The winter solstice, also known as the Winter Festival, the Sub-year-old Festival and the Long Festival, has two connotations of nature and humanity. It is not only an important solar term in the twenty-fourth solar term, but also a traditional folk festival in China. The winter solstice indicates that the height of the sun in the northern hemisphere is the smallest and the daytime is the shortest, but the temperature on the winter solstice is not the lowest (slight cold and severe cold are very cold).
In some coastal areas of southern China, the traditional custom of ancestor worship on the winter solstice is still continued. In some parts of northern China, it is a custom to eat jiaozi on the winter solstice every year, and in most parts of southern China, it is popular to eat glutinous rice balls on the winter solstice (jiaozi is eaten in northern China and glutinous rice balls are indispensable in southern China).
Let's see what we can do and eat in this freezing weather to recuperate our body and mind.
On the winter solstice, on December 22nd, the sun moves to 27 longitude of the Yellow River, which is also the shortest day and the longest night in a day. Usually, there are three waiting periods
and one waiting period for earthworms to knot
At this time, many earthworms intertwine together, form a block, and shrink in the soil for the winter.
Two-stage Mi angle solution
Mi is similar to deer, but different in species. The deer belongs to Yang, while Mi belongs to Yin, which belongs to Shui Ze. The summer solstice is cloudy, so the deer feels the yin and solves the angle; The winter solstice is a sunny day, so mi feels yang and solves the angle.
Three-stage spring movement
The spring buried deep in the ground started to flow due to the sun's yang.
Ancient times attached great importance to the winter solstice, and there was a saying that the winter solstice was as big as a year. It is the shortest day in a year. At this time, "Yin qi is extremely prosperous and declines", and life activities begin to turn from prosperity to decline, from dynamic to static.
For the human body, it needs careful recuperation, reasonable diet and proper exercise to achieve the purpose of getting rid of diseases and prolonging life. Today, I will tell you how to keep healthy by keeping warm and eating during the winter solstice.
The weather is cold, "a pot of tea is a greeting, and a pot of wine is a feast", and the sun's spirit begins to grow, so it is appropriate to help the sun's spirit. Drink more warm teas in this solar term, such as black tea, ripe tea and black tea. Of course, it is better to have tea with relatives and friends in the cold weather. Winter solstice should choose some warm tea, which does not irritate the stomach and looks warm and harmonious at the same time. Generally, I will drink small black tea or cooked tea during this time.
Tea
1. Black tea
Black tea is mild and is the most ideal tea in winter. Black tea is rich in protein and sugar, which can warm the stomach to keep out the cold and enhance the resistance at the same time. Therefore, drinking black tea in winter helps to prevent influenza, one of the most common diseases in winter. Rinsing your mouth with black tea or making tea in winter can effectively prevent influenza and alleviate gastrointestinal problems.
2. Pu 'er cooked tea
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the intestines and stomach have the characteristics of "aversion to cold and warmth", especially in cold winter, and moderate drinking of warm cooked tea can warm the intestines and stomach. You can also add dried tangerine peel to cooked Puri. Dried tangerine peel has the functions of invigorating spleen and stomach, and promoting qi circulation, while cooked Puri can help digestion and relieve boredom, relieve nerves, and blend fruity and aged fragrance. The combination of the two is simply icing on the cake.
It is easy to accumulate fat in winter. Many studies show that the lixivium of Pu 'er tea can accelerate human metabolism and balance and control cholesterol. Moreover, the fermented Pu 'er cooked tea has a variety of beneficial flora, which can form a comprehensive synergistic effect, which can reduce the absorption of oil and sugar in the small intestine and improve the decomposition of waist and abdomen fat by enzymes.
3. Black tea
is mild in nature and less irritating to the body. Moreover, black tea also has a certain effect of keeping out the cold. It belongs to post-fermented tea. After fermentation, a large number of digestive enzymes are produced during fermentation, which has a significant auxiliary treatment effect on gastrointestinal dysfunction and indigestion. After the winter solstice, all places will enter the cold stage, and the chances of suffering from heart disease and hypertension will increase. Therefore, in the cold winter season, patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease should be especially vigilant to guard against attacks.
In addition, in the daily diet structure, remember to make appropriate adjustments to adapt to climate change, which is more in line with health and wellness.
diet
during the winter solstice, the weather will get colder and colder. In order to keep out the cold and keep warm, the following changes should be made in diet:
1. Drink more hot porridge or hot soup
Drinking a bowl of hot soup or porridge at cold temperatures will not only make the body feel warm immediately, but also warm the stomach, wake up the digestive system and stimulate appetite. In particular, miscellaneous grains porridge can also help supplement B vitamins, potassium and other nutrients. And hot soup is best with less oil and less salt.
2. Eat more dark food
Traditional Chinese medicine advocates tonifying the kidney in winter, while black food enters the kidney. From the perspective of modern nutrition, anthocyanins rich in purple-black foods such as black beans, black rice, black sesame seeds, purple cabbage, purple potato and blueberry are strong antioxidants, which can prevent cancer, enhance vascular elasticity, protect eyesight and play a certain role in preventing cardiovascular diseases that occur frequently in seasons.
Warm articles
The winter solstice is an important node of health preservation in the traditional sense. As the saying goes, "If you don't shoot in 1929, you will walk on the ice in 3949." Now it's September 19th, and the temperature has dropped sharply. Pay special attention to preventing diseases and keeping warm, and especially do the following three things.
wearing a hat is not easy to get cold
because the head is exposed outside, it is easy to get cold. Once the head is cold, it is easy to cause a cold. To keep your head warm, it is very important to wear a hat, and it is best to cover your ears. In addition, there are many important acupoints on the head. Massage the scalp frequently to speed up blood circulation and keep the head warm.
clothes should not be too tight
clothes that are too tight and thick will not only restrict physical activity, but also affect blood circulation. Therefore, it is enough to feel warm in winter. Generally speaking, it is advisable for the elderly to wear light and warm clothes, but young people should not wear too thick clothes, and infants should keep warm because of their low temperature regulation ability, but avoid covering them too thick and sweating.
Don't cover your mouth when wearing a scarf
Scarves are mostly made of wool, rabbit hair and blended wool, and the fibers are easy to fall off, and because they are easy to absorb dust, bacteria and germs, and they are not cleaned every day, the fallen fibers, dust and germs can easily enter the body with breathing, causing diseases.
Finally, remember to eat hot jiaozi or sweet glutinous glutinous dumplings on the winter solstice, which is the minimum respect for this winter solstice festival. Give an ancient poem and let your spirit take care of it.
The Winter Solstice
Heshui Zuo
The northwest wind blows a hundred herbs, and
It turns cold several times, and a sun rises.
The time is shortest during the day, but
Jin Mei is in full bloom.