Health Guide for Four Seasons

   In the fast-paced and stressful modern life, more and more people are beginning to pursue physical and mental balance and harmony with nature. The wisdom of "health preservation in four seasons" in Chinese traditional Chinese medicine culture for thousands of years is quietly becoming a new guide for modern people to maintain their bodies and regulate their emotions.

It tells us: only by following nature can we be healthy and long-lasting.

Each season has its own main qi and nourishes one organ. Spring belongs to wood and corresponds to the liver; summer belongs to fire and corresponds to the heart; autumn belongs to gold and corresponds to the lungs; winter belongs to water and corresponds to the kidneys. This is not metaphysics, but a journey of wisdom in body management that goes with the flow.

Nourishing the liver in spring: All things revive, regulating emotions is the key

Spring is the season of awakening of life, the earth warms up, and yang energy rises. Chinese medicine believes that the liver belongs to wood and is the main source of venting. It likes to be smooth and avoids depression. If you don't nourish the liver in spring, liver fire will rise, and all kinds of diseases will be easy to occur.

Liver care keywords: soothing liver and relieving depression, regulating mood and nourishing eyes

Common mood swings, irritability, irritability, dry eyes and headaches in spring are all signals of "liver qi discomfort". At this time, we must learn to "regulate the liver with the heart" - a good mood is the best way to nourish the liver.

Food care recommendations: Eat more green vegetables rich in vitamins, such as spinach, leeks, and celery; drink chrysanthemum and cassia seed tea in moderation to clear the liver and improve eyesight.

Lifestyle: Go to bed early and get up early, take appropriate walks, jogs, and Tai Chi. It is especially recommended to go outing in spring to let the heart open with the scenery.

Summer heart care: When the yang is strong, it is important to clear the heart and nourish the spirit

In summer, the yang is the strongest, and the heart fire is also strong. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the heart governs the spirit" and the blood vessels. Mood swings, insomnia, dreaminess, and mouth sores are often manifestations of "excessive heart fire".

Heart care keywords: clear the heart and reduce fire, nourish blood and calm the mind

In the hot summer, people are easily irritable and restless. At this time, the most important thing is to keep the heart quiet. "The heart is calm and cool" is not a common saying.

Recommended diet: Eat more light and easily digestible foods, such as mung bean soup, lotus seed and lily porridge, bitter gourd and scrambled eggs; eat less spicy and greasy food.

Lifestyle: Avoid going out in the hot sun at noon, and take a moderate lunch break; you can try sitting meditation and soaking your feet at night to help calm your mind and fall asleep.

Autumn nourishes the lungs: a season of astringency, focusing on moisturizing and clearing the lungs

Autumn is a dry climate, a period of "dryness evil in season", and the lungs are delicate organs that like moisture and hate dryness. Insufficient lung qi is often manifested as coughing, dry throat, chapped skin, nosebleeds, etc.

Keywords for nourishing the lungs: moisturizing the lungs and preventing dryness, gathering the spirit and nourishing yin

Autumn is the season when all things gradually gather and nourish the inside. At this time, you should reduce emotional fluctuations and avoid excessive sadness, because sadness hurts the lungs.

Recommended diet: Eat more white lung-moistening foods, such as pears, white fungus, lilies, and yam; drink honey water and Sichuan Fritillaria stewed with snow pears appropriately.

Lifestyle: Go to bed early and get up early to nourish the "lung qi"; exercise should not be intense, and gentle exercises such as Ba Duan Jin, slow walking, and yoga are recommended.

Winter nourishment of the kidney: a season of closure and storage, strengthening the roots and nourishing the vitality

Winter is cold and is the season of "collection" in nature. Chinese medicine believes that "the kidney stores essence" and is the root of life. Kidney deficiency will cause all kinds of diseases, while strong kidneys will make people energetic and slow down aging.

Keywords for kidney nourishment: warm and nourishing essence, protecting yang and nourishing bones

Winter days are short and nights are long, which is the best time to nourish essence and accumulate strength. In this season, we should pay special attention to "hiding", especially avoid excessive fatigue, staying up late, frequent sexual intercourse and other behaviors that consume essence.

Food recommendations: warm and nourishing, such as black sesame, walnuts, yam, wolfberry, and mutton soup; moderate kidney-tonifying Chinese medicine such as cooked rehmannia and eucommia can be consumed under the guidance of Chinese medicine.

Lifestyle: ensure adequate sleep, go to bed early and get up late; pay attention to keeping the lower body warm, the feet are the root of the kidney, and the cold starts from the feet, so you should soak your feet frequently and wear more socks.

Health preservation is not following the trend, but returning to the rhythm of nature

Some people ask, is it necessary to maintain health in all seasons? Of course it is. The fast pace of the city has made us accustomed to going against the will of nature - night is like day, short sleeves in winter, and ice drinks in summer. All of this seems free, but in fact it is overdrawing the body.

Health preservation in all seasons is not a profound health preservation technique, but an art of letting the body "match" with nature again.

In spring, we learn to let go of pressure, regulate emotions, and let the liver qi flow smoothly;

In summer, we know how to slow down and keep a cool state of mind;

When autumn comes, we begin to calm down, learn to nourish and converge;

When winter comes, we no longer rush forward, but rest, store essence, and prepare energy.

This is not deliberate health preservation, but a high-level wisdom of life.

In the end: The body understands the language of the seasons, do you understand it?

Health preservation has never been the patent of the elderly, but a responsibility that young people should learn. Instead of waiting until the body "protests" and then taking remedies in a panic, it is better to adapt to the four seasons, prevent illness before it happens, slow down life, and make the body more relaxed.

"Four Seasons Health Preservation" is, after all, a life attitude that conforms to nature and respects oneself. Today, start by understanding your own breathing, embrace the rhythm of the four seasons, and let health grow naturally in the cycle of spring, summer, autumn and winter.