the Beginning of Winter is the first solar term in winter. As the saying goes, “the Beginning of Winter is good for health, one winter disease is not found”. Li Jinhui, deputy director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Beijing Geriatric Hospital, believes that health preservation after the Beginning of Winter should conform to the law of natural closure and be based on Yin and Yang. After the
the Beginning of Winter, the temperature decreased significantly, and haze occurred from time to time, so a healthy living environment should be maintained in winter. Li Jinhui suggested that after heating, the indoor temperature should not be too high, and the indoor humidity should be kept at 45%-65%. In daily life, go to bed early and get up late as much as possible. Sleep time should not exceed 11 o’clock to ensure adequate sleep. The elderly can get up after sunrise to inspire Yang Qi. In terms of
emotions, Li Jinhui suggests that people keep calm and calm, contain but not reveal, avoid disturbance, so that Yang Qi in the body can be hidden. At this time, it is cold outside, and people have more indoor activities. They can make a cup of tea, read books and newspapers, practice calligraphy and painting, or chat with family and friends, listen to music, in order to be calm.
the Beginning of Winter solar terms, diet should follow the principle of “Yang in spring and summer, Yin in autumn and winter”. Li Jinhui pointed out that in cold winter, people eat more hot food, like to eat hot pot and so on, coupled with high indoor temperature, go out to wear warm clothes, sometimes “fire” occurs. “Diet should be mild, hot food should not be too dry, moderate consumption of warm food such as sorghum, glutinous rice, coriander, leek, chicken, beef and mutton, longan, orange and so on.”. Eat more vegetables and drink more water to prevent body fluid consumption. The daily diet of the elderly is mainly warm and tonic, and they can eat some high-calorie and high-protein foods in moderation, so as to achieve thin and dry collocation, meat and vegetable mixture, moderate hardness, and avoid cold and irritating food and greasy and indigestible food. In terms of
disease prevention, Li Jinhui reminds people to pay attention to the following three points.
Be alert to the seasonal change of respiratory diseases
, especially after the Beginning of Winter, the high incidence of influenza (viral influenza), respiratory tract infection, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis and other respiratory diseases, especially the elderly, children and other people with low immunity, should pay attention to cold prevention and warmth preservation, timely increase clothing, so as to reduce the incidence of respiratory diseases. Wear a mask when going out to avoid respiratory diseases.
Prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
in winter, low temperature, reduced exercise in the elderly, poor body circulation, coupled with cold stimulation, leading to vasoconstriction, increased blood viscosity, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases occur from time to time. In this season, the elderly should wear loose and warm clothes with good effect, which not only keep warm and avoid cold, but also do not affect blood circulation; proper exercise, supplement water, and maintain normal blood circulation.
Prevent dry and itchy
skin in windy, cold and dry winter, which can easily lead to itchy skin. Especially in the elderly, the symptoms of skin fat reduction, sebaceous gland degeneration and skin itching are even worse. In winter, people should pay attention to dietary conditioning, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, fast spicy and stimulating food, and apply moisturizing and non-stimulating moisturizers to prevent dry and itchy skin.
