After beginning of autumn, autumn came quietly, and the yang in nature began to converge and precipitate, so that the summer heat gradually subsided, the autumn dryness became more and more obvious, and the metabolism of yin and yang in human body also changed, showing a long transition period. The summer humidity has not retreated, and the autumn dryness is getting worse. Faced with the influence of seasonal changes, respiratory diseases are prone to occur in autumn.

Therefore, people should follow the trend and adjust their autumn health care methods in advance. Ye Yan, director of the Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Affiliated Chinese Medicine Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, gives you the following health advice-

Nourishing yin in autumn and winter

Lung belongs to the golden element in the five elements, and lung function begins to be in a vigorous period in the main autumn and after autumn. The climate in autumn is characterized by dryness, which means that dryness dominates autumn. The lungs are "delicate and dirty" and are not resistant to cold and heat. They communicate with the outside world through their noses and are vulnerable to autumn dryness, resulting in dry mouth and throat, dry cough and less phlegm, dry skin and constipation. In severe cases, there may be a series of symptoms such as cough and blood.

Therefore, after beginning of autumn, we should pay attention to moistening and nourishing the lungs. On the basis of a reasonable diet, you can properly eat soft foods such as honey, lily, almond, pseudostellaria heterophylla and yam. It will be good for the lungs and stomach and good for health.

Proper pasting

The main purpose of TCM health preservation is to pursue the balance of Yin and Yang, so in the traditional beginning of autumn custom, "putting emphasis on autumn" is also the health preservation process of actively realizing the convergence, collection and integration of TCM in autumn. As the saying goes, "After long summer, there is no disease and three points are empty". Facing the previous "bitter summer", I thought of the method of "sticking fat with meat" in order to prevent diseases by eating.

Ye Yan suggested that you should not be too radical when taking medicated diet to regulate yin and yang. It is necessary to give consideration to the qi of long summer, and under the guidance of professional doctors, get rid of the pathogenic factors of summer-heat and dampness in the body. And the specific nursing plan varies from person to person, so it is necessary to choose the appropriate method according to the physique of different individuals.

The original intention of "pasting autumn fat" is to make the body strong. Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis. Due to the development of disease process and the increase of energy consumption, it is manifested as weight loss and poor nutritional status. Such patients should pay attention to increase the intake of protein and other nutrients on the basis of reasonable control of blood sugar, so as to provide enough energy for the rehabilitation of lung function.

Work, rest and exercise

After autumn, the northern hemisphere began to have shorter days and longer nights, and the temperature difference between day and night gradually increased, while the yang in nature and human body disappeared and the yin became longer. Therefore, in daily life, we can't improve the spirit of the sun as frequently as in spring and summer, let alone make it too strong and dissipated, but we should reasonably converge and hide the spirit of the sun in autumn and winter. For example, to ensure the regularity of work and rest, insist on going to bed early and getting up early. Going to bed early can conform to the convergence of yang, and getting up early can make lung qi stretch better.

Regulating emotion

Emotional diseases are common causes of diseases. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is a negative emotion that the lung dominates the sorrow, which has an important influence on the human body, that is, "sadness leads to qi elimination", so there is a saying that "sadness leads to lung injury"

Soup recommendation

Sydney Chuanbei Pig Bone Soup

Ingredients: 4 Sydney, 60g Fritillaria, 20g Jujube, 500g Pig Bone, 3 slices Ginger, hot water 1000 ml.

Practice: Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae and Fructus Jujubae are soaked in clear water for 10 minute, then washed and taken out for later use; Wash Sydney, do not peel it, and cut it into pieces for use; Cleaning pig bones, blanching, and taking out for later use; Put all the ingredients in a saucepan, add hot water, simmer for 1 hour after the water boils, and add appropriate amount of salt to taste.

Efficacy: clearing lung, moistening lung and relieving cough.

Source | Yangcheng Evening News? Yangchengpai

Editor | Xie Zhe

Shen Qian | Zhang Degang

Intern | Wang Yue