Rain is the second of China's 24 solar terms. The "rainy season" refers to a gradual increase in precipitation and a gradual warming of the weather, with most areas in the meteorological sense of spring. Therefore, during the rainy season, the focus of health care should be adjusted from tonifying the kidneys in winter to regulating the spleen and stomach. So, how should one regulate the spleen and stomach?
1, nourishing the spleen and stomach should be less sour and more sweet. Normally, drink more health care porridge, such as silver ear and lotus seed porridge, millet pumpkin porridge, yam and lily porridge, etc., can play a good effect of nourishing the stomach and spleen.
2, people should avoid the cold, eat less and more meals, protect the spleen and stomach, more sunshine, more outdoor exercise, mobilize the yang to resist external cold, prevent internal dampness. Because the cold and damp environment of yin and yang is not conducive to the growth of all things, but also suitable for the breeding of viruses and bacteria, the prevention of new crown pneumonia and intestinal diseases is also very important, so the diet and daily life to strengthen the spleen and dampness, enhance immunity, which is the key point of the rainy season health.
3, "dry cold frozen meat, wet and cold to the bone" because the spring surge, the body warm people feel to take off their outerwear, body heat leakage, cold and heat exchange into the bones, easy to injure the bones and joints, triggering disease. At the same time, do not eat too much cold food or drink herbal tea, but rather appropriate to eat some warm sweets to nourish the spleen and stomach to avoid colds.
4, after the rainy season, the humidity gradually increases, and during the rainy season, dampness is easy to invade the body, resulting in symptoms of wetness of the spleen and stomach, such as loss of appetite, dizziness, indigestion, weakness of the limbs, dry mouth, sticky stools and other symptoms. So after the rain, you can choose some ingredients that can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, such as yam, poria, gorgonzola, lotus seed, millet, winter melon, lentils, carp and so on.
5, Chrysanthemum warm the spleen and stomach. People's diet is easy to ignore moderation, on the spleen and stomach and fat and sweet and thick and greasy; spring liver and spleen food there are many, such as yams, oats, jujubes, chestnuts and so on. Chrysanthemum, also known as the "Emperor's Vegetables". Artemisia can warm the spleen and open the stomach, lower blood pressure, nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind; it is suitable for weak spleen and stomach, cough and phlegm, and abdominal pain. Eat too much meat with big fish. Switch to fresh chrysanthemum is not only good for health, but also low calorie, do not have to worry about getting fat.
6, kite flying is the most comfortable sport in spring. When flying a kite, people have to keep running, keep pulling the string and keep controlling. The whole movement naturally moves the joints around the body and promotes blood circulation. After the kite rises, it is a good way to relieve the cervical spine for people who work at the desk for a long time. As the beautiful kite flies in the air, the kite flyer naturally relaxes physically and mentally, and is in a happy mood. These can also play a beneficial role in regulating the spleen and stomach.