What causes fatigue and bad mood during the Spring Equinox?

"Spring Equinox" is the fourth of the 24 solar terms. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it is an important solar term for the balance of yin and yang in the human body. It happens to be the day with equal length of day and night in a year. After the Spring Equinox, the yang energy of spring and summer begins to rise, and the weather gradually warms up. The focus of health preservation is on "nourishing yang energy and relieving liver qi".

Relieve depression and eliminate depression and anger

In spring, because the weather changes are still very unstable, some hormones that control emotions in people's brains will fluctuate, so the mood fluctuates greatly, and even sleep-related problems will occur, which can easily cause getting angry and cause the body's endocrine system to lose balance.

In spring, special attention should be paid to a happy mood! Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spring belongs to the liver, "the liver likes to be smooth and hates depression", and dredging non-depressed emotions is helpful for health preservation during the Spring Equinox. It is recommended to relieve stress in time and avoid emotional tension, depression and anger.

Modern people are busy with their lives. This season is also the beginning of a new plan. The balance of body, mind and spirit cannot be ignored. No matter how busy you are, you should add a relaxing schedule that suits you. Exercise, meditation, reading or travel are all good choices. Proper breathing can not only make the rhythm of life smoother, but also have great benefits for the conditioning of liver qi.

Sleep at night and get up early, rest more to prevent fatigue

In addition, it is advisable to "sleep at night and get up early" because spring has "ascending" qi, and you need to seize the time to let your body rest more. Although you don't need to go to bed early like in winter, you can't go to bed later than 11 o'clock, because 11 o'clock is the most vigorous period of qi and blood circulation in the liver and gallbladder meridians, and it is also the best time for the liver to store yin blood, so as to nourish the liver.

After getting up in the morning, you can do some stretching exercises to make your body and emotions comfortable with the ascending qi of spring. The ancients believed that the best time to get up early was 3 to 5 o'clock, but in line with the pace of modern life, it can be adjusted to 5 to 7 o'clock, and then have breakfast at 7 to 9, and you can start a day full of energy!

Green enters the liver, eat more to relieve depression

"Green enters the liver", green can increase liver qi circulation, help eliminate fatigue, relieve depression, and prevent liver-related diseases; such food also has the function of protecting the optic nerve and improving eyesight. Eating green fruits and vegetables during the spring equinox is good for health.

Green foods such as bok choy, broccoli, edamame, cabbage, etc. can be added with some spicy vegetables in time to help the body's yang energy rise, such as ginger, green onions, onions, leeks, etc., but remember not to eat too hot, spicy, or overly tonic food, such as sesame oil chicken, ginger duck, mutton pot, etc.

Adding herbs to tea can enhance the effect of soothing the liver and relieving depression

Spring is the season when everything grows. At this time, flowers are in full bloom. The advantage of medicine and food being of the same origin can be used to enhance the effect of soothing the liver and relieving depression. Mint, mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, wolfberry, rose, etc. can be used. After evaluation by a Chinese medicine practitioner, they can be used for daily drinking.

Soothing the liver and relieving depression tea

* Medicinal materials: 3 qian of patchouli, 3 qian of dried tangerine peel, 1 qian of mint. A small amount of rock sugar can be added for flavoring.

* Method: Pack the three medicinal materials in a medicine bag, put them in a thermos, add 1000cc of warm water, and wait for 3 to 5 minutes before drinking.

* Effect: Remove excess moisture from the body and relieve the tightness and heaviness of the body; relieve stress, ease irritability and other emotions, and can also be drunk if there are symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort.

* Suitable groups: People who sit for a long time, feel heavy, and are under great pressure.

In spring, we nourish the Yang energy and relieve the liver qi, laying a good foundation for a good and healthy body for the whole year, so that we can face each day with more vigor and vitality.