Li Zhiping, Department 1 and 4 of Special Medical Center (formerly 306 Hospital).
Edited by Liu Yan/Cui Yan, Medical Science Popularization Center
The so-called health preservation, this nourishment actually means to go with the flow, don't deliberate, don't fight.
Do you often wake up in the morning, have a dry mouth and bitter mouth, have an irritable temper and can't suppress the fire, pale nails that are easy to break, irritable at night, can't sleep, dry eyes, blurred vision, dull complexion, old spots, ....... If your body is experiencing these symptoms, it is likely that your liver is asking for help.
The liver is located in the abdominal cavity, below the diaphragm, and within the right hypochondrium. The liver belongs to the wood in the five elements, and its qi is mainly promoted to the initiative, and it is called "just dirty" and "the general's officer". The liver has two main functions, one is the main blood storage, and the other is the main excretion, which is called the "wood of life". The liver qi is sufficient, the meridians of the human body are unblocked, and the qi and blood can be sent to the whole body. The liver secretes bile, which is stored in the gallbladder and can promote digestion and absorption by the human body. Nourishing the liver is to conform to the liver's temperament, we will give it what the liver likes, follow the liver's temperament, do not suppress it, let it grow freely, this is the comfort of the liver.
(1) Keep your mood comfortable and pay attention to self-regulation. Plants and trees are ruthless and people are affectionate, and ruthless plants and trees cannot cure people's affectionate diseases. Emotional problems, medication assistance, self-adjustment and change are the main forces.
(2) Insist on outdoor exercise, appropriate heat and sweat. When there is sun during the day, try to exercise, if possible, try to go outdoors, bask in the sun, slightly hot and sweaty, which is very helpful for soothing the liver and relieving depression and adjusting emotions.
(3) Contact with natural forces and pay attention to emotional literacy. Temperamental, angry, have more contact with nature and green plants, raise flowers and plants at home, and insist on gossip and rubbing his abdomen when he gets up early.
(4) Reasonable and suitable sleep to ensure smooth liver meridians. From 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock in the evening, it is the gallbladder meridian, and from 1 o'clock to 3 o'clock it is the liver meridian, so you should fall asleep before 11 o'clock in the evening, which can nourish the liver and blood, which is beauty sleep.
(5) Eat more black food, and the liver will run healthier. The five elements of liver and gallbladder belong to wood, and the black five elements belong to water, aquatic wood. People with a quick temper and a strong liver can often eat black foods such as black rice, fungus, and aged vinegar.
(The picture comes from the Internet)