People who pay attention to health knowledge may have heard of the names of Mei Mosheng and Lin Haifeng . They both claim to be health masters and often talk about health. However, they do not live as long as everyone thinks. In fact, one of them died of intestinal cancer at the age of 59, and the other died of food poisoning at the age of 51, which made people doubt the word "health".
Is the elderly paying attention to health preservation, right or wrong?
In fact, there is nothing wrong with health preservation. Health preservation has been accompanied by people's daily life since ancient times, and there are also relevant records in many famous medical books, and good health preservation methods can be recognized by everyone. For example, in "Preparation for Emergency Prescriptions", "If you eat enough, you will suffer from all kinds of diseases." means lying in bed after eating enough, and such behaviors are easy to get sick.
For example, recorded in "Su Wen·The Great Treatise on the Four Qis and Adjustment of the Spirit" "Healing Yang in Spring and Summer, and nourishing Yin in Autumn and Winter" divides the four seasons into two modes of yin and yang, adjusts the health preservation method according to natural laws to consolidate its roots. It can be imagined that if health care violates basic science and human body laws, it will be detrimental to health and longevity. This may be the reason why the "health master" does not live for a hundred years.
Reflect deeply on four health misunderstandings, it’s okay not to
Misunderstanding 1: Exercise as early as possible
The time to get up should not be too early or too late. It is better to get up at what time, it depends on the time of the rooster crowing and sunrise. If you get up earlier than the rooster or the sun is overhead and don’t get up, both of these are inappropriate. Therefore, there is also the saying in the ancient saying that "Get up early and not before the rooster crows, and wake up late and not after the sunrise" .
. The elderly often exercise early. Others are sleeping soundly, but they wash and go out. The temperature is low in autumn and sweat when exercising. This stimulation of hot and cold is very dangerous to the cardiovascular system.
Misconception 2: All year round, health care
Many people have only a little understanding of health care knowledge, learn some knowledge from TV or friends, and then start health care. They use one method all year round, such as replenishing yang energy in spring, so they eat warm and tonic foods every day and are keen on exercise, but this method is not applicable in autumn and winter.
Traditional medicine emphasizes "raising yin in autumn and winter", because in these two seasons, nature slows down growth and begins to astring the breath. Moreover, compared with spring and summer, the humidity and temperature in the environment are relatively low, and the overall dryness is too dry. If you still use the previous method to maintain health, is prone to dryness and heat, and the body becomes weak . The correct method is to nourish kidney yin to avoid excessive consumption of body fluids, and it is not suitable for large-scale opening and closing projects in terms of exercise.
Misunderstanding 3: When it is hot, clothes are too thin, and when it is cold, they are too warm
When it is hot, they wish to wear less, the better, just hope to dissipate the heat quickly. When it is cold, the elderly are very afraid of the cold and want to wrap the quilt on their bodies. When the clothes are left and right, this way of health is also wrong. Not only do they feel uncomfortable, but they are also prone to illness.
It depends on the temperature when wearing more, but you cannot go to extremes. The body should adapt to to improve its cold resistance and heat resistance. If you want to be cool, it may damage the spleen, stomach and joints. If you keep warm, it will also weaken the cold resistance and become uncontrollable.
Misconception 4: When people are old, they are less troubled, so it is better to rest
Children will dance and climb mountains when they see their parents at the age of time, so they will make them less trouble and rest at home for more time. Many elderly people also think this way, thinking that less activity can make them live like a turtle.
But there is a saying that "Water flowing does not rot, and the door hinge does not rot". The person's body needs to move more, and often get out of bed to move his limbs and neck is beneficial to the heart and blood vessels. If he always does not move, the probability of plaques or thrombosis is relatively high.
Autumn is getting stronger, and now is the key stage of health preservation, but there are still many people who don’t know how to maintain health preservation?
How to wear clothes?
- Keep warm inside, the jacket can be taken off, cover the abdomen and knees
Clothes should be appropriately increased and decreased, only ten degrees in the morning and evening, and the body feels cold, so you have to wear a coat. When you get indoors, sometimes it will be hot at noon, so you can take off the coat, but you also need a thin sweater inside to avoid getting cold. The top should cover the abdomen to prevent the spleen and stomach from catching cold. The lower body and knees should not be exposed, as the joints will be frozen.
How to practice exercise?
- Sweat less, avoid morning and evening exercise
When it is hot, many people will run at night. Now you need to adjust the time and change it to morning or after get off work, about seven or eight o'clock, not too late, you can also choose indoor activities to be able to stretch your body, such as yoga, stretch , cycling, etc. Don't let yourself sweat too much, and don't be too tired.
How to take care of your body?
- Focus on moisturizing and warm
Skin sweat less, can reduce the frequency of bathing, and replace it with moisturizing shower gel . The elderly who are prone to thorns and cracked feet can apply glycerol and moisturizing cream to relieve pain and itching. If you still feel dry, turn on the humidifier or drink more water. You should have a proper lunch break at noon. The elderly are prone to fatigue and energy loss, so they should pay attention to maintaining their energy. In response to joint pain and other problems, in addition to keeping warm, you can also apply hot compress or acupuncture for conditioning.
How to eat?
- Reduce cold and dampness, increase heat and eat
The spleen and stomach are afraid of cold, eat less cold drinks in autumn, and eat less cold fruits and melons. Now it is the season of persimmons, and many people love to eat it, but eating too much persimmons will damage the spleen and stomach. The elderly must control them well. It is suitable for eating hot soup, soft noodles, steamed buns, stir-fry dishes, fish balls and other warm and soft foods.
The elderly should listen and watch more and summarize more in their health. The methods that are not suitable for them should be adjusted as soon as possible and do not listen to others' tricks. In addition to paying attention to food, clothing, housing and transportation, health preservation should also pay attention to your own emotions, vent your energy properly, and not be stuck in your heart, but you should not explode like firecrackers. Adjusting your mentality is also very important.
