1. The importance of nourishing the liver in spring
As the ancients said "conform to the time of heaven to maintain health", scientific health preservation requires us to according to the principle corresponding to the five elements and different organs of the human body, in the four seasons of the year, divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter, in the corresponding season to focus on the maintenance of the corresponding organs, can obtain good results.
The "Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor" says: "In spring and March, this is called Fa Chen." This means that the three months of spring are the season of innovation and the germination of life. Heaven and earth are naturally vibrant, and everything is thriving. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver qi rises vigorously in spring, which makes people feel refreshed. The physiological characteristics of the liver are like spring trees, and the master body is yang qi rising. Only by maintaining the vigorous physiological function of the liver can we adapt to the changes in natural vitality, if the liver function is impaired, it will lead to the disorder of the operation of qi and blood in the surrounding body, and other organs of the body will be disturbed and cause disease. Some patients with liver disease often feel uncomfortable in the spring, or the liver disease worsens or recurs, which is a reaction of the seasonal effect on the body.
The plan of the year lies in spring, the beginning of the year to nourish the liver, is to start a good start in the new year, the so-called spring birth, summer long autumn harvest and winter storage, with the growth of spring liver, will have the growth of summer heart, autumn lung convergence and winter kidney latent. If the liver qi does not flourish in spring and March, the body's qi is not smooth, and in the summer, the yang qi is insufficient, the heart qi is also lost, and there is no fire in the heart, it will "cold change", that is, cold lesions occur. As the saying goes, no spring is no summer, so spring health must grasp the focus of "liver nourishment" and abide by the "spring life" health preservation method!
2. The liver is most afraid of you doing these things
2.1 Excessive eye use
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver hides blood and opens up the eyes, and the health of the eyes is closely related to the function of the liver. Long-term use of computers, mobile phones, watching TV or reading books will cause excessive eye use. The so-called "long-term vision and blood", people with insufficient liver blood, will have blurred vision, dry eyes, astringent symptoms, for children, will cause damage to vision and eye development, the probability of myopia is greatly increased, for adults, there is a risk of developing dry eye, glaucoma, presbyopia.
2.2 Stay up late and get up late
Nourishing the liver focuses on regular sleep, modern people often stay up late, and the damage to the liver is particularly serious. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that human lying blood belongs to the liver, and modern research has also confirmed that the increase in blood flow through the liver during sleep is conducive to enhancing the function of liver cells and improving detoxification ability. Every day from 23 o'clock to 3 o'clock is the time when the foot less yang bile meridian and the foot yin liver meridian are the master, rest at this time is conducive to the handover of yin and yang and the nourishment of liver blood. Staying up late too late will disrupt the liver's own biological clock, resulting in exhaustion of the liver, so as to affect the body's detoxification and self-repair, therefore, people with liver problems often have easy to wake up in the morning, difficult to fall asleep and dreamy after waking up.
Waking up late is also not a good thing. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lying for a long time will cause metabolic slowdown, make qi and blood run poorly, affect the absorption of nutrients, and the metabolic waste in the body can not be eliminated in time, these toxins are deposited in the body, the burden on the liver is self-evident.
2.3 Get angry and get angry
In spring, the sun rises between heaven and earth, and people are prone to liver fire. In spring, people are prone to irritability, and tantrums ostensibly make others angry, but in fact, people who lose their temper are the most seriously injured. Long-term mental depression or sudden anger will lead to liver qi and blood disorders, affecting the liver's drainage function. When the liver and fire move, the qi machine is chaotic, the fire disturbs the gods, and the internal organs are sick, as the saying goes, "qi hurts the body", that is.
3. Methods to nourish the liver in spring
3.1 Regular work and rest
Spring is the season of life flourishing. People should also follow the laws of nature, do not have to sleep early, 9-11 o'clock is good, do not always lie in bed, 5-7 o'clock is the best. Since ancient times, we have all had the tradition of sleeping "meridian nap": the main principle is "nap at the time of the child, take a nap at noon". (sub-hours: 23 o'clock-1 o'clock, noon: 11 o'clock -13 o'clock) 11-13 o'clock is the most sunny time of the day, a short nap at noon helps to nourish the yang, conducive to the human body to quickly restore energy, physical strength, too much nap will inhibit the circulation of yang in the body, but there is a situation of "sleeping more sleepy". When we wake up, we can stretch our muscles, relax our bodies, listen to some soft music, and take a leisurely walk in the courtyard.
In daily life, pay attention to eye care. In terms of eye use time, if the continuous eye use exceeds 1 hour, you should stop and rest for a while, raise your head and relax. At rest, eye exercises can be done after washing your hands to relax the eye muscles, improve blood supply, and make vision clear and bright.
3.2 Emotional counseling
When encountering unpleasant things in work and life, it is necessary to abstain from anger, and vent in time to prevent liver qi from stagnating. Maintaining a comfortable mood and full of emotions is conducive to enhancing the body's immune function, improving disease resistance, and making "positive qi within, evil cannot be done". Usually, we should cultivate an optimistic and cheerful personality, cultivate some healthy hobbies, and make life full of positive energy, which is the so-called "at this time, the mood is at this time, there is nothing to do little fairy".
3.3 Diet should be avoided
In the "Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor", it is said that "spring and summer nourish the yang, autumn and winter nourish the yin". Spring diet to the principle of flat supplementation, focus on nourishing the liver and replenishing the spleen, therefore, we recommend the use of "acid saving and sweetening" diet method, specifically, dates, yams, peanuts, diet should be light, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, eat less greasy fat and thick taste, less alcohol. It is worth noting that animal liver can not play a role in tonifying the liver, and even because of the high content of cholesterol, heavy metals and purines, it is easy to increase the burden on the human liver and kidneys. (Sour taste into the liver, is the original taste of the liver, if the liver that has been excited in the spring ingests excessive sourness, it will cause excessive liver qi, and the liver will inevitably hurt the spleen.) The spleen is closely related to the stomach, so a weak spleen hinders the digestion and absorption of food by the spleen and stomach. ）
3.4 Exercise tips
(1) Massage the acupoints to manage the internal organs
From the perspective of meridian acupuncture points, we can carry out health care on the places where the liver meridians and gallbladder meridians travel and the acupuncture points to which they belong, such as kneading, tapping, moxibustion, etc.
The bile meridian is located on the outside of the body and is one of the twelve meridians. Regular massage of the bile meridian can accelerate bile secretion, improve the function of the liver, relieve stress, relax the mood, and nourish the liver.
(1) Rub the bile meridian, that is, put your hands on the armpits, from the armpits to the navel, slowly push and knead along the outside of the ribs forward and down, with a slight swelling pain, repeat the rubbing 30 times to make the hypochondrium feel warm.
(2) Knock the bile meridian, that is, clench a fist with both hands and hit the outside of the left and right thighs 50 times with slight force
The liver meridian is located on the inside of the human body, and pressing the chest and abdomen of the period, zhangmen and the taichong points of the feet can play a role in draining the liver and lowering fire, rationalizing qi and dissolving depression.
(2) Breathe and regulate liver qi
The ancient health preservation book "Zunsheng Eight Notes, Six Qi to Cure the Liver" proposes to use the word "shh" to treat liver disease, the specific method is: sit upright or cross-knee, first slowly close your eyes, breathe evenly, calm your thoughts, inhale slowly, open your eyes and exhale slowly, do the "shh" mouth shape when exhaling, so that you can't hear its sound is the most appropriate, and then slowly inhale, so repeat 30 times, slowly even and uninterrupted. The word "shh" can comb the liver and gallbladder qi machine, relieve the liver meridian humid heat, and is of great benefit to people suffering from symptoms such as dizziness and irritability, swollen gums, red eyes, tinnitus, dry mouth, short yellow urine, dry stool and so on. In order to avoid liver deficiency, you can also silently recite the word "shh" in your heart when inhaling during practice to replenish the liver and make the liver deficiency, which can improve the symptoms of blue and yellow face, dry mouth and throat, vision loss, insomnia and dreams. The word "shh" can not only adjust the breath, but also calm the mind, harmonize the emotions, make the liver qi unimpeded, and the humidity and heat are easy to remove.
(3) Moderate exercise to smooth the liver and body
Spring is a great time for everything to bloom and the golden season for physical exercise. In spring, outdoor activities suitable for the season, such as walking, climbing and looking far, flying kites, etc., can not only make the human body qi and blood smooth, promote the renewal, strengthen the body, but also enjoy the mood and benefit in the singing of birds and flowers, and achieve the purpose of protecting liver health care. The "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" believes that "the liver is the foundation of the extreme", if the liver qi and liver blood are sufficient, it can tolerate fatigue and the body is strong, so in the process of exercise, we must grasp the principle of gradual moderation, do not exercise excessively, so that the body is in a continuous state of attrition.
(4) Stretch the muscles and bones and soft liver yin
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver can be the main tendon, and tendons can be regarded as a general term for tendons, ligaments and soft tissues. While having a busy day, remember to take time to stretch your muscles and bones, stretch your limbs, stretch your waist and abdomen within acceptable limits. When stretching, inhale as much as possible so that the body is stretched as much as possible, the limbs should be straight, and the muscles of the whole body should be forced. When relaxed, the muscles of the whole body relax, try to exhale, the effect will be better. In doing so, we can smooth the meridians, fluent joints, lift the spirit, shake off the fatigue of the body, and arouse our love of life with full energy.