In spring, it’s the right time to maintain your health and follow the laws of nature to nourish your liver!

After entering the beginning of spring, spring has officially arrived. Spring is the season when everything revives, and it is also the period when human body functions recover. If you take good care of your health in spring, you will be healthy for the whole year. Spring belongs to wood, which is opposite to the liver. In accordance with the laws of nature, spring should focus on soothing the liver and regulating qi. So, when we enter spring, how should we protect the liver and maintain health from all aspects?

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1. Daily life

1. Continue to cover up in spring

Although we have entered spring, the weather is still cold in early spring. At this time, it is not recommended to take off too much clothes, otherwise it is easy to catch a cold and cause physical discomfort. Especially our neck, waist, abdomen, legs and feet are prone to cold evil entering the body, so we must pay attention to keeping warm.

2. Get enough sun

Spring is the best time for outdoor activities and sunbathing. But be aware that the sun is stronger between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. If you sunbathe during this time, be sure to take precautions.

3. Comb your hair more often

Spring is a good time to stimulate the scalp by combing your hair, dredge the Qi and blood, and help the Yang Qi grow. Comb your hair once in the morning, noon, and evening, each time for about 5 minutes. Moreover, migraines are more common in spring, and using fingertips or a wooden tooth comb to comb your hair and massage your head can also help improve headaches.

4. Sleep late and get up early

In spring, the daylight hours become longer, so you can reduce your sleep and increase your daytime activities, but this does not mean you can stay up late. In spring, you should pay attention to nourishing your liver. Sleeping too long is not conducive to the rise of liver qi, and it is easy to feel sleepy during the day, so try not to sleep in the morning in spring.

5. Increase exercise

Compared to winter, we should increase the time spent exercising in nature in spring. Not only can we breathe more fresh air and relax our mind, but regular exercise can also improve the body's resistance and help the rise of yang energy.

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2. Diet

1. Reduce acid and increase sweetness

In spring, you should eat less acidic food and more sweet food, which is beneficial to nourish the spleen and liver. Generally speaking, sour food has a convergence effect, and eating too much is not conducive to the growth of yang energy.

2. Pay attention to replenishing energy

Many people will lose weight in spring by reducing calorie intake, but spring is still relatively cold, and more energy is still needed to resist the cold. Therefore, for the intake of some high-calorie foods, try to arrange them for breakfast and lunch.

3. Protein is essential

It is easy to feel tired in spring, and consuming protein foods can help refresh the mind and enhance resistance. Therefore, it is recommended to increase the intake of protein-rich foods such as fish, meat, and low-fat dairy products in spring.

4. Don’t forget your vitamins

Supplementing more vitamins in spring can enhance immunity and prevent various bacteria and viruses from invading the body. In terms of diet, the proportion of fruits and vegetables can be appropriately increased, such as tomatoes, carrots, citrus, blueberries and other fresh fruits and vegetables.

5. Avoid over-supplementation

In spring, in order to lay a good foundation for the body and obtain rich and diverse nutritional supplies, we must pay attention to dietary diversification, but avoid excessive tonic, which will suddenly increase the burden on the spleen and stomach.

In addition, the most taboo in spring health preservation is anger or irritability, which can easily affect the liver's function of drainage, thus damaging health. Usually we should pay attention to abstaining from anger and irritability, and keep a good mood, so that the liver qi can flow smoothly and achieve the purpose of spring health preservation.

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