There is such a "song of the four seasons" spread around hot spring bathing: spring birth, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage. The ancestors concluded that "bathing in spring will help the Yang to recover; bathing in springs in summer will relieve the heat; bathing in springs in autumn will moisten the lungs and intestines; bathing in pools in winter will warm the Dantian."
In nature, the different climates of the four seasons determine the different states of life; hot springs also have different moods and effects for health preservation.
Spring is the season of hair growth, the spring breeze blows the green earth, and everything flourishes. However, while spring brings vitality to nature, it also brings instability in temperature and cold, which makes it easy for bacteria to multiply and lead to frequent diseases. Therefore, people need to take care of themselves in spring.
Hot spring recuperation, combined with "food supplements", can allow people to have a healthy spring. Stretch your body that has been nestled all winter in the warm spring water, and your mood will be dyed green. The temperature in spring begins to warm up, but the cold in spring is still severe. While soaking in hot springs, you can eat more high-calorie and high-protein foods. Viruses breed in spring and the body is vulnerable, so you should take in more vitamins from food. Liver fire in spring If the spleen is strong and the spleen is weak, you should eat less acidic food. Taking into account the human body's condition, "soak in hot springs + eat healthy meals" to get ideal care.
In the winter that has just left, people do less exercise. Women who love beauty often find themselves richer when they step into the threshold of spring. If you want to lose weight, hot springs can come in handy. Soak in the hot spring once a day, take a 5-minute break every 10 minutes, repeat 5 times, and do not eat within one hour after soaking in the hot spring. If you insist on soaking for two months, you can generally achieve significant results.
People often think that hot spring bathing is unsuitable in summer because the high temperatures of air and water make it prohibitive. In fact, there are many benefits to soaking in hot springs in summer. When people soak in hot springs, their pores will open quickly and the heat in the body will be released quickly. Through repeated soaking, the whole body will feel like eating mints, which can completely eliminate the body's stuffy heat and cure the symptoms and root causes.
Soaking in hot springs in summer can have the magical effect of "treating winter diseases in summer". Traditional medical theory believes that "if you don't sweat in summer, your nose will run in autumn, poisons will stay and all diseases will stay, and you can swim healthily without poisons." In summer, the skin is easier to absorb the nutrients in hot springs, and the slightly higher temperature can make skin pores shrink in a very short time. It opens quickly to expel excess water, fat and toxins from the body, which not only makes it easier to achieve body shaping and beauty purposes, but also helps strengthen the body and improve immunity.
In the hot summer, the temperature is high, there is a lot of rain, and the air humidity is high, which makes skin diseases and gastrointestinal diseases easy to spread. The human body sweats a lot, and bacteria easily attach and multiply, causing skin diseases. If you often soak in hot springs, especially traditional Chinese medicine hot spring baths (such as Mint Spring, Xiangai Spring, Dancao Spring, Shouwu Spring, etc.) in Vientiane, it can not only kill viruses and bacteria, greatly reduce the chance of skin infection, but also regulate human body functions. After soaking in hot springs, drink a cup of green tea or scented tea to have better health care effects.
After a tiring summer, the coolness of the golden autumn is finally ushered in. With the joy of a fruitful autumn harvest, I soaked in the hot spring water contentedly to replenish my tired body. Or in the afternoon when the sky is high and the clouds are clear, or on the night when the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, soak in the steaming hot spring mist. You might as well make your heart like a wild crane and regain your strong body in leisure and comfort. As the saying goes, "Spring is sleepy and autumn is tired". This makes sense.
Bathing in hot springs in winter can not only relieve stress but also purify the body and mind. It can also make your face rosy and your skin smooth. Many people call hot springs "beauty hot springs". The climate in winter is cold and cold, and people have less activity, which is prone to stagnation of blood vessels and blocked meridians. Soaking in hot springs can strengthen blood circulation and soothe the muscles. Soaking in hot springs in winter is a well-known way to detoxify and nourish your skin.
The author is a practitioner in the hot spring tourism industry, dedicated to sharing hot spring culture and tourism knowledge, and occasionally showing off my little Yuanyuan!