How to spend the winter in winter

The cold weather and dry climate in winter bring many adverse effects on people's physiology and psychology. If we don't pay attention to it, it will cause the recurrence of old diseases or induce new diseases, especially some respiratory diseases (such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial asthma, etc. ) it is easy to happen in winter. And because of the low disease resistance in winter, you are prone to colds, flu and other diseases. Once you catch a cold, you will have pneumonia, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. Therefore, many elderly people are afraid of winter, which often adds a lot of psychological burden to the elderly in winter. Actually, winter is not terrible. As long as we pay attention to the characteristics of winter climate, let nature take its course and pay attention to self-care, we can spend the winter safely. In order to survive the winter safely, we should do the following: 1. Pay attention to cold prevention and warmth: the temperature in winter is low, and in order to resist the cold, the regulatory function of the human body is also changing significantly, such as the increase of subcutaneous fat, the contraction of capillaries, the decrease of sweat secretion and the enhancement of tissue metabolism. However, due to the gradual aging and functional decline of the main organs, the elderly have loose skin, reduced subcutaneous fat, low metabolic function, poor adaptability and resistance, and their cold resistance and disease resistance are obviously lower than those of young people. Therefore, when cold wave or strong cold air strikes, the incidence of hypertension and stroke in the elderly increases obviously, and patients with cardiovascular diseases are also prone to angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and heart failure. Cold is also an important cause of colds, bronchitis, coronary heart disease, emphysema and asthma. In addition, when the body is stimulated by cold, it is easy to have chapped hands and feet, frostbite or itchy skin. Therefore, the elderly must always pay attention to cold and warmth, and add clothes and pants in time with the change of weather to avoid catching cold and prevent colds. Second, pay attention to diet conditioning: the daily diet in winter is mainly warm tonic, eat more high-calorie and high-protein foods, arrange three meals a day reasonably, increase nutrition and enhance the ability to keep out the cold. Avoid or eat less cold food, irritating food and some greasy and indigestible food. Third, pay attention to mental health: Clinical practice has repeatedly proved that the occurrence, development and deterioration of many diseases are closely related to people's psychological state. And winter is the season when yin flourishes and yang declines in nature. Therefore, we should avoid the stimulation of negative factors such as depression, anxiety and tension. Always keep an optimistic mood and cheerful spirit, live a scientific and continuous life, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, prevent excessive fatigue, and calm the will and mind. In addition, to ensure adequate sleep. Generally, the elderly should keep 8- 10 hours of sleep and take a nap. Don't get too excited before going to bed. Fourth, improve the living environment: in winter, people close the doors and windows to keep out the cold, and the use of heating facilities makes the indoor air dry and dirty, which is easy to cause respiratory diseases. Therefore, while controlling the indoor temperature, we should pay attention to maintaining indoor cleanliness, air circulation and humidity adjustment. 5. Pay attention to moderate heating: The correct heating method in winter is: the indoor temperature should be kept at 18-25 degrees, and the local heating should not exceed 10 minutes. 6. Appropriate physical exercise: Try to stick to daily exercise in winter, which is of great benefit to strengthening physical fitness, preventing diseases and protecting health. Seventh, bathing should not be too frequent: it is best to wash once every 2-3 days in winter, and the water should not be too hot. You'd better drink a cup of hot water after washing. Eight is to avoid alcohol and tobacco hobbies: close the door in winter, don't scatter cigarettes outside, smoking does great harm to the human body, and if the smoke accumulates for a long time, it will have a greater impact on the human body; Because of the large temperature difference between indoor and outdoor in winter, the body is weak after spraying, and it is easy to make the evil of external cold take the opportunity to enter, and the cold and heat are mixed, which is easy to cause damage to the heart, lungs and brain. Nine is to avoid going out for too long: because winter is the season of respiratory infectious diseases, and the human immune function is low and the disease resistance is poor, it is easy to catch infectious diseases. Ten is early treatment of illness: if you feel a little unwell in winter, such as loss of appetite, fever, cough, chest pain, palpitation, shortness of breath, fatigue, weakness, etc., you should seek medical advice in time to avoid delaying treatment and aggravating the condition.