What are the living requirements for observing the six solar terms in winter?

The climate of the six solar terms in winter is cold, so people must keep good habits in their daily life, which conforms to the characteristics of the six solar terms in winter. Specifically, there are the following requirements.

(1) Life needs at the beginning of winter

In traditional ideas, "winter" means "end". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the arrival of this solar term is that the sun hides, the shade blooms, the flowers and trees wither, the insects hide, and all activities tend to stop, so as to hibernate and save energy for the next spring. Don't disturb the yang spirit and destroy the physiological function of yin-yang transformation of human body. Just as "in winter, the world is closed, blood is hidden, and people can't sweat out the yang." Therefore, going to bed early and getting up late, and doing it at sunrise, to ensure adequate sleep, is conducive to hiding yang and yin and essence. Too few clothes are too thin, and the room temperature is too low, which is easy to catch a cold and consume yang. On the other hand, if the clothes are too thick and the room temperature is too high, it will cause diarrhea, the yang will not be hidden, and cold pathogens will easily invade. Chinese medicine believes that "cold is yin evil and often hurts yang". The yang of human body is like the sun in the sky, which gives light and warmth to nature. Without her, nothing can survive. Similarly, if there is no yang in the human body, it will lose the vitality of metabolism. So, remember to "raise Tibet" in beginning of winter's daily aftercare.

(2) Requirements of daily life in light snow season

In the light snow season, the sky is cloudy, the cold is not deep, and the snow is not big, so it is named light snow. At this time, the first snow will appear in the area north of the Yellow River. Although the snowfall is limited, it still adds some humidity to the dry winter. Air humidity can improve respiratory diseases. However, there will be cooling weather after snow, so it is necessary to keep warm and prevent colds.

(3) Requirements of daily life in heavy snow season

After the heavy snow season, the weather is getting colder and colder, the cold wind is rustling and the snow is fluttering. In northern China, the temperature and snowfall have dropped sharply, and there will be snowstorms in Liaoning and Xinjiang. As the saying goes, "Wheat is covered with three quilts in winter, and steamed bread sleeps in the coming year", and "Xue Rui indicates a bumper year". The snow scene is beautiful, and the mountain dances like a snake, just like wax. Snow can make the city air fresh and moist, and also protect crops. However, what heavy snow brings to people is not all romantic and poetic. Snow is not only full of joy, but also exciting, bittersweet and sometimes really annoying, especially bringing a lot of trouble to citizens' travel and life.

As the saying goes, "It's warm after the wind and cold after the snow". With the heavy snow, the temperature drops, and falls, frostbite, colds and traffic accidents become the main factors affecting health in snowy days. The temperature changes greatly in snowy days, which is easy to induce respiratory diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In snowy days, most of the falls of the elderly are wrist and femur fractures, while those of young people are mostly soft tissue contusions. From the perspective of prevention, the elderly should reduce outdoor activities, and it is best to have others to help them go to the streets. When pedestrians travel, try to slow down the speed of cycling or walking to avoid slipping. Therefore, it is not advisable to wear thick clothes to sleep in cold winter.

(4) Requirements of daily life in winter solstice season

Winter solstice is the most important solar term in health preservation, mainly because "winter solstice is born by the sun". According to the gossip theory, this time it is a complicated divination of mines. In the hexagrams, the top five are Yin and the bottom one is Yang, which symbolizes the birth of Yang. In ancient China, the winter solstice was designated as the second month, that is, the beginning of a year. Twelve o'clock a day, the child is also the time when the human body is born.

Ancient health care attached great importance to the birth of Yang. People think that when Yang is born, it should be carefully protected and nursed back to health, just like farmers' seedling raising and women's pregnancy, so as to make it grow sturdily. Because only when the yang in the human body is sufficient will the purpose of getting rid of diseases and prolonging life be achieved. Therefore, Zi Shi and Zi Yue play an important role in health preservation.

In the winter solstice season, it is necessary to avoid cold and warm it. Wear a close-fitting, soft cotton sweater. Hands and feet are easy to freeze, especially to keep warm.

(5) Requirements of daily life in slight cold season

The slight cold season is the coldest time of the year. In this solar term, it is necessary to prevent cold radiation from harming the body. At this time, wooden boards or foamed plastics can be placed in front of the wall to block and reduce negative radiation, thus protecting the body from negative radiation.

(6) Life requirements in severe cold season

It's cold in the cold season. Due to the strong cold air force in the north, dry air and less rain and snow, most parts of China show a continuous "sunny and cold" trend. People with a history of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should pay special attention to keep warm in this solar term and go out less in the morning and evening to avoid catching a cold. Get up as late as possible in the morning, and you can go outdoors for about an hour at noon or afternoon. Be sure to wear a coat when you go out, preferably a mask, hat and scarf.

This solar term is usually sunny. Therefore, we should pay attention to using sunlight to keep healthy.

Cold in winter can easily make people suffer from respiratory diseases such as colds and coughs. In addition to the cold weather, the air in this solar term is relatively dry, and the average relative humidity during the day is generally lower than 50%. In addition to indoor heating, indoor humidity is often only about 30%. This dry climate will aggravate the symptoms of respiratory diseases.

So while keeping warm, we should also pay attention to the surrounding humidity. Open the window more often in the morning and evening for ventilation (because the outdoor humidity is relatively high in the morning and evening). When heating indoors, you should also pay attention to sprinkling some water on the floor or drying some wet towels to increase the air humidity.