Lidong’s focus on mental health

Tracing the origins, the ancients' understanding of "establishment" is the same as that of modern people. It is the meaning of establishing and starting. But the word "winter" is not that simple. In the ancient book "Monthly 72nd Settlement," the interpretation of "Winter" is: "Winter and end, everything is also collected," meaning that all fall crops are harvested. After the sun is finished, the collections are put into storage and the animals have been hidden for hibernation. To put it bluntly, Lidong means to begin the winter and collect everything to avoid the cold.

In terms of emotions, Chinese medicine emphasizes that when it comes to winter, emotions need to be quiet and undecided, so that it can be used for admiration and benefit. With the waning of all things in the winter, people often get in touch with emotions and unhappy feelings. The best way to change this kind of bad mood is to participate in recreational activities such as dancing, playing chess, drawing, practicing calligraphy, and enjoying music, so as to eliminate the low mood in winter. Excitement.

In the winter, the body's metabolism is in a relatively slow period. Therefore, winter health care should focus on “hidden.” Tibetan means that people should keep quiet in the winter. Experts suggest that when things do not go well, they must learn to regulate bad emotions. For bad feelings in depressed hearts, they can be vented through appropriate means to maintain peace of mind. At the same time, more sun is needed. Because of the early days of darkness in winter, the short illumination time is also one of the reasons for people's depression. When darkness comes, the melatonin secretion of the human brain's pineal gland is enhanced, which can affect people's emotions, and light can inhibit this. Hormone secretion.

In the lunar calendar, it is customary to use the beginning of winter as the beginning of winter. After entering this season, everything in heaven and earth tends to rest and prepare for the winter. The natural world also shows a decline in yin and yang. Since then, the temperature has dropped and the cold has hit people. The yang gas is hidden, and the yin gas is extremely prosperous, and the yang of the human body is vulnerable to damage. Therefore, care must be taken to protect yang after winter. At the same time, "Lingdong" is also the best time for people to make up for the rest of the year. It is precisely for the second year.

The health of Li Dong should be kept quiet and spiritually open-minded, optimistic, and rationally use the brain and maintain a good attitude. To protect yang, do not over-consume genitals. In daily living, it is necessary to regularize, get up early and get up late to ensure adequate sleep, avoid overwork, and pay attention to warm back is conducive to yang hidden. At the same time, it should also exercise moderately, such as doing exercises and walking. It is necessary to keep good spirits and reduce sexual intercourse.

Pay attention to clothing as you go to bed early

Chinese medicine believes that "the cold is evil, often hurt yang", if the body does not have yang, it will lose the vitality of metabolism. The yang is particularly important for the elderly, so, after the beginning of winter living and nursing should remember the "cultivation" yang.

Experts emphasized that it is necessary to go to bed early and get up late: People should sleep early, and at the same time, it is not easy to get up too early in the morning, especially if the time of the elderly allows it, it is best to wait for the sun to rise and get up again when yang is born to ensure adequate The sleep is conducive to the positivity of yang and the accumulation of genitals. Second, pay attention to clothing: too thick and thin are not good, clothing is too thin too thin, room temperature is too low, easy to catch cold and consume yang; the other hand, clothing is too thick too much, room temperature is too high then the rational opening vent, yang can not Hidden, cold evil is easy to invade.