Lidong, one of the twenty-four solar terms and one of the traditional Han festivals, marks the end of the eleventh month and the beginning of the twelfth month of the dry calendar. During the Lidong period, Han Chinese folk take the winter solstice as the beginning of winter, and need to take tonic in order to survive the harsh winter food customs. Lidong, also build the beginning, said the beginning of winter since then. Lidong Festival 1, the origin of Lidong Festival: November 8 this year is the “Lidong” festival. Monthly 72 wait Jiejie” said: “stand, build the beginning,” and said: “winter, the end is also, all things collection.” Means that all the fall crops are harvested and sun-dried, collection into the library, animals have also been hidden in preparation for hibernation. 2, the weather characteristics of winter: before and after winter, most parts of China precipitation decreased significantly, the air is generally dry. North China and other places often appear the first snow, today, the capital Beijing ushered in the first snow. North of the Yangtze River and southern China have fewer rainy days and rainfall than the southern part of the Yangtze River. When there is a strong cold air influence, Jiangnan will also snow. 3, winter customs: in the south of China, winter people love to eat some chicken, duck, fish and meat, many families will also stewed sesame oil chicken, four things chicken to supplement energy. In the north of China, people eat dumplings. Because dumplings are derived from the expression “the time of the cross”. On the day of winter, all kinds of dumplings are sold very hot. Winter health A, winter diet regimen 1, the first fruit of winter – pear As far as possible to eat nourishing Yin moist food, such as pears. Stomach cold eating pears have a recipe: (1) rock candy pear, the pear middle clean, three to five pieces of rock candy inside, steamed open, nourishing Yin and dry effect. (2) pepper pear, cut the middle of the pear, buy some pepper grains sprinkled on the pear, put on the steamer, after the water opened and then opened for ten minutes, then remove the pepper, eat pepper pear. Even eat for about a week, your cough will be treated, and even healed. 2, winter meat – mutton Mutton is hot, winter eating can tonify the kidney, strong body, cold. 3.Winter vegetables–Cabbage It is better than cabbage. Do not underestimate cabbage, it contains a lot of vitamin C and fiber, long-term is good, especially in winter. 4, winter when the family food – sweet potatoes in the winter, do not just eat refined rice and noodles, must eat more coarse noodles, recommended to eat more sweet potatoes. Japan’s anti-cancer association after a lot of scientific research, came up with 20 kinds of anti-cancer food, the first is cooked sweet potato, the second is raw sweet potato. The first two are let sweet potato got, it contains a lot of vitamin A, can improve the skin resistance to disease, can prevent H1N1 influenza A and so on. In addition, sweet potatoes contain a lot of dietary fiber, can relieve constipation. Second, winter living conditioning 1, sleep early and late winter is early to bed and late to rise. The more elderly friends the more to ensure seven to eight hours of sleep. 2, move 10:00-15:00 the most appropriate winter activities must be in full sunshine, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. between the most appropriate. Winter ultraviolet rays have, infrared more. Ultraviolet rays have the role of killing poison, calcium, infrared rays can improve the body’s immunity, especially our back, back warm, the whole body comfortable. Exercise to choose the appropriate way, is to walk, do not rush, walk slowly. As long as you open your legs, it will be beneficial to you. 3, residence 18-23 ℃ indoor environment to maintain a certain appropriate temperature, neither too high nor too low, between 18 to 23 degrees is more appropriate. Winter must not be too hot, would have been dry, the hotter the more moisture evaporation, indoor temperature and outdoor temperature is a big difference, but also easy to catch a cold. Third, winter prevention of 5 major diseases 1, anti-respiratory diseases (1) “three words” you do, can be said to be able to prevent all diseases – wash your hands diligently, often ventilated, strong exercise, more vegetables and fruits, drink more water, sleep well, the heart is calm. (2) Salt water gargling therapy. Use a canning jar with a spoonful of salt inside, gargle twice in the morning to prevent respiratory diseases and also treat laryngitis. (3) White or green carrots, eat one or two to two a day, eat raw and chew slowly. (4) and onions. It’s okay to eat raw, chopped and mixed with some cucumber, or fried. (5) drink five cups of black tea per person per day, before noon, after four o’clock can not drink tea. (6) eat mushrooms. 2, prevention of cardiovascular disease Temperature drops, blood vessels shrink, blood becomes viscous, blood pressure rises 20 mm Hg, but also more prone to spasms, heart attacks. So when it is cold, there are cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases must pay attention to. (1) keep warm. (2) a cup of water in the morning. Wake up time in the early morning called the devil time, is the high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease emergencies. So be sure to pay attention to a glass of water early in the morning, dilute blood, active, rinse the gastrointestinal tract, detoxification and urination. 3, anti-digestive diseases ⑴ warm. Can not eat cold. (2) soft. Cannot eat hard. (3) vegetarian. (4) light. Eating salty is prone to high blood pressure and will accelerate aging. (5) Fresh. As far as possible, fresh fruit, vegetables in season priority to eat in season. 4, eliminate itchy skin (1) avoid tobacco and alcohol, avoid spicy food. Reduce the number of baths. (2) the more winter washing sebaceous gland secretion less, so a week a bath is enough. Bath water temperature is not too hot. (3) the hotter the sebaceous glands more affected, suitable on the line. (4) after the bath, hurry to wipe some oil. Rub some containing glycerin more, can protect the skin, so as to reduce the dry skin caused by itchy skin. (5) eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. Supplement vitamin C, also improve skin resistance. (6) drink more water, detoxification and skin. 5, the prevention of mental illness in winter pay attention to more sunshine. In the winter time, people are prone to melancholy, medically speaking, the sun can make people’s mood uplifting. In addition, if you close yourself in a small world for a long time, you will feel depressed, helpless, lonely, empty, boring, and over time you will get mental illness. So even if the weather is cold, go out for a walk and find friends to talk to. Winter kidney at the right time Chinese medicine believes that the body’s five organs of the liver, heart, spleen, lungs, kidneys, respectively, and the natural seasons correspond to – spring to raise the liver, summer to raise the heart, long summer to raise the spleen, autumn to raise the lungs, the winter should be to maintain the kidneys as the main. Winter is the time when the body’s yang energy is hidden, and the main function of the kidneys is to “keep it hidden”. At this time, the kidneys not only to maintain the winter heat expenditure and prepare enough energy, but also for the next year, “spring warmth and spring” to accumulate strength, in order to improve the body’s function of epidemic prevention and resistance to disease, reduce the occurrence and development of disease. If the kidneys are injured by the winter cold, easy to occur cold pain in the waist and knees, susceptible to wind and cold, frequent urination at night, dry throat and mouth, dizziness, tinnitus, endocrine dysfunction, immune function, fear of cold, etc., but also affect the physiological functions of other organs and organs.