1) "Yang Qi internally guarded" causes cold hands and feet
Many people have cold hands and feet in winter. Some people think this is a sign of the so-called "deficiency". Emphasize the need to exercise and take supplements. Therefore, many people with cold hands and feet blindly get up early to exercise and take supplements. In fact, this is not in line with the principles of winter health preservation of traditional Chinese medicine.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, winter is the season when yang energy is subdued. It is said that "when yang qi is subdued, it is winter." The hands and feet are the ends of the human body relative to the trunk. Traditional Chinese medicine calls them the "four ends". In winter, "yang energy is kept internally and does not reach the fourth end", so cold hands and feet are prone to occur. Jogging and walking are suitable for exercise in winter.
Winter health care should comply with the laws of nature’s confinement and be based on “collecting yin and protecting yang”. Appropriate nourishment, regulating yang energy, keeping warm, keeping hands and feet clean and dry, and rubbing the center of hands and feet to improve the microcirculation of the end blood vessels of the human body and achieve the effect of warming hands and feet.
Daily maintenance emphasizes going to bed early and getting up late to ensure adequate sleep, which is conducive to the hiding of Yang energy and the accumulation of Yin essence. At the same time, winter exercise should be carried out selectively such as jogging, walking, Tai Chi, etc., and excessive and extreme exercise should not be done. In addition, if you wear too few clothes and the room temperature is too low, you will easily catch a cold and consume Yang Qi; on the contrary, you will easily sweat, the Yang Qi will not be hidden, and cold evil will easily invade. Therefore, keeping warm in winter should be moderate. Do not supplement your diet with random medicines and follow the ancient adage of "nourishing yin in autumn and winter" and "not disturbing yang". "Yinshan Zhengyao" says: "Winter air is cold, and it is advisable to eat millet to treat the coldness with its heat." In other words, you should eat less raw and cold food in winter, but you should not eat hot or dry food.
Therefore, it is necessary to eat targeted meals that nourish yin and latent yang and have higher calories, and at the same time, eat more fresh vegetables to avoid vitamin deficiency. However, it must be noted here that it is winter, the climate conditions in each region are very different, and the methods of supplementation are also different. The winter in the north is cold, so you can take supplements with warm foods, such as beef, sheep, dog meat, etc.; while the climate in the south is milder, you should take supplements with sweet and warm foods, such as chicken, duck, and fish; in places with dry climate, You should eat more sweet and moist foods, such as fruits, vegetables, and rock sugar. In addition, it should vary from person to person, and supplements should not be taken randomly, especially medicinal supplements, which should be guided by a doctor.
(2) It is very common for some people to always feel cold hands and feet in winter. This is mainly because the temperature in nature decreases and Yang Qi is insufficient. The human body's own Yang Qi will also be insufficient, and the body will show symptoms of Yang deficiency. In addition, because of the cold weather, the human body's blood vessel contraction and blood return capacity will be weakened, resulting in poor blood circulation in the hands and feet, especially the fingertips, which is often referred to as "poor nerve ending circulation", causing the hands and feet to always feel cold. This situation generally occurs in women, especially in middle-aged and older women. Mental workers are more likely to have cold hands and feet than manual workers, but it rarely occurs in healthy young men.
Coldness can cause poor blood circulation throughout the body or local areas, or blood circulation disorders in the peripheral limbs, which can lead to cold hands and feet. Frequent and long-term cold hands and feet can be called "cold syndrome". Traditional Chinese medicine theory believes that this is a reaction of Qi deficiency, Qi stagnation, and insufficient Yang Qi. Women are more likely to have cold hands and feet due to physical weakness during special physiological periods such as menstruation, pregnancy and childbirth. If not prevented in time, it will lead to poor mental health, body chills, and in severe cases, varicose veins in the lower limbs.
1. Eat American ginseng. This is a good medicine for replenishing qi. It is gentle in nature, tonifying but not drying. Can be soaked in water alone and drunk.
2． Eat sesame seeds and peanuts. Rich in vitamin E and various nutrients, it can help the absorption of vitamin B and strengthen the nerve's ability to resist cold. Vitamin E also has the effect of dilating blood vessels and can enhance blood circulation in the peripheral limbs.
3． Eat onions, peppers and other foods that can help the body generate heat and promote blood circulation. Other measures:
Use hot water to soak your feet, which can not only warm the body, but also relieve fatigued nerves.
(3) Many people will experience cold hands and feet in autumn and winter. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that being afraid of cold is caused by weak yang energy in the body.
The treatment of cold hands and feet mainly focuses on dredging meridians, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and improving blood circulation and metabolism. If you massage the following three acupuncture points regularly, you will definitely receive satisfactory results.
1. Massage Yongquan point. First, use your right palm to quickly rub the sole of your left foot, and then use your left palm to quickly rub the sole of your right foot until you feel warm. Rub it 100 times every morning and evening, and then rub each toe another 100 times. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that many meridians of the human body converge on the soles of the feet and are closely related to various organs, tissues, and organs throughout the body. In particular, stimulating the Yongquan point is beneficial to nourishing the kidneys, strengthening yang, and strengthening muscles and bones. Regularly rubbing this point will inevitably promote the recovery of cold hands and feet.
2. Massage the Qi Chong point (inner side of thigh root). There is a beating artery below this point. First press and rub the Qi Chong point, then press and rub the artery, then release and press, alternately, until you feel hot air flowing down your legs and feet.
3. Massage and tap the Shenshu point (the waist and eyes on both sides). Beat each with a little force for about 100 times.
According to the view that "moving generates yang", the symptoms of cold hands and feet can be improved by strengthening the exercise of the hands and feet. In addition to the above methods, you can also perform a full range of exercises through walking, jogging, climbing stairs, fitness dancing, etc. If the hands are cold, the activity of the upper limbs should be greater. If the feet are cold, the activity of the lower limbs should be greater.
Food therapy can change the condition of Yang Qi weakness and increase body heat. For example, the commonly used jujube and brown sugar soup (10 jujubes, 5 slices of ginger, appropriate amount of brown sugar, decoction and drink every night) is quite effective in improving the symptoms of cold hands and feet. In addition, eating more mutton, dog meat, etc. can warm the heart and replenish deficiency, whet the appetite and strengthen the spleen, nourish the kidneys and liver, keep out the cold and remove dampness.
(4) Eating more peanuts can relieve cold hands and feet!
In winter, cold hands and feet are a problem that many young women will encounter. The main reason for cold hands and feet is that the function of the autonomic nervous system is not regulated smoothly and the blood vessels become thin. In addition, toes, knees, shoulders, fingers, etc. are all joints that move more. They have less fat, heat is easily lost, and blood vessels