Tomorrow's slight cold: the coldest and most difficult day of the year is coming.
"Slight cold" refers to the cold weather, not yet "severe cold".
Literally, the great cold should be colder than the slight cold, but in meteorological records, the slight cold in many areas of China is colder than the great cold.
This is because the coldest three or nine days in winter are in slight cold, so there is a saying that "slight cold is better than great cold".
It can be said that slight cold is the coldest of the 24 solar terms, which also indicates that China has entered the coldest time, and our middle-aged and elderly friends have also ushered in the most difficult period before the Chinese New Year.
0 1 slight cold solar terms has a fatal misunderstanding.
You don't know yet.
As the saying goes, "Sanjiu supplements a winter", slight cold is the coldest time in a year, and it is also the Sanjiu season, so this is also an excellent opportunity for everyone to choose tonic.
But there is a fatal misunderstanding here that most people don't know!
That is, not all middle-aged and elderly people are suitable for winter tonic. If the tonic is wrong, it will hurt your health!
So, if you are still taking supplements in winter, it's time to wake up!
According to experts, the tonic of slight cold varies from person to person, and it is mainly based on clearing. It is not appropriate to blindly supplement and avoid "filling".
So who is suitable for tonic in winter now?
Chinese medicine believes that people who are weak and lack of yang are vulnerable to wind and cold in winter, thus causing diseases.
Therefore, this kind of old people can take proper supplements in winter, while healthy old people only need to ensure a balanced diet.
Then how can we middle-aged and elderly people make up for the slight cold?
A bowl of nourishing Xiao Han soup.
Winter is cold and humid. Most people like to eat mutton to warm themselves up, but mutton is too hot and dry. Today, the old and new gentlemen will introduce a bowl of small cold tofu crucian carp soup, which is convenient to make.
1 material
Fresh crucian carp 1-2 strips, tofu 150g, 3 slices of ginger, shallots, coriander and pepper.
2
working methods
1, crucian carp washed and dried with kitchen paper; Boil a pot of boiling water for later use.
2, the wok is hot, come up, the squid is fried on both sides in the hot pot and cold oil.
3. Pour boiling water into the wok and add ginger slices. After the fire is boiled, turn to low heat and cook for about 15 minutes. The soup gradually turned white and thickened.
4. Add tofu in the last 5 minutes to continue cooking.
5. Add onion, coriander, pepper and salt to taste.
3 efficacy:
Tofu and cabbage can clear the turbid qi in the large intestine, clear the internal heat in the heart and lungs, moisten dryness and produce fluid. Crucian carp stew can invigorate qi and spleen, dispel dampness and reduce swelling, especially suitable for the weak.
In addition, when the slight cold comes, our middle-aged and elderly friends should pay more attention to these aspects.
"Three Preventions" is very important in Xiaohan's daily life.
Chinese medicine believes that the blood in the human body is easy to flow when it is warm, and it is easy to stagnate when it is cold, so it is necessary to keep warm, especially for the elderly.
Cold protection-protect your head
Slight cold is the coldest season of the year, especially pay attention to keep your head warm and remember to wear a hat when you go out. Because the head is the nerve center of the human body, and the head is the intersection of all yang meridians, all yang meridians reach the head.
Anti-drying-oral+external use
In addition to drinking warm boiled water, protein and fat, such as nourishing soup, milk, yogurt and porridge, should be properly supplemented to "lock in" water.
In addition, you can put clean water next to the radiator, or you can put a clean wet cloth on the radiator.
You can also spray clean water in the house with a humidifier or watering can when you feel dry or every 2 hours or so.
Anti-exogenous factors-rubbing your face with your hands
Slight cold is the season with frequent colds. You can rub your face with your hands after washing your face every day to generate heat, which can enhance your ability to keep out the cold.
04 Xiaohan has "four rubs" to keep fit.
Yang is lurking in the slight cold season. Massage in leisure time can promote blood circulation and achieve the dual effects of expelling cold and conditioning the body.
Rubbing feet-warming feet and tonifying kidney
It can not only tonify the kidney and soothe the nerves, but also has a good effect on preventing insomnia.
Rubbing the abdomen-spleen and stomach health care
Doing this for a long time can regulate the spleen and stomach and prevent constipation.
Kneading the waist-tonifying the kidney and strengthening the waist
It can dredge the meridians, strengthen the waist and tonify the kidney, and has a good effect on relieving lumbago, preventing lumbar muscle strain and female dysmenorrhea.
Rub your neck-warm up and drive away the cold.
Dazhui point is located under the most prominent bone at the back of the neck, on the Du meridian line of the human body, at the intersection of Yin and Yang meridians. If you feel cold after going out, you can try rubbing Dazhui point to warm up.
A small habit of cooking is extremely harmful to health, so we must get rid of it for our family!
Five major exercises to avoid getting sick with mild cold.
As the saying goes, "exercise more in winter and get sick less." Proper physical exercise in the sun can strengthen the body and enhance the ability to keep out the cold.
Run and jump in place
In the cold winter, friends who don't want to go out for exercise can choose to skip rope or run and jump in the same place, jumping 2-3 times a day for 10- 15 minutes each time, which can make the whole body get full exercise.
jogging
People who have running habits can still stick to it, but they must keep warm, do enough warm-up exercises, avoid sweating, and put on sweaty clothes in time after the exercise.
go for a walk
Walking in the sun every day, it is best to sweat a little, which is good for your health and can relax your mood.
a kind of traditional Chinese shadowboxing (tai chi chuan)
Practicing Tai Ji Chuan emphasizes "calming the mind and calming the nerves, relaxing the body", and persisting in practicing can achieve the function of restraining yang and storing energy.
Kick kiko
Kicking shuttlecock can effectively train the coordination, flexibility and flexibility of the body, protect the cardiopulmonary function, accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis and delay brain aging.
It should be noted that you must do warm-up exercises before kicking shuttlecock. It is best to choose a flat indoor venue to avoid falling.
06 mild cold diet "six must eat"
walnut
Walnut kernel is also rich in phospholipids and vitamin E, which has the functions of enhancing cell activity, promoting hematopoietic function and stimulating appetite, and is of great benefit to improving health and resisting cold.
mutton
Mutton has the effects of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, warming qi and blood, appetizing and strengthening spleen. Eating mutton in winter can not only keep out the cold, but also nourish the body. Mutton is best stewed and easy to digest.
Chinese chives
Leek, also known as Populus euphratica, is sweet and warm in nature, which can tonify kidney, help yang, warm the middle warmer, stimulate appetite, reduce adverse reactions and remove blood stasis. Leek is suitable for frying and stuffing.
brown sugar water
Brown sugar has the reputation of "oriental chocolate", which has the advantages of "warming and nourishing it, warming and dredging it, and warming and dispersing it", and has the effects of dispelling blood stasis, dispelling cold, warming the stomach, strengthening the spleen and relieving pain.
It should be noted that boiled brown sugar water is more easily absorbed than directly brewed with hot water, and has the effects of tonifying the middle energizer, strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach.
semen sesami nigrum
Black sesame has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, moistening five internal organs, and blackening hair and caring skin. This black food can quickly replenish calories and prevent colds, which is essential in winter.
Ripe pear
This is because pears have the functions of moistening lung, clearing heat, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production. For patients with hot cough, ripe pears can also increase the effect of relieving cough.
Here is a simple diet for your reference: take 1 pear, dig a hole in the pear, remove the core, put some honey, put it in a big bowl and steam it in water. Take 1 2 times a day.
Kidney qi is most easily consumed when it is slightly cold.
These are the only things that need to be adhered to.
In addition, when everything is dying, kidney qi is most easily consumed. Therefore, the slight cold solar terms "re-nourish the kidney".
When the yang of the kidney is injured, it is prone to diseases such as cold pain in the waist and knees, fear of cold, frequent urination at night, impotence, nocturnal emission, etc. Deficiency of kidney yang and kidney yin leads to dry throat, dizziness and tinnitus. It can be seen that if you want to keep out the cold in severe winter, you must first raise kidney yang.
A bowl of kidney porridge: yam and black sesame porridge
Take yam 100g, black sesame 10g, millet or chicken's head rice 30g, peanut or chestnut 10g, medlar 10g, black rice 30g, walnut 10g and ginkgo 10g.
Peel the yam and cut it into small pieces, add a proper amount of water to the pot, then put all the ingredients and sugar (preferably rock sugar) together, boil over high heat and turn to low heat until the porridge is soft and waxy.
It should be noted that some ingredients that are difficult to cook, such as yam, peanuts, chestnut and so on. It is best to soak it overnight in advance.
The role of protecting the kidney: swallowing body fluids
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that body fluid mainly has the function of moistening and nourishing. Swallowing the body fluid secreted by oneself can nourish the "acquired foundation" of the spleen and stomach and protect the "innate foundation" of the kidney.
Specifically, every morning, the lips are slightly closed and the tongue extends to the upper jaw. When the saliva in the mouth increases to a certain amount, swallow it slowly and repeat it for 3-4 times. Long-term persistence will be beneficial.
Kidney-protecting beans: black beans
Black beans are known as "kidney valley", which not only tastes sweet and flat, but also has the effects of tonifying kidney and strengthening body, promoting blood circulation and diuresis, detoxifying and moistening skin, and is especially suitable for people with kidney deficiency.
A fruit for protecting kidney: citrus
Research teams from Royal University of holloway, St George's Medical College, University of London and Kingston University found that grapefruit and other citrus fruits contain an ingredient that can successfully prevent the formation of renal cysts.
Naringin contained in citrus fruits can regulate a biochemical enzyme, which is the cause of polycystic kidney disease, so naringin can block the formation of renal cysts.
A habit of protecting kidney: get enough sleep
Sleep is an important part of kidney care, especially "meridian sleep".
"Meridian Sleep" in Chinese medicine means that every day at noon (at night 1 1 in the morning 1) and noon (at noon 1 1) is the time when kidney is most needed.