[Introduction] Every year, the Double Ninth Festival on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is a traditional Chinese folk festival. In " Yijing ", "nine" is defined as a yang number. "nine nine" has two yang numbers that are mixed together, so it is called "double yang"; because the sun and the moon meet nine, it is also called " double nine HTML ". Director Ji Yi of the Shenyang Red Cross Hospital Prevention Center reminds you: Double Ninth Festival talks about health preservation, and these common sense of health preservation should be kept in mind.
Dongyang Festival activities are extremely rich, including climbing high places, enjoying chrysanthemums , drinking chrysanthemum wine, flying kites, eating Dongyang cake , Inserting dogwood , etc. From the perspective of yin and yang, the mountain is yang and yin, the high is yang and low is yin, the peak of the mountain is the place where the extreme yang and Double Ninth Festival is high and cool, and the sky is thousands of miles away, so the Double Ninth Festival is coming; "When frost falls, only this grass is lush", autumn chrysanthemum has been regarded by ancient people as "the grass for the time" and "the grass for longevity". chrysanthemum is an important medicinal plant in Chinese medicine. Tao Yuanming said, "Wine can eliminate all diseases, and chrysanthemum can control decadent age", so enjoy chrysanthemums and drink chrysanthemum wine in the Double Ninth Festival; the cold air in late autumn is often regarded as ghostly and evil spirits, and the effect of driving away wind and eliminating evil accumulation and removing cold has become a product for the Double Ninth Festival to drive away diseases and treat diseases.
The bones of the elderly are relatively brittle and are a high incidence of osteoarthropathy. If there are elderly people at home who want to climb high, they must remind them to avoid long-term strenuous exercise and pay attention to protecting the health of their bones and joints.
Chongyang cake, also known as "flower cake", is a food for the Double Ninth Festival in Han nationality . Popular in most parts of the country, it is named after its diet during the Double Ninth Festival. You should also be cautious when eating Chongyang cake. Chongyang Cake is a type of food with high carbohydrate , high fat and low protein. After eating it on an empty stomach, it will cause excessive secretion of gastric acid, causing pantothenic acid, and even heartburn. Especially for patients with stomach disease, it is more likely to induce the disease, so it is not easy to eat it on an empty stomach. People also use red dates, dogwood, etc. as embellishments for Double Ninth Festival cakes. Put some Chinese herbal medicines for both medicine and food into the cakes to achieve the effect of diet therapy. As long as you master your dietary choices, "improve" the varieties of Chongyang cakes, and choose or make varieties that suit you, it can also add a festive atmosphere.
Around the Double Ninth Festival, the autumn is obvious. Due to the influence of "autumn dryness", respiratory diseases are particularly prone to occur in autumn, such as bronchitis, bronchial asthma, rhinitis, , etc., which is especially true for elderly people with low immunity. To deal with autumn dryness, you can use some methods that suit you to moisturize the dryness, such as using Dendrobium to make soup. To prevent autumn dryness, you should focus on a light diet, eat less greasy, sweet and spicy foods, eat more coarse grains and vitamins rich in minerals, and exercise appropriately to promote blood circulation.
Moxibustion is suitable for Double Ninth Festival. As we all know, moxibustion can prevent diseases and prolong life. Regular moxibustion can regulate the function of the internal organs, promote the body's metabolism, replenish yang energy, and improve the body's immunity. It is of great benefit to make moxibustion for the elderly on Double Ninth Festival, which is respectful and loving the elderly. Commonly used acupuncture points such as Guanyuan, Shenshu , Zusanli , and Zhongwan.
Guanyuan point. is what people often call Dantian. This acupoint is where the yang energy in the body is located, and it is also where the essence and energy are transformed. From ancient times to the present, people have placed this acupoint on important health preservation.
Shenshu point. The kidney contains kidney essence, controls water and absorbs qi, is the foundation of the human body's yin and yang. It stimulates the kidney point, can improve the physiological function of the human kidneys and prevent and treat diseases caused by kidney deficiency and .
Zusanli acupoint. Tang Dynasty Medicine King Sun Simiao In " Qianjin Fang ", Zusanli acupoint is called the "Changshou acupoint". The most intuitive effect of moxibustion Zusanli acupoint is to nourish the spleen and stomach, nourish qi and blood, and can promote the body's metabolism, enhance human digestion, absorption, and immune functions, and eliminate fatigue, prevent diseases and exercise, and prolong life.
Zhongwan acupoint . Zhongwan point has the functions of regulating the stomach and replenishing qi, eliminating dampness and relieving the middle, reducing reversal and stopping vomiting.Moxibustion on Zhongwan point is beneficial to improve the function of the spleen and stomach, promote digestion and absorption, and enhance people's resistance. It has good therapeutic effects on gastric bloating, vomiting, acid swallowing, loss of appetite, etc. The above four acupoints of
can adjust and improve the human immune function, enhance people's ability to resist diseases, and have the effects of nourishing kidney qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and promoting spleen and kidney transportation. Procure a body of righteousness, keep the positive energy endless, the spleen and earth are fertile, and the kidney water is full. If the soil, water and energy are abundant, all things can grow, nourish the internal organs, limbs and bones, people will naturally be healthy and long-lasting.
[Experts in this issue]
Ji Yi, director of the Prevention and Prevention Center of Shenyang Red Cross Hospital, chief physician. has been engaged in acupuncture and massage and traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation clinical work for a long time. He is good at using acupuncture and comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine therapy to treat various clinical diseases, such as neurological stroke, Parkinson's, migraine , orthopedic system cervical spondylosis , osteoarthropathy, lumbar disc herniation , diabetes peripheral neuropathy, dermatology, dermatology such as shingles, eczema , etc.