The winter season health knowledge includes diet, living, cold three aspects.
I. Diet
Dietary aspects of the general knowledge of the winter season, it is recommended to eat more animal foods and legumes, such as lamb, soybeans, walnuts, chestnuts, radish, etc. In addition, you can eat appropriate potato vegetables, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc., because they are rich in vitamins, you can also choose mutton, dog meat, chicken and so on.
Two, living
Winter season health knowledge in the living, winter is the season of nature hibernating insects, the human body metabolism is also in a relatively slow period, therefore, winter health should be in line with the laws of nature closed to the convergence of the yin to protect the sun as a fundamental. Winter should follow the principle of "do not disturb the sun", sleep early, get up late, and work at sunrise. Ensure sufficient sleep time, more sunshine, and to maintain vitality. It is recommended that you go to bed no later than 12:00 every day, and it is best to ensure that you get eight hours of sleep.
Three, cold
The winter season health knowledge in the cold, winter temperatures are cold, easy to cause a variety of diseases. Therefore, you need to pay attention to cold prevention measures. First of all, anti-nose cold, every morning or go out before rubbing the nose with cold water, followed by anti-neck cold, high incidence of cervical spondylosis in the fall and winter seasons, the neck is the human body's "fortress", full of blood vessels and important acupuncture points, the need to pay attention to keep warm. Again is to prevent waist cold, waist is the location of the kidneys, in addition, wind cold cold and flu is a common winter disease, and finally is to prevent foot cold are very important.
Traditional customs of winter:
1, eat dumplings: in northern China, people will eat dumplings in winter. Dumplings symbolize reunion and warmth, signifying that the whole family is together through the cold winter.
2, stew: winter season, the weather is cold, people like to stew to warm up. Commonly used ingredients are lamb, chicken, pork bones and so on.
3, ancestor worship: winter is also a day of ancestor worship, people will go to their ancestral tombs or ancestral halls, burn incense and worship ancestors, to express their respect and gratitude to their ancestors.
4, light the fireplace: in some places, people will light the fireplace on the day of winter to dispel the cold and increase the indoor temperature. At the same time, the fireplace also symbolizes the warmth and reunion of the family.
5, drink hot drinks: winter season, people like to drink hot drinks. Common hot drinks are ginger tea, red dates and wolfberry tea.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Winter