"Heavy snow" is the 21st of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar, and it is the third solar term of winter, which also means the beginning of the midwinter season.
There is a saying in "The Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order": "Heavy snow, November Festival, so far and the snow is also abundant." This means that when the snow season comes, the weather gets colder and colder, and the possibility of snowfall is greater than during the light snow season.
At this time, if it snows, it will be more severe and widespread, so it is called heavy snow.
At this time, the minimum temperature in most parts of the mainland drops to 0°C or below, and the magnificent scenery of "thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting" comes into view.
1. How to spend the heavy snow season?
It is the "heavy snow" solar term, the weather is very cold, the sky is freezing, and the cold weather makes our human body slightly weak.
At this time, it is necessary to warm and replenish yang qi, accumulate essence and blood, enhance physical fitness, and survive the cold winter. This old saying is good: "Winter tonic is the beginning of the spring to fight the tiger", "the heavy snow is properly supplemented, and the cold will not be affected for a year", "the three nines make up for one winter, and there will be no illness in the coming year". So many proverbs speak volumes about the fact that winter is the best time for people to take supplements.
In the snowy season, tonic the human body, this Xi has a long history in the mainland, the ancients believed: winter is the season of vitality lurking, yang energy is hidden, is the best time to maintain, accumulate energy, pay attention to the way of nourishment, timely supplementation, can increase nutrition, eliminate cold, strengthen the body!
Some people think that winter is cold and difficult to resist, so eat more of your favorite foods to increase your resistance. In fact, this is not the case, in the cold winter, you should not eat as much as you want, but should avoid your mouth appropriately and eat less "two". One is a cold and cold thing, and the other is a spicy and greasy product.
Do not eat anything that is cold or cold. During the heavy snow season, the temperature plummets, and the human body needs additional heat energy to maintain a normal body temperature. At this time, if you ingest cold food, it may impact the stomach and intestines, disrupt its digestion, and cause various uncomfortable symptoms. The cold qi will greatly damage the yang qi, which is not conducive to the dietary principles of nourishing yin and yang in winter, such as seafood, sashimi, watermelon, etc., it is better to eat less.
Spicy and greasy products should not be eaten too much. Some people may have questions. Why don't you eat more spicy food in winter? Isn't it cold in winter?
In fact, you should avoid excessive consumption of spicy foods, such as chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, ginger, etc., because spicy foods can stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, lead to digestive disorders, and cause mouth ulcers, hemorrhoids and other diseases.
Greasy foods contain a lot of fat and calories, and if you eat too much, it will lead to problems such as obesity and dyslipidemia. In the snowfall season, although the human body needs more calories to maintain body temperature, it should not overeat greasy food.
How should we nourish our body in winter? Let's take a look at these "3 soups".
2. Lack of qi and blood to drink: ginseng jujube black chicken soup
Method:
1. 1 black chicken, wash and chop pieces and blanch;
2. 5-10g of red ginseng (those who are hot and dry can be replaced with prince ginseng);
3. 6-8 red dates pitted;
4. Dried scallops or small dried abalone 5-6 to taste.
Put these ingredients together in a pot, put 3-5 bowls of water, first boil over high heat, then change to low heat and simmer for 2 hours, and finally sprinkle a little seasoning, and the ginseng jujube black chicken soup is ready.
Red ginseng has the effect of greatly replenishing vitality and invigorating qi and blood intake, and red jujube has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach, invigorating qi and rejuvenating Jin. Black chicken is famous for its rich protein and a variety of vitamins, the content of trace elements is also very considerable, and its cholesterol and fat content is low, it is a very good nutrition.
With its warm nature, ginseng jujube black chicken soup can strengthen kidney yang, and is especially suitable for use in winter to replenish the deficiency of qi and blood. It is also suitable for those who have undergone major surgery, severe blood loss, excessive menstrual bleeding for a long time in women, or a long-term illness that causes a lack of qi and blood. These conditions are usually accompanied by symptoms such as pale or wilting, dizziness, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, and physical weakness. Consuming this soup can help speed up your recovery. In the bitter cold of winter, a bowl of hot ginseng and black chicken soup can effectively replenish physical strength and help resist the cold.
3. Dry lungs and injured drink: Duck soup with Yunling
Method:
1. 1 duck washed and chopped and blanched;
2. 15g each of the gourd, yunling, yam and longan;
3. 3-5 slices of ginger.
Put these ingredients into the pot, add water, less than two centimeters of the ingredients, first boil over high heat, and then simmer slowly, two or three hours, the ingredients are cooked thoroughly, the fragrance overflows, and you can eat.
Duck meat is cold, but it can nourish yin and replenish deficiency, the gourd is beneficial to the kidneys and essence, the effect of tonifying the spleen and removing dampness, yam can benefit qi and nourish yin, tonify the spleen, lungs and kidneys, and have the effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, plus Yunling longan meat has the effect of nourishing blood and qi, eliminating fatigue, and calming the heart and nerves. It is suitable for people with poor spleen deficiency, anxiety and sleeplessness, and body weakness and fire, which can play a role in strengthening the spleen and invigorating qi, diluting water and dampness, and calming the mind and sleeping. In winter, come to a bowl of hot duck soup with Yunling and Gourd to nourish yin and deficiency, and nourish blood and qi.
4. Dry throat and cough to drink: honey monk fruit and pear soup
Method:
1. 1 monk fruit;
2. Peel 2 pears and take the meat;
Put it in a clay pot and add water to the pot for about 1 hour, add honey after cooling, and drink 2-3 times a day.
Monk fruit and pear have the effect of moistening the lungs, clearing heat and relieving cough, and drinking honey can play a laxative role, suitable for drinking in autumn and winter, can play the effect of moisturizing and nourishing the skin, and is suitable for patients with dry cough, sore throat and dry stool. Drink a cup of warm and sweet honey monk fruit pear soup during the heavy snowfall season, which flows through the throat, driving away dry coughs and leaving warmth.
Heavy snow solar terms, according to the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon": "Winter and March, this is called closed." Water and ice, no disturbance of the sun, early to lie down and late to get up, must wait for the sun, so that the will is hidden, if there is a selfish intention, if there is a gain, go to the cold on the temperature, no leakage of the skin, so that the qi is urgent, this winter should be, the way to raise and hide. On the contrary, it hurts the kidneys, and the spring is impotence, and there are few people who are alive. It means, "These three months of winter are the time when all things in the world are closed."
In the snowy season, the water surface is frozen and the earth may be frozen and cracked, so people should not disturb the yang energy, but need to go to bed early and get up late, and wait until the sun appears before getting up; you need to stay away from cold places, close to warm places, try not to exercise vigorously, do not let the pores open wide, sweat profusely, so that the loss of yang energy will be serious.
This is in line with the winter season and the principle of maintaining the body's winter qi. If you don't follow it, you will hurt the kidneys and damage the kidney qi. Waiting for the spring, there is a possibility that the limbs will be weak and cold.
The reason for this is that the body is not properly nourished and closed in winter, and its vitality is lost, so that there is too little energy to rejuvenate in the spring, and it is not enough to rejuvenate and grow vigorously.
summary
From this point of view, in the heavy snow season, people's body maintenance is still very important, should not eat should be taboo, should be supplemented.
According to the health regimen handed down by our ancestors, in the cold season, warm and replenish yang qi and spend the winter safely.