Today is the beginning of winter, and there is a heavy drizzle in Guangzhou. Yesterday I wore a short-sleeved shirt, but today it's freezing cold. The weather changes quickly during a solar term, and "winter" comes unexpectedly. Have you prepared your clothes to keep warm?

First of all, the editor would like to tell you some of the parts of the body that are most sensitive to cold. Let us do a good job of keeping them warm to keep you warm throughout the winter.

1. Keep your feet warm. The feet are far away from the heart, so blood circulation is easily affected. The subcutaneous fat layer is thin and has poor thermal insulation properties, making them prone to coldness. In winter, you must pay attention to keeping your shoes and socks warm and dry; after every 2 to 3 hours of sitting, you can get up and walk for 10 minutes to promote blood circulation in the feet. In addition, after soaking your feet in hot water before going to bed, massage the soles of your feet with your palms for about 10 minutes, which can also play a role in health care.

2. Warm head. The head is the worst place to freeze. Why? "The head is the meeting point of all Yang". Most of the human body's meridians converge on the head. If the head is not protected, just like a thermos without a lid, the Yang energy in the body is most likely to dissipate. Therefore, it is necessary to wear a suitable hat when going out in winter. In winter, when the temperature is low, you should be careful when choosing a hat, which should focus on keeping warm, such as woolen hats, knitted hats, cotton hats or velvet hats, so as to better protect your ears and head.

3. Warm neck. The neck receives the head, and the lower part connects the trunk of the body. It can be called a very important part of the human body. When the human body's neck catches cold, it may cause local vasoconstriction and rapid blood loss. In severe cases, it may even cause discomfort such as dizziness and insufficient blood supply to the brain. Therefore, you must prepare a warm scarf when going out in winter, which can resist the invasion of wind and cold and prevent colds.

4. Warm knees. Elderly people must take measures to keep their knees warm in winter. In fact, this makes sense. The fat in the knee joint is relatively small, so it is easy to be stimulated by cold. In addition, the blood supply around the knee joint will be reduced in winter, which will reduce the protection and adjustment ability of the body. The cold air can easily invade and induce knee joint inflammation. Feeling of pain.

5. Waist warmth. "The waist is the home of the kidneys." If the waist is stimulated by cold, a person's "innate foundation" will also be implicated. Middle-aged and elderly people can easily irritate nerves after a sudden cold wind, causing waist pain and even relapse of old diseases. In addition to adding clothes in time, you should also pay attention to covering yourself with a quilt when sleeping at night; you can rub your waist and eyes with your hands before going to bed to heat the waist; if necessary, you can choose a belt to enhance warmth.

In addition to choosing clothes that suit you to keep warm, you also need to choose suitable ingredients to nourish your body and provide your body with sufficient energy every day.

1. Root foods rich in fiber. For example, taro, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, potatoes, radish, lotus root, Chinese cabbage, etc. Because these foods are rich in inorganic salts, they can replenish inorganic salts to the human body in time and enhance its ability to resist cold. It is not difficult to understand why Beijingers are "obsessed" with Chinese cabbage and the custom of adding radish, Japanese melon, potatoes, winter melon, green onions and other foods. Firstly, due to geographical location, there are very few varieties of winter vegetables, and secondly, this type of food can keep out the cold.

2. Warming meat. For example, mutton, beef, etc. This type of food is rich in protein and fat, which can replenish qi and activate blood circulation, promote metabolism, and provide sufficient energy, so it can protect against cold.

3. Foods rich in iron. For example, beef, fungus, red dates, red beans, celery, spinach, etc. Eating more iron-rich foods can replenish the blood, accelerate blood circulation, generate enough heat, and thus enhance the resistance to cold

4 , Foods rich in iodine. For example, seaweed, kelp, and shellfish. Iodine is a necessary element for the synthesis of thyroxine, and thyroxine can convert protein and fat into energy. Appropriate intake of some iodine will increase energy conversion, and people will naturally not feel cold. .

5. Spicy food, such as pepper, ginger, etc. This type of food is spicy and stimulating, can stimulate people's appetite, accelerate blood flow, stimulate the intestines and stomach, and speed up the digestion of food. Therefore, eating spicy food appropriately can also resist the cold

7. Eat more vitamin-rich foods .

For example, milk, winter melon, pumpkin, carrots, fresh vegetables, fruits, etc. are rich in vitamins, which can increase the body's cold tolerance, regulate the balance of hormones in the body, etc., making people less afraid of the cold.

Digression - the difference between the Beginning of Winter and the Winter Solstice

Friends who are familiar with the twenty-four solar terms know that it is very important to have two solar terms in winter, one is the Beginning of Winter and the other is the Winter Solstice. . Many friends confuse the winter solstice and the beginning of winter. Generally, the beginning of winter is in November and the winter solstice is in December.

From a time point of view, Beginning of Winter is the first solar term in winter, which is around November 8 every year. After Beginning of Winter, the sunshine time will continue to shorten and the height of the sun at noon will continue to decrease, so China often refers to Beginning of Winter. as the beginning of winter. On the winter solstice, the sun reaches its southernmost point of the year, almost directly hitting the Tropic of Capricorn.

From a climate perspective, our country is vast, spanning dozens of latitudes from north to south, so there is a temperature difference between the north and the south. But after the beginning of winter, the temperature difference between the north and the south widens even more. Many places in the north are already dry, withered, and bitterly cold; while in southern China, there are still green mountains and green waters, the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers, and it is warm and pleasant.

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