What are the 2 things to do well in Lichun?

1. Regulate liver qi;

2. Generate yang energy;
Why does Lichun want to regulate liver qi?

Liver protection in the beginning of spring is the most effective, and it is also a must for health preservation. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is active, happy and depressed, so it is called "rigid and dirty". In addition, the liver belongs to wood in the five elements, which is the yang in the yin, and corresponds to the spring energy in nature.

After a winter of cold weather, people are dressed heavily, and there are heating equipment in the house, and there is a lot of internal fire in the body. At the beginning of spring, people's liver qi also begins to flourish, draining internal fire, discharging turbid qi, and smoothing qi and blood, which is a good time to nourish the liver.

How do you do that?

1. Stretch your waist - protect the liver and prevent aging, and do it often after the beginning of spring!

The easiest way to protect the liver is to stretch your waist, which is a conditioned reflex for the body's self-care, especially liver health.

Because stretching the waist and abdomen requires the muscles of the whole body, coupled with deep breathing, it has the effect of exhaling the old and absorbing the new, invigorating the blood and smoothing the meridians and joints, which can stimulate the liver function and make the liver get "exercise".

Action Essentials:

When stretching, try to inhale as much as possible; When relaxing, the muscles of the whole body relax, and the effect will be better if you exhale as much as possible. It should be noted that the elderly often do this action, which can increase the elasticity of muscles and ligaments and delay aging.

2. Press Taichong acupoint                                 

When we watch TV, we can beat, rub, and stretch the liver meridian; Rub along the liver meridian, if there is a painful point, be sure to beat, rub, and moxibustion until it is no pain. Otherwise, the liver qi will not be smooth. "Taichong acupoint" is the original acupoint of the liver meridian, and it is also the warehouse where the vitality of the liver meridian is stored. Massage or moxibustion for 20 minutes a day can nourish the liver and protect the liver; Before moxibustion, it is best to rub the Taichong acupoint for 3 minutes, and if the feet consciously repeat the grasping action every day, it can also play a role in tonifying the liver.

In addition, to protect the liver in the spring, we should also pay attention to the following two taboos in diet:

1. Avoid acid in the diet after the beginning of spring

After the beginning of spring, the diet should consider the initial birth of yang qi in spring, and it is advisable to eat spicy and sweet products, and it is not suitable to eat the taste of sour harvest. In the relationship between the five internal organs and the five flavors, the sour taste enters the liver, which has the ability to converge, which is not conducive to the growth of yang qi and the excretion of liver qi. Vegetables with sour harvest properties are: tomatoes, mandarins, oranges, oranges, pomelo, apricots, papayas, loquats, hawthorns, olives, lemons, pomegranates, black plums, etc.

2. Avoid spicy food after the beginning of spring

Eat less spicy hot pot, mutton, barbecue, and fried: After the beginning of spring, you should eat less spicy food and fried and barbecued food. Unlike in winter, after the beginning of spring, spicy hot pot should be eaten sparingly, and mutton should also be eaten less, because these foods may lose yang energy and lead to fire.

Why does Lichun raise yang energy?

"The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" "Yang in spring and summer, Yin in autumn and winter", the season when the body's yang energy rises in spring, should conform to the yin and yang qi of heaven and earth, and give appropriate adjustment, so that the yang energy can be declared. At this time, the yang energy of the human body is like a seedling, and the qi and blood have gone out from the internal organs. At this time, the weather is still cold, and the weak person's yang energy will be weak, so it is necessary to use some methods to promote the growth of yang energy.

How?

Because spring is the season when natural yang energy sprouts and rises, at this time, the body's yang energy also conforms to nature, and has the characteristics of upward and outward rising, which is manifested as the gradual expansion of pores, vigorous metabolism, and rapid growth. Combing hair in spring is in line with the requirements of this spring health preservation, and has an important role in promoting stagnation, soothing qi and blood, and reaching yang qi. The famous ancient health monograph "On Health Preservation" says: "In spring and March, comb your hair one or two hundred times a day", "dredge the meridians to generate yang energy, and be energetic all day"! So how do you comb your hair? I highly recommend the "five-finger comb".

Why is the "five-finger comb" highly recommended?

One: Simple can be done anytime, anywhere;

2: The head is the meeting of the yangs, all the yang veins in the body must pass through the meridians in the head, and combing the hair can help the yang energy to go up;

Three: The early spring is warm and cold, and the human body is vulnerable to the invasion of wind evil! "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" said: "Those who are injured by the wind will suffer first." "That is to say, when the wind evil invades the human body, the head is the first to be damaged. If the head suffers from wind chill, it will not only affect the growth of yang energy, but also cause various headaches.

Combing your hair can also "keep out" the wind evil. It is recorded in the "Shengji General Record: Immortal Guide": "If you want to comb more, you will dispel wind, the blood will not stagnation, and the roots of the hair will always be strong." "If you can comb your hair evenly and slowly 100 times a day, making sure to sparse the entire scalp, then it is perfect.

The best time to comb your hair for a regimen: morning, noon and evening

Combing your hair in the morning will make you energetic for the day, brushing your hair at noon will eliminate fatigue at noon, and brushing your hair at night will make you sleep better.

Time to comb your hair:

Comb your hair for 5-10 minutes at a time.

After the beginning of spring, yang energy is generated, and the following two points should be noted:

1. Spring covers the sun, thick at the bottom and thin at the top

As the proverb goes: "Don't cut your clothes in spring, don't wear hats in autumn", which means don't take off your cotton clothes in a hurry in early spring. At the beginning of spring, the yang energy is gradually generated, and the yin and cold are not exhausted, and it is in the transition period when the yin retreats and the yang grows, and the cold goes away from the heat.

At this time, the pores of the human body are also in the process of gradually opening from closing to gradually opening, and the resistance to cold evil has weakened. Therefore, cold protection and warmth are still the focus of spring health. At this time, the clothing advocates "thick at the bottom and thin at the top" to help the rising trend of the spring sun.

2. Go to bed late and wake up early, and be happy every day

The folk proverb: "The rain arrives in spring, get up early and go to bed late", "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" also records: "Spring March, this is called Chen, heaven and earth are born, all things are glorious, lie down at night and get up early, this spring should be, the way of health is also, and the opposite is to hurt the liver ......."

After the beginning of spring, the sunshine will become longer, and the sunshine should also be adapted to the changes in daily life, going to bed later and getting up earlier than in winter, so as to facilitate the growth of yang energy. The body's qi and blood are also like nature, they need to be stretched and flowed, which requires us to overcome the habit of being tired and lazy to sleep, lie down at night and get up early, increase outdoor activities, stretch the body, and unblock the blood veins, so as to help generate qi.

At the turn of winter and spring, due to the warm and cold weather, the flow of qi and blood is rapid and slow, sometimes inward, sometimes outward, and the five organs have to adapt to a process. During this period, people with poor physical fitness and weak adaptability are prone to get sick, so the beginning of spring is a relatively easy stage of the year to get sick, and we must protect the liver and yang!