The “Great Snow” festival falls on December 7 or 8 every year. The “Seventy-two Huangs of the Moon” says: “At this point, the snow is also in full bloom.” Daxue means that the weather is colder and the possibility of snowfall is greater than in Xiaoxue, it does not mean that the amount of snowfall is necessarily large. During this period, the weather is cold and dry, so it is more important to pay attention to the outbreak of respiratory diseases. Zhao Li Li, Acupuncture and Moxibustion Clinic, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The snow season should know how to “hide”
In the snowy season, everything is hidden, so it is important to follow the laws of nature and work on the word “hide”. It is advisable to sleep early and wake up early, and to collect the spirit, to keep the lung qi clean from the damage of autumn dryness. At present, the temperature difference between morning and evening is very different, so the elderly should be careful in their living and exercise appropriately to enhance their adaptability to climate change. Nowadays, it is characterized by dryness and low air humidity. In addition, clothing should be increased as the temperature decreases, and it is advisable to keep warm and close to the body, so as not to make the skin open and sweat, and to protect Yang Qi from invasion. The temperature at night will be even lower, so we should add more clothes and quilts when we sleep at night to keep our limbs warm and our blood flowing, so that we can avoid many diseases, such as colds, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, cerebral thrombosis, etc.
In the process of application, we should pay attention to two points.
1, raise the appropriate degree: the so-called moderate, is to be just right. Not too much, not less than. If you are overly cautious, it will lead to a disorderly adjustment, do not know what to do. A little labor is afraid of depletion of gas and injury, a little cold and heat of the different will be closed, food but fear of fat, sweet, thick and greasy and diet, such a state, are too much and restrained because of the restraint, not only damage to health, but also can not “end of the day”.
2, do not raise too partial: comprehensive conditioning to moderate. Some people take “tonic” as nourishment, so the diet emphasizes nutrition, food must be tonic; living emphasizes rest and relaxation, quiet nourishment only; in addition, also to supplement drugs as an aid. Although the food, medicine, and medication are in the health category, but too much will affect health. As some people have too much food supplementation, there will be excess nutrition
If the medicine is too much, the yin and yang will be too much, so that the metabolism of the body will be out of balance and not what you want.
Therefore, in the recuperation should take the combination of static and dynamic, labor and leisure, the combination of diarrhea, the form of God for the method of nourishment, and strive to “…… and the envy of the door than life, Wang Qiao compete for years”.
In addition, the cold weather in the snow season, to prevent colds:.
1, cold water bath face
Wash your face with cold water every day, wash your nostrils with a handful of water, that is, use your nostrils to gently inhale a little water (note do not inhale too deep to avoid choking) and then blow out, repeatedly.
2.Salt water gargle
Gargle with light salt water every morning and evening, after meals, to remove oral germs. In the time of flu epidemic should pay more attention to salt water gargle, at this time, tilt your head to gargle so that salt water fully rinse the pharynx effect is better.
3.Hot water foot bath
Every night with hotter water (temperature to hot to almost unbearable so far) soak feet for 15 minutes, pay attention to soak feet when the water should not exceed the surface of the feet, soak feet to be red, can prevent the flu.
4, raw onion
When eating raw onion, you can heat the oil and pour it on the finely shredded onion, then eat it cold with tofu, etc. It is not only delicious, but also can prevent colds.
5, massage the nasal groove
Rub your hands together and massage the Yingxiang point (located in the nasal groove, the midpoint of the outer edge of the horizontal flat nose) more than ten times after the palm is hot, which can prevent colds and reduce nasal congestion symptoms after a cold.
6.Wash hands regularly
Some viruses can survive for 3 hours in the place touched by the patient’s hands, so people who wash their hands frequently can stay away from colds. In addition, do not get into the bad habit of rubbing your nose or picking your nostrils, as it is easy to bring the virus on your hands to the most infected parts.
7.Drink more water
Lots of water can take the virus away from the body and prevent dehydration (dehydration is one of the complications of the cold).
8.Aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise for 30-45 minutes a day, such as walking, cycling, dancing, etc., can greatly enhance the body’s ability to resist the cold and avoid getting respiratory infections.