1, lung qi maintenance method
Neck rubbing method: stand up straight or sit up, raise your head, straighten your neck, and massage your hands down your throat to your chest. Massage your hands alternately for 20 times 1 time, and you can do it for 2~3 times continuously. When massaging, pay attention to the thumb and other four fingers open, the tiger's mouth is facing the throat, and press it down from the chin with proper force. This method can relieve sore throat, cough and phlegm.
Nose rubbing method: After rubbing the outside of the thumb with heat, massage up and down along the sides of the bridge of the nose and the alar for 30 times. Then massage the Xiang Ying points on both sides of the alar, that is, in the nasolabial groove and at the midpoint of the outer edge of the alar, every time 15~20 times. This way 1~2 times a day can enhance the cold resistance of the nose and treat colds and stuffy noses.
Acupoint pressing method: massage Dazhui point first, and rub Dazhui point with both hands in turn, that is, the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. You can rub Dazhui point after getting up early every day, and you can also rub Dazhui point before going out in cold weather, which is convenient and effective to prevent colds.
The second is to press and knead the pith point, which is located in the depression of the lower lip. If you press it with your index finger, you can feel the secretion pouring out of your mouth. If diabetics want to drink water, they should press 10 times or more, and the thirst will disappear without repeated drinking. This secretion can not only prevent autumn dryness, but also contain parotid hormone which can delay aging and make people rosy.
Cold-resistant exercise method: usually wash your face and nose with cold water. Healthy people can also wipe their bodies, wash their feet and even take a bath with cold water. Studies have shown that proper cold water exercise can prevent respiratory diseases such as colds, colds and bronchitis. In addition to cold water exercise, you can also choose some aerobic exercises that help improve cold tolerance, such as mountaineering, cold water bath, swimming in autumn and winter, etc.
Breathing method: In outdoor fresh air, feet should be shoulder-width apart, palms should overlap up and down, palms should be placed 3 cm below navel, eyes should look straight ahead, relax, inhale in the chest, tuck in the abdomen, exhale slowly, relax, inhale and exhale again, and so on for half an hour.
Lung patting method: sit in a chair every night before going to bed, with your upper body upright, your knees naturally separated, your hands on your thighs, your head straight, your eyes slightly closed, your whole body relaxed, and you inhale into your chest. At the same time, you raise your hand and pat your hands from top to bottom on both sides of your chest for about 65,438+00 minutes each time. Finally, you pat Shu Fei (point 65,440 below the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra) on your back with the back of your hand as you breathe.
2, lung maintenance methods
Vaccinate. It is suggested that people over 60 should call pneumonia vaccine. The effective protection rate can reach more than 85% and the protection period is 5 years. In addition, the flu vaccine should be vaccinated once a year, especially for people with poor health, low immune function, diabetes, coronary heart disease and chronic respiratory diseases.
Treat colds in time. Many people have pneumonia because their colds are not treated in time, or they are not treated thoroughly and have insufficient rest. So you must rest after a cold, and you must see a doctor if you have a bad cough and a high fever.
Do more chest expansion exercises. Pay special attention to the exercise of respiratory system and advocate abdominal breathing: stretch your arms, expand your chest as much as possible, and then abdominal breathing can increase your vital capacity, especially for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. Don't stay in a warm place all the time, get some hot and cold stimulation.
The diet is light. Eat less irritating food, especially during respiratory infection, and avoid eating pepper, cumin and mustard, otherwise it will not be conducive to the recovery of inflammation. Eat more foods that nourish yin and moisten the lungs, such as pears, lilies, loquats, lotus seeds and radishes. , can strengthen the spleen and resolve phlegm.
Old people's rooms should be kept clean. Sunny, regular disinfection, often open the window at home. Exercise and play games in fresh air. Don't play chess or cards on the roadside, where the air pollution is the most serious and poses a great threat to the lungs.
Quit smoking. Smoking does great harm to the lungs and destroys the cilia of respiratory epithelium. These cilia are the "scavengers" of the respiratory tract. Once they are destroyed, protection will be much worse.
Laughter can enlarge the lungs. Among many ways to moisten the lungs, "laughter" may be the cheapest and most effective one. Especially for the respiratory system, laughter can dilate the lungs. When people laugh, they will unconsciously take a deep breath, clean the respiratory tract, make breathing unobstructed, expand vital capacity and improve lung function.
This is how to maintain the lungs. People's lungs always have diseases for various reasons. In order to make the lungs healthy, we should pay more attention to maintenance.