Winter Health Bureau! Many Medical Experts Teach Health Tips In The Xiuzhou District Library
A few days ago, I participated in a special event at the Xiuzhou District Library, which was called "Universiade Road·Delicious Book—Traditional Chinese Medicine Winter Health Bureau". The atmosphere at the scene was extremely lively. Among the many participants, there were uncles and aunts with gray hair, as well as many young people born in the 90s and 00s. They crowded the event area. We all gathered together not for any other reason, but just to hear what Chinese medicine experts would explain about how to maintain a comfortable body without feeling any discomfort during this winter.
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At the beginning of the event, Dr. Zhang Jing from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Xiuzhou District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, who is also the director of the department, poured a basin of "cold water" on everyone. She said with a smile that as soon as winter enters, many people start thinking about eating mutton and drinking ginseng soup, thinking that this is a way to maintain health in winter. However, this is not the case. If not done correctly, it will cause internal heat and produce phlegm. Director Zhang spoke very truthfully. She said that the key to health care is "according to the weather." Winter is mainly characterized by "hiding". The human body's yang energy will converge inward, and the metabolism is relatively slow compared to other seasons. Therefore, the key points when tonic are "warm tonic" and "level tonic", not "big tonic and special tonic". She has already given an example. For example, if people who have a body constitution that is prone to heat and are prone to dry mouth blindly eat too much mutton that has warm and dry properties, it will undoubtedly be like adding grease to the fire. After hearing this, quite a few people nodded silently, as if they were speaking to the depths of the other person's heart.
Among the nine major constitutions, which one are you?
Among the constitution identification methods taught by Director Zhang Jing, I think it is a more pragmatic and useful content. She gave a systematic explanation of the nine constitutions of traditional Chinese medicine, such as peaceful constitution, qi deficiency constitution, yang deficiency constitution, yin deficiency constitution, etc., and each constitution has significant and outstanding characteristics. For example, the most typical manifestations of people with a constitution of yang deficiency are fear of cold, cold hands and feet, soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, and a preference for drinking hot water; on the other hand, people with a constitution of yin deficiency are afraid of heat, and the palms and soles of the feet will become hot, which may lead to dry mouth and poor sleep. Director Zhang taught a simple three-minute self-test method, so that everyone can make a rough judgment in advance based on their daily feelings. This method is simple and easy to implement and does not require any equipment. Many people at the scene were following the instructions and comparing.
Treat the symptoms and pay attention to eating and sleeping
After knowing your own physical condition, the next thing you face is how to regulate it. Director Zhang gave very specific and detailed suggestions on diet, work and rest for several common physical conditions. For those friends with yang deficiency constitution who are afraid of cold as mentioned before, she suggested that they can eat some mutton, leeks, and walnuts in moderation, and usually use moxa leaves to soak their feet. Those with yin deficiency who are afraid of heat can eat more foods that nourish yin and moisturize dryness, such as white fungus, lily, and pears. She also emphasized the importance of sleep in winter, and strongly advocated "go to bed early, get up late, and wait for daylight." That is to say, act according to the rhythm of the sun, go to bed as early as possible after it gets dark, and get up only after the sun rises. This situation is more conducive to protecting the yang energy in the body. These suggestions may sound like ordinary things, but after a few tips from experts, you feel instantly different and you know why you do what you do.
Answer questions on-site and solve practical problems
The interactive phase after the lecture was particularly lively and outstanding. An aunt asked, why do colds recur every time we enter winter? Just after getting better, we get infected again within a few days. Director Zhang explained that this situation is most likely related to the instability of Wei Qi, which means that the body's surface defense ability has been weakened. She suggested that in addition to taking measures to keep warm, you can also massage the two acupoints Zusanli and Yingxiang a lot on weekdays to enhance the body's resistance. In addition, a young man asked a question, how to deal with the situation when the skin becomes dry and flakes in winter? Director Zhang said that in addition to external moisturizing, internal regulation is also very important. There is a saying that the lungs govern the fur. You can eat some almonds and honey to moisturize the lungs and moisturize the skin from the inside out. For every problem, Director Zhang combined with the theory of traditional Chinese medicine to give a more practical solution. There is no mystery at all, and all are tips that can be used immediately.
Not only listening, but also books and free clinics
Next to the event site, an area was specially set up to display traditional Chinese medicine health books. It is filled with ancient classics such as "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" and "Compendium of Materia Medica". At the same time, of course, there are also many popular science books on health and wellness compiled by people today. Here everyone can browse and read without restraint. What's more surprising is that the author of the book "Twenty-Four Solar Terms and Traditional Chinese Medicine", Shao Zhiqun, also donated his own books to the library at the scene, hoping that more people can learn about the wisdom contained in traditional Chinese medicine through reading. The climax of the activity was reached by the free medical clinic at the end, where readers lined up to wait for a pulse check. The person who came here specifically was Ms. Zhu in front of me. She was about 30 years old. She said that her hands and feet had been cold all year round and she slept relatively lightly, so she wanted to have herself checked by a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Ms. Zhu carried out the doctor's "look, hear, ask and understand", and she got a conditioning plan, which covered dietary suggestions and simple acupoint massage. She happily said that coming to the library this time was really worth it.
I experienced an event and felt that I gained a lot from it. It is not like some lofty and unattainable health lectures, but has actually entered into the lives of ordinary people like us. We chose a library with the fragrance of ink as the venue to listen to the health wisdom passed down by our ancestors, and learn a few conditioning methods that we can practice ourselves. By using this combination of "culture + health", we not only increased our knowledge, but also warmed our body and mind. In this winter, know how to take care of yourself in a more scientific and comfortable way.
