The weather is crisp and dry in autumn, and the dry air in autumn is easy to hurt the lungs. Therefore, the autumn diet should be light, eat less fried things and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Vegetables should be Chinese cabbage, spinach, wax gourd, cucumber and tremella. Meat can be eaten from rabbits, ducks and herring. ; Eat more sour food, such as oranges and hawthorn.

You can eat more radish, lotus root, banana, pear, honey and other foods that moisten the lungs and produce fluid, nourish yin and clear dryness; Try to eat less or not to eat hot and dry products such as onions, ginger, garlic, peppers, liquor, and fried and greasy things.

Elderly people with weak spleen and stomach and patients with chronic diseases can eat porridge mainly in the morning, such as lily lotus seed porridge, tremella borneol porridge and black sesame porridge. Eat more red dates, lotus seeds, lilies, medlar and other tonic products to strengthen the body, eliminate diseases and prolong life.

Precautions:

Autumn is the golden season for outdoor activities. Strengthening the physical exercise of the elderly in this season is the most active method in autumn health care. In autumn, you need to go to bed early and get up early, and take an active part in fitness after getting up in the morning. You can choose jogging, brisk walking, aerobics and other exercise programs.

The dry climate in autumn and the large temperature difference between morning and evening often create conditions for the reproduction and spread of some bacteria and viruses. With the dry dust, some bacteria and viruses fly in the air, which often causes the spread of respiratory diseases, which is the high season of chronic bronchitis and asthma. Therefore, while participating in physical exercise, the elderly should strengthen their warmth and take preventive measures.