In the "Explanation of the Seventy-two Waiting Collections of the Moon Order", it is said: "Xiao Han, the December Festival, the cold at the beginning of the month is still small, so the clouds, the half of the month is big." "The little cold is the 23rd of the twenty-four solar terms and the 5th of winter, marking the beginning of entering the coldest day of the year. The ancients believed that the cold air accumulation for a long time is cold, and the degree of cold is not extreme, so it is called "small cold".
As the saying goes: "A little cold is a big cold, frozen into an ice ball." "Chinese medicine believes that cold is yin and evil, and the coldest solar term is also the most prosperous period of yin and evil, and at this time, it is more necessary to protect the yang in the body. The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classics have a saying that "Yin Ping Yang Secret, Spirit is the Cure". How to develop a healthy body during this time? Here are some ways to help.
Go to bed early and get up late, pay attention to keep warm
The Inner Scripture says, "In the winter of March, this is called hiding." The water is frozen, there is no disturbance to the sun, lying down early and getting up late, waiting for the sun... Go to the cold and warm, no leakage of skin, so that the qi is urgently seized, this winter qi should be, the way to cultivate Tibet is also. "The cold climate in winter and the withering of grass and trees are the season when all things are lurking and hiding, and it is also the best time for the human body to cultivate."
Xiao Han entered the coldest day of the year, the yang in nature is in a state of sealing, people should also conform to the laws of nature, do not disturb the yang, try to go to bed early and get up late, wait for the sun. Because winter is yin, the days are short and the nights are long, the yang is insufficient, and people are prone to illness, and the work and rest life of going to bed early and getting up late is conducive to the potential of yang and the accumulation of yin essence, which is very beneficial to human health.
In addition, we must pay attention to keeping warm, strengthen the cold protection of the head, neck, hands and feet and other cold-prone parts, and prevent joint pain, cervical spine diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc. You can insist on soaking your feet with hot water every night, and it is recommended to fry Chinese herbal medicines such as safflower, angelica or chicken blood vine into juice and mix it with hot water to soak your feet.
Moderate movement, combination of dynamic and static
Chinese medicine believes that "moving is the yang", but attention should be paid to moderate exercise in daily exercise, do a good job of keeping warm, and prevent a large amount of sweat loss. It is recommended to choose to exercise in a time of sufficient sunshine (9 o'clock to 14 o'clock) to achieve the purpose of enhancing physical fitness and improving the body's immunity, that is, the so-called "good qi is stored in the inside, and evil cannot be done."
1 Jogging
Jogging is a convenient sport with many physical benefits and can be used as the first choice for the general population. When the whole body moves, the blood veins are unobstructed, which not only protects the cardiopulmonary function, but also promotes gastrointestinal peristalsis, thereby reducing the risk of colds and other diseases.
Note: Warm up thoroughly before exercising, starting slowly at low intensity. Do not rest immediately after exercise, and slowly reduce the intensity of exercise. For some people with weak constitution or older age, outdoor walks can be taken.
2 Eight Dan Nishiki
Baduanjin is a traditional health care method of Traditional Chinese medicine, which has a history of about 800 years, and it "refines the spirit of qi internally and trains the muscles and bones outside". The whole set of movements is soft and slow, round and coherent, loose and tight, dynamic and static, and can be unaffected by time, venue and weather.
Baduanjin can enhance physical fitness and regulate the operation of qi and blood in the meridians of various internal organs in the body, so it is an effective traditional good practice to get rid of diseases and prolong life.
Note: When beginners are not skilled in movements, as long as they cooperate with natural and smooth breathing, it is not appropriate to breathe deliberately, exhale and inhale, try not to hold their breath and breathe in the abdomen. As the movement opens and becomes proficient, "finding" breathing in the movement, the body is more acceptable.
Warm tonic yang qi, medicinal food is better
Folk have "this winter to supplement, next year three spring to fight the tiger" said, small cold is a good time to supplement in winter, diet should be "warm supplement", especially to pay attention to "kidney cold protection". Food should be warm and cold, such as chestnuts, dates, walnuts, guiyuan, pumpkin, ginger, lamb and so on.
However, it should be noted that after the winter, do not rush in, you need to give the stomach and intestines an adaptation process, so you must do a good job of "introducing supplements".
What is "induction"? It is to adjust the spleen and stomach function well first, and prepare for the big supplement, so that you can avoid intolerance of the supplement, so that the supplement is more effective with half the effort. You can eat some spleen and appetizer medicines, such as ginseng, taizi ginseng, fried amaranth, yam, lotus seeds, sand kernels and so on.
Here are a few recommended dietary remedies for the cold season:
1 two ginseng soup
Ingredients: 10 grams of taizi ginseng or American ginseng, 15 grams of sand ginseng, 15 grams of dendrobium, 15 grams of jade bamboo, 10 grams of guiyuan, 500 grams of lean meat or chicken, 3 slices of ginger, a pinch of salt.
Directions: Wash and soak the taizi ginseng or American ginseng, sand ginseng, dendrobium, jade bamboo, cinnamon balls, cut the lean meat or chicken into pieces and stir-fry slightly, add water and all the ingredients, cook on high heat for 10 minutes and reduce heat for 1 hour, add salt to taste.
Effect: Yin and yang flat supplement, qi and body. Suitable for people who are tired and tired, cold limbs and cold.
2 chestnut roast chicken nuggets
Ingredients: 100 g chicken, 50 g chestnut, 1 white cardamom, 20 g goji berries, 2 g white onion, 2 g shredded ginger, 5 g of sake, 5 g of soy sauce, 6 g of cooking oil, 1 g of salt.
Directions: Remove the coarse bones of the clean chicken, chop the pieces, fry the chestnuts to color, and remove them for later. Heat the oil in the pot, add the shallots, ginger and simmer, pour in the chicken nuggets and fry the water, cook the wine, add water, salt, soy sauce, simmer over low heat until eight ripe, then add the fried chestnut meat, goji berries, nutmeg, and simmer until the chicken nuggets are soft and rotten.
Effect: Strengthen the spleen and tonify the kidneys. It is suitable for people with spleen and kidney deficiency evidence to eat, and those with yin deficiency and internal heat should use with caution.
Although the small cold season is the best time to replenish, do not blindly replenish. It is worth noting that the supplement is not to eat a large number of tonics, must be targeted, combined with personal physical characteristics, under the guidance of Traditional Chinese medicine theory through diet, exercise, etc., to achieve the purpose of solidifying yang qi and correct health.
The author | Leng Jinhong, director of the outpatient department of the Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Planned | Tan Jia
Head picture | Park Qinying
Source: Healthy China