When we eat raw and cold fruits without restraint, we are likely to have acute and chronic gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery and loose stool. It can be seen that autumn should not only prevent dryness and moisten the lungs, but also nourish the stomach and strengthen the spleen. Then, how to better prevent dryness and moisten the lungs, nourish the stomach and strengthen the spleen?

It is said that medicine tonic is not as good as food tonic. How can we lose these "four vegetarian treasures" in autumn diet? They are lotus root, lily, yam and sweet potato. This is because these four foods are seasonal foods, which have the functions of preventing dryness and strengthening the spleen. It can be said that they are good choices for moistening the lungs and preventing dryness and improving the spleen and stomach.

Lotus root: There has long been a folk saying that "lotus root is the treasure, and autumn lotus root is the most supplement". Raw lotus root can clear away heat and moisten lung, clear away heat and cool blood, and is used to treat fever; Sweet and light, it is especially beneficial to people with fever, thirst, hemoptysis and bleeding.

After cooked, lotus root has a certain effect of strengthening spleen and stopping diarrhea, which can stimulate appetite and promote digestion, stimulate appetite and strengthen the body, and is beneficial to the recovery of people with poor appetite and loss of appetite.

In addition, it has obvious effects of invigorating qi and blood, stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis, and enhancing human immunity.

How to eat: It can be eaten raw (except those with spleen deficiency and stomach cold and those who are prone to diarrhea), stir-fried or stewed (lotus root ribs soup).

Lily: the best choice for preventing dryness, moistening lung and relieving cough in autumn. Lily is sweet, slightly bitter and slightly cold. It has the effects of detoxifying, calming the heart, calming the nerves and promoting blood circulation. It is mainly used for treating cough, hemoptysis, dysphoria and fright, and has special effects on treating lung collateral diseases, health care and anti-aging.

For the relatively fresh dried lily, it contains mucus, which has the effect of moistening dryness and clearing heat for human body. Contains vitamin C, vitamin E and other vitamins, which can promote skin metabolism and make skin better.

In addition, it also contains protein, fat, starch, reducing sugar, sucrose, pectin, colchicine, vitamin B, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other substances, which have a nourishing effect on the human body and are very suitable for eating in autumn.

How to eat: soup or porridge (lily lotus seed soup, dried lily longan sweet soup, mung bean lily porridge, etc. Stir-fried (fried fish slices with lily, fried lily with celery, etc. )

Yam: It is one of the healthiest ingredients in autumn. Yam is warm, not cold and not dry, easy to absorb, and can be accepted by people of all physiques. It has the effects of invigorating spleen and stomach, promoting digestion and stopping diarrhea, and can be used for treating chronic enteritis such as diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, cough due to lung deficiency, diabetes, frequent micturition, nocturnal emission, leukorrhagia and dyspepsia.

Eating yam is also helpful for people who have a bad diet and are prone to gastrointestinal discomfort due to partial eclipse. Yam also has the function of inducing interferon and enhancing human immune function. Choline and lecithin contained in it help to improve people's memory, and regular consumption can strengthen the body and delay aging.

How to eat: Boiled porridge (Chinese yam radish porridge, Chinese yam fried mutton), stew (yam stewed chicken), steamed Chinese yam, etc.

Sweet potato: Known as "longevity food", it is a master of tonic in autumn. Sweet potato has anti-cancer, heart protection, prevention of emphysema, diabetes, weight loss and other effects. In addition, the content of carotene in red and yellow sweet potatoes is higher, which is more conducive to protecting eyesight; White-heart sweet potato has a high crude fiber content, and its sugar content is 4%~5% higher than that of red and yellow hearts, so it tastes sweeter. Purple sweet potato is a veritable antioxidant with high content of selenium and anthocyanin.

How to eat: Steamed and roasted (roasted sweet potato)

Therefore, these four foods have a good nourishing effect on the human body in autumn health preservation, which can be said to be the best products in autumn health preservation.

Precautions for autumn health of course, in addition to eating these four treasures, you need to pay attention to these in autumn health.

dietary respect

Eat more sour food, such as tomatoes and grass carp. And eat some foods that nourish yin and moisten dryness, such as autumn pears and white radishes; Eat less cold and spicy food, such as mung beans and onions. Also avoid overeating, lest the stomach can't bear it.

daily life

Go to bed early and get up early, change clothes according to the temperature, especially when sleeping at night, pay special attention to keep your stomach warm to prevent colds.

sports

Combine work and rest, combine work and rest, and don't neglect work and overwork. At this time, the exercise place should be from the outside to the inside, and the activity volume should decrease from big to small. It is not suitable for strenuous exercise at night, and you can climb the mountain and overlook it at the right time during the day and autumn.

otherwise

You can also do abdominal massage properly. Rub the palms of both hands together, with the navel as the center, massage the palm of the right hand clockwise from small circle to large circle for 36 times, and then massage the abdomen counterclockwise for 36 times, which can promote the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach and intestinal peristalsis every morning and evening.

In addition, autumn is also prone to intestinal diseases, skin diseases, colds, cardiovascular diseases and other diseases. Little friends should be prepared to defend their health.