One, living health: daily life should be living, work and rest, so that the rhythm of life with the change of time, space and the four seasons of the climate and adjustments to take advantage of the vitality of the good time, more outdoor activities, more sun, relaxation of the body and mind.
1, add or subtract clothes at the right time. Although the weather is slowly warming up, there are still cold snaps from time to time, and the weather is changing a lot, so be careful to add or subtract clothing. You can't get cold, and you shouldn't get too hot. Can not be too eager to take off the thick clothes, clothing can be under the thick on the thin, especially the feet of the warmth. Spring cover should also continue.
2, get up early. After the equinox, the day becomes longer, in accordance with the laws of nature, to get up early as appropriate, not lazy bed. General 6:00 or so get up on it, this is the time of day equinox, conducive to the development of Yang Qi.
3, comfortable and hygienic room. You can arrange a comfortable and orderly living room, keep indoor health and outdoor health clean, pay attention to regulate the indoor temperature and humidity, often open the window, so that indoor air circulation.
Two, diet: the main principle of diet at this time is to seek balance. Because the liver is strong, the need to replenish the spleen and moisturize the lungs flat.
1, it is advisable to eat more warm and cool food. The general principle is to avoid great heat and cold, and strive to neutralize, such as eating cold food, it is accompanied by warm products, such as seafood with scallions and ginger; such as serving yang products, it is accompanied by nourishing yin and yang balance, such as leeks and scrambled eggs, contraindicated hot and cold food.
2, save acid and sweet. Chinese medicine says that when the liver is strong, the spleen and stomach are weak, more sour food will make the liver too strong and damage the spleen and stomach, should eat less sour food, increase the intake of sweet food (such as jujubes, honey), in order to nourish the spleen and stomach. Eat less food that is too sweet, too spicy, and greasy, and eat more light, fresh, and easy-to-digest food, such as porridge.
3, eat more seasonal food. To eat more nature in the spring to give us food, that taste and the same as spring - light and sweet. Such as spinach, bamboo shoots, parsnips, bean sprouts, garlic shoots, bean sprouts, leeks and so on. If you have the opportunity, you can go to the field to dig wild vegetables, can relax and eat seasonal vegetables, two birds with one stone. The human body needs to consume sufficient vitamins and minerals to maintain the balance of various elements. Newborn seasonal vegetables and fruits can provide more vitamins, minerals and other nutrients for the body. In line with the liver and gallbladder qi of the birth, we should also eat some with the nature of the ascension, the flavor of the pungent food, such as green onions, ginger, garlic, to help the winter storage of the essence of dispersal out.
Additionally, you can choose some flower tea to drink according to your own constitution, and there are many flower teas suitable for spring, most of which have the effect of regulating qi, detoxifying the liver, and appetizing the stomach; the fragrance and natural nutrients can promote the regulation of blood qi and yang qi. For example, jasmine, chrysanthemum, acacia flowers.
Three, exercise and health: the spring equinox cold has basically passed, but the cold and warmth is uncertain, coupled with more wind, a variety of diseases are easy to breed, it is easy to cold and runny, high blood pressure, menstrual disorders, allergies, and so on, and even some of the old illnesses will be issued. Therefore, the movement should be increased in order to exercise the body and strengthen the immunity.
1, usually more walking, can also jogging, playing Tai Chi. Soft and soothing movements are appropriate.
2, more outdoor exercise. When the weather is sunny, you can go on field trips, green is into the liver. Seeing more green and exercising more can relieve and nourish the liver. Before and after the spring equinox, clear air rises, the breeze flutters, it is the best season to fly kites, can clear internal heat, nourish liver qi, bright eyes. Because you need to keep your eyes on the kite and keep running, it is a good opportunity for people sitting in the office in the city to relax their eyes and take care of them. But no matter what exercise should not be too strenuous, to the extent of a slight sweat.
3, the traditional health gong method. Recommend a set of guiding techniques. Ming Gao Lian edited "Ya Shang Zhai Zunsheng eight paper" contained Chen Xiyi twenty-four gas guide sitting figure. This set of guide according to the season to practice integrated spit guide, deep with the "unity of man and heaven" theory. Specific practices: daily ugly, c time, reach back, left and right to pull the lead, each six or seven degrees, knocking teeth six six, spit gargling three three. Often do, in addition to the health effects, but also to treat the virtual labor evil, toothache, neck swelling, cold chestnuts, hot swelling, deafness, tinnitus, after the ear shoulder forearms elbow arm outside back pain, gas full, skin shells Ran firm and pain, phlegm itch, and so on.
Smaller then introduce some suitable food for spring equinox health.
1, capers
Eat spring vegetables is the custom of the spring equinox, digging capers, scrambled eggs, you can remove the cat winter hidden down the turbid gas, free from spring sleepiness. Spring calcium preferred vegetables, non-capsicum. Shepherd's purse is rich in nutrients, its vitamin C, carotenoids and a variety of mineral content is high, especially worth mentioning, its calcium content is close to the same quality of milk 3 times.
2, toon
The spring equinox toon, flavorful, fresh and crisp, taste and nutrition are the best. China's folk since ancient times, "eating toon, not infected with miscellaneous diseases," said. Chinese medicine believes that the toon taste bitter, cold, with heat detoxification, stomach and qi effect; it tastes fragrant, can play the role of awakening the spleen, appetizing.
3, bean sprouts
Spring is the season of vitamin B2 deficiency, spring eat more soybean sprouts can effectively prevent and control vitamin B2 deficiency. Frequently eat soybean sprouts have brain, anti-fatigue, anti-cancer effect. Soybeans in the process of sprouting, soybeans make people flatulence in the material is decomposed. Some nutrients are also more easily absorbed by the body.
4, lettuce
Spring is also the high season of various allergic diseases. Research has found that a certain substance in lettuce can resist rhinitis caused by allergies in spring and relieve the pain of allergy patients. Eating lettuce can enhance the secretion of gastric juice and digestive juices, and improve the secretion of bile. Potassium in lettuce is 27 times that of sodium, which is good for promoting urination and maintaining water balance, which is of great benefit to patients with high blood pressure and heart disease.