1. "Sticking autumn fertilizer" does not mean autumn supplement.
In ancient times, after experiencing the "bitter summer" of high temperature, damp heat and loss of appetite, people often "stuck fat with meat" when they were in beginning of autumn, laying a material foundation for the busy autumn harvest.
However, modern people have long passed the era of insufficient food and clothing and heavy physical consumption in farming. Their diet is usually nutritious and delicious. The intake of staple food, meat, eggs and oil has already exceeded the daily needs, and the phenomenon of less exercise, less work and less physical consumption is becoming more and more common. At this time, eating and drinking on the grounds of "insisting on autumn weight" can lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction, abdominal distension, diarrhea and other indigestion symptoms, and even lead to acute attacks of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, which are life-threatening. 2. "nourishing yin" is the key point. There is a saying in Huangdi Neijing that "Yang is nourished in spring and summer, and Yin is nourished in autumn and winter". After beginning of autumn, the yang between heaven and earth gradually closed, and health care emphasized adapting to the weather, nourishing and protecting the five internal organs and yin essence, and keeping the healthy qi of human body to resist common diseases that are prone to occur in autumn.
The biggest feature of autumn is "dryness", which hurts the lungs and yin the most. Clearing lung yin can relieve chapped lips, dry throat and nose, cough and other discomfort. , and avoid the "poison plague" caused by seasonal changes. Tonifying stomach yin can relieve symptoms such as dry mouth, polydipsia, abdominal distension, loss of appetite and dry stool caused by excessive dryness and heat of spleen and stomach; Moistening liver and kidney yin can relieve symptoms such as fever in hands and feet, upset insomnia, and short and red urine. Therefore, autumn health care focuses on "nourishing yin".
3. Four methods of nourishing yin in traditional Chinese medicine
Using drugs to tonify yin needs TCM syndrome differentiation, combined with the climate characteristics of "warm and dry" in early autumn. In daily life, there are many ways to replenish yin, which can be tried at home.
Adjust your schedule. There is a folk saying that "nourishing yang during the day and nourishing yin at night". A good sleep can ensure that the heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidney and other organs get adequate rest. The work and rest after autumn should be gradually adjusted to the state of "going to bed early and getting up early". Getting up early to absorb the moisture nourished by the morning dew in nature (when the air quality is suitable) is beneficial for the human body to adapt to the "dryness" after autumn; Going to bed early can nourish the yin essence of the body and is of great benefit to nourishing yin.
Acupoint exercises. There are many ways to regulate and nourish yin by external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. Well-known foot bathing and foot massage (focusing on Yongquan point) belong to this category. The following is a set of acupoint exercises before going to bed.
Step 1: kowtow and comb your hair, separate your hands and fingers, gently pat your scalp with your fingertips for 2 ~ 3 minutes, and then comb your fingers from front to back 1 ~ 2 minutes.
Step 2: massage rosis 1 ~ 2 minutes (rosis is a strange point outside the meridian, located at the midpoint of the connecting line between the retroauricular depression and the suboccipital depression).
The third step is to rub the auricle 1 ~ 2 minutes (there are many acupuncture points on the ear, so you can press it several times when it hurts).
Step 4: Massage wrist (Neiguan and Shenmen points) and palm Laogong point 1 ~ 2 minutes.
Step 5: Massage points Sanyinjiao, Zhao Hai and Yongquan of lower limbs for 1 ~ 2 minutes.
Step 6: Knead the abdomen clockwise for 3 ~ 5 minutes with the navel as the center.
Step 7: Relax on your back, take a deep breath and fall asleep naturally.
Soft sports. Moderate exercise, such as Tai Chi, yoga and walking slowly after meals, is very helpful for relaxing body and mind and harmonizing yin and yang. When walking slowly, pay attention to three steps, one breath and one breath, slowly slow down the breathing frequency, and keep the foot spring at each step.
Diet therapy and nourishing yin. In early autumn, the heat of summer has not completely disappeared. Besides nourishing yin and moistening dryness, we should also pay attention to clearing away heat. Here are some recipes commonly used by Lingnan people to nourish and preserve health.