Recently, the temperature has dropped sharply, and it is so cold that no one wants to go out. I feel that winter is really coming. Winter is the coldest season of the year. All things wither, yang energy is closed and hidden, and the nature is full of yin and yang decline. According to the theory of the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the kidney controls water, is the ultimate yin in the yin, and it corresponds to the winter qi in nature. The "fear" among the seven emotions belongs to water. Therefore, in winter, especially when snow is flying, the human body is mostly in a state of inhibition, which is very easy to produce extreme mental tension and depression, manifested as drowsiness, gluttony, depression, listlessness, easy fatigue, irritability and other emotions.
This season is easy to induce the onset of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and depression, so health care should focus on the following two aspects:
(I) Emotions should be closed and hidden
Winter is the season when all things are closed and hidden. In this season, everything is silent and the yang energy is hidden inside. Therefore, the emotional and health care in winter should adapt to the environment of winter storage, and make the "spirit hidden inside" through the method of hiding, keep the spirit and energy inside to avoid disturbance. The so-called spiritual hiding inside means that attaches great importance to and maintains emotional peace, adjusts bad emotions in time, maintains a calm mind, and ensures that the normal physiology of the yang energy hidden in winter is not disturbed by , which has a good impact on the human body's internal organs, and is actually a kind of "shen nourishment".
(II) Emotions should be quiet
In winter, the earth is frozen and all things are dormant. At this time, all living things in nature are in a state of "quietness" and "hidden", and emotions should also be hidden like yang energy, and there should not be excessive emotions , because these excessive emotions will consume the body's yang energy and yin essence, which is contrary to the principle of winter health preservation. During this period, especially , should not be frightened, because the kidney corresponds to winter, which is responsible for fear, which means that being frightened is the most likely to damage the kidneys. When frightened, the human body's qi will be disordered. If the qi is disordered, the spirit will not be hidden inside and the yang energy will be leaked. Therefore, in winter, you should be calm and peaceful, don’t panic and fear, and don’t have excessive emotions, that is, you should “do not be too happy, think too much, be sad, or be frightened” in normal times.
Although we must maintain the calmness and peace of our emotions, we must also adjust appropriately and not suppress too much, otherwise it will also cause emotional diseases. People are in line with nature and are inevitably affected by the surrounding environment. "Don't be happy with things or sad with yourself", which seems easy to do. Especially in the north, the wind is cold and the plants are withered, and the earth is vast. Most people's clothes are also dark, and this lack of vitality can easily affect people's emotions and make people feel depressed and sad. Clinical studies have found that depression patients mostly worsen in winter. It has been preliminarily confirmed that the occurrence of depression is related to the weakening of serotonin in the brain, and the function of this substance is significantly related to light. The human body has fewer chances of receiving sunlight in winter, so it is easy to aggravate depression.
Winter emotional health care methods
Winter is the coldest season of the year, and its sunshine time is the shortest throughout the year, with the yang energy hidden, the yin energy is extremely strong, and all things lurking. This sign shows that the key to health preservation in winter is to maintain storage, and health preservation can be adjusted from the following three aspects.
(I) Adjust your emotions
In winter, everything is in a depression, and the human biological system is mostly in a state of inhibition. The relative decrease in the intensity and time of the light intensity and time in winter are closely related to the occurrence of depression symptoms. Therefore, the method to adjust your emotions in winter should focus on to clear your mind and keep your mind at dantian . In addition to paying attention to the quietness of the external spirit, you should also remind yourself that you are hidden in the inner . If you are in a state of tension, anxiety, excitement, etc., you should learn to adjust yourself and restore your psychological calm as soon as possible through self-suggestion. Specifically, you can avoid negative emotions through , actively participate in amateur activities, not do bad things when encountering things, not have too high hopes, not be humble or arrogant, appropriate self-encouragement, laugh happily and relax muscles, etc., so that your emotions can be restrained, and maintain an optimistic state.
In addition, women's emotions are more susceptible to the influence of the season, especially in winter, they are prone to emotional fluctuations or endocrine dysfunction (such as the secretion of melatonin and prolactin), which aggravates emotional fluctuations and leads to abnormal emotions and causes diseases. In this case, women are more likely to be irritable, nervous, depression, or emotional irritability during the menstrual period. For women, especially those with qi depression, they can appropriately take Chinese patent medicines such as Xiaoyao San and Shugan Liqi Pills, or take decoctions such as Ganmai Dazao Decoction and Chaihu Shugan Drink to improve their symptoms such as abnormal mood and depression.
(II) Stimulate acupoints and relieve emotions
Traditional Chinese medicine massage can achieve the effect of soothing tension and fatigue by stimulating the meridians of the human body. Among them, Qihai point, Yanglingquan point, and Yongquan point are particularly effective.
Qihai point is one of the acupoints of the Renmai, located 1.5 inches below the navel of the midline of the abdomen. It has the effects of unblocking the human body's qi, stimulating the yang energy, nourishing and clearing the orifices. It is especially suitable for people with qi stagnation and stagnation in the upper burner. When stimulating, you can press and hold it with your thumb and massage it in the same direction for about 3 minutes, or use moxa sticks to moxibustion for 10-20 minutes to replenish yang energy and calm your mood.
Yanglingquan point is the Heshang point where the veins of the foot Shaoyang meridian enter into. It is the tendon meeting of the eight acupoints, which is on the outside of the calf, and is in the depression in front of the fibula bone. The acupoint stimulation method is the same as before, and it has the effect of relieving the liver and relieving the gallbladder, which is most suitable for those with Qi stagnation and constitution in the middle burner.
Yongquan point is one of the commonly used acupuncture points in foot Shaoyin kidney meridian . It is located at the bottom of the foot. When curling the foot, it is about the intersection of the front 1/3 and the back 2/3 of the head end of the second and third metatarsorax edema line of the soles of the foot and the heel. Moxibustion is the first choice for acupoint stimulation. The method is the same as before, and it has the effect of leading fire downward. It is most suitable for those with qi stagnation constitutions that are more inclined to the lower abdomen.
(III) Emotional health care method combining exercise health care, diet health care, and daily health care
The four cornerstones of traditional Chinese medicine health care are emotions, diet, daily life and exercise. The four complement each other and influence each other.
The characteristic of winter is that it is closed and hidden. Strong sports can easily lead to damage to the body's yang energy, thereby increasing the chance of disease in spring. Common physical exercises suitable for winter include jogging and walking, or morning exercises after sunrise, Tai Chi and other exercises . When exercising, pay attention to keeping warm to prevent damage to yang energy. It is best to avoid going out for exercise on a sunny morning.
Winter regulation of emotions pays special attention to 国正正 . First of all, the biggest feature of winter climate is "cold". Cold damages yang energy, and yang energy is active. Therefore, in March of winter, special attention should be paid to protecting the yang energy of the human body. Yang energy is the source of motivation for the body, which can boost the spirit and relieve the body's depression, loneliness, depression and other depression. Specifically, can increase the intake of high-calorie foods, eat hot foods instead of cold foods, and drink alcohol in moderation when taking supplements to warm the stomach and help digest . In addition, Astragalus yam walnut porridge (20g each of Astragalus, yam yam , white lentils , 30g walnut kernels, 10g Codonopsis pilosula, 20 jujubes, 100g japonica rice, cooked porridge until it is thin), Cordyceps rehmannia soup ( Cordyceps 10g, 1 old duck, 40g cooked rehmannia, 8 red dates, appropriate amount of onion, ginger, salt, and cooking wine, simmering on low heat), wolfberry lotus seed chicken soup (200g muscles, 30g wolfberry, 60g lotus seeds, 12 red dates, simmering on low heat) and other medicinal foods can also regulate the prosperity and decline of the five internal organs through the effects of strengthening the spleen and kidneys, nourishing qi and blood, nourishing the kidneys, nourishing the kidneys, nourishing the lungs, moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements, and regulating the prosperity and decline of the five internal organs, achieving the effect of regulating emotions.
Traditional Chinese medicine health concept emphasizes the principle of health preservation of "harmony between man and nature". In winter, the night is long and the day is short, the yang energy is closed and the yin energy is strong, so in winter, increases sleep time, , which helps to restore body fatigue. Morning exercises in winter, especially for the elderly, . The winter morning exercise time should not be too early. Morning exercises should be performed after the sun comes out. Pay attention to preventing colds and sun protection, such as wearing more clothes to keep warm to prevent colds, bronchitis, frostbite, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc. In addition, you should insist on soaking your feet in hot water before going to bed in winter, which is conducive to driving away cold and protecting yang energy.
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