Spring health care for breast cancer patients

  In recent years, breast diseases are very rampant and they are preying on women’s health. More and more women are suffering from breast diseases, such as mastitis, breast hyperplasia, breast fibroids, breast cysts, breast duct dilatation, nipple overflow, postpartum bruising, breast cancer and many other breast diseases that are painful for women. Especially, the number of breast cancer patients is increasing year by year.  Now it is the time of winter and spring, and spring is a good season for breast diseases. According to traditional Chinese medicine, spring is the time for the five elements of wood, and wood flourishes in spring. The liver belongs to wood among the five elements of the human body. Zhang Jinyue, a medical doctor of the Ming Dynasty, said, “Spring should be liver and health.” This means that spring is the time to nourish the liver. From the direction of the liver meridian, besides passing through the inner thighs, it also passes through the breasts, and if the liver meridian is not smooth, breast diseases will be more frequent. Director Sun Tao suggests that women should do a breast disease screening in this season to prevent breast diseases from attacking their health.  There are two good methods of self-care to prevent breast disease in spring.  One is to frequently press and rub the nail edge of the inner side of the big toe. The well point of the liver meridian, Dadun, is located on the inside of the big toe and has been regarded as an important point for calming and restoring the mind since ancient times. This point is one of the main acupuncture points on the human foot’s sympathetic liver meridian, and acupressure can relieve agitation and strip liver qi. Patients are advised to self-examine their breasts and also to maintain a happy mood to prevent emotional depression. Therefore spring is suitable for trekking, releasing emotions in nature and keeping the mind open. Rest by 11:00 pm (zi zhi corresponds to the main hour of the liver meridian).  The second is to cleanse the intestines and detoxify the bowels to prevent the lodging. Spring health detoxification liver, because most people are in a state of hibernation throughout the winter, deep living, exercise reduced, and prefer thick food, winter body accumulated a lot of fat and toxins. The old saying, money is difficult to buy spring head drain, meaning that “spring fat detoxification is the right time”. In addition, in the diet, to eat more coarse fiber food and seasonal vegetables and green food, more plant protein-based, such as beans, mushroom food.