Time flies, and the annual Qingming Festival has arrived again. It has a long history in our country. It is also known as the Ancestor Worship Festival, Outing Festival, etc. It advocates sweeping tombs to worship ancestors and outings. For middle-aged and elderly people, the focus of health care during the Qingming Festival is on disease prevention.
Keep warm:
Professor Wu Weicheng from the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University believes that you should pay attention to keeping warm during the Qingming Festival. There is a folk proverb in our country: "In February, you wear random clothes." This refers to the lunar calendar, that is, around the Qingming Festival, the temperature across the country is hot and cold. If you don't pay attention to adding or removing clothes in time, it is easy to catch cold.
Especially for middle-aged and elderly people with chronic diseases, the temperature difference between morning and evening is still relatively large. If you have the habit of morning exercise, you must add more clothes, otherwise the blood vessels will be stimulated by the cold air, which will easily constrict the blood vessels, and even It increases the incidence of myocardial infarction.
The sun is shining at noon, so there is no need to cover yourself up too tightly, just wear less clothes.
Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits:
In fact, the focus of health care in each solar term lies in diet, especially fresh vegetables and fruits, including spring seasonal foods, shepherd's purse, Artemisia, toon, celery, bitter chrysanthemum, strawberry, sugar cane, loquat, tangerine and so on.
Ensure 200~350g of fruits and 350~500g of vegetables every day, which is very beneficial to increasing yang energy, strengthening immunity, resisting viruses, and alleviating spring sleepiness. However, people with poor gastrointestinal problems need to be vigilant. If you experience diarrhea, bloating, nausea, vomiting and other discomforts every time you eat cold food, avoid drinking cold drinks and eating cold food.
Drink more water:
In spring, the skin is dry and the body loses water easily. The key point at this time is to replenish water according to the needs of the body, which can not only moisturize the skin but also help the body's metabolism. .
However, everyone should note that the best water resources are boiled water, purified water, mineral water, tea, etc. It is not recommended to drink soft drinks such as fruit juices and carbonated drinks, which will only increase the burden of the body's metabolism and have a negative impact on the spleen, stomach, and liver. Not good for your health.
Sitting and standing for long periods of time:
In recent years, more and more people have suffered from lumbar muscle strain. It has gradually become a high-incidence disease among young people from the patent of middle-aged and elderly people. Instead of this static way of maintaining health, it is recommended that everyone pays attention to exercise. In addition, the Qingming Festival is also a festival for outings, so as to fully feel the charm of nature.
Enjoy more sunshine every day, take a walk in the park, have a picnic, and do exercises, which are all good ways to improve the body's immunity, protect your liver, and protect your skin.
Reduce exposure to allergic substances:
Because everyone’s constitution is different, the corresponding allergic substances are also very different. Some people may be allergic to mango, and some people may be allergic to AIDS. Artemisia allergy etc.
The Qingming Festival is also the season when pollen spreads. People with special allergies must take precautions when going out to avoid increasing the chance of attacks and better enjoy the spring-like scenery.