The first frost solar term is the peak period of recurrence of chronic gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcer. The elderly are also very prone to "old cold legs" (knee osteoarthritis), and chronic bronchitis is also prone to recurrence or aggravation. At this time, you should eat more pears, apples, ginkgo, onions and so on.
Chestnut has the effects of nourishing stomach and strengthening spleen, tonifying kidney and strengthening tendons, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and it is a good tonic at this time. Frost is spread all over vegetation and rocks, commonly known as frosting. Frosted vegetables such as spinach and wax gourd are particularly delicious, and frosted fruits such as grapes are particularly sweet. The ancients generally ate mutton and rabbit meat in autumn. On the first day of frost, people talk about taking supplements. The ancients said, "In a year, daily tonic is better than the first frost".
Health preservation can not only prevent the occurrence of common diseases in autumn, but also reserve enough energy for the arrival of cold winter. However, due to the dry climate and changeable weather in autumn, the temperature often fluctuates greatly, and the weak system is easy to breed diseases. Therefore, Chinese medicine reminds that autumn health care must prevent the following four aspects.
1. Prevent autumn dryness
Dryness hurts body fluids. When body fluids are exhausted, dryness will occur, which is manifested as dry mouth, dry lips, dry nose, dry throat, dry tongue, dry stool, dry skin and even chapped skin. The lung likes moistening but hates dryness, and the function of the lung will inevitably be affected, resulting in a series of autumn dryness symptoms such as dry nasopharynx, hoarseness, dry cough and less phlegm, thirst and constipation.
Hu Sihui, a physician in the Yuan Dynasty, said in "Eating while Eating is Right": Autumn is dry, so it is appropriate to eat and moisten it. Therefore, you should eat more soft foods such as sesame seeds, honey, tremella, vegetables, and fruits rich in water, such as pears, grapes, bananas and other foods that nourish yin and moisten the lungs. Early to bed and early to rise in daily life. Going to bed early can nourish yin and get up early to breathe fresh air, thus relaxing the lungs and filling the body with body fluid and energy.
2. Moisture and evil prevention
There are six solar terms from beginning of autumn to early autumn frost. At this time, the heat has not passed, and it has rained a lot in autumn. At this time, it is necessary to prevent dampness and yin, and the spleen yang is trapped, causing edema or diarrhea. If the spleen is injured by moisture in early autumn, the root of chronic bronchitis and other diseases will be planted in winter, so it is also very important to prevent moisture in autumn.
In autumn, the diet of eliminating dampness and stagnation, harmonizing stomach and strengthening spleen should be the main way to preserve health and prevent dampness. Such as lotus seeds, coix seed, wax gourd, lotus root, yam and so on.
3. Prevent autumn depression
In late autumn, the wind and rain are miserable, the plants and trees are dead, and people feel the change of seasons and are prone to anxiety. At the bottom of the human brain, there is a gland called pineal gland, which can secrete melatonin, making people depressed and depressed. After autumn, the pineal gland relatively secretes melatonin, and people's mood is correspondingly low and negative.
To maintain health in autumn and prevent autumn depression, first of all, you can't break the law of life at will, and you are in a bad mood. What to do or what to do; Secondly, we should eat more high-protein foods, such as milk, eggs, pork, mutton and beans. We should also take part in some healthy recreational activities, such as singing, dancing and climbing mountains.
Step 4 prevent thieves
The climate in autumn is changeable, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and the heat and cold are abnormal, which often makes people unprepared. Thief wind often takes advantage of the situation and makes people sick, which is called thief wind in Chinese medicine. Affected by thief wind, people often feel sore all over, tired and weak, and can also cause pharyngitis, tracheitis, mouth and eyes askew, facial paralysis and so on.
The methods of keeping fit and preventing thieves in autumn are: on the one hand, pay attention to dressing and covering, and don't cut clothes at will; On the other hand, don't put on cotton-padded clothes too early, it will freeze in autumn to prevent thieves.
In short, keeping in good health in autumn is very important for maintaining physical and mental health, so we must pay enough attention to it and take preventive measures to avoid the occurrence of diseases. In particular, we should pay attention to prevent the occurrence of depression in autumn, relieve depression and unpleasant emotions in time, and seek psychological counseling and help from psychologists when necessary.
When it was windy at first, the weather gradually cooled down. Unconsciously, it is early winter, and some diseases have entered a period of high incidence. At this time, the physiological activities of the human body also change with the changes of the natural environment, and the whole body, like everything in winter, is in a depression trend. Therefore, it is necessary to talk with friends about the relationship between food, clothing, housing and transportation and health care in early winter. Early winter: refers to a series of symptoms such as headache, tears, dry throat, stuffy nose, cough, stomach pain and joint pain caused by dry and cold air. Some people with allergies often cause asthma in this season. The early winter season should be: first, eat less greasy, too sweet, too spicy and too salty things; Diet is mainly light; Drink less sweet drinks. Second, eat more coarse grains and things rich in cellulose and minerals to promote defecation. Third, more exercise can promote blood circulation, and body fluids will naturally overflow. Fourth, the diet should be cold, and the isothermal foods such as mutton, dog meat, shrimp and leek should be eaten less. Eat more cold foods such as tofu, black beans, pears, tremella, sesame seeds and lilies. Cold: The weather changes abnormally in winter, and it is easy to catch a cold. The following "nine drinks" can enhance the human body's ability to resist "external evils", and drinking them before going to bed at night can effectively prevent colds. 1, scallion drink: scallion100g, chop and fry until cooked, and drink while it is hot. 2, ginger tea: ginger 10 tablets, 7 grams of tea, decoction, hot drink. 3, vegetable root drink: 200 grams of fresh roots of Chinese cabbage, sliced soup, drink hot. 4, ginger jujube drink: 5 slices of ginger, jujube 10 slices, fried in water, drink while it is hot. 5, radish drink: the right amount of radish, sliced soup, add a little vinegar, drink hot. 6, three spicy drinks: garlic, onion, ginger, the right amount, decoction, drink hot. 7, ginger sugar drink: 3 grams of fresh ginger, 30 grams of brown sugar (or white sugar), boiled water to make tea. 8, orange peel drink: 50 grams of fresh orange peel, the right amount of sugar, boiled water instead of tea. 9. Chrysanthemum drink: 6 grams of chrysanthemum, brewed with boiling water, without drinking tea.