How can we not be afraid of the cold during the three-nine days?

　　Every winter, especially during the three-nine days, the weather will become cold and windy, almost freezing. After all, the three-nine days are the coldest time of the year. Stomach problems, cold hands and feet, colds... How do people who are afraid of the cold get through it? I believe this is the focus of many people's attention. Next, the editor will summarize some methods that can help you get through the three or nine days safely.

　　The wind in winter is from the north, which is cold in nature and can easily cause stomach pain, acid reflux, flu, cough and runny nose, joint pain, gout attacks and other symptoms. “"Three-nine nourishes a winter, and there will be no pain in the coming year." This is not only for the coming year, but also for the present. What is the focus of health care at this time? What are the requirements for diet, exercise, and supplementation?

　　Sanjiu maintains health and protects the kidneys

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that winter governs the kidneys, and kidney essence is the root of the five internal organs. There is a saying that "if the essence is not stored in winter, the disease will be warm in spring." Therefore, winter is a good time to strengthen the kidneys.

　　While avoiding excessive fatigue, you should also pay attention to abstinence and drinking less alcohol to avoid kidney essence loss caused by excessive drinking and sex.

　　First of all, you can take appropriate dietary supplements. Eat more warm foods to replenish yang, such as beef, rabbit and mutton, etc., which can help enhance cold resistance. But not everyone needs to eat warm and dry food, but should judge according to their own situation.

　　People who are usually afraid of the cold can add some auxiliary ingredients such as onions, garlic, ginger, and peppers when cooking these meats to enhance the warming effect; people who are prone to getting angry are best to add white radish, which can nourish yin and moisturize dryness. In addition, foods such as walnuts, black sesame seeds, and oranges also have warming and tonic effects.

　　Second, get enough sleep and stay up less late to keep your mind full. In your diet, you can eat more foods that nourish the mind and calm the mind, such as jujubes, longan meat, lilies, lotus seeds, millet, etc.

　　Third, the elderly should bask in the sun more at this time, avoid overexertion, sweat less, and avoid strenuous exercise to avoid unnecessary loss of yang energy. At the same time, you should also pay attention to keeping warm, add more clothes, and keep warm to hide the yang energy to avoid the cold.

　　Sanjiu nourishes the winter, focusing on warmth

　　The weather is cold in winter. Not only does it need to replenish the body, but it also needs to focus on "warmth" to help the body store energy.

　　“"Warming tonic" is a type of tonic method in traditional Chinese medicine, which refers to the use of warm substances to nourish the body. Clinically, for debilitating reactions such as weakened gastrointestinal digestive function, loss of appetite, sexual function decline, and body intolerance to cold, warm medicines such as cinnamon, aconite, dried ginger, and deer antler are often added to yin-nourishing medicines. On the one hand, it can offset the coldness of the yin nourishing medicine, on the other hand, it can enhance the body's metabolism, greatly enhancing the therapeutic effect on debilitating diseases.

　　It is not advisable to start taking supplements and drinking medicinal wine as soon as winter comes. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is not a good choice to take supplements as soon as winter comes. On the contrary, it is best to take supplements at the winter solstice to achieve the best effect. Because according to the Chinese lunar calendar, the cold weather begins from the winter solstice. This is the turning point in the year when yin energy is at its peak and yang energy begins to grow. At this time, it is easiest to absorb external nutrients and exert their nourishing effects.

　　The recommended medicinal diet in winter is steamed old duck with cordyceps: remove the feathers and internal organs of the old male duck, rinse it, put it in a pot and bring it to a boil, take it out, split the duck head along the neck, add 5 pieces of cordyceps, tie them with thread, add rice wine, ginger, green onions, salt and an appropriate amount of water, steam for about 2 hours, and the duck is done.

　　This recipe mainly uses Cordyceps sinensis to support kidney yang and replenish essence and blood. It uses old duck as a supplement to nourish yin and replenish deficiency. One is more yang-tonifying, the other is yin-tonifying, and the two are used together to form an authoritative medicinal diet for warming and tonic in winter.

　　On the 39th day, in addition to warming and tonic, you also need to pay attention to doing less exercise with too much activity and more low-intensity exercise with a slight sweat. For people with cold hands and feet, you can soak your feet with pepper water.