1, nourishing the kidney first
Cold should be in the kidney. Kidney is the motive force of human life and the "innate foundation" of human body. In winter, the human body's yang is restrained, and the physiological activities of the human body also converge. At this time, the kidney should not only prepare enough energy to maintain the heat expenditure in winter, but also store some energy for the coming year, so it is very important to nourish the kidney at this time. In diet, we should always pay attention to the aftercare of kidney, pay attention to the supplement of calories, eat more animal foods and beans, and supplement vitamins and inorganic salts. Dog meat, mutton, goose, duck, soybean, walnut, chestnut, fungus, sesame, sweet potato and radish are all suitable foods in winter.
2, the winter solstice health care focuses on nourishing the heart.
The focus of winter solstice health care is to nourish the heart. To keep in good health, we should first cultivate a kind and generous heart, and be lenient and worry-free at heart. In winter health care, you should be calm and worry less, keep your spirit open and optimistic, don't worry about trifles, don't force fame and fortune, and suffer from loss; Avoid long-term "overload operation" to prevent overwork and break down from constant overwork.
3. Keep warm when going out on the winter solstice.
Entering the winter solstice solar term, the cooling rate will further increase. The most important health preservation of the winter solstice is to keep warm, and the body is warm, so that the blood will be smooth and many diseases can be avoided. Keeping warm emphasizes the head and feet. As the saying goes, "cold starts from the foot", the foot is farthest from the heart, the blood supply is slow and little, the subcutaneous fat is thin, and the warmth retention is very poor. Once it is cold, it will reflexively cause the capillary contraction of respiratory mucosa, reduce the disease resistance and lead to respiratory tract infection. Therefore, in the cold winter solstice season, the foot warmth should also be strengthened.
4, personal care should be moderate.
In daily life, you should go to bed early and get up late, and wait for the sun to appear before going out for activities. At the same time, we should also wear more clothes to avoid unnecessary outdoor activities and prevent excessive consumption of yang. "Have a regular daily life, nourish your spirit, don't work rashly, and nourish your essence." If you can arrange your daily life and rest reasonably in winter season, you can maintain your spirit, and you can nourish your kidney essence with moderate work and rest. Try to "walk without haste, listen with ears, stare with eyes, sit for a short time, and lie down without fatigue".
How to nourish the kidney on the winter solstice?
1, First of all, it is necessary to find the right time to nourish the kidney in winter. The winter solstice is the boundary of the lunar calendar's winter climate transition. After that, the yin qi began to fade, and winter began to show lively vitality. If you supplement at this time, the utilization rate of nutrients that the human body can ingest will be relatively high, and nutrition can also give full play to its role, which is the best period for people with weak constitution to replenish their kidneys.
2, winter is cold, nourishing the kidney needs to eat more foods that strengthen the yang, warm the kidney and have high calories. Many black foods have the effect of tonifying the kidney, while some meat also has the effect of warming and tonifying the kidney and yang. People with weak constitution can eat and supplement in moderation in winter to achieve the function of nourishing and tonifying.
3, the weather is cold in winter, cold protection can better maintain kidney qi, so in winter, going to bed early and getting up late can keep people's yang, and their body and mind can be properly conditioned. However, we should pay attention to avoid closing doors and windows, and the room temperature should not be too high or too low. If possible, we should exercise outdoors to improve our immunity.
What to eat in winter to nourish the kidney?
Vegetables are rich in vitamins, which are good for human health. Eating kidney-nourishing vegetables in winter can also have the effect of warming yang and tonifying kidney. Onions, leeks, onions and beans are all kidney-nourishing vegetables, which not only contain a lot of vitamins, but also can tonify kidney and strengthen yang, improve energy and have very high nutritional value. And black food, such as auricularia auricula, black sesame, laver, etc., also has the functions of clearing away lung heat, benefiting qi, nourishing kidney and strengthening body.
Winter is suitable for nourishing. Mutton, donkey meat and quail are not only delicious, but also warm and strengthen the body. These meats are rich in protein and rich in nutrition, while the meat contains trace amounts of sex hormones and amino acids, which have the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening waist and knees and improving weakness.
Many people will choose to eat medicinal herbs for tonic in winter. Yam, ginkgo and lotus seeds have the effects of strengthening the spleen, tonifying the lung and benefiting the kidney, which are suitable for people with weak constitution, and the effect of these foods with tonifying the kidney will be more obvious.