Highlights of this issue
◎ What are the various symptoms of discomfort after taking vacation?
◎ The focus of health care after the Spring Festival is “clearing out”
◎ How to take care of your body from diet, work and rest, and exercise after the holidays
◎ After the holiday, dredging should be intensified
Postganglionic syndrome
In the first week after the holiday, the irregular lifestyle of the holiday is seamlessly connected with the nine-to-five life. As a result, many people suffer from low energy, persistent sleepiness, heavy back, abdominal distension, soreness, constipation, dizziness and palpitations. A series of symptoms of physical and mental discomfort include biological clock disorder, dry eyes, sore throat, internal heat, frequent and unsmooth urination, inability to get up in the morning, inability to sleep at night, and confusion and inability to concentrate.
These are typical symptoms of “post-holiday syndrome”, especially during the Spring Festival. Many people are prone to excessive intake of high-oil, high-fat and high-sugar foods, excessive drinking, sitting for long periods of time, lack of activity, and staying up late during the festival.
As mentioned in an article published by Dianhetang before the Chinese New Year, these behaviors can easily aggravate body congestion and cause many other physical discomforts.
If you want to quickly and completely eliminate the damage caused to the body by overindulgence during the New Year, it is very important to proactively carry out timely and effective intervention. Although these symptoms will resolve on their own within a week or two after the holiday even without intervention, the congestion accumulated in the body during this period will not disappear naturally. The accumulation of congestion will eventually become a huge hidden danger to human health.[1]
Health care guide after the Spring Festival
1、Lifestyle
| Diet |
| The main dietary problems during the festival are high oil, salt and fat, spicy and irritating foods, and overeating. In order to relieve the body’s aggravated stasis, you can pay attention to the following points when it comes to diet:① Increase your intake of fresh fruits and vegetablesIn particular, increasing the intake of dark green leafy vegetables can supplement the dietary fiber and vitamins that are most easily lacking in the diet during the festival, thereby increasing gastrointestinal motility and improving gastrointestinal digestion;② Reduce stimulating dietFor at least two weeks after the festival, it is necessary to completely avoid cold foods, ice drinks, spicy foods, foods high in oil, salt and sugar (such as snacks, desserts, fried foods), and hard foods to avoid irritating the gastrointestinal tract and give the gastrointestinal tract a sufficient During the recuperation period, of course, after two weeks, the intake of such stimulating foods also needs to be controlled as little as possible;③ Light dietIn addition to reducing stimulating diet and increasing fruits and vegetables, when cooking these healthy foods, you also need to pay attention to avoid unhealthy cooking methods, such as pickling, frying, stir-frying, etc. After the holidays, it is best to use steaming and stir-frying as the main cooking methods;④ Supplement high-quality proteinSupplementing eggs, milk, and appropriate amounts of white meat and other high-quality proteins that are easier to digest than red meat can help the body relieve fatigue;⑤ Prohibition of alcoholPeople without special diseases need to abstain from alcohol for 2-4 weeks, because alcohol can cause congestion and aggravate stasis; however, for people with chronic diseases such as prostate disease, urinary system disease, gout, etc., it is best to completely avoid alcohol in daily life;⑥ Drink more waterI believe that many people drink insufficient water during the holidays because their life rhythms are disrupted, and they visit relatives or travel, so they use wine and beverages instead of water. Because water is an essential component of many chemical reactions in the body, lack of water in the body will reduce normal circulation metabolism, increase blood viscosity, and aggravate the formation of stasis. Therefore, within one to two weeks after the festival, the daily water intake can be increased to 2.2~2.5L (people with kidney disease or special diseases should follow the doctor’s advice on water consumption) to help improve circulatory metabolism;⑦ Regular mealsAfter the New Year, you need to pay special attention to “fixing meals at regular intervals”, regular eating times, and deciding on appropriate dietary contents. It is best to only eat about 8 minutes of fullness at each meal, so that the operation of the gastrointestinal tract can return to a regular state. |
| Recommended cleansing dishesStir-fried spring leek and river shrimp, boiled green vegetables, tomato tofu fish fillet, shredded chicken, luffa shrimp, celery and fungus meat slices, soft tofu steamed egg, toon scrambled egg, boiled asparagus, stir-fried spring bamboo shoots with pickled vegetables, etc. |
| Simple Healthy Eating Formulas【Breakfast】A serving of whole grains (sweet potato, corn, oatmeal, whole wheat bread, etc.) + a hard-boiled egg + a cup of soy milk/milk + a small handful of nuts【Lunch】A bowl of staple food + a plate of boiled/fried vegetables + a plate of fried shrimp/chicken/beef with vegetables【Afternoon snack】Low sugar fruit/yoghurt【Dinner】Same as lunch, the portion can be reduced to three-quarters of lunch |
| Work and rest |
| Staying up late during the holidays has disrupted many people’s biological clocks. As a result, many people know that they should go to bed early in order to get up early, but they are extremely awake when lying in bed. They habitually check their mobile phones and cannot fall asleep. As a result, they have a serious lack of sleep time. , you will definitely feel lethargic and unable to concentrate, and stasis will intensify and accumulate as a result. In order to regain lost sleep, you can try the following methods as much as possible:① Full exposure to sunlightReceive at least 30 minutes of sunshine during the day. Sun exposure promotes the synthesis of vitamin D in the body, which is beneficial to calcium absorption. Sufficient calcium can reduce nerve excitability and improve sleep quality;② No strenuous exercise before going to bedAvoid strenuous exercise 2 hours before going to bed. Exercise speeds up the body’s metabolism, heartbeat, and breathing speed, causing the nervous system of the cerebral cortex to be in a short-term state of excitement and making it difficult to fall asleep;③ Eat less/early dinnerEat only 7 minutes of dinner before you are full, and make sure you finish your dinner 4 hours before going to bed. Otherwise, the discomfort of abdominal distension and insufficient blood supply to the brain due to blood being concentrated in the gastrointestinal part during digestion will affect sleep;④ Create a good sleeping environmentKeep the bedroom clean and quiet, avoid the stimulation of strong light, keep the temperature of the bedroom at a suitable temperature, open windows for ventilation during the day to ensure the air quality of the bedroom, put on clean and comfortable quilt covers, use sleep aid aromatherapy, etc., all can make the sleeping environment more comfortable and promote drowsiness;⑤ Don’t look at your phone before going to bedYou should avoid looking at the mobile phone screen at least 1 hour before going to bed. On the one hand, whether it is short videos or mobile games, these stimulating information will excite the autonomic nerves and reduce drowsiness; in addition, the blue light of the mobile phone screen may inhibit the release of melatonin, which will cause drowsiness. Melanin is one of the hormones secreted by the pineal gland in the brain, which can regulate sleep and improve sleep quality. |
| Recommended work and rest timeTry to fall asleep before 22:30Guarantee 7-8 hours of continuous sleepAim for a 20-45 minute lunch break |
| Sports |
| Although the article before the holiday provides some exercise suggestions, I believe that many people fail to practice them due to various subjective and objective factors in the special period, so please do not miss the golden recovery period of two weeks after the holiday.Mainly light exerciseBecause poor lifestyle during the Spring Festival leads to slower metabolism, thicker blood, and reduced cardiopulmonary function, even people who have certain exercise habits should not engage in intense and high-intensity exercise right after the decadent and indulgent week of the Spring Festival. The body is likely to be unable to adapt to the huge rhythm changes, resulting in maladaptive consequences such as dizziness, nausea, tachycardia, and sports injuries. In addition, Dianhetang would like to remind readers that if you have various symptoms of discomfort or have experienced staying up late, it is not recommended to insist on exercising forcefully;② Step by stepPeople who do not have exercise habits need to do what they can whenever they start the habit of exercise. For people who have exercise habits and middle-aged and elderly people, if they stop exercising for a week during the holiday or sit for a week for a long time, they should resume exercise after the holiday. In the early stage, compared with usual times, you need to appropriately reduce the intensity of exercise. If you exercise every day before the holiday, during the post-holiday recovery period, you can first reduce it to a rhythm of one day of exercise and one day of rest, and gradually increase your exercise intensity and frequency. |
| Recommended sportsWalking, brisk walking, jogging, climbing stairs at a constant speed, aerobic dancing, square dancing, aerobics, plank support, abdominal breathing training, shuttlecock kicking, yoga, mountain climbing, etc. |
2、Post-holiday clearing of stasis
Stagnation will continue to occur during normal metabolism and aging. Coupled with the influence of daily bad living habits, stasis will be aggravated. Not to mention that during the Chinese New Year and holidays, stasis is seriously aggravated by the concentrated outbreak of bad living habits. Therefore, everyone not only needs to persist in clearing stasis on a daily basis, but also needs to appropriately strengthen the efforts to clear stasis within 2-4 weeks after the holiday.
The above-listed adjustments to diet, work and rest, and exercise to help maintain health after the holidays are important and need to be implemented consistently. But just adjusting your lifestyle is not enough. Good living habits may help slow down the occurrence of stasis, but it is difficult to help remove stasis that has accumulated for a period of time. Especially when stasis has caused various “stasis diseases”, external force is needed to remove stasis more efficiently and thoroughly.
In order to achieve a thorough and comprehensive removal of stasis, we should combine dispersing stagnation and tonic. Based on more than 2,000 years of traditional medical wisdom, and with the help of modern medical perspectives, we can summarize several flavors that are effective in dispersing stagnation, activating blood circulation, diuresis, Traditional Chinese medicine raw materials that are particularly good at diuresis, heat-clearing, and tonic:
Among them, bee pollen is known as an “all-round nutritional food”. The last six common plant raw materials are all items that have the same origin as medicine and food and are listed in Appendix 1 of the 《List of Items that Are Both Food and Medicines》 in the 《Notice on Further Standardizing the Management of Health Food Raw Materials》 published by the Ministry of Health. Suitable for daily use.
However, it is best for ordinary people not to make their own medicines. It is difficult for ordinary people to grasp the ratio of medicinal flavors, have no in-depth understanding of pharmacology, and it is difficult to distinguish the quality of medicinal materials. Moreover, the effects of medicinal materials are not purely additive, and it is difficult for ordinary people to know whether the combination of different raw materials will produce certain toxicity. Therefore, the formula and usage still require professional help.
In addition, because stasis occurs throughout everyone’s life, and the degree varies depending on a person’s age and living habits, so in the daily desilting process, we need to understand the characteristics of stasis removal at different stages. (At different stages of stasis severity, the main effects of clearing stasis will also vary by stage):
【Stage 1】
Relieve irritation and oppression and eliminate most symptoms
The stasis-removing effect at this stage is mainly reflected in removing stagnant metabolites, secretions and other toxins in the organs and tissues, and improving the microcirculation/microenvironment. This relieves the stimulation and compression of nerves and tissues and eliminates most of the various symptoms caused by stasis.
【Stage 2】
Improve functions and steadily eliminate symptoms
The effect of clearing stasis at this stage is mainly reflected in further optimizing the internal environment, improving the body’s self-healing ability, and restoring the body’s functions, thus stably eliminating a small number of remaining minor symptoms and improving systemic chronic inflammation.
【Stage 3】
Prevent stasis and maintain a healthy state of smooth vitality
The desilting effect at this stage is mainly reflected in preventing the occurrence of stasis, improving the body’s circulatory metabolism, and strengthening the immune system, thereby preventing the occurrence of diseases and keeping the body in a smooth, energetic and healthy state.
Knowledge expansion
[1]What are the dangers of stasis to health?
| Prostate disease | When prostatic fluid or semen or refluxed urine secreted by the prostate forms stasis in the gland ducts, these metabolites and garbage toxins will worsen the internal environment of the gland, lead to metabolic disorders, damage gland function, and stimulate And compress the urethra and nerves, resulting in various uncomfortable symptoms, such as frequent urination, urgency, incontinence, nocturia, urinary incontinence; lower abdominal pain, low back pain, perineal swelling and pain, testicular pain; sexual dysfunction, impotence, premature ejaculation, Weak erection and other problems such as moist scrotum, white dripping, and non-liquefied semen, etc., seriously affect the quality of life; in mild cases, prostatitis can occur, and over time, it can also lead to and accelerate prostatic hyperplasia and increase the incidence of prostate cancer. Probability. |
| Gynecological diseases | When microcirculation disorders occur in the endometrium and myometrium, or when ovarian stasis occurs, the endometrium will not grow, proliferate, necrosis, and fall off normally. Or part of the endometrium may invade the muscle tissue of the uterine wall or grow outside the uterine cavity. When menstruation occurs, because the endometrium does not shed smoothly, the myometrium will undergo spasmodic contractions with excessive production of prostaglandins, resulting in dysmenorrhea such as lower abdominal pain and bloating. At the same time, microcirculatory disorders, ovarian congestion, and fallopian tube stasis can also lead to abnormal uterine and ovarian function:①Menstrual disorders can manifest as abnormalities in menstrual cycles, menstrual periods, and menstrual flow;②Infertility or ectopic pregnancy;③Adenomyosis, endometriosis, back pain, early menopause, premature ovarian failure or worsening of menopausal symptoms;④The root cause of the so-called palace cold is stagnant blood stasis. |
| Urinary disease | When microcirculation disorders occur in the detrusor and sphincter muscles of the urinary system such as the bladder and urethra, the blood supply to the corresponding muscles will be blocked, the supply of nutrients and oxygen will be insufficient, and metabolites will be blocked, resulting in muscle relaxation or edema, impaired function, and stasis. The blocked toxins stimulate and compress the nerves, causing muscle dysfunction, resulting in severe symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, incontinence, leakage, and nocturia. |
| Gout | When the human body’s blood uric acid level is too high, urate crystals in the blood will accumulate in the joints, body fluids and tissues. First, they will be deposited and stagnated in the distal joint cavity. When the blood uric acid level fluctuates or Cold exposure, lack of activity, and overexertion can induce an acute attack of gout and severe joint pain; long-term excessive accumulation can form tophi, joint bone destruction, and seriously lead to kidney disease. |
| Stone | Kidney stones, ureteral stones and other urinary tract stones: The formation process of kidney stones is that certain factors (such as metabolic abnormalities, obstruction, infection, foreign bodies, drugs, etc.) cause the concentration of some components in the urine (such as calcium, oxalic acid, uric acid, and cystine, etc.) to increase or the solubility to decrease, resulting in the formation of kidney stones. The supersaturated state causes crystals to precipitate, and these crystals accumulate in local stasis in the kidneys, eventually forming kidney stones. Kidney stones fall from the kidneys into the ureter and become lodged in the stricture, forming ureteral stones. |
| Cholecystitis, gallbladder or bile duct stones: When the bile discharge in the gallbladder is not smooth and congestion occurs, the bile will be over-concentrated. The concentrated bile will stimulate the gallbladder wall, causing roughness, thickening, fibrosis, ischemia, etc. The gallbladder will deform and the gallbladder neck outlet will be blocked. Cholecystitis occurs; long-term stasis and over-concentration of bile will cause crystals to precipitate in the bile, and the crystals will gradually accumulate to form gallbladder stones or bile duct stones. | |
| Cyst | Simple renal cysts are the most common. The obstruction of the nephron leads to the formation of diverticula in the weak parts of the renal tubules. Urine and other fluids are retained in the diverticula and gradually expand to form renal cysts. Simple renal cysts generally have no symptoms. When the cyst is larger than 4-5cm, it will compress the kidneys and cause low back pain, hematuria, proteinuria, hypertension, hydronephrosis, renal function damage, etc. |
