Four years of health, like a snake...How do you take care of your waist, chin, body temperature, and skin?
Jan 01, 2025
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The population aged 65 or older exceeded 20% of the total population, which is three years faster than Japan, which is an aging senior. As the low birth rate problem intensifies, it seems to have come earlier than expected.
In the midst of this, 乙巳 Year of the Blue Snake introduces snake-like flexible health care methods to seniors who want a healthy life. Snakes are the sixth animal among the duodenum (十二支) animals, and they are also well-known for their health, such as eternity, immortality, longevity, and dassan by repeatedly peeling. In Eulsa-nyeon, the management method to lead a healthy life with the energy of a snake was summarized with the help of Hong Soon-sung, head of Jaseng Oriental Medicine Hospital.
◇ Like a snake without back pain...Let's take care of our spine with 'stretching'
Snakes are the most freely active animals in the spine among the twelve zodiac animals. Humans have 33 vertebrae, while snakes have about 200 to 400 vertebrae depending on the species, allowing them to bend and stretch their backs in various directions. In addition, snakes have ribs attached to all vertebrae, which can protect internal organs and maximize flexibility and mobility.
Let's try to have a flexible waist like a snake in the new year. If the waist health, the central axis of the body, collapses, the overall balance is likely to break, leading to various musculoskeletal diseases. In particular, since most of the body's important nerves pass through the waist, injury to the back is accompanied by extreme pain.
Regular exercise is essential to prevent back injuries in advance.
Periodic exercise methods include 'Stretching the Stretching the Stretch the Stretch the Stretch the Stretch the Stretch the Stretch the. The method is to hold the waist-high structure with both hands, pull your hips back, and slowly lower your upper body. At this time, it is important to apply strength to the abdomen and maintain orthostatic muscle contraction so that the upper body does not dry. The lumbar muscles relax to help reduce the risk of back injuries, and it can be easily done anytime, anywhere, making it perfect for back management.
However, if back pain persists despite such stretching, oriental medicine treatment can be a good option.
In oriental medicine, the underlying cause of back pain is treated with integrated oriental medicine treatment that integrates Chuna therapy, acupuncture, herbal medicine prescriptions, etc. In fact, the effect of oriental medicine treatment on back pain has been scientifically proven through a research paper published in the SCI(E)-level international journal 『Integrative Medicine Research』 by the Spinal Joint Research Institute of Jaseng Oriental Hospital. The research team followed the patients who received oriental medicine treatment for six months for 10 years and found that their visual pain scale (VAS; 0-10) decreased from 4.39 before treatment to 1.07 after six months of treatment, and remained almost pain-free after 10 years.
◇ Like a snake with its mouth wide open...management of the jaw joint
Unlike the human jaw, the snake's jaw is not composed of one lower jaw bone (lower jaw bone), but the center is separated and divided into two pieces. These two pieces are connected to very elastic ligaments for independent movement. In addition, the upper jaw bone is loosely connected to the skull, allowing it to move widely back and forth. This is why snakes can swallow larger prey by opening their jaws up to 150 degrees.
Of course, it is impossible for humans to open their jaws wide like snakes.
This is because if the mouth is wide open due to the human jaw structure, 'jaw joint disorder' can occur. Jaw joint disorder is a symptom of a misalignment of muscles, bones, and joints surrounding the jaw.
The main cause is the habit of opening your mouth wide often or eating tough food, and the sleeping habit of lying on your side or grinding your teeth is also the cause. The main symptoms are when the mouth is opened, the jaw makes a 'tick' sound and pain develops. If not treated early, pain can spread all over the face and lead to facial asymmetry and tinnitus.
If jaw joint pain persists, improvement can be expected through oriental medicine treatment. In oriental medicine, integrated oriental medicine treatment is performed to treat jaw joint disorders.
A research team at Jaseng Oriental Medicine Hospital divided 82 patients who complained of severe jaw joint pain for more than three months into a medicinal acupuncture group and a physical therapy group to study related diseases for five weeks. As a result, the average NRS (pain number evaluation scale; 0-10) of the pre-treatment acupuncture group and the physical therapy group were similar at 5.9 and 5.8, respectively, but the NRS of the acupuncture group decreased significantly to 2.94 after treatment, and the physical therapy group was only 4.25.
◇Like a snake that controls body temperature according to the environment...How to raise your body temperature
Snakes, which are cold-blooded animals (cold-blooded animals), cannot control their body temperature by themselves, but their body temperature changes depending on the external environment, and the amount of physical activity varies accordingly. For example, if the temperature is low, the movement slows down, and if the temperature is high, it moves actively. In particular, when it is hot, they rest in the shade under the rocks and go on nocturnal hunting, and when the temperature is very low, they go into hibernation and store energy effectively.
However, humans, who are thermostatic animals, are very sensitive to cold and heat, so they always need to maintain and manage their body temperature. According to the medical community, a drop or increase in body temperature by 1 degree makes a difference of about ±30% in immunity. Above all, Korea has four distinct seasons, so the living environment changes from moment to moment, so you should pay attention to seasonal clothes.
In particular, oriental medicine believes that when the cold stays in the body, blood vessels contract, which disrupts the supply of blood, oxygen, and nutrition, and builds up metabolic waste. It causes cardiovascular disease, muscle pain, joint pain, digestive disorders, and numbness in the hands and feet. At this time, taking a public diagnosis called 'Emperor's Medicine' can facilitate blood circulation and help prevent and treat the diseases. In addition, public diagnosis is known to strengthen the immune system and be effective in protecting liver function and preventing aging, menstrual irregularities, and anemia.
◇ Like a snake taking off its waste...Hypoallergenic Skin Care
Snakes are breakaway creatures that periodically shed their skin. If the existing skin is damaged or worn, you get a new and healthy skin by shedding.
Humans, unlike snakes, cannot shed their skin, but they drop dead cells in the skin and create new cells and regenerate them in a certain cycle. The skin regenerates every 28 days on average, and the cells that peel off in this process are dead skin cells.
Humans exfoliate and manage their skin through washing and showering. At this time, washing with too hot water can damage the sebum layer, which acts as a protective film for the skin, and quickly evaporate moisture, weakening the skin barrier. In addition, attempting to exfoliate with a physical scrub can cause inflammation of the skin, so you need to wash it in a hypoallergenic manner to maintain healthy skin.
Hong Soon-seong, director of Jaseng Oriental Medicine Hospital, said, `It is more important than anything else to make efforts to build a healthy habit slowly rather than to suddenly change the lifestyle for the new year's health management. I hope you will have a healthy year with the management of each part such as spine and jaw like a flexible snake.'
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
