Winter in the sun, and soup

YangFeng Henan nanyang first people's hospital

China's traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for

        Folk have "the winter sun, overcome and soup" the proverb. DongYangHeXu warm, the sun in the elderly often, can let a person feel warm, pure heart, and can get vitamin D, the "sunshine itamin" miraculous physical prevention function.

        Prevent colds and flu epidemiological survey found that winter is a cold season, influenza and other respiratory tract infectious disease incidence. And the ultraviolet ray in sunshine is a kind of "natural disinfectant", it can kill a variety of respiratory viruses, bacteria infections. Frequently the sunshine in the winter, can not only kill the bacteria on the skin, but also help the body quickly and generated a large number of vitamin D, regulate the body's immune function, increase the macrophages, enhance immunity, prevention of respiratory tract infections.

        Winter's shorter days and longer nights away from depression, sunshine, people don't often go out to the sun, the pineal gland in the brain the secretion of melatonin, inhibit can arouse cell active and brace of thyroid hormone and the secretion of epinephrine and is easy to suffer from depression, appear depressed mood, mind symptom such as giddy and flagging. Therefore, old man in the bright weather, outside the sun in, to participate in entertainment activities, will reduce melatonin, thyroxine and increase the secretion of epinephrine and calls by youthful vitality, a haze and depression.

        Strong bones the sun in winter, subcutaneous of 7 - dehydrogenation cholesterol into vitamin D3 after ultraviolet radiation, can promote the body to absorb calcium, phosphorus and utilization, and regulate calcium and phosphorus metabolism, maintain appropriate serum calcium and phosphorus concentration, and the normal bone calcification, maintain bone health. On the prevention and treatment of the elderly will help soften bone disease, osteoporosis.

        Maintain cardiovascular health in dong Yang, feel warm all over, this is because in the sun under the action of infrared "hot", blood vessels, blood circulation and metabolism. More importantly, the sun get plenty of vitamin D, can inhibit the activity of the renin angiotensin system in the body to adjust blood pressure, prevent too high or too low. The study found that vitamin D deficiency, suffering from the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure will greatly increase. Visible, and winter Yang as friend, is also a magic weapon in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

        Regulate their blood glucose research shows that lack of vitamin D, is the leading cause of type II diabetes risk factors. The sun in, can make the content of vitamin D in their blood, give full play to regulate their blood glucose. Because of vitamin D can improve the function of pancreatic beta cells, to increase insulin secretion, improve the body's sensitivity to insulin, to sugar and lipid metabolism, and can protect the blood vessels of patients with diabetes, reduce atherosclerosis, prevent or delay complications.

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