March 11, 2019
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【季節養生】為何春天總是令人懶洋洋？
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調整生活對抗春困
有沒有發現春天特別令你昏昏欲睡？就算睡了很長時間，人還是提不起勁來。中醫理論認為這是因為人受到大自然氣候轉變的影響，廣泛被稱為「春困」。易有春困的人多為脾胃虛弱、陽氣不足。冬天消耗陽氣後，來到春天陽氣升發的季節，陽氣不足以推動氣血，結果出現疲倦、肌膚暗啞、心情鬱悶等症狀。春天天氣潮濕，加上飲食不節制，食無定時，常吃生冷、煎炸油膩等食物，令濕氣停留在體內，影響脾胃功能，特別容易令人有昏昏沉沉、胸悶、浮腫、大便不爽等狀況。
想對抗春困，重點是升發陽氣及祛濕，不妨多到戶外走走曬太陽，每天飲用米水健脾祛濕，工作時睡意來襲或者頭昏腦脹的時候，就按按四神聰穴，有助醒腦提神。
提神醒腦按四神聰穴
位置：位於頭頂正央位置，百會穴前後左右各旁開一寸處，共4個穴位。
功效：提神醒腦，改善精神不佳、頭暈腦脹等症狀。
按摩方法：用手指揉按左右神聰穴，再揉按前後神聰穴。
對抗春困生活細節：
– 早睡早起，配合大自然的節奏。
– 早上起床後梳頭，頭為諸陽之尊，梳頭有助升發陽氣。
– 適量曬太陽，選擇朝早或傍晚不是烈日當空的時間。
– 多做節奏較慢的運動，散步、健步、慢跑、瑜伽、踏單車、耍太極等，讓身體微微發汗。
– 保持室內空氣流通，開動抽濕機，保持環境乾爽。
Adjust your lifestyle to combat spring fatigue
Do you find yourself extra tired during spring? Even if you have slept for a long time, you cannot seem to find your energy. Chinese medicine theory believes this is due to changes in weather and you experience spring fatigue. People likely to be get spring fatigue usually have asthenic weak spleen and stomach, and insufficient yang qi. Once you have consumed your yang qi in the winter, spring is a time when yang qi increases. If you have insufficient yang qi to move qi and blood, you will experience fatigue, dull skin, depressed mood. It is humid in the spring, coupled with poor dietary habits with frequent consumption of raw/cold and oily food, dampness can retain in the body and affect the functions of your spleen and stomach, leading to fatigue, tight chest, bloating, and difficulty passing stool. To fight spring fatigue, it is important to increase yang qi and dispel dampness, try taking a walk outside under the sun, have rice water daily to strengthen the spleen and stomach. When you feel tired or heavy headed at work, try pressing on your Si Shen Acupoint to give yourself a boost.
Si Shen Acupoint
Location: located at the center top of the head, four points grouped one inch around the bai hui point.
Effects: awaken the mind, improve poor energy, dizziness and feeling of swelling in head
Method: Use your finger to massage the left and right Shen Ting points, then the front and back ones.
Lifestyle adjustments to fight spring fatigue:
– Sleep and wake up early to match nature’s rhythm
– Brush your hair when you wake up in the morning to increase yang qi
– Appropriately sun bath, choose early morning or evening when the sun is not too strong
– Do rhythmically slower exercises like walking, speed walking, slow jog, yoga, stationary biking, and tai chi allow your body to sweat gently
– Keep indoor air flowing, turn on your dehumidifier, and keep the environment dry and crisp
