The Major Cold is the last solar term of the year. The ancients said, "When the cold air reaches its extreme, it called Major Cold." This solar term signifies that the weather has reached its coldest point, marking the arrival of the coldest period of the year.

The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon tells us the secret to longevity: "In ancient times, those who knew the way followed the laws of yin and yang,ized with the art of numbers, had a regular diet and daily routine, did not overexert themselves, and therefore were able to maintain a balance between their and spirit, and live out their natural lifespan, reaching one hundred years before departing." "In the winter months, this is called the time of closure and."

At this time, the positive energy of nature is hidden, and the human body should also conform to the season, pay attention to health preservation to the positive energy and prevent diseases.

Go to the cold to warm ★

Keep warm and prevent the cold

During the Great Cold period, the temperature is extremely low, and cold pathogens are prone to invade. Staying warm and preventing is the top priority during this period, especially for the easily chilled parts such as the head, neck, waist, abdomen, knees, and feet. Traditional Chinese Medicine that cold pathogens can easily damage the body's yang qi, leading to the stagnation of qi and blood, and thus causing diseases such asolds and joint pain. Therefore, it is recommended to add appropriate clothing in time and avoid long-term exposure to cold environments. When going out, wear a hat scarf, gloves, and warm shoes and socks to effectively resist the severe cold and protect the body's yang qi. You can also take a foot bath hot water regularly.

Foot Bath Recipe ↓↓

▶ For preventing and treating colds

Crush 5 green onions (with roots washed and 10 slices of ginger (the size of a one-yuan coin) together, add an appropriate amount of clear water, and simmer over high heat boiling. Let it cool to a suitable temperature and soak your feet while it's still hot, twice a day.

▶ Yang-Warming Foot Bath

Use15 grams each of cassia twig, dry ginger, and mugwort leaves, and 10 grams of chili peppers. Each dose of the herbal can be used three times. Soak your feet in hot water while it's still hot, each time for 15 minutes, once a day.

 can take a foot bath when entering winter, which has a good effect of warming the body and preventing colds.

Stay warm all the time

Focus on preventing 4 diseases

During the Great Cold, the temperature is extremely low. For the elderly whose physical functions are declining and their resistance disease is weakening, it is very easy for old diseases to relapse or new diseases to occur, and some even endanger their lives. In the cold winter the elderly should pay attention to keeping warm at all times and focus on preventing four diseases related to the cold:

1.

Preventing colds

Colds are common and frequently occurring diseases in the cold winter season, and the flu has recently entered the high incidence period. Although a cold is a minor ailment it can easily trigger old diseases such as pneumonia, cor pulmonale, asthma, and chronic bronchitis, and even cause heart and lung failure in the. In the cold winter, while the elderly are keeping warm, they should also pay attention to the indoor and outdoor temperature difference not being too large, and improve their through appropriate exercise. Vaccination against the flu is an effective method to prevent it.

2.

Preventing stroke

When the low temperature, the human body's capillaries contract under the cold stimulation, the circulation of blood increases peripheral resistance, the workload of the left ventricle and brain, leading to elevated blood pressure. Moreover, when it is cold, activities decrease, blood flow slows down, and the food taken in winter often contains more fat, of which are the reasons for the high incidence of stroke.

To prevent stroke, it is necessary to treat the primary diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes. Pay attention to a light diet in daily life and control high-fat, high-salt food. The elderly can take some Chinese patent medicines such promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, nourishing the liver and kidney, and nourishing yin and suppressing Yang under the guidance of a doctor.

3.

Preventing heart attack

Heart attack is the most life-threatening disease in the cold winter. When the human body is stimulated by the, the blood vessels contract, the blood viscosity increases, and it is easy to form blood clots, leading to myocardial ischemia and hypox, triggering angina pectoris, and severe cases can lead to myocardial infarction.

It is recommended that the elderly participate in exercise when the temperature is slightly higher every day, control the room temperature at 18℃～21℃ to prevent cold pathogens from invading. They also use thrombolytic, lipid-lowering, vasodilating, and anti-myocardial ischemia and hypox drugs under the guidance of a doctor. The diet should be mainly light and hot, optimistic about the world, and maintain a good attitude.

4.

Preventing stomach diseases

When the human body is stimulated by the cold, the stomach and intestines contract spasmodically. Elderly people with stomach are prone to relapse in winter, and common ones include digestive ulcers, and even severe complications such as stomach bleeding and perforation. In the cold winter the elderly should pay special attention to keeping the stomach warm, choose warm, soft, light, and easily digestible food, eat less and more meals, avoid raw and food, abstain from smoking and alcohol, and reduce the chance of stomach diseases.

Food with a mix of meat and vegetables;

Warming tonic without getting too hot.

The Major Cold is a turning point from winter to spring, when the diet should be both warming and nourishing, and prepare the for the growth of spring. Eating more warm and hot food in daily life can help resist the cold and preserve vital energy. Pork and beef have the functions ofishing the spleen and stomach and warming the kidney to replenish vital energy. Fish such as carp and eel are beneficial to nourish the liver, enrich blood, and warm the spleen and stomach.

In winter, people often eat food with high calories or tonic properties to resist the cold, which may overdo it. They should eat more vegetables to reduce the burden on the spleen and stomach caused by high-protein food and also wrap up the tail of theifying food in winter and transit to the light diet in spring.

Radish is known as "the little manroot". Raw radish has a pent taste and a cold nature, while cooked radish has a sweet taste and a slightly cool nature. When there are more rich meat dishes in the cold winter, bowl of soup made of radish, cabbage, and Chinese parsley can eliminate the excessive oiliness in the body. When eating hotpot, adding more foods such as cabbage and tofu can help resolve the dry and hot qi of hotpot.

In addition, the intake of by-products such asjube, lily, lotus seed, beans, peanuts, pine nuts, and fruits can be increased. These foods have a mild nature and taste, and intake can also prepare the body for the growth of spring.