What should I take for supplementation in Beginning of Winter?

The Beginning of Winter is one of the twenty-four solar terms. It is the first solar term in winter and means the beginning of winter.

The main principles of Beginning of Winter are nourishing yin, protecting yang, and tonifying the kidneys. It can nourish the body through food and medicine, and the effect is good.

1. Food: Cold weather can easily damage kidney yang. In the beginning of winter, eat kidney-nourishing foods such as sea cucumbers, mutton, and leeks to replenish your body. You should also eat more yang-warming foods to keep out the cold, such as beef, chicken, shrimp, Quail, etc., are rich in protein and fat and produce more calories. In addition, you should eat more foods rich in calcium and iron at the beginning of winter. Calcium-containing foods include milk, kelp, oysters, shrimp, etc. Iron-containing foods include animal blood, pig liver, fungus, red dates, etc.;

2. Drugs: Take nourishing drugs at the beginning of winter to replenish the body. The drugs for nourishing qi include ginseng, dangshen, heterophylla, astragalus, etc. The drugs for nourishing kidney yang include deer antler, morinda, curculigo, etc. The drugs for nourishing kidney yin include wolfberry and tortoise shell gum. etc. Drugs that can replenish kidney essence include Zihe Che, Deer Antler Gum, Cordyceps Sinensis, Yizhi Ren, etc. The specific supplements should be selected flexibly according to the individual’s constitution and under the guidance of a doctor. Do not take supplements blindly. You should also pay attention when taking such drugs. Observe whether there is any inflammation.

Replenishing the body at the beginning of winter is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine health care. Properly replenishing the body can replenish righteousness and improve symptoms of weakness. However, you must flexibly choose relevant foods or medicines according to your own body constitution. Unreasonable tonics will not be effective. Good for your health. In addition to paying attention to eating food or medicine to replenish the body, you should also pay attention to mental, daily life, exercise and other aspects at the beginning of winter. For example, you should be emotionally stable mentally, go to bed early and get up late in daily life, prevent cold and keep warm. At the beginning of winter, you should maintain a certain amount of exercise. Before exercise, you should Warm up properly.