1. Regular daily life

In daily life, you should go to bed early and get up late, and wait for the sun to appear before going out for activities. At the same time, you should also wear more clothes, avoid unnecessary outdoor activities, and prevent excessive consumption of Yang Qi.

"Having a regular daily life will nourish your spirit, and not working rashly will nourish your essence." If you can reasonably arrange your daily life and rest during the winter season, you can maintain your spirit, and moderate work and rest can nourish your kidney essence. Try your best to "walk without walking too fast, walk with ears without hearing, look without eyes, sit for too long, and lie without getting tired". Taking a good "midday nap" before and after the winter solstice plays an important role in health care. In addition to ensuring night sleep, you can take a proper nap after lunch, but you must avoid catching cold while sleeping. Secondly, pay attention to wind and cold protection. Thirdly, during the winter solstice, it is advisable to get more sun during the day to facilitate the growth of yang energy.

It is not advisable to engage in high-intensity physical exercise during the winter solstice to avoid damaging Yang Qi. You can choose to perform Tai Chi, Baduanjin and other sports that combine movement and stillness.

2. When you are no longer strong, your spirit will be extinguished

The key to health care is to nourish your mind. To maintain good health, you must first cultivate a kind and generous heart, so that you can feel at ease and worry-free. To maintain health in winter, you should be calm and worry less, keep your mind open and optimistic, do not worry about trivial matters, do not insist on fame and fortune, and worry about gains and losses; avoid long-term "overload operation" to prevent overwork and illness caused by overwork.

3. Strengthen the innate foundation and protect the acquired Qi

Winter makes the climate colder, and the Yang Qi of heaven and earth is hidden, which responds to the human body. Winter is also the best time for the human body to recharge and recharge. time period. At this stage, humans not only pay attention to health preservation in daily life, but also pay attention to winter supplements in diet and medicine.

Medicinal health care should focus on consolidating the innate foundation and protecting the acquired Qi. The so-called "innate foundation" means that the kidney is the innate foundation and the root of life. When kidney qi is abundant, the body's metabolic capacity is strong and people age slowly; the so-called "acquired qi" means that the spleen and stomach are acquired qi and are the source of qi and blood biochemistry. All nutrients required for the body's life activities are supplied by the spleen and stomach. Therefore, the medicinal health regimen in this season should focus on consolidating and protecting the spleen and kidneys. The principles of medication should be followed: more tonic and less diarrhea; the medicine should be gentle and the dosage should be small; pay attention to the spleen and kidneys, taking into account the five internal organs; classify tonic and adjust yin and yang; grasp the seasons and observe the rules; use pills and elixirs more often, and decoctions with less water. medicine; use both medicine and food to make the best use of the situation. Only by using medicine in this way can we remedy the shortcomings, prevent diseases and prolong life.