Learn, Eat, and Move Kampo - Winter, Keeping Cold

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Aiming for health and beauty from the inside of the body with exercise and Chinese medicine
"Know" Thinking about winter with Chinese medicine Building a body that does not get cold

A quiet season where various things are confined inside.
As the saying goes, “coldness is the source of all kinds of illnesses,” the coldness of winter makes the body constrict and weakens the ability to move.
Improve your cold with the ingenuity of food and exercise, and save energy in your body for spring.

Foods to eat in winter Mutton, chicken, walnuts, etc.

Food that warms the body.
Mutton is said to warm the body in particular,
It is known for its high warming effect.

Black sesame, black fungus, black beans, etc.

Black ingredients have the function of life energy.
i think it will help you.
It is also recommended for those who are concerned about aging.

"Moving" self-exercise
Easy training that stimulates the back of the thigh

Lie face down with your legs together and bend your knees to 90 degrees.Alternate kicking your heels into your buttocks, one leg at a time.
Do it rhythmically while exhaling. (Consecutive 30-60 times)
If you consciously try to put your heels on your buttocks, it will stimulate the back of your thighs, which you can't normally use.

“Moxibustion” recommended acupuncture points Relieve coldness and fatigue
Yusen Yusen

Slightly above the arch of the foot, bend the 5 toes
center of the hollow

For coldness and women's troubles
saninkou

Four finger widths above the top of the inner ankle
At height, a depression behind a long bone

Kampo knowledge Q&A
Which seafood has the property of warming the body? -- Shrimp

Shrimp is classified as a warm food, and is effective for increasing physical strength and energy.Crab is classified as cool, and eel is classified as flat (neither hot nor cold).

What is the best food color to eat in winter? -- black

In Chinese medicine, black ingredients such as black sesame, black fungus, kelp, and seaweed are considered good for increasing energy.Black ingredients are also recommended for those who are concerned about aging.

Among the seasonings, what is called the “best of all medicines” and when taken in small amounts it improves blood circulation and warms the body? -- Liquor

There are also seasonings that warm and cool the body.Drinking alcohol in small amounts warms the body.Salt cools the body and brown sugar warms it.

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