General rules of health care at the beginning and end of spring The dry climate around the beginning of spring makes infectious diseases more frequent, and spring is also a time of high incidence of liver and gallbladder diseases and spleen and stomach diseases. After the spring, Yang energy sprouts, everything revives, and the metabolic function of human body starts to be active. At this time, you should sleep late and wake up early. In the morning, you can take a walk in loose clothes to stretch your body. At the beginning of spring, the sun’s yellow longitude is 315 degrees. Spring is the first month of the festival, standing for the meaning of building, spring wood gas began to arrive, although the meaning of spring, but at this time the first warmth is still cold, should not be too early to reduce clothing, still want to “spring cover”. Folk proverb: spring frozen bones and autumn frozen meat. Because the spring cold is from the base of the winter yin cold, while the autumn cool is from the summer warmth. Spring health acupuncture points Spring health focus on 2 points: the development of Yang Qi and the regulation of liver Qi. 1, Taichong point Location: on the back of the foot, in the depression in front of the first and second metatarsal joint. How to get the point: the back of the foot, from the first and second toes between the head of the suture line up the back of the foot, to the two bones in the front edge of the depression (about two fingers above the suture line), that is, this point. Operation method: (1) moxibustion: mild moxibustion method, ignite the moxa stick, 2-3 cm from the acupuncture point for suspension, so that the local feeling warm, 5-10 minutes each time, moxibustion until the skin redness for degree, once a day, a total of 7 times. (2) massage: thumb point kneading method, thumb end press acupuncture point for rotary kneading, strength to feel soreness and swelling, 50-100 times per minute, for 3-5 minutes, once a day, a total of 7 times. 2, liver Yu Positioning: in the back, when the ninth thoracic vertebrae under the spinous process, next to open 1.5 inches. How to get the point: sitting or lying down, from the seventh thoracic vertebrae and then feel two vertebrae down, that is, the ninth thoracic vertebrae under the spinous process next to open two horizontal fingers (about 1.5 inches), that is, this point. Operation method: (1) moxibustion: moxibustion method, ignite the moxa, moxibustion into the box, so that the local feeling of warmth, 20-30 minutes each time, moxibustion until the skin redness, once a day, a total of 7 times. (2) massage: thumb point kneading method, thumb end press acupuncture points for rotary kneading, strength to feel soreness and swelling, 50-100 times per minute, for 3-5 minutes, once a day, a total of 7 times. (3) cupping: stay cupping method, the can is not moved after sucking the acupuncture point locally, stay for 10 to 15 minutes until the skin is stasis, once every other day, a total of 3 times. 3, a good way to promote Yang Qi: combing the head for the meeting of the Yang, in the process of combing the scalp to stimulate, will help the Yang Qi hair. The best time to comb your hair for health: morning, noon and night. Combing your hair in the morning makes you energetic for the day, combing your hair at noon eliminates midday fatigue, and combing your hair at night allows you to sleep better. Time to comb your hair: 5-10 minutes each time the best combing effect. Clothing, food, housing and transportation Around spring, the climate is dry and infectious diseases are high, in addition, spring is also a high incidence of liver and gall bladder diseases, spleen and stomach diseases. After the spring, Yang energy sprouts, everything revives, and the metabolic function of the human body starts to be active. At this time, you should go to bed late and get up early. In the morning, you can walk in loose clothes to stretch your body. Pay attention to ventilation and moisturizing indoors. Emotionally, you should keep your mood happy. The general principle of diet is more sweet and less sour, sweet refers to the taste of sweet food, such as jujube, rather than processed sweet food; less sour because acid has astringent effect, not conducive to the rise of Yang Qi, not conducive to the draining of the liver, so eat less plum, hawthorn, etc. In addition, this season can also eat more pungent food, which helps to disperse yin and protect yang. Before and after the spring is appropriate to eat food: vegetables, spring leek, green onions, cilantro, radish, tomatoes, toon; soy products, tofu, tempeh; aquatic products, shrimp; drinks, honey, milk, plain water, etc.. Liver and Qi drink: honey hawthorn rose tea Hawthorn digestive function is very effective, coupled with the beauty effect of a very powerful rose liver and Qi role, both to help regulate the winter long-term fish and meat and indigestion caused by symptoms such as indigestion, but also so that you are not anxious, but also can become more beautiful, in one fell swoop 3, is a very good spring flower tea. Lichun three Hou The ancients divided the spring into three: “a wait for the east wind thawing; two wait for the stinging insects began to vibrate; three wait for the fish Jiaozhi negative ice.” 1, the east wind thaw, the day of spring “east wind thaw”, the east is wood, wood is the mother of fire, fire temperature, so “frozen marks pin water”, “wave up lightly shaken green”. 2, stinging insects begin to vibrate, stinging insects, is the winter insects, at this time was awakened, moving but not out. 3. The last five days of springtime, “the fish ascends to the ice”, which means “ascending”, means the fish rises because of the warmth of the water and the perception of Yang energy, and the ice has not yet melted. “The last five days of spring are the last five days of spring.