Chinese medicine teaches you how to improve minor body troubles in winter

　　Cold hands and feet: dress loosely and often press Yongquan point

　　When winter comes, many people have cold hands and feet. When doing outdoor activities, no matter how thick socks or gloves you wear, you can't keep your hands and feet warm. Affiliated to Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Professor Zhang Yan said that there are two main reasons for cold hands and feet in winter. One is caused by yang deficiency, and the other is qi and blood stasis. If it is the first situation, it is recommended to keep warm at ordinary times, especially the legs and feet. sleep Before walking, be sure to soak your feet. Eat more warm foods on weekdays, such as beef, mutton, chicken, garlic, pepper, ginger, longan, etc., to improve the body's cold resistance. In addition, massaging Yongquan point can relieve the symptoms of cold hands and feet. The Yongquan point is located on the sole of the foot. You can use your thumb to quickly massage it until you feel warm. Massage it 100 times every morning and evening, and then rub each toe 100 times.

　　If it is the second situation, although these people have cold hands and feet, their body trunks are very warm. They just have poor Qi and blood circulation, which causes Yang Qi to be stagnated in the body and cannot reach their hands and feet, causing coldness. Such people should strengthen exercise, especially those who sit or stand for a long time, and do more activities on their hands, feet and waist during work breaks to enhance blood circulation; they should not wear clothes that are too tight, because tight clothes will hinder blood circulation; they should eat more foods that can promote qi, activate blood circulation, soothe the liver and relieve depression, such as hawthorn, roses, kumquats, etc.

　　Dry and sore throat: Humidify the room and drink water before swallowing

　　The climate is dry in winter. After the home is heated, the indoor temperature rises and the air becomes dry. Many people have symptoms of dry throat and sore throat. They clear their throats when they have nothing to do. Lin Yiping, director of the Rheumatology and Immunology Department of the 202nd Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, said that according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the lungs are delicate organs and are located at the highest position, so evil will be injured first. Therefore, in winter, the climate is dry, external dryness invades the lungs, and body fluids are depleted, causing symptoms of dry and painful throat and itchy throat. Therefore, the treatment of these symptoms should start with nourishing lung yin and clearing away dryness evil.

　　Lin Yiping introduced that people should first keep the indoor environment moist, and can use a humidifier to keep the room humid; secondly, Chinese medicine believes that "moisturizing the dry", boiled water is the best choice, and warm water is often used. The way to drink water is to drink water in small sips or swallow. It is best to hold the water in your mouth to fully moisturize your throat, and then swallow it slowly. In addition, it is also a good choice to solve the dryness of the body's "internal environment" through dietary maintenance. You can usually eat the following foods in moderation: such as lily, rock sugar, yam, white fungus, pear, barley, japonica rice, etc. You can also add these foods to cook porridge, which has a good effect on relieving the symptoms of dry and sore throat.

　　Stomach cold and hiccups: Boil dried ginger and lily in water and drink. Avoid eating spicy foods.

　　The temperature drops sharply in winter, which often causes people's stomach discomfort. Some people often feel cold in their stomach when they come back from get off work all day long. Drinking some hot water and burping a few times will make them feel better. But if you don't do these, or if you catch a severe cold, your stomach will start to "get angry" if you eat some food. Lin Yiping said that in life, many people eat uncontrollably and often overeat, which in itself is harmful to the stomach. Coupled with the cold weather in winter, when cold air enters the stomach, the upward flow of gastric qi can easily cause hiccups. To prevent this situation, people should first pay attention to keeping warm from cold and avoid the invasion of wind and cold evils; at the same time, they should pay attention to the choice of diet, which is light and avoid raw, cold, spicy, fried and other irritating or difficult-to-digest foods.

　　In addition, some dietary remedies can also help relieve stomach cold and hiccups. For example, ginger, lily, and red dates. Usually, you can choose to boil 8 grams of dried ginger and 15 grams of lily with water and take it twice a day; or use 15 grams of ginger and 10 jujubes, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar and boil water, which is also very helpful in relieving stomach cold. It should be noted that if people often feel stomach discomfort, stomach cold, burping, and flatulence, they should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time to avoid delaying the condition and making treatment more difficult.