Bathing is a very normal daily cleaning behavior, and at the same time has great benefits for the human body, not only to remove dirt on the body, but also to relieve the fatigue pressure caused by daytime work.
Many people like to take a hot shower before going home at night so that they can relax their bodies. But as the saying goes: "Take a bath in the morning to extinguish the sun, and at night to get moisture", so when is the best time to take a bath? Let's take a look at it together.
What is Yang?
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, yang qi is true qi and vitality, which is generally stored in the kidneys of the human body. In life, some people will talk about the vitality injury, generally speaking, it is yang, mainly to provide the human body with the energy it needs, once a person lacks yang, then it is equivalent to having an empty skin bag, want to have a strong body, the first thing you need to do is to maintain yang.
Yang is the basis of material metabolism, but also the body can operate normally, the human body can grow, development needs the support of Yang, this is some people in the population said that the Yang is born, the Yang is dead, in general, the more Yang Qi, the stronger a person's body. On the contrary, when the yang is insufficient, the body will also show weakness and is easily invaded by diseases.
What is moisture?
Moisture is a concept in TCM, which states that moisture is a disease, mainly because the weather is humid and hot, or the spleen cannot function properly, resulting in stagnant moisture.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that moisture is yin and evil, easy to invade yang, and wet evil first invades the body, causing dizziness, heavy head, heavy body, heavy limbs and other symptoms. There may also be symptoms such as fever, fear of wind, and runny nose. If it is due to humid heat that invades the joint, it causes local blood circulation to be blocked, resulting in pain and pain in the joints of the limbs. Turbid urine, loose stool, female vaginal discharge, itching of the vulva, etc. are all manifestations of heavy moisture.
People with moisture in the body should usually eat more light things, avoid eating raw, cold, greasy, spicy and stimulating foods, develop good eating habits, and do more exercise.
The benefits of bathing?
1. Clean the skin
After the skin is in contact with dust or sweating, it is easy to cause dead skin or dirt on the surface of the skin, regular bathing, you can remove the dirt and dead skin on the surface of the skin, it is best to use soap or shower gel when bathing, which can make the skin smooth and tender.
2. Improve skin care efficiency
After bathing, as the circulation improves, the temperature of the skin rises, the absorption ability of the pores to open the skin becomes particularly good, after the bath to concentrate on the skin to replenish nutrients, the benefits of skin care will become greater, and will also have whitening and rosy skin, which is good for improving skin care efficiency.
3. It can reduce stress
In the face of complicated work and family trivialities, people sometimes feel the pressure around them, and they can't find a good way to solve it, so bathing is a good way to relieve stress.
4. Detoxification
You can soak in the bathtub for 5 minutes after sweat beads, it will slowly ooze from the head and even the whole body, after bathing, the sweat hair of the whole body stands upright, the pores open pearls, the sweat beads will gradually ooze out, promote the secretion and excretion of sweat glands, and also be able to discharge the toxins and garbage in the body to the outside of the body, making the body healthier.
"Take a bath in the morning to extinguish the sun, and take a bath at night to get moist", when is the best time to take a bath!
Take a shower in the morning to kill the sun?
The reason why there is a saying of "take a bath early, extinguish the yang qi" is because in the past, people had poor conditions for boiling hot water, and most of them used cool water to bathe by default, because cool water and qi and blood collide, and the phenomenon of losing yang qi may occur. But now there are few cold water baths, and naturally this "rumor" is also self-defeating. In the view of Chinese medicine, it is not recommended to take a bath in the morning, and Chinese medicine believes that bathing in the morning hurts vitality and hurts yang qi.
Get wet in the shower at night?
It is recorded in the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon" that the yang in the human body will be transported to the body surface during the day, and the yang energy in the human body in the morning will begin to be initially active; Noon is the most vigorous state of yang; When the sun sets and enters the night, the yang energy of the human body gradually weakens. This means that the yang energy of the person is more abundant in the morning and noon, and the yin qi is more vigorous in the evening.
Bathing at night does not significantly aggravate the moisture, but you need to pay attention to the bath, especially women's long hair, be sure to dry before falling asleep; Otherwise, falling asleep directly with a wet scalp may lead to skin diseases such as scalp eczema.
When is the best time to take a bath?
There is no fixed time for bathing, and the bathing time for each person can be determined according to the individual's living habits. When the intensity of exercise is higher during the day, people who sweat more, or who need to relax before going to bed, should wash thoroughly before going to bed before falling asleep.
If you need to exercise properly in the morning and then take a bath, you can ensure a full day of energy, because bathing at this time can relax the muscles of the whole body, expand blood vessels, and eliminate fatigue.
Take a bath in the morning, it is recommended to exercise properly before bathing, which can make the organs of the whole body quickly invigorate and ensure that the day is full of energy.