Before you know it, spring has come to an end. During the Guyu solar term, the speed of yang energy rising reaches its peak, and most of the ground is shrouded in yang energy, so the temperature rises faster than before in both north and south, and the amount of rain also increases.
The exuberance of yang energy brings not only climate changes, but also vitality.
At this time, it is the most beautiful "April day on earth" of the year, with colorful flowers and deep and light green leaves intertwined into a gorgeous picture. In particular, the peony with the national color and natural fragrance is open during the Guyu solar term.
The yang energy in the human body is not only rising at a high speed, but also more vigorous than before.
At the same time, this climate also made many germs ready to move, and diseases such as influenza, scarlet fever, encephalopathy, and mumps began to increase, becoming common diseases during this period.
In the spring, the liver qi is vigorous, and in the final valley rain stage, the power of the liver wood to restrain the spleen and soil is slowly weakening, it is the time when the spleen and stomach are vigorous, and even the digestion with the stomach is also strong, so this period is the golden period of strengthening the spleen and stomach.
In short, if spring is compared to youth, and summer is compared to the prime of life, then the valley rain that connects these two seasons is just like the period when people are young to in their prime, about 25 to 30 years old, and they are in full bloom and full of momentum. Its warm but not hot, full but not strong characteristics, determines that our health should also be "long" and "nourishing", especially children, whether they grow tall and long brains, or improve righteousness, regulate physical fitness and diseases, we must grasp this time well.
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Take care of your spleen and stomach
"The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" has a cloud: "The spleen is also the soil, governing the center, often four long and four hidden, each for 18 days." This means that the eighteen days at the end of the four seasons are ruled by the spleen. In spring, the liver wood that represents the germinal qi is vigorous, and the wood is earthy, so the function of the spleen and stomach has been relatively weak in the first few solar terms, but now it has turned over, so that the digestive function is in a vigorous state.
The spleen and stomach are the source of qi and blood biochemistry, and the spleen and stomach are vigorous at the turn of spring and summer, providing energy support for yang qi from germination to long-term nourishment. The growth momentum of yang qi can drive the growth and development of children, so at this stage, it is good to regulate the spleen and stomach for children, so that the food they eat can be more transformed into qi and blood, which will greatly promote the growth of children's heads and brains.
After the beginning of summer, the yang energy changes from "birth" to "growth", and this "long" can be understood as becoming stronger, so summer is also the best time to improve righteousness, winter diseases and summer treatment, but how to grow without qi, blood, and yang? Therefore, if you want to improve the righteousness and regulate various symptoms of qi deficiency and yang deficiency on the body, both adults and children must regulate the spleen and stomach at this time. Especially the children who were sick last autumn and winter and took a lot of drugs that consume yang energy.
To regulate the spleen and stomach, we must first avoid hurting the spleen and stomach, the spleen has six fears, fear of support, fear of cold, fear of sweetness, fear of dampness, fear of not exercising. In fact, if you don't do harm, you're already maintaining.
Here we still want to emphasize the problem of fear of cold. If the "cause" is planted and the "fruit" is immediately produced, there will not be so much suffering in the world. It is precisely because there is a long process in the middle that many people cannot see the connection clearly, and they plant evil causes in a vague way. Now that the yang energy is flourishing, the children also look energetic and vibrant, and they are like two people when they are frequently sick in autumn and winter, and their digestive ability is also strong, so whatever they want to eat, parents will be satisfied. So many children eat ice cream, ice cream, iced drinks, cold fruits... When these cold products enter the stomach, the spleen and stomach bear the brunt, and the yang energy of the spleen and stomach is hit hard, causing the spleen and stomach function to decline. In the summer, if you can't properly cultivate the yang energy, in the autumn and winter, not only will you not be able to store enough energy, but all kinds of deficiency and cold diseases will be more frequent.
Therefore, if you want to completely turn around, it is best to quit all kinds of cold and sweet products from now until autumn, and if you can, you won't eat if you can, and you can eat less. Eat only seven minutes full at each meal.
In addition to not doing subtraction, it would be better if you could do some addition. During this period, heaven and earth will transmit energy to the spleen and stomach, and the stomach meridian and spleen meridian are also the most prosperous in every day, the stomach meridian is the most prosperous from 7 to 9 o'clock in the morning, and then from 9 o'clock to 11 o'clock is the most prosperous in the spleen meridian.
Friends who have learned to push the stomach and intestines and push the spleen meridian can use these techniques to regulate, and friends who have not learned can knead the Sihua acupoint, Taibai acupoint, Sanyin Jiao, and Zusanli to regulate. Children can be conditioned like this on weekends, and they can go to school during the day during the week, so they can go to bed at night before doing it. As long as you do it, it is better than not doing it.
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In the diet, we should also pay attention to supplementing some millet, japonica rice, barley, sago, pumpkin, cooked lotus root, lotus seeds, lentils, sweet potatoes, red dates, potatoes, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, yams...... These are all foods that nourish the spleen, invigorate the stomach, and eliminate appetite, so you might as well eat more during this time when the spleen and stomach are healthy.
The spleen belongs to the soil, and it is also a good way to take children to walk in nature, play with the soil, and connect with the ground one after another.
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Begin to raise yang
Cultivating yang energy was originally a summer lesson, but the valley rain solar term, the yang energy between heaven and earth has been relatively prosperous, and people with qi deficiency and yang deficiency can start to cultivate qi and yang from this time.
The root of many diseases is qi deficiency and yang deficiency, including recurrent respiratory tract infections, rhinitis, asthma, adenoid hypertrophy, eczema, Tourette's syndrome, long-term constipation, sweating, enuresis, frequent urination, anemia, poor digestion, poor appetite, easy to accumulate food, too thin, too fat and too short, etc.
Adults include various nodules, cysts, fibroids, tumors, menstrual irregularities, premature ovarian failure, infertility, gastric problems, chronic bronchitis in the elderly, insomnia and dreams, etc. Especially after the new crown yang, many people's bodies have not recovered so far, and they are sicker than before, also because their righteousness has dropped a lot.
The best way to raise the sun is to bask in the sun. The power of the sun is far greater than all medicinal herbs. The sun is warmer than before, but it's not too hot, and as long as it's not raining, we can go outdoors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On a sunny day, try to move on the sunny side and bathe your whole body in the warm sunshine.
Although the energy of moxibustion is not as good as that of the sun, it is also a good way to replenish qi and yang. You can often moxibustion the middle acupoint, the middle navel, the navel, the Guan Yuan acupoint, the Mingmen acupoint, and the Zusanli (not suitable for children) to make up for the yang energy of the middle and lower three jiao.
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Embrace nature
In the rainy season, the weather is warm, the air is humid, and the flowers are vibrant, and the branches and leaves are luxuriant, which is the best time in the world for spring, and it is also the most suitable time of the year to play outdoors.
In ancient times, young women who did not go out of the door at home all the year round would step out of the house, go to the village to visit relatives, and some would go to the wild to walk around, which means to integrate with nature and strengthen the body. This custom is known as "walking the valley rain".
As long as the weather is acceptable, we should try our best to go outdoors, go into nature, enjoy flowers, watch birds, play with soil, fly kites, throw sandbags, and jump rubber bands...... You can also put on breathable cloth shoes and step on the fragrant dirt soil, one after another, hug the tree, and relax our liver and wood.
When you go out, you can make some healthy snacks for your child, such as maltose, yam cake, chestnut cake, dried fruit, etc.
Cherish this rare good time!
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Eat toon
Toon is called "Gu Yu Cai" because in the north, the first toon buds that grow naturally are not marketed until after Gu Yu.
Gu Yu eats toon has three wonders, first, the buds of toon have the ability to rise, can promote the growth of human yang qi, and comfort the liver qi; second, the smell is fragrant, can dissolve dampness, awaken the spleen and stomach, third, the sexual warmth, into the spleen meridian, stomach meridian, can warm the spleen and stomach.
Therefore, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and liver qi discomfort can eat more toon in Gu Yu.
There are many ways to make toon, such as egg cakes, tofu, soybeans, fried toon fish, and so on. You can also use toon to make some small tea recipes to regulate spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.
Material:
Half a tael of fresh toon leaves, 3 slices of ginger
Method:
Cut the toon leaves into sections, add ginger slices, brew in hot water or fry in water for 3 minutes, and drink instead of tea.
Efficacy: appetizing, qi, dampness
However, the characteristics of toon to promote hair growth and warmth will also make it a "hair thing", causing old diseases, hot boils, eczema, urticaria, pimples, swollen and sore gums, mouth ulcers, and people who love fire should use it with caution.
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Yuya Rainy Tea
Drinking Guyu tea is also a major custom of the Guyu solar term. Folk proverb: "Valley rain, valley rain, tea picking to rain." "In the south, there is a custom of picking and drinking new tea during the rainy season.
During the Qingming Dynasty, the tea tree can only grow young and tender small buds, and the tea leaves picked at this time are called "Ming Qian tea", and the buds are small and the yield is low. In the rainy season, the climate is warm and humid, the small buds can quickly grow into fresh leaves, fully developed, the leaves are full of fat and juice, and the aroma is strong, which is a good time to pick tea and make tea.
Guyu tea is only a concept in time, and does not refer to the type of tea, there are six major tea systems in the mainland, including green tea, yellow tea, white tea, black tea, oolong tea, and dark tea.
Tea is also a medicine and food homologous, which can correct the bias of the human body due to its own bias, so it needs to be selected according to one's own physique.
Green tea and white tea are cool, can clear internal heat, and are suitable for people with yin deficiency and dryness or heat or damp heat in the body to drink, and people with deficiency and cold constitution try not to drink it. It is suitable for drinking in spring and summer.
Black tea is warm and can warm the viscera, which is suitable for drinking with a cold constitution. People who have heat in the body drink less, and it is suitable for drinking in autumn and winter. Green tea (oolong tea), black tea (including Pu'er tea), and yellow tea have a strong function of digestion, and are suitable for drinking some after eating some big fish, meat, and greasy food.
The spleen and stomach function of the elderly tends to decline, so it is not advisable to drink more cool green tea, and black tea and old white tea can be selected. Pregnant women, menstruating women, children and other special groups should not drink tea.
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Prevention of epidemics
From the beginning of the valley rain, the germs began to increase, mainly bacteria that like a hot and humid environment, and there are also some viruses, so when going out, in addition to avoiding crowded places, it is best to wear epidemic prevention sachets.
At home, moxibustion can be used frequently, that is, to regulate the body, improve healthy qi, and also sanitize the air.
Germs like a humid environment, and when the body is damp, it is easy to be infected, so it is necessary to avoid eating foods that are easy to get wet in the diet, such as sweet, greasy, milky, cold, heavy-flavored, and sticky...... Moreover, to improve yang energy, as long as there is enough yang energy in the body, it will naturally turn away the dampness and evil.