Vernal equinox, is the midpoint of the ninety days of spring. It is one of the twenty-four solar terms, and the sun is located at 0° of the ecliptic (vernal equinox) around the 15th day of the second month of the lunar calendar (about March 20-21 in the Gregorian calendar). Vernal equinox this day the sun directly on the earth’s equator “the moon order seventy-two wait for the collection of interpretation”: “in February, the half of the half also, this when the half of the ninety days, so called the score. Autumn has the same meaning.” The Spring and Autumn Period – yin and Yang in and out of the upper and lower part of the book said: “the vernal equinox, yin and Yang half, so the day and night and the cold and summer heat level. Vernal equinox when the human blood is also in a period of prosperity, hormone levels are also at a relative peak, this time prone to non-infectious diseases such as hypertension, menstrual disorders, hemorrhoids and allergic diseases. At the vernal equinox, the temperature gradually rises, but still repeatedly, “warm at first but still cold”, precipitation gradually increases, but the amount of precipitation varies greatly from region to region at different times, sometimes dry and sometimes flooded. The climate in spring is changeable, hot and cold, wet and dry alternately, so we need to pay attention to health from various aspects such as living and diet. Living and health In terms of living, although the vernal equinox has entered the second gas, the weather is getting warmer, but the temperature difference between day and night is large, and there are still cold currents from time to time, the weather is changing, more rain, and even cloudy and continuous rain. At this time, we should pay attention to add and subtract clothing, “do not be extremely cold, do not be too hot”, dress can be thick on the thin, pay attention to the lower extremities and feet to keep warm, it is best to sweat slightly, in order to disperse the winter latent cold evil. Especially the elderly and children, poor resistance, prone to colds or rubella and other infectious diseases, should pay attention to the appropriate time to add and subtract clothing, can be more sunshine, in order to facilitate the dispersal of cold. In addition, “the South Garden spring half of the green time, the wind and hear the horse neighing, green plum like beans willow like eyebrows, the day long butterfly fly.” The vernal equinox scenery as such, the most suitable for more contact with the land and green plants, will make the liver and gallbladder qi soft, soothing. After the vernal equinox, the daylight in the northern hemisphere gradually increases, do not miss the great spring light, try to wake up with the sun. Stay up late to create liver fire, get up early to nourish Yang. If you do not stay up late for 7 days in a row, your energy and tone will change significantly. The vernal equinox and stirring is the same as the middle of spring, at this time, the liver is strong, the kidney is weak, so in the diet to quit acid increase pungency, help the kidney to replenish the liver, at the same time, because the liver is strong, easy to grasp the spleen earth, and this year, after entering the second gas, polite for the cold water when the order, more rain, easy to produce wet, so the diet should also pay attention to the spleen and stomach, spleen to dispel dampness. Diet can eat more ginger, green onion, buckwheat, leek, Huai Shan, wolfberry, potatoes, cabbage, chicken, carp, crucian carp, etc., but also can be combined with medicinal food for conditioning. 1, bird’s nest stewed rock sugar: 10 grams of bird’s nest, rock sugar 15 grams. Directions: Soak the bird’s nest in warm water first. After the bird’s nest is softened, use tweezers to clean up the tiny bird’s hair and other debris, drain the soaked bird’s nest, add the right amount of water, pour it into the stewing bowl, add rock sugar and stew it for 1 hour over low heat. Efficacy: Bird’s nest has the effect of nourishing Yin and moistening dryness, benefiting Qi and replenishing the middle, while rock sugar has the effect of nourishing Yin and moistening lung and relieving cough. Bird’s nest stewed with rock sugar can not only nourish Yin and moisten dryness, but also nourish the skin. If you do not like to eat sweet food, you can also use lean meat soup, chicken soup and other bird’s nest stew, which also has the same effect. 2, yam lentils carp soup: 30 grams of white lentils, 40 grams of Chinese yam, 3 grams of dried ginger (or 15 grams of ginger), carp 1 (about 500 grams). First carp abdomen, remove the scales, gills and viscera, wash, add the appropriate amount of water, and the first three flavors of medicine cooked together for 1 hour, add salt, Shaozhou appropriate amount of seasoning is ready. Has the effect of strengthening the spleen and dispel dampness. 3, poria porridge: poria 15 grams, 200 grams of round-grained rice, the amount of rock sugar. Poria, round-grained rice, wash, put together in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat and then change the fire to low boil until the porridge is cooked rice rotten, mix in rock sugar slightly cooked that is. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and promoting dampness. Spiritual nourishment In terms of spiritual nourishment, we should be calm and maintain a relaxed and optimistic mood, so as to nourish the spirit, avoid great joy and sadness, violent mood swings, which is not conducive to the drainage of liver qi, and the “balance of yin and yang” characteristics of the vernal equinox corresponding. At the vernal equinox, the spring is bright, the warbler flies and the grass grows, the peach is red and the plum is white, the hundred flowers are in full bloom, and it is still a good time for excursions and greenery, so you can go on excursions with your friends when the wind is fine and the sun is shining, to broaden your horizons and facilitate the draining of liver qi. Exercise for health at the vernal equinox, yin and yang average, the human qi and blood to maintain a balance, exercise should not be anxious not slow, too strenuous is triggered by liver fire, a motionless is stagnant qi and blood. Exercise should not be excessive at once, until you feel fatigued, the right qi has been injured. About 30 minutes a day, a slight sweat, not fatigue is good. Exercise time as far as possible in the morning, not within an hour before bedtime, excessive exercise at night exciting impact on sleep. If you can only exercise in the evening, try to choose walking, yoga, gymnastics and other types of low-volume activities. Do not blow after sweating, dry as soon as possible.