Traditional health preserving methods in different countries.
1. Thailand: Traditional health care and plant massage.
Many countries attach importance to the therapeutic effect of massage. The massage technique, Thailand, is famous for its outstanding daily health care effect. One of the reasons lies in the special effects brought by the plants used in its operation. With the help of a short boxwood branch, Thai masseurs can better exert appropriate pressure on the reflection area of customers' feet. It doesn't matter if you can't find boxwood branches. As long as you follow the following simple principles, you can enjoy a good massage effect. First of all, build trust between the massager and the massaged person: let the massaged person sit comfortably and gently scrub her feet with water soaked in seaweed, sea salt or lemon essential oil. After a few minutes, gently dry her feet and rest on a soft cushion. Then you can do a relaxing massage on your dry feet. For people with venous problems, camphor essential oil can be applied to the skin of feet before massage. Massage should be carried out alternately on the instep, side and sole, with pressing and rubbing, and finally with gentle movements. In addition, if you want to feel refreshed when you get up in the morning, you might as well "walk" barefoot on a blanket covered with smooth gravel for 5 minutes.
2. China: Traditional health-care medicated diet soup
Gourmets in China have always been good at skillfully matching meat, vegetables and Chinese herbal medicines, and cooking a pot of soup to keep fit. It not only satisfies the appetite, but also nourishes the spirit, so it is called "food tonic". At present, the most widely cited Chinese herbal medicines for soup making in Europe are Angelica sinensis, Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus and Atractylodes macrocephala. The roots of these Chinese herbal medicines are stewed with vegetables, chicken or pork, which has the functions of enhancing digestive function, strengthening bones and muscles and improving deep nutritional status in the body. The general usage is to combine the first two or three herbs, or choose the last three to combine. However, it should be noted that the dosage of Chinese herbal medicine should not exceed15g each time.
3. Japan: Burning incense for traditional health care
Japanese burn incense in traditional religious ceremonies. But what they do most often is to light incense indoors when welcoming guests. Those fashionable and elegant shops and restaurants always remember to greet customers with elegant fragrance. Moreover, each flower fragrance, woody fragrance or grass fragrance has a clear meaning: cinnamon fragrance represents enthusiasm and welcome, clove fragrance represents freshness, and orange fragrance represents vitality ... People mainly choose the right fragrance according to the mood or needs of the day. But you must pay attention to the quality when choosing a fragrance. When a fragrance makes you feel uncomfortable, you should replace it as soon as possible.
4. India: Massage traditional health care for pregnant women
The founder of a fitness center for pregnant women in Paris, France, said: "Massage plays a very good role in preventing miscarriage throughout pregnancy. It can not only promote blood circulation, help relax, relieve back pain, but also reduce the excessive fat accumulation of pregnant women after childbirth. " The specific massage method is: dip a little sesame oil (preferably a green product) and rub the pregnant woman's chest with the trajectory of "8". Then push from both sides of the chest to the nipple to wake up the energy point and prevent the appearance of stretch marks. Massage the pregnant woman's abdomen in the same way, then the crotch and thighs. Massage clockwise, that is, massage the inner thigh upwards and massage the outer thigh downwards. Finally, massage the lower back by drawing "8" and "0". This is a traditional health care method taken from Indian women during pregnancy.
5. Spain: traditional health care for siesta
In Cervantes' hometown, it is an old habit to have an afternoon rest. Especially in the hot summer, the government will stipulate a unified nap time throughout the country. In China, only some enterprises and institutions will arrange lunch breaks for employees. If you don't have this luck, try to take a "mini nap", because it is much more effective than drinking coffee, and it will greatly promote your color, attention, memory and creativity for the next half day.
Leave the crowded place and sit in a chair in a comfortable position, with your feet flat on the ground and your hands on your thighs. Take a deep breath in the abdomen. Empty your brain and try to relax the muscles of your face, neck, shoulders and back ... The purpose of this is not to see Duke Zhou, but to leave the noisy space outside for 5 minutes to 10 minutes, giving you a refreshing new realm. Massage, siesta and herbs: the alchemist's three magic weapons of "static braking" are used to relax after tension.
6. South America: Traditional health care of chocolate
This magical continent produces high-quality cocoa beans that are rare in the world, and can extract chocolate with the strongest fragrance and the most delicate taste. In order to fully enjoy the cardiovascular benefits brought by this food and its magical anti-fatigue and anti-depression effects, we must choose dark chocolate with high cocoa content (50% ~ 70%) and cocoa butter with appropriate sugar (10% ~ 20%) (slightly bitter). Its fragrance should be strong and direct, and its color should be dark (dark brown red is one of the characteristics of high-quality dark chocolate). Its appearance should be smooth, shiny, fragile and free of white stripes. In order to preserve its taste and nutrition, it must be kept away from light and heat sources, and it is best to eat it as soon as possible between 18 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius.
7. Africa: a "hodgepodge" of traditional health care skin care products
In a tribe in Mozambique, Africa, villagers painted their bodies with gray and hard-to-see ingredients. This plant-based paste can prevent their skin from sunburn, strong wind drying and salt erosion every day. And magically, because of the powerful maintenance function of this homemade skin care product, everyone in their tribe maintains extremely delicate skin, which is extremely soft and even wrinkle-free. Arno Reuel, the founder of Alcana Laboratory in Paris, was inspired by this skin care formula in Africa 3,000 years ago, and now he is developing a series of modern beauty products. His first research achievement, Omoye Onguent Magistral, is a modern western version of African ancient prescription, which is mainly aimed at dry skin and new skin scars, and can prevent stretch marks and repair loose skin marks.
8. Britain: "Bach flower" traditional health care
In Oxford, southeast England, homeopathic doctor Edward Bach defined 38 kinds of fragrant flowers in his laboratory to balance people's emotions: cinnamon is used to overcome fear, mustard is used to get rid of despair, gentian is used to overcome timidity, cornflower can reduce sulking, half-day flower can help you get rid of nightmares, etc ... But these flowers are not for smelling, but for drinking or smearing on the skin (spray or essential oil is better). Using these fragrant flowers under the guidance of a doctor can even help you get rid of your long-term bad emotional state.
9. Bhutan: Traditional health care in hot springs
This country, whose population is mainly farmers and herdsmen, is close to Tibet and Nepal. Bhutanese like to bathe their families in hot springs containing sulfide to treat skin diseases, arthritis and otolaryngology diseases. Although we can't easily appreciate the strange water in the Lingshan Mountain and Himalayan foothills of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, we can go to the convalescent hot springs distributed in various provinces in China to experience the magical curative effect of those sulfurized hot springs with constant temperature of 365,438+0 degrees to 465,438+0 degrees. However, it should be noted that you must listen to the guidance of a convalescent or doctor, and it is appropriate to soak in hot springs for half an hour at a time. Natural hot springs can cure arthritis, and "Bach flowers" can help you improve your mood.
10. Nordic countries: traditional walking for health preservation.
In northern Europe in the early 20th century, hiking was originally a summer training program for skiers. However, the sport quickly became popular in Sweden, Finland and Norway. In any season, whether in the forest or in the city, there are a large number of fans enjoying the fun it brings. Deep in the lush Nordic forest, breathing oxygen is a wonderful enjoyment. Moreover, engaging in this sport is very simple: just wear a pair of jogging shoes and hold a pair of ergonomic carbon ski poles (to relieve external impulses and gravity). It can help athletes to increase their vital capacity, correct bad posture and reduce stress. This kind of exercise is especially suitable for patients with heart disease and can effectively prevent osteoporosis.
1 1. Hungary: "Queen Isabel Water" traditional health care
Legend/kloc-At the end of 0/4, Isabel, the old queen of Hungary, was paralyzed and suffered from gout. She invited a hermit who is familiar with pharmacy to brew a "fountain of youth" that can cure chronic diseases and restore youth. As a result, in a short time, rosemary flower juice made the queen realize her dream! This former queen's "panacea" is now widely used to relieve muscle tension and fatigue. Rubbing it on the skin can effectively wake up and purify our bodies. Beauty and fitness centers and slimming clinics often use it to promote blood circulation and consolidate the effect of body shaping.
12. Maghreb: traditional health care of bath and essential oil in Turkey.
In Maghreb and Middle Eastern countries, Hamam is not only a social place, but also a place to purify oneself and maintain health. All the important events in a woman's life are related to it: wedding, childbirth, etc. Humid air at 40℃ to 50℃ in the bathroom can relax people's muscles and nerves, clean the skin, expel toxins from the body and relieve arthritis symptoms. We can also use eucalyptus essential oil, bactericidal essential oil, or other essential oils with calming or strengthening effects in the bathroom. But Turkish bath is not suitable for patients with blood circulation disorder, skin disease or serious heart disease.
13. Greece: traditional health care of fennel hot wine
It is said that this is a prescription for cough and sore throat invented by a homeopathic pharmacist. The main ingredients are fennel, star anise, thyme, hollyhock, honey and a drop of brandy. First put all the herbs in half a liter of slightly boiling hot water, then turn off the fire, cover the pot and stew for 15 minutes. Remove herbs and add honey and brandy to the juice. In order to strengthen the therapeutic effect, you can also make your own massage oil: add a few drops of pine tree essential oil, rosemary essential oil, thyme essential oil and leaf grass essential oil to sweet almond oil. However, it should be noted that the total amount of essential oil should not exceed 10% of the mixed massage oil.