"What time is it, why aren't you sleeping yet!" Last night, 42-year-old Ms. He was still busy with the Laba Festival. She was still patiently preparing Laba porridge ingredients late at night. She never thought that when she looked up, she saw that the light in her son's room was still on, so she went upstairs to remind her son.
Ms. He just knocked on her son's door and said, "If it weren't for the Laba Festival, I would have gone to bed at this time. Haven't you heard that ' If you don't hide your essence in winter, you will get sick and warm in spring'? If you stay up so late, you will damage your kidneys and you will easily get sick next spring."
The son said suspiciously after hearing this. : "We won't know what will happen next year until next year. How can you predict the future?"
Seeing her son's dissatisfaction, Ms. He said: "This is the wisdom of the ancients. No matter how you say it, it has a certain truth, especially in the cold winter. You should keep this in mind."
Friends, do you agree with Ms. He's statement? In fact, from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, it does make sense. The weather is cold during the Laba Festival, and if you don’t pay attention to health care, you may get sick. Therefore, in order to have a good #WinterHealthSeason#, we must know the specific meaning of "If you don’t hide your essence in winter, you will be sick and warm in spring."
1. What does "If you don't hide your essence in winter, you will be sick and warm in spring"? What does it mean?
To put it simply, "if you don't store your essence in winter, you will get warm diseases in spring" means that you should pay attention to health care in winter. If you don't "store your essence" well in winter, you will easily suffer from " warm diseases" in the next spring. Although it sounds simple, if we want to truly understand the meaning of this sentence, we must understand what the "essence" and "disease temperature" of refer to .
"Jing" refers to kidney essence. The essence in the kidney is strong, and the vitality of the human body is strong when the body's righteousness is strong.
"Lingshu Benshen" once had a relevant explanation of "jing": "The person born is called jing." And "Suwen·Jin Guizhen Comments" pointed out: "The husband's jing is the foundation of the body." It seems to be two different views, but in fact they all believe that "jing" is the "innate jing", which is the so-called kidney jing.
Nowadays, many people are unfamiliar with kidney essence . Traditional medicine believes that kidney essence has two main physiological functions. First, kidney essence governs growth and development , and will participate in the development, growth and aging process of the human body, and these physiological phenomena are inseparable from the kidney essence. Secondly, governs reproduction . When the essence in the kidneys reaches a certain stage, people will have the ability to reproduce.
Therefore, we can see a person’s life status from the kidney essence. That is, if the kidney essence is abundant and the human body’s righteousness is strong, the vitality will be strong and it will be less likely to cause illness due to external evils.
"Bi Wen" means "warm disease", which is mostly caused by viruses and bacteria.
The word "warm" in "Spring must be warm" refers to "warm disease" . If you do not pay attention to the care of essence and Qi in winter, the Yang Qi will be disturbed, and people will easily feel external evils. Cold evils will turn into heat when the temperature rises in the spring of next year.
However, modern medicine believes that this phenomenon is mostly viral and bacterial infection , and it often develops very rapidly, and sometimes even causes infection. Everyone can certainly understand the saying that “sickness must be warm in spring”, but what is the basis for “hidden essence in winter”?
2. Why did the ancients emphasize the need to "hide essence" in winter?
Spring growth, summer growth, autumn harvest and winter storage are natural laws that everyone knows. Winter refers to the closed period of the year. During this period, people's metabolism is relatively slow , and even the body will be in a "internally dynamic and externally quiet" state. At this time, if one does not pay attention to protecting the kidney essence and disturbs it, people will easily contract diseases.
"Suwen·Jin Guizhen Speech" also believes: "The husband's essence is the foundation of the body, and what is hidden in the essence will not cause fever in spring." Winter is when all things are dormant, and only in winter can human essence be sufficiently stored, so that people will not suffer from febrile diseases in the coming year.
and the kidneys and the brain are connected through meridians , and the kidney essence produces marrow to fill the brain. We must know that brain marrow is the most basic substance in the brain. The brain and bone marrow belong to the house of Qiheng, and are closely related to the kidneys. This is because generates marrow, kidneys govern bones, and connects the brain all come from the same source.
"Coffin·Hai Lun No. 33" points out: "Insufficient marrow sea will lead to brain dizziness, tinnitus , shin fever, dizziness, blindness, and laziness in sleeping." This is enough to show that insufficient kidney essence will make the brain dissatisfied, and the brain's movement, thinking, perception, etc. functions will be affected.
In addition, if you do not "store sperm" in winter, it may also affect your adrenal glands, ovaries, pituitary glands, thyroid glands, etc. This is because the kidneys have the function of storing and distributing "essence", so " kidneys store essence" is not one-sided, but also includes kidneys and the entity and functional system of essence , and the "essence" mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine covers a very wide range, among which invisible essences such as antibodies and hormones must be mentioned.
From this aspect, the concept of "essence" has been expanded to the functions of modern medicine and exocrine glands . Then closely related organs, such as adrenal glands, ovaries, pituitary glands , etc., may be affected. That’s why the ancients emphasized the need to “hide essence” in winter.
Today is Laba Festival, and the weather is getting colder. It is the season when the ancients advocated "hiding essence" in winter. If "If you don't hide your essence in winter, you will be sick and warm in spring", what enlightenment does it have on modern health care?
3. The true meaning of "If you don't store essence in winter, you will be sick and warm in spring" - emphasis on kidney and stomach
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the key to health care in winter is to protect the kidneys and essence.
How to maintain good health in winter?
Due to the cold weather, many people will lie in bed early to prepare for sleep, but some people still can't get rid of the habit of staying up late, and some people are used to getting up before dawn every day, and some even develop the habit of going to bed late and getting up early because of work. "Suwen: The Theory of Four Qi Adjusting the Spirit" points out: " Go to bed early and get up late, you must bring sunlight ." Just eight words raised the question to us about when to fall asleep and get up in winter.
We can clearly feel that winter is different from other seasons. It is recommended that you should go to bed early and get up late in winter. The Yang Qi of the body cannot be disturbed . This is because the weather in winter is cold, not only the natural world seems to be chilling, but also the human body will be in the storage stage, and going to bed early and late can play the role of protecting the body's yang .
When winter comes, many people can clearly feel the changes in their bodies. For example, it becomes easier and easier to feel cold, and the hands and feet are getting colder and colder. At this time, developing the habit of foot soaking is helpful to nourish the kidneys. Otherwise, why would so many people agree with "Nurture the kidneys first and protect the feet first. ”
Because the feet we use for walking every day, although they have gone through many battles, they are called the “second heart” of the human body, and they contain many meridians. Our internal organs have corresponding response points and sensitive areas on our feet. Adhering to foot soaking every day can stimulate many acupuncture points on the feet and ankles, such as Taixi, Yongquan, Taichong, etc., which can promote the regulation of the lungs, nourishing vitality, strengthening the waist and tendons, etc.
As the saying goes: "The spleen and stomach are the foundation of tomorrow" . After each of us is born, the growth and development depends on the digestion and nutrient absorption functions of the spleen and stomach. If we can adhere to correct eating habits, stimulate the stomach meridian in a timely manner, and encourage the use of qi and blood, it will be helpful to our health.
The stomach is a very important organ in the body, but excessive mental stress in life, staying up late for a long time, etc. will have adverse effects on our stomach.Therefore, before eating, you can drink a bowl of porridge before eating . This will greatly reduce the stimulation of the stomach by food. It is equivalent to applying a "protective film" on our stomach wall to reduce damage to the stomach.
When it comes to porridge, everyone must have endless topics to talk about. This is something that some people have been drinking since childhood. Both the elderly and children like it very much. As Laba is approaching, many people will definitely prepare to make Laba porridge. This is a traditional custom in my country, and it also contains a lot of knowledge that we don't know.
4. Winter Laba porridge is full of ingredients and has many health benefits.
As a unique traditional festival in China, the Laba Festival originated in ancient times. At that time, ancestors would use porridge to worship ancestors and worship gods . This custom still continues today.
Laba porridge in all parts of my country has a full range of ingredients. Even home-made Laba porridge has many varieties, such as raisins, oats, black rice , tofu, longan , etc. are all ingredients in the porridge. In some areas, meat is also added to the porridge. These ingredients can provide nutrients for our body.
Because from the aspect of nutrition , drinking Laba porridge can help us keep out the cold in winter. Millet, mung beans , oats and other whole grains and nuts, etc., are very rich in vitamin B1, which can play an important role in the metabolism of protein, fat, and carbohydrates, and help to resist cold and warm up.
Compared with other seasons, the diet in winter is relatively simple, which makes the body easily lack a variety of nutrients, and Laba porridge plays a role in supplementing nutrients in the diet. Laba porridge has a variety of ingredients, which helps to diversify food. The most important thing is that it is rich in vitamins , minerals, dietary fiber , and its nutritional density is also high.
The weather in winter is not only cold but also very dry, and as the Chinese New Year approaches, people usually eat too much meat and eat less vegetables and fruits. In addition, people are less active, so people are prone to constipation. Laba porridge contains a variety of ingredients. It is rich in resistant starch and dietary fiber which help to clear the intestines and relieve constipation, which is very helpful for people with constipation.
Although Laba porridge is very nutritious, you should consider your own situation when choosing ingredients. Black beans, soybeans, etc. are all ingredients that are not easy to digest. It is best for people with indigestion to use less.
References:
[1] Li Dian. Cooking Laba porridge according to the ingredients [J]. Family medicine : Happy health care, 2015(1):1.
[1] Zhu Dingcheng. Winter health care focuses on the kidneys and stomach[J]. Food and Life, 2012(2):1
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