In winter, the natural yang declines and the yin is abundant, and the cold attacks people, which easily damages the yang of the human body. Therefore, keeping in good health in winter should start from gathering yin and protecting yang, and consciously achieve the "eight essentials", which can effectively prevent diseases.

Going to bed early and getting up late in winter, and keeping a long rest time can make people quiet and the latent yang of the human body will not be disturbed, which is the first thing to pay attention to in winter health care.

Keep your back warm. The back is the yang in the yang, and pathogenic factors such as wind and cold can easily cause diseases by invading your back. Old people, children and the infirm should pay attention to keep their backs warm in winter to avoid yang being hurt.

To avoid the cold, keep warm. It's colder in winter. People should wear warm clothes, shoes and socks when they go out.

Be careful to take a bath in winter, and beware of catching a cold, especially for the elderly and people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Insist that washing feet is the foundation of the human body, which is closely related to the head and heart. If you insist on washing your feet with hot water before going to bed in winter, it can not only promote the blood circulation of your feet, but also be of great benefit to eliminating fatigue and improving sleep.

It is necessary to guard against pathological changes. Before the winter solstice, it is the most serious stage of yin cold, and seriously ill patients often get worse. In this regard, preventive measures should be taken, or some nourishing drugs should be taken appropriately to enhance the body's disease resistance.

According to the characteristics of cold weather in winter, the diet should be supplemented. In the morning, you can drink milk, soybean milk, bean porridge, etc. At noon and at night, you should choose mutton, dog meat, fish, eggs and other foods with high calorie and protein, and at the same time, you should eat more foods containing vitamin B2 to prevent dry and chapped skin.

To exercise, you must pay attention to mastering the "degree" in winter exercise, and you can't overdraw your body's energy. People can selectively do some jogging, walking, playing Tai Ji Chuan, practicing sword and other items suitable for winter exercise according to their physical condition, so as to achieve the health care effect of winter exercise.