the autumn safely.
To cultivate a good emotional state in autumn and maintain a good attitude, more activity and more exercise are essential. Usually, you should participate in more activities you like, do more sports, cultivate emotions, and stabilize emotions, which can improve the body's resistance and immunity.
Recommend three suitable ones
Cold dew festival medicinal dietary therapy
1. Red jujube peanut yam porridge
【Ingredients】 10 red dates, 45 grams of peanuts, 1 section of yam, 100 grams of japonica rice.
【Directions】 Wash the yam, peel and cut into pieces, wash the peanuts and dates, and add water to an appropriate amount. Bring the yam, peanuts, and dates to a boil, then put the japonica rice in and stir evenly with a spoon to prevent sticking to the pan. Cook for more than 10 minutes to form porridge and eat.
【Effect】Nourish the spleen and blood, nourish the face.
2. Ginseng wheat Sydney pear lean broth
【Ingredients】 Lean pork 500 g, Taizi ginseng 30 g, Sydney pear 4, Mai Dong 15 g, Southern almond 30 g.
【Method】 Wash the ginseng and mai dong (to the heart); wash the sydney pear, cut the skin into 4 pieces, remove the core; blanch the southern almonds with boiling water and remove the clothes; wash the lean pork and cut into pieces. Put all the ingredients into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil on high heat, simmer for 1-2 hours, season for use.
【Effect】Dry and moisturize the lungs, improve qi and vitality.
3. Jujube lotus seed ginkgo porridge
【Ingredients】 30 grams of lilies, 20 jujubes, 20 grams of lotus seeds, 15 ginkgo biloba, 100 grams of japonica rice, rock sugar to taste.
【Method】 Lotus seeds are boiled for a while, then add lilies, dates, ginkgo biloba, japonica rice and boil, then use low heat to cook until the porridge is thick and add rock sugar to simmer slightly.
【Effect】Nourish yin and moisturize the lungs, strengthen the spleen and stomach.
Expert Profiles
Zhang Xiangqun
Master of Medicine Chief Physician
Engaged in the clinical and teaching of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 20 years, he is a famous teacher, mainly engaged in wen disease, and is good at the diagnosis of geriatric diseases, digestive system diseases, andrology diseases, dermatological diseases and the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine. He has worked hard to popularize medical knowledge, presided over or participated in the editing of many medical monographs and health science books, and published several medical papers. He has given special lectures in the "Healthy Life" column of Beijing Television Station, and gave health and wellness lectures in the lecture hall of aerospace science and industry and various subordinate units of aerospace science and industry, which were well received.
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