Nine health principles during the heavy snow season

December 7th to 8th of every year is the Big Snow solar term in the 24 solar terms. This year we welcomed the Big Snow solar term on the 7th. After the heavy snow, the temperature becomes lower. Health care at this time is more important. Here we will introduce to you 9 principles of health care during the Big Snow solar term. Let’s learn together.

1. Keep warm and protect Yang Qi

Winter belongs to Yin, and the focus is on consolidating Yin essence, so it is advisable to lose less body fluids. Therefore, it is necessary to “get rid of the cold and keep warm” in winter and prevent the invasion of cold. But avoid excessive heating, especially wearing thick clothes, drinking in front of the fire, baking the stomach and back, and sweating profusely.

The Big Snow solar term is characterized by dryness and very low air humidity. In addition, clothes should be added as the temperature drops. They should be warm and close to the body to prevent the skin from sweating and protect the yang energy from being invaded. The temperature will be lower at night. You should add more clothes and quilts when sleeping at night to keep your limbs warm and your qi and blood flowing smoothly. This can avoid many diseases such as colds, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, cerebral thrombosis, etc.

2. It is better to go to bed early and get up early

The Yang energy is weak in winter, especially at night, so you should “go to bed early and get up late”. Go to bed early to nourish the yang energy, and get up late to consolidate the yin essence.

During the heavy snow season, all things hide, and health preservation should also conform to the laws of nature, and work hard on the word "hide". In terms of daily life, it is advisable to go to bed early and get up early, and to restrain the spirit, especially in the south, to keep the lungs clear. The temperature difference between morning and evening is huge, so the elderly should be careful in their daily lives, do appropriate exercise, and enhance their ability to adapt to climate change.

3. Moderate maintenance

The so-called moderation means just right. Don't overdo it, don't underdo it. If you are too cautious, you will not be able to take care of yourself properly and will be at a loss. They are afraid of wasting energy and damaging their mind if they do any work; they stay indoors if there is any change in temperature; they are afraid of eating too much fatty and greasy food and so they eat less. This state is restricted by over-nurturing, which not only harms their health but also makes it impossible for them to "live to a ripe old age."

4. Don’t be too biased

Comprehensive conditioning should be moderate. Some people regard "tonifying" as nourishing, so the diet emphasizes nutrition, and food must be tonic; the daily life emphasizes comfort, and quiet rest is the only thing; in addition, tonic medicines are used as auxiliary. Although dietary supplements, medicinal supplements, and rest are all within the scope of health preservation, excessive use of them will affect your health. Just as some people will suffer from overnutrition if they take too much food supplements, and will suffer from imbalance between movement and rest if they rest too much, if they take too much medicine supplements, the yin and yang will become unbalanced, causing the body's metabolism to become unbalanced and the desired effect will be achieved.

5. Foot bath massage

You must always keep your feet clean and dry, wash and change your socks frequently, wash your feet with warm water every day, and massage and stimulate the acupoints on your feet. Walk for more than half an hour every day to exercise your feet. In addition, it is also very important to choose a pair of shoes that are comfortable, warm, lightweight and have good moisture absorption performance.

6. Drink more water

Although sweating and urination decrease in winter, the cells of the brain and various organs of the body still need water to ensure normal metabolism. In winter, daily water intake should not be less than 2000 to 3000 ml.

7. Maintain a good spirit

Winter can easily make people feel depressed physically and mentally. The best way to change your low mood is to engage in activities such as jogging, dancing, skating, playing ball, etc. These are all good remedies to eliminate winter boredom and maintain your spirit.

8. Ventilation and brain health

In winter, the level of indoor air pollution is dozens of times more serious than that of outdoor air. You should open doors and windows frequently for ventilation to clean the air, invigorate your brain and refresh your mind.

9. Drink porridge to recuperate

Avoid sticky, hard, raw and cold foods in winter. Nutrition experts recommend eating hot porridge in the morning and eating a light diet for dinner to nourish the stomach. Especially mutton porridge, glutinous rice, red dates and lily porridge, eight-treasure porridge, millet, milk and rock sugar porridge are the most suitable.