Old people's rooms must be heated in winter to keep the room temperature above 15 degrees Celsius. Because if the room temperature is too low, the elderly will be easily attacked by cold pathogens, which will induce respiratory system and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases with serious consequences.

There are many fire pits in the north in winter, and more and more people use electric blankets in recent years. No matter which one is adopted, it is better to have a suitable temperature. Similarly, whether using a stove, heating or air conditioning, the room temperature should be around 18℃~20℃, and the temperature should not be too high, so as not to disturb the internal yang and make it leak out, or accumulate heat in it, resulting in excessive fire due to yin deficiency and phlegm-heat stagnation, which will cause diseases or induce the recurrence of chronic diseases in spring.

2. Keep warm when traveling

In snowy weather in winter, the elderly should prevent falling. Especially when there is ice and snow on the road, it is best not to go out. If you need to go out, someone should accompany you to take care of it to prevent you from slipping and falling. Old people living in buildings should be careful when going upstairs and downstairs, and it is best to have someone to help them. Lighting should be provided at the corners of corridors and stairs at home so that the elderly can see the road clearly when walking.

Many elderly people suffer from chronic diseases and their families have to take care of them. When going out, getting out of bed and taking a bath, you should pay attention to prevent falling, so as to avoid accidents such as fractures and cerebral hemorrhage.

Step 3 keep your head warm

Chinese medicine believes that "the head is the meeting of the yang", and the yang is most easily separated from the head, just like the lid of a thermos bottle stopper. If you don't pay attention to keep your head warm, it is easy to cause rhinitis, headache, cold, toothache, trigeminal neuralgia and other diseases, and even more serious, it is easy to induce cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, it is essential for the elderly to wear a suitable hat in winter, especially when going out.

Step 4 keep warm

In winter, the elderly should add clothes in time with the change of external temperature, pay attention to keep warm, and don't let the cold invade the body.

Elastic belt should be used as underwear belt, which is convenient to put on and take off and should not be tightly wrapped around the body; Wool, silk cotton, down, acrylic cotton and other light, fluffy and warm-keeping materials should be used as the lining of cotton-padded clothes; The collar and cuffs of clothing should adopt closed structure to reduce breathability and increase warmth. Only in this way can the old people not catch a cold easily, prevent the recurrence of old diseases, and thus promote their health.

Step 5 keep your back warm

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the back is the yang in the yang" and "the sea of yang veins" are the backbone of the circulation of du meridian, and du meridian is the yang. If the elderly can't keep their backs warm, pathogenic wind and cold will invade the human body through the back meridians, damaging the yang, destroying the balance of yin and yang, reducing the immune function of the human body and weakening the disease resistance, resulting in the recurrence or aggravation of old diseases. Therefore, it is necessary for the elderly to wear a cotton vest or wool vest to keep their backs warm in winter.

Step 6 keep your feet warm

As the saying goes, "Cold starts from the feet". Foot yin to head, less yang. Once the feet catch cold, it will cause vasoconstriction of the upper respiratory tract mucosa through nerve reflex, reduce blood volume and disease resistance, and make viruses and bacteria hidden in the nasopharynx multiply in large quantities, which will make people catch a cold or relapse old diseases, such as asthma, tracheitis, gastroenteropathy, arthritis, lumbago and leg pain, dysmenorrhea, etc.

Therefore, in winter, the elderly should keep their shoes and socks warm and dry, and wash them frequently. Old people should wear cloth-soled flat shoes and non-slip cotton boots, and don't wear high heels or plastic shoes to avoid falling. Usually, you should walk more to promote blood flow. Massage the soles of feet with warm water 10 minutes before going to bed, and massage Yongquan point (sole) to increase blood circulation and dredge meridians, which is beneficial to fitness and longevity.

What should the elderly eat in winter?

1, mushroom

Mushrooms contain a variety of vitamins and minerals, more than 50 kinds of enzymes, free amino acids, choline and so on. , can inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in the body, promote the decomposition and excretion of cholesterol, and prevent the increase of blood lipids.

2. Dog meat

Dog meat contains more taurine and peptides, but little fat. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dog meat is warm, has the effects of tonifying kidney, helping yang and dispelling cold, and has a good effect on low back pain, chills, nocturnal polyuria and calorie increase.

Step 3: Rod

Perch is rich in digestible protein, fat, vitamin B2, nicotinic acid, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, iron and selenium. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that perch is warm and sweet, and has the functions of invigorating spleen and stomach, nourishing liver and kidney, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. In winter, perch is fat and pleasant, and the fish is delicate, which is the best season to eat perch.

4. Auricularia auricula

Auricularia auricula contains many trace elements, such as vitamin B 1, B2, carotene, mannose, xylose, lecithin, cephalin, calcium and iron. It can prevent blood coagulation, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and dry stool. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that auricularia auricula is flat and sweet, has the effects of invigorating qi, improving intelligence and promoting blood production, and is effective for anemia, backache, leg weakness and numbness of limbs.

5. milk

Milk is one of the best sources of human nutrition. Protein contains 9 essential amino acids; Fat particles are small and highly dispersed, so the digestibility is high; The carbohydrate in milk is mainly lactose, which is beneficial to the reproduction of lactic acid bacteria and inhibits the growth of spoilage bacteria.

Chinese medicine believes that milk is sweet and flat, and has the functions of nourishing the body, promoting fluid production and moistening the intestines, and quenching thirst. Pay special attention to calcium supplementation in winter. Calcium in milk is not only rich, but also easy to be absorbed.