Is it cold even if you wear too much? 6 bad habits that cause coldness

　　The cold season tests people's willpower the most. As a joke on the Internet says, “Taking a shower and getting up in winter requires more courage than confessing love! ”However, it is also winter. Some people still have cold hands and feet no matter how much they wear, while some people still feel warm even if they don’t wear much. This is very related to the body’s constitution. If you want to keep out the cold, just wearing more clothes is not enough. You must understand these issues first.

　　1. Where does the coldness in the human body come from?

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the body is composed of Qi, and this Qi "generates heat when it moves, and cold when it is still." Coldness in the body is actually a sign that Qi is stagnant and lacks vitality.

　　People with cold bodies are often more afraid of the cold and have cold hands and feet. If the spleen and stomach are cold, they will not dare to eat cold food and often stomach ache diarrhea ； If the kidneys are cold, in addition to diarrhea, the urine will be long and clear. ； If the liver is cold, Qi may be reversed and cause vomiting or head pain.

　　2. What is the difference between internal cold and external cold?

　　Internal cold: The essence of internal cold is the stasis of Qi. Internal cold is the inability of Qi to move due to physical weakness. It is usually accompanied by symptoms of deficiency, such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and pale complexion.

　　Methods to get rid of: Internal cold needs to be warmed. You can take Fuzi Lizhong Pills to warm the spleen and strengthen the spleen. You can also decoction and take drugs such as dried ginger, Atractylodes, and ginseng that are warming and replenishing qi.

　　External cold: Due to the invasion of external cold air into the body, the internal qi of the body is blocked and runs slowly. This situation generally has two development trends: those with weak constitutions will develop in the direction of cold, while those with strong constitutions will have righteous qi fighting with external cold. During the battle, the movement of qi will accelerate, showing signs of heat. This is what traditional Chinese medicine often calls cold evil "suffering from depression and turning into heat".

　　Methods to dispel external cold: Sweat a little to drive away cold evil. You can take Jingfang Baidu Powder to dispel wind and cold, or decoction ephedra, cassia twig, ginger and other medicines for drinking.

　　3. Some parts of the human body are susceptible to cold and need more protection.

　　Abdomen: The area where the three yin meridians of the foot circulate has weak resistance to cold evil, so sleep You should cover yourself with a quilt to avoid abdominal pain and diarrhea due to cold.

　　Lower limbs: The three yin meridians of the foot circulate from the inside of the lower limbs to the abdomen. Cold evil can travel from the lower limbs along the meridians to the abdomen. Some young people like to walk barefoot all year round, which provides convenience for the invasion of cold evil and should be avoided.

　　Head and back: The parts where the yang meridian circulates have a certain degree of resistance. However, due to the struggle between good and evil here, headaches, fever, etc. are prone to occur. Therefore, we should not take it lightly. You should pay attention to drying your hair before going out, and avoid wind on your head and back when sleeping at night.

　　4. Be careful of the cold air that comes in through “eating”

　　If you don’t understand the cold and hot characteristics of food and accidentally eat something cold, let alone keeping warm, you may even get diarrhea due to the cold.

　　You should be particular about taking supplements in autumn and winter, especially those with a cold constitution. They should not eat too many foods that are cold in nature, otherwise it will easily lead to stomachache.

　　This is because the human body is in a sealed state in winter and needs to nourish yin. However, consuming too much cold food can easily destroy the sealed state of the human body. More calories need to be mobilized to resist the invasion of cold food. Once the cold is not resolved in time and accumulates in the stomach, it can easily lead to abdominal pain.

　　The more common foods that are cold in nature include: mung beans, pears, oranges, tangerines, crabs, snails, clam meat, kelp, seaweed, duck blood, duck eggs (slightly cold in nature), preserved eggs, etc.

　　Although you should not eat too many cold foods in winter, you should not eat too many hot and dry foods. Instead, you should eat more yin-nourishing foods, such as black fungus, lotus root, sesame, etc. People with cold constitution can drink more porridge in winter. If you add some red dates to the japonica rice porridge, the effect will be better.

　　If you accidentally eat too much cold food, you can drive away the cold by combining internal and external methods. “"Inside" means taking brown sugar and ginger water orally. The brown sugar is warm, while the ginger warms the stomach and dispels cold. The two together can warm the stomach and intestines and warm the yang; "outside" means taking heat. blister Feet, it can stimulate acupuncture points and reflex areas on the feet, promote blood circulation, and achieve the effect of dispelling cold. In addition, if you massage the Zusanli acupoint while soaking your feet, the effect will be better.

　　5. These 6 bad habits cause coldness

　　As the saying goes, "Diseases come from cold." Cold is the source of all diseases. There are many small details in life that always "take action" when we don't expect it, planting the roots of coldness in the body. If you get rid of the following bad habits, you can effectively avoid cold.

　　1. Love drinking cold water

　　Greedy eating of cold raw and cold food is equivalent to opening a "big cold store" in the body. If things go on like this, cold evil will set up camp in the body.

　　Warm water should be the main drink all year round. When the weather is cold, cold should be dispelled through diet. Warm foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, peppers, beef, and mutton can dispel cold.

　　The pungent and aromatic components contained in ginger have important functions such as repelling cold, sweating, antivomiting, and detoxification. After the human body is attacked by ice, snow, water, humidity, and cold, drinking a cup of ginger soup can dispel cold evil and promote blood circulation.

　　2. Hot and cold

　　This is the case if you frequently go in and out of air-conditioned rooms and fail to add or remove clothes in time when the weather changes suddenly. Cold air gradually accumulates in the body, which can cause Kidney deficiency , arthritis, acne, spots and other problems.

　　During the change of seasons from autumn to winter, the weather often alternates between hot and cold. The temperature difference between morning and evening is large and the cold is heavy. Many people realize it later and still wear thin clothes, causing the cold to invade.

　　It is recommended to check the weather forecast frequently in autumn and winter, and bring more clothes when going out to facilitate adding or removing. The coat must be worn over the waist and abdomen to help keep the abdomen warm.

　　3. The clothes are not completely dry

　　Semi-dry clothes can bring moisture into the body, posing a hidden danger of rheumatism. Clothes that are not fully dry are also a breeding ground for bacteria.

　　Therefore, after washing clothes, you should try to spin them in a washing machine and dry them in a ventilated place; in the south where the climate is humid, you can use an iron, electric fan, heater, etc. to speed up the evaporation of water.

　　4. The sole is too thin

　　Shoes are in direct contact with the ground. If the soles are too thin, cool air will naturally enter the human body. Therefore, you should choose shoes with a certain thickness and soles made of beef tendon or rubber, and use insoles to provide good cooling effect.

　　For people whose feet tend to sweat easily, it is best to keep a pair of socks with you and put them on when your feet get cold due to sweating. It is best to soak your feet in hot water every night to keep them warm and activate blood circulation.

　　In addition, many beauty lovers female , when the weather gets colder, they still wear single shoes, and some even expose the insteps. Even if the soles are thick enough, the cold air will still invade from the exposed parts. Be sure to choose shoes that cover the insteps and ankles.

　　5. Go to bed barefoot

　　After getting up early, many young people walk barefoot on the floor in a hurry, and some go to the toilet in the middle of the night without wearing slippers. Although they don't feel anything at the time, over time, the cold air on the floor enters the body through the soles of the feet and then travels throughout the body, leading to decreased gastrointestinal function, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc.

　　Therefore, always keep a pair of soft flat slippers in the bedroom, and wear socks when the weather is too cold.

　　6. Do not adapt to the water temperature before swimming

　　Many people like to plunge into the water when swimming. However, even in the hot summer, this can make people cold. If you feel extremely cold when you come out of the water and can't help shivering, it means that cold air has invaded your body.

　　It is recommended that those who like swimming should choose an indoor heated swimming pool without wind.； Drink a cup of ginger tea before and after swimming to strengthen the body's ability to resist the cold. Avoid jumping into the water all at once. Warm up fully before entering the water, pat your chest and back with water, and then slowly enter the water. ； Do not swim vigorously immediately after entering the water. Stand or walk in the water for a while to adapt to the water environment.

　　99 warm reminder from enthusiastic doctors , if women are afraid of the cold, they should pay attention to these living habits, or they should adjust from the inside, improve women's physical condition of being afraid of the cold, and replenish more qi and blood.