Six tips for coping with late spring cold weather and keeping healthy Who should pay more attention to late spring cold weather

Among the four seasons of the year, spring is the season when meteorological elements such as temperature, airflow, and air pressure change most unpredictably. The sun is often warm during the day, giving people a feeling of "the warm breeze makes tourists intoxicated", but the cold air is biting in the morning and evening, making people feel the "chilly spring". This "capricious" weather that is difficult for people to adapt to is commonly known as "late spring cold." For example, according to historical data, the probability of a "late spring cold snap" in Beijing is about 57% every 30 years. This climate characteristic is particularly evident in early spring.

Late spring cold often strikes down three types of people

"Late spring cold" weather can easily induce a variety of diseases. Pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses will take advantage of the situation and invade, causing the epidemic, recurrence and aggravation of a variety of diseases. The following three types of people are often struck down by "late spring cold".

1. Elderly people

Because the elderly have poor thermal balance, decreased disease resistance, and weakened circulatory system function, they are most vulnerable to the harm of "late spring cold". The blood pressure fluctuations of some patients with chronic diseases increase, which is most likely to induce stroke, myocardial infarction, etc. The incidence of hypertension and cerebral hemorrhage increases significantly. This is because the sympathetic nerves become more excited due to cold stimulation, and the capillaries on the surface of the skin throughout the body contract, which increases blood flow resistance and thus leads to high blood pressure.

2. Children

Due to their relatively weak immune function, children find it difficult to adapt to the "late spring cold", which allows bacteria, viruses and other pathogenic microorganisms to take advantage of the situation and make them prone to infectious diseases such as influenza, measles, chickenpox and mumps.

3. Fashionable women

They often prefer style to temperature and reduce their clothing too early . This is because women's knee joints are more sensitive to the stimulation of cold air than men's. After being attacked by cold air, local joints are prone to symptoms such as numbness and soreness, which can easily cause rheumatoid arthritis over time.

Six tips for staying healthy during late spring cold spells

1. Cover up in spring

Appropriate "spring cover". Don’t think that you can take off your winter clothes immediately because the temperature rises temporarily. The temperature difference between day and night is large, so you should pay more attention to keeping warm in the morning and evening, especially keeping the joints warm.

2. Don’t start exercising too early in spring

It is not advisable to start exercising too early in the spring. Because the temperature is low, the fog is heavy, and there is a lot of dust in the morning, it is best for elderly people with poor physical fitness to exercise after the temperature warms up in the afternoon. When choosing sports, it is best to choose sports that do not require much exercise, such as Tai Chi, jogging, mountain climbing, walking, etc. If you work too hard for a long time or stay up late for a long time, it is best to get enough rest and strengthen your emotional regulation.

3. Develop a good lifestyle

As the saying goes, "Money can't buy you slimness in old age." Obese people should exercise more; don't smoke or drink too much; and eat less fried foods. Drinking more water can help keep blood flowing smoothly in the body and reduce the occurrence of respiratory diseases.

4. Practice self-care

For patients who suffer from underlying diseases such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, they should take good care of themselves. If they have long-term stomach pain, chest tightness, headache and other discomfort symptoms, they should seek medical attention in time.

5. Parents need to be alert to children's colds

Let your children increase their activities in the sun , breathe more fresh air, eat a healthy diet, and increase their body immunity. Bedding and clothes should be dried frequently, and the room should be ventilated and dusted frequently to reduce and inhibit the survival and reproduction of pathogens.

6. Eat more celery and other strong-flavored foods

In this "late spring cold" climate, old Chinese medicine practitioners suggest that to prevent typhoid and colds, we should not only keep warm, but also add garlic, onion, celery and other savory foods to our diet. This will help prevent typhoid and colds, respiratory infections that are common in spring, heart attacks and strokes.

Eat more vegetables such as onions, ginger, garlic, and celery. Chinese medicine believes that spicy food can dispel wind and cold, and help the body kill bacteria and prevent diseases. Garlic, in particular, has a greater effect.