Nourishing the liver in spring, nourishing the heart in summer, nourishing the lungs in autumn and nourishing the kidney in winter, adapting to the changes of the four seasons and conditioning the body are the concepts of TCM health preservation. After autumn, autumn dryness strikes, and the lungs like dampness and hate dryness. Autumn dryness easily leads to deficiency of lung yin and loss of body fluid, which leads to lung diseases, and pulmonary nodules are one of them. Chinese medicine believes that "the lungs are full of pulses." If the lungs are malnourished and lung qi is damaged, many respiratory diseases such as chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma are easy to recur or worsen in winter. Therefore, autumn health care should focus on "nourishing the lungs" to lay a good foundation for reducing respiratory diseases in winter. You can do this by nourishing your lungs in autumn and staying away from nodules.

1, diet nourishing lung

"dryness" is the main qi in autumn, which is easy to hurt lung yin. It is advisable to eat more foods that nourish yin and moisten dryness and replenish lung qi.

1) Stewed Sydney with Fritillaria

Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae has the effects of clearing away heat and moistening lung, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling, and is mostly used to relieve dry cough. Sydney has the functions of moistening lung, clearing dryness, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, nourishing blood and promoting granulation. Regular drinking can play a role in nourishing yin and moistening the lungs.

2) fig lean broth

Ficus carica has good edible and medicinal value, and can clear away heat and toxic materials, relieve swelling and pain, strengthen stomach and clear intestines. Drinking this soup often can promote fluid production and relieve cough, clear the intestines and strengthen the stomach, diminish inflammation and relieve pain, and reduce swelling.

2. Exercise to strengthen the lungs

Usually you can choose some suitable sports according to your own situation, such as jogging, brisk walking, Tai Ji Chuan, Baduanjin and so on. It can not only increase your vital capacity, but also improve the lung function of some patients with chronic diseases, especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, people with weak constitution and patients with chronic diseases.

3. Breathe and clean the lungs

Proper respiratory exercise can effectively enhance vital capacity and stay away from lung diseases.

Lip-contraction breathing method: take a quick breath and slowly "blow" it out when exhaling, so that the air stays in the lungs for a longer time and the gas exchange in the lungs is more sufficient. Patients with bronchitis can often do it.

4, massage to protect the lungs

1) neck rubbing method

Keep your upper body stable, stand up straight or sit up straight, raise your head and straighten your neck, massage your right hand along your throat, then change your left hand and massage for twenty or thirty times in a row. Pay attention to using your fingers to exert a little force when massaging, but don't exert too much force. This massage method can effectively resolve phlegm and relieve cough.

2) nose rubbing method

After the external thumbs of both hands rub against each other until they get hot, massage the external thumbs up and down along the sides of the bridge of the nose and the alar for 30 times. Then, massage the Xiang Ying points on both sides of the nose, that is, in the nasolabial groove, the midpoint of the outer edge of the nose, every time 15-20 times. Repeating 1-2 times a day can enhance the cold resistance of the nose, and can also treat colds and nasal congestion.

5, often laugh and disperse the lungs

There is a saying in Chinese medicine that "laughter often disperses the lungs". Laughter can expand the chest, stretch the chest muscles and increase the vital capacity. When laughing, you will unconsciously take a deep breath and clean the respiratory tract. When people laugh, they can inhale more oxygen, exhale waste gas, speed up blood circulation, and help to relieve fatigue and restore physical strength.