How to maintain health in spring?

Spring is the season when all things come back to life. Words such as spring returns to the earth and spring flowers bloom all express the beauty and vitality of spring. Health preservation in spring refers to strengthening the physical fitness through many means in spring, so as to achieve the effect of prolonging life. The word "health preservation" refers to conditioning, nourishing life, and growth, which together means maintaining life. How to maintain health and vitality in spring?

Follow the principle of nourishing yang and preventing wind. In spring, the body's Yang energy follows nature and radiates upward and outward, so you must take care to protect the Yang energy in your body and avoid any situation that might damage it. Spiritual health care refers to the purpose of maintaining the body, reducing diseases, improving health and prolonging life by soothing the mind, regulating emotions and adjusting life. The five elements of spring are wood, and among the five internal organs of the human body, the liver is also of wood, so the spring air flows through the liver. In spring, the liver qi is vigorous and rising, and people are full of energy. However, if the liver qi rises too much or is stagnant, it can easily damage the liver, causing cold diseases in the summer. Therefore, it is time to adapt to the changes in the weather, make corresponding adjustments to your daily diet, living habits and mental health, and strengthen liver care by "preventing illness before it occurs and preventing complications after illness occurs." If we build and manage the liver, the detoxification factory, well, people will not get sick. Here we especially recommend three important liver meridian medicines on the feet: Dadun, Xingjian and Taichong.

Dadun Point

It is the first acupoint of the Liver Meridian, which is located next to the toenail on the inner side of the big toe. "Dun" means thick, and "dadun" means especially thick. Dadun Point is also a well point, and “well” means source. There is a "Dadun" point at the edge of the big toe nail, closest to the second toe.

The "Dadun Point" can be massaged or moxibustioned, which can clear the liver and improve eyesight, making you clear-headed and refreshed.

Xingjian acupoint

The "Xingjian Point" is located between the big toe and the second toe. It is a fire point. The liver belongs to wood, and wood produces fire. If your liver fire is too strong, you can drain your heart fire. The "Xingjian Point" is an acupuncture point for relieving heart fire. In spring, the liver fire is strong and can cause symptoms such as toothache, swollen cheeks, oral ulcers, nosebleeds, and blisters on the tip of the tongue. This indicates that the fire has entered the heart meridian from the liver meridian. By rubbing the "Xingjian Point" more, you can disperse the heart fire from here.

Spring diet should be selected according to personal constitution. It is not recommended for generally healthy people to take large amounts of supplements. People who are particularly weak can eat tonic foods such as sea cucumbers and cordyceps in moderation. For healthy people, it is important to eat a light diet in spring and avoid excessive consumption of dry and spicy foods. At the same time, because the rising Yang energy at this time can easily damage Yin, special attention should be paid to nourishing Yin. You can choose more foods such as lily, yam, lotus seeds, and wolfberry.

Health care in spring is the best time to restore your body. Because the cold winter limits people's physical exercise, the body's temperature regulation center and internal organs function. Regular exercise can enhance our body's immunity and has many benefits for our body, so friends must exercise more in winter.