What should you pay attention to when taking supplements during the winter solstice during the 24 solar terms?

　　There’s something special about taking supplements during the Winter Solstice

　　“This proverb has been circulating for a long time. It’s the winter solstice again, so don’t forget to replenish your body after work. Of course, in order to improve the quality of supplementation, you need to understand the time and method of supplementation, etc. common sense。

　　Winter tonic is one of the folk customs with a long history in my country. Chinese medicine says: “All things are born in spring, grow in summer, harvest in autumn, and hide in winter, and humans should do the same. ”The ancients believed that March in winter is the season when "vitality is latent and yang energy is hidden", and we should pay attention to the "method of nourishing and storing". In other words, winter is the best time of the year for maintenance and savings. In winter, people's appetite increases greatly and the spleen and stomach transport and transformation become more prosperous. At this time, supplementation can better play the role of tonics, with less investment and quick results. Facts have proven that winter supplements can not only recuperate the body, but also enhance physical fitness and improve the body's disease resistance.

　　So, when is the best time to take supplements in winter? There are three opinions: one is after the beginning of winter to before the beginning of spring; the other is before and after the winter solstice; the third is during the third and ninth days. Relevant experts believe that it is best to take supplements before and after the winter solstice.

　　The winter solstice is the day with the shortest day and longest night of the year. There is a saying in the "Book of Changes" that "Yang Sheng is born in the winter solstice". Specifically, the solar terms run to the day of the winter solstice, when the cathode and yang are generated. At this time, the yang energy in the human body is vigorous and can absorb external nutrients most easily and exert its nourishing effect. This fully shows that it is most suitable to take supplements before and after this day.

　　Of course, the choice of winter tonic time varies from person to person. suffering from chronic disease People with a yang-deficient constitution need to take supplements for a long time, which can start from the beginning of winter to the beginning of spring; people with average physiques who do not need major supplements can take supplements intensively in the third and ninth days. Therefore, there has long been a saying among the people that "the three volts are supplemented in summer and the three nines are supplemented in winter". As for what to supplement and how to supplement, it is best to consult a doctor.