Han Kuo-yu keeps his health regimen secret: warming feet, massaging abdomen... Chinese medicine: do this to get more points!

The election campaign is fierce. Candidates are running around campaigning every day. Without some physical strength, how can they go to Liangshan? A "Korean wave" has swept Kaohsiung City recently. The protagonist, Han Kuo-yu, is now 60 years old, but he is still as energetic as ever and is throwing himself into the fierce election campaign with all his strength. He shared his personal health-preserving methods openly. In order to retain energy, he warms his feet every day and does abdominal massage to keep his intestines unobstructed. Chinese medicine practitioners said that if these two methods can be performed according to your physical condition and at different times, they will be even more effective!

★Han Guoyu's first health-preserving trick: Wear socks to sleep every day to protect the "Yongquan acupoint" on the soles of your feet

An election is not only a test of a candidate's intelligence and endurance, it is also a marathon physical challenge. Han Kuo-yu, the "vegetable seller", strives to be a deputy secretary and sleeps in the campaign office every day. When talking about his method, he said it was very simple. It turns out that the first trick is to wear socks to sleep every day. He said: "The soles of the feet are where the essence is, so protecting the "Yongquan Point" on the soles of the feet will help maintain vitality."

What Chinese medicine practitioners say:

What do Chinese medicine practitioners think of Han Kuo-yu's "wearing socks to warm feet and maintain health"? Chinese medicine practitioner Zhou Zonghan said that diseases enter the body from the feet, and warm feet means a warm body. Chinese medicine also believes that "cold head and warm feet" is an important principle of health care. There is an old saying among the people that "to nourish a tree, protect its roots; to nourish a person, protect his feet." This shows the importance of keeping feet warm to good health.

In addition, the feet are also known as the "second heart of the human body". There are many nerve endings in the feet that are closely connected to the brain and participate in and regulate brain activities. However, people's feet are far away from the heart, and the blood circulation in the extremities of the feet is poor, which must be bad for other organs. At the same time, the subcutaneous fat layer of the feet is thin and has poor thermal insulation performance. Once the feet are not kept warm properly, the cold temperature will stimulate the feet, which can easily cause the capillaries to tighten, weaken the blood's ability to return to the heart, and cause poor blood circulation and general discomfort.

Han Kuo-yu mentioned the "Yongquan Point". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the Yongquan Point on the sole of the foot is indeed an important starting point for circulating qi and blood, connecting internal organs, communicating inside and outside, and running through the upper and lower meridians. Wearing socks to sleep is a good way for patients with cold body.

●【Suggestions from Chinese medicine practitioners】:

If you have a yin deficiency constitution with hot hands and feet, it is not suitable to wear socks to sleep. Because Yin deficiency and excessive fire will cause heat in the five hearts, the feet naturally cannot wear socks. At this time, it is recommended to maintain health in a grounding way. By stepping or walking barefoot on the ground, you can "ground" and promote the earth's energy to enter the human body through the "Yongquan point" on the soles of the feet, achieving the effect of nourishing Yin, helping to stabilize the autonomic nervous system, and then improving sleep. It is a very good way to maintain health.

★Han Guoyu's second health-preserving trick: After getting up in the morning and going to the toilet, massage your abdomen 99 times to help defecation

Han Kuo-yu's second trick for keeping healthy is to go to the toilet every morning after getting up, go back to bed, spend 1 to 2 minutes, put your hands on your navel and massage your abdomen 99 times clockwise. He said: "This helps to expel waste from the 5.5-meter-long intestine, keep it unobstructed every day, and refresh your body and mind.

What Chinese medicine practitioners say:

Chinese medicine practitioner Zhou Zonghan said that one of the main reasons for constipation for many people is insufficient gastrointestinal motility, and the cause of insufficient gastrointestinal motility is often spleen deficiency. This set of abdominal massage exercises is suitable for massaging according to the anatomical order of the digestive tract. The warmth generated by the massage will penetrate into the muscles and organs, playing a warming and stimulating role, which is beneficial for strengthening the spleen and regulating qi, thereby enhancing gastrointestinal motility, promoting gastrointestinal peristalsis, and improving constipation. Therefore, abdominal massage is suitable for people who suffer from intestinal bloating and constipation. It is usually recommended to use Tiger Balm, White Flower Oil, Peppermint Oil, etc. to enhance the effect of unblocking intestinal gas.

The correct order of abdominal massage: start from the junction of the large intestine and small intestine (right lower abdomen), and then massage in a clockwise direction along the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and rectum, which can effectively remove old stool.

●【Suggestions from Chinese medicine practitioners】:

Chinese medicine practitioner Zhou Zonghan recommends that you avoid massaging your abdomen after a meal because your large intestine is active and massaging it after a meal can cause abdominal pain. It is also recommended that the most effective time is after taking a shower or before going to bed. The temperature of the abdomen rises just after taking a shower, which can promote blood circulation. During sleep, the human body will naturally release motility hormone to help the intestines metabolize the food accumulated during the day. Therefore, intestinal massage before going to bed can achieve twice the result with half the effort. It would be perfect if you can defecate immediately when you wake up the next day.

★Han Guoyu's third health-preserving trick: Wear an S-shaped belt around your waist to stabilize your keel, increase your strength, and help you look younger

Han Kuo-yu wears a military S-belt around his waist most of the time. He said: "This can stabilize the keel, increase strength, and make myself full of energy."

What Chinese medicine practitioners say:

Chinese medicine practitioner Zhou Zonghan said that the S-belt has limited supporting effect on the waist, and the most effective way to support the waist is to use a waist brace. However, not everyone needs to wear a waist brace, and not every type of low back pain requires a waist brace. A lumbar support is only necessary if you have sciatica caused by acute muscle strain, acute disc herniation compressing the lumbar nerves, or if you suspect unstable conditions such as lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Using a waist brace for a long time has no real effect on stabilizing the keel or increasing strength, and long-term wearing may cause damage to the lumbar spine. Compared with the waist protector, the S-belt has a smaller stabilizing effect on the keel. However, it is absolutely true that strengthening the waist strength is the only way to maintain health. The 31 pairs of nerves in the spine extend from the intervertebral foramina between the vertebrae and run through the whole body. The spinal nerves are responsible for transmitting information between the brain and various parts of the body. Therefore, when the spine is abnormal, it will affect our organs; when the organs are unhealthy, the abnormalities can also be found in the spine, and the root causes of the disease can be removed and toxins can be eliminated directly by maintaining the spine.

●【Suggestions from Chinese medicine practitioners】:

It is recommended to nourish bones through exercise. You should maintain an appropriate amount of aerobic exercise and a certain amount of exercise. In addition, you can receive an appropriate amount of sunlight outdoors, which is beneficial to the absorption of calcium and vitamins, and can also stabilize the keel.