Winter Diet Therapy And Health Care Knowledge Lecture: Caring For The Health Of The Elderly In The Community
A few days ago, our community held an event called "Health Escort·Enjoy Silver Age", during which experts from the hospital were invited to talk about winter health care. On that day, more than 40 neighbors came and filled the activity room. To be honest, at the beginning, I thought it was just a formality, just printing some leaflets, but I didn’t expect the content to be very real. There was not a single false word from beginning to end, and it was all practical information that us elderly people can use.
The key to maintaining health in winter lies in "Tibet" and "Warmth"
Dr. Li pointed out the key points at the beginning of the lecture, and then said that winter is the time when Yang Qi is stored in the body and everything is recuperated. For people, especially those of us who are elderly, the key to health care has two words. One is "hiding", which means restraining one's energy and not messing around. The other is "warm", which requires warmth to nourish Yang and resist the cold. Another analogy is that it is like charging a mobile phone in winter, but you have to store enough power (yang energy) so that you will have strength in the coming spring. As soon as this was said, everyone nodded, feeling very impressive.
Food conditioning: health wisdom from home-cooked ingredients
When it comes to food, Dr. Li does not recommend any expensive products that can nourish the body. What he talks about are all the food ingredients needed for daily household kitchens that can be purchased at the vegetable market. He also said that in order to rely on diet to regulate the body in winter, one should first choose foods that are moderately gentle and peaceful and can supplement the calories needed by the body. For example, mutton has moderate heat, which can be used to supplement and relieve the body's discomfort caused by fatigue and fatigue, and can also remove cold air from the body. It is suitable for the elderly who have a weak body and often feel cold in their hands and feet. In this case, you can stew radish and mutton soup to drink, so that you can fully absorb nutrients and nourish the body without appearing too greasy. There are black foods such as black rice, black beans, and black sesame. According to traditional Chinese medicine, black belongs to the kidneys. Winter is the right time to nourish the kidneys and can be used to cook porridge or make soy milk. He specially reminded that you need to eat less raw and cold foods, such as watermelon and crabs, which are very cold foods. Try not to touch them in winter. You should also control greasy and fried foods, otherwise they will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.
Living and keeping warm: details determine health
Dr. Li said that sleeping in winter is very important. You have to go to bed early and get up late, and only start activities after the sun comes out. This is in line with the health rule called "Winter March, which is called closed storage" in the "Huangdi Neijing". Keeping warm is the key. He focused on the three important parts, namely the neck, waist and feet. There is a Dazhui point on the back of the neck. This part is easily affected by wind and catches cold. Wearing a scarf is indeed very effective. The waist is where the kidneys are located, so you can wear a waist protector. Coldness starts from the feet, so you must wear thick socks and warm shoes. At night, use hot water to soak your feet. You can add some mugwort leaves or ginger to the water, which can promote blood circulation.
Simple massage to relieve joint pain
This was the most lively part of the on-site interaction. Many elderly people have problems that may cause their joints to become more painful than usual, or cause symptoms of soreness and weakness in their waist and legs. Dr. Li taught some simple self-massage techniques at the scene. For example, for the knee joints, you can maintain a sitting posture and massage first. Rub it with your palms until it becomes warm and then cover it on your knees. Rub it fifty times in clockwise and counterclockwise directions until the local area becomes warm. For pain in the shoulder and neck, you can use your fingers to massage the muscles on both sides of the neck to find the areas with signs of pain and then massage them gently. He also taught everyone that Zusanli, an acupoint known as the "longevity point", is located on the outside of the calf. If it is massaged regularly, it can regulate the spleen and stomach and replenish qi. The elderly people followed and learned, and there were a lot of exchanges at the scene such as "Is it a little sour here?" and "Yes, this is it!"
Free testing and personalized consultation
After finishing the course, they, as nurses in the hospital, laid out relevant measuring equipment and carried out free blood sugar and blood pressure measurements for everyone. After completing the measurement, you don't just provide a measurement value and forget about it. As a nurse, you will pick up the measurement results and patiently explain them based on the standard values: "Auntie, the blood pressure you measured this time will appear to be slightly higher. When cooking, you should remember to appropriately reduce the amount of salt, and when the weather is good and suitable for going out, you should increase the length of your walks. " Doctor Li was also not in a leisurely state, and was closely surrounded by elderly people asking various questions. "I always get up to relieve myself at night. How should I solve this problem?" "Can I eat fruit when my blood sugar level is a little high?" He answered every question in great detail, and gave corresponding suggestions one by one based on the specific conditions of different people. For example, for an old man who had poor sleep, he gave the suggestion to listen to soothing music before going to bed. He also advised the old man not to dwell on those disturbing things.
Community warmth and future expectations
Near the end of the activity, community workers gave each elderly person who participated in the activity a parting gift containing warm gloves and a small leaflet of health knowledge. The price of the gift was not high, but such kindness made everyone feel warm in their hearts. Neighbor Dong A My aunt expressed the common sentiments of everyone: "I really hope to hold more lectures and demonstrations like this! The content of the explanations is all what we need, and the lecturers are also quite patient. It is much more practical than searching for messy and random information on the Internet by yourself." The community secretary also emphasized that in the future, we will actively make more contacts with various resources based on the needs of the people, and make health services more considerate and more normalized.
A lecture was held, which was not long, but it gave people a clear idea of how to spend the winter and how to maintain it. It does not tell any profound theories, but only delivers the time-tested health wisdom passed down by our ancestors to the elderly in the most down-to-earth way. Health cannot be obtained through a lecture, but it is like a seed that sows the awareness of scientific maintenance, reminding us to pay attention to the signals sent by the body and take better care of ourselves in the cold season.
