The summer heat in early autumn has not subsided, and it is known as "burning in July and half, steaming osmanthus in August". The "autumn tiger" is quite fierce, but it is still necessary to prevent heatstroke. At this time, it is also the high season of various intestinal infectious diseases, such as bacillary dysentery, food poisoning, typhoid fever, cholera, infantile diarrhea and so on. Therefore, once diarrhea occurs, don't take the initiative to blindly use drugs. You should go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is accompanied by the yellowing of all natural things, and the human body often reflects the symptoms of "dry body fluids", such as dry throat, epistaxis, chapped skin and constipation. At this time, you should adjust your diet and often eat fresh fruits and vegetables such as pears, persimmons, pomegranates, grapes, sugar cane, radishes and tomatoes to nourish yin and moisten dryness. What's more, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Ophiopogonis, Radix Scrophulariae and Radix Glycyrrhizae each 10g can be decocted instead of tea.
Late autumn "frosty night", the temperature difference between morning and evening changes greatly, and the climate begins to turn cold. At this time, we must pay attention to adding clothes in time, strengthening exercise to improve lung function and prevent respiratory diseases in winter. For winter tonic, this is the best time to regulate the spleen and stomach and make a "bottom tonic". As a dietary supplement, Gordon Euryale is the best choice. You can stew Gordon Euryale, red dates or peanut kernels with brown sugar, or stew beef with Gordon Euryale.
Clothing, food, shelter and transportation for autumn health care
Clothes: As the saying goes, spring covers and autumn freezes. In addition to the need to add clothes in the morning and evening when the climate is slightly cooler, it is generally not appropriate to add clothes too quickly. Proper freezing can improve the cold resistance of skin and nasal mucosa. However, freezing should be moderate. If the climate is cold in late autumn, you should add clothes in time. As the saying goes, one autumn rain is cold, and ten autumn rains need to wear cotton. Especially patients with serious illness or chronic diseases, they should wear more clothes in time to prevent the invasion of cold pathogens, colds or diarrhea. Patients with cardiovascular diseases often induce stroke or myocardial infarction after sudden cooling; Patients with rheumatism, chronic bronchitis, asthma or gastric and duodenal ulcers should pay more attention to prevent the recurrence of old diseases when the temperature drops suddenly in autumn.
Food: Autumn, dry climate. If nursed back to health improperly, the human body is often prone to symptoms such as dry throat, dry nose, dry skin and constipation. Therefore, the diet should be light and flat at this time. Pay attention to nourishing yin in autumn and eat more foods that prevent dryness and nourish yin. Drink more boiled water, light tea, soybean milk and milk. Eat more sesame seeds, glutinous rice, honey, radish, tomatoes, tofu, tremella, lotus seeds, grapes, pears, persimmons, bananas and so on. These foods can nourish yin and promote fluid production. Eat less hot and dry food such as pepper, ginger and wine. By the end of autumn, the essence of the human body began to be sealed, and eating nourishing food was easier to be absorbed and stored, which was conducive to improving the function of viscera and enhancing physical fitness. For patients with chronic diseases or elderly people with physical weakness, you can eat some chicken, duck, fish, eggs, lean pork, jujube, walnuts and so on. , help to keep fit, get rid of diseases and prolong life.
Live: In autumn, the earth's atmosphere is clear, and the yang in nature tends to diverge and converge. Ancient health experts believe that it is appropriate to lie down early and get up early at this time, taking chickens as fun. Comply with the growth of yang, so that lung qi can be relaxed; It is not advisable to sleep with the door closed all day or with your head covered at night, and develop the habit of living with the window open and sleeping in the open; Often open the window to ventilate, so that the indoor air circulates, which helps to reduce respiratory tract infection, dizziness, fatigue and so on. In addition, we should keep enough sleep and consciously cope with convergence.
Lines: The sky is crisp, the maple trees are full of dye, the autumn insects are singing, and the colors of nature are refreshing. At this time, it is a good time for people to exercise outdoors and travel. Take an active part in some sports activities according to your physique and hobbies, such as doing exercises, boxing, jogging, walking, climbing mountains, dancing disco for the elderly, practicing qigong and so on. When exercising, clothes can be worn lightly to avoid sweating, which helps to improve the cold resistance; If you have the conditions, going out for an outing will make you feel the unique tranquility of autumn and enjoy this golden autumn time better.
Six Strategies and Three Persistences of Autumn Health Care
1. Diet conditioning. Diet should be based on "nourishing yin and moistening lung", in addition to "less pungent and more sour", that is to say, eat more sesame seeds, walnuts, glutinous rice, honey, sugar cane and so on. Can nourish yin, moisten lung and nourish blood; Eat less spicy food such as onion, ginger, garlic and pepper; Eat more oranges, hawthorn, fresh vegetables and sour food. For the elderly with weak stomach and intestines, you can drink porridge in the morning to benefit bones and promote fluid production.
2. Increase or decrease clothes. Although it is hot at noon in early autumn, it is breezy in the morning and evening, so we should pay attention to increasing clothes to prevent the invasion of "cold". But don't wear too much and cover it too tightly to avoid catching a cold when you put it on and take it off.
3. Be careful in daily life. The ancients said, "Early to bed and early to rise, chickens make you happy." It means early to bed and early to rise in autumn.
4. Strengthen exercise and aftercare. In autumn, it is cool and dry. So breathe more fresh air, walk, run and exercise in the cool morning breeze. This is not only a good "air bath", but also a cold-resistant training, so that the body can adapt to the cold stimulation and make full preparations for the coming winter.
5. Keep the indoor humidity. In autumn, the humidity in the air is low, the wind is strong, and the sweat evaporates quickly, which makes people's skin dry and their hair fall off easily. Therefore, we must pay attention to maintaining a certain humidity indoors and properly supplementing the water in the body.
6. Drug health care. According to the characteristics of autumn, you can take some vitamin preparations appropriately. In addition, you can also take traditional Chinese medicines for health care, such as American ginseng, Adenophora adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, Lily, Almond, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae and Boat-fruited Sterculia. People with yin deficiency can use Liuwei Dihuang Pill and Dabuyin Pill.
Three Persistences of Health Preservation in Autumn
First, insist on autumn training. Autumn exercise refers to actively exercising, improving health and enhancing disease resistance. Do more physical activities and keep your body "frozen". As the saying goes: "Spring covers the autumn", the temperature drops, but don't rush to add too many clothes to make your body have the ability to resist the cold. Exercise varies from person to person. Like walking. Play ball. Do exercises. Play Tai Chi Chuan. Qigong. Jogging, etc. Second, adhere to the autumn defense. Autumn prevention refers to the prevention of some common and frequently-occurring diseases that are easily infected in autumn. Such as cold, tracheitis and gastritis. Arthritis and so on. "It freezes in autumn ... not too much, with bronchitis. People with a history of gastritis. , should pay attention to keep warm properly, don't get cold, to prevent the recurrence of old diseases.
Third, insist on autumn ploughing. Autumn tonic refers to diet conditioning and proper rest. Autumn is the harvest season. Whole grains. A large number of vegetables and fruits are mature and listed. Su Wen, a work of traditional Chinese medicine, pointed out: "Five grains are the supplement, five fruits are the help, five dishes are the supplement, and the smell is just a combination of essence." Dry climate in autumn: Drink plenty of boiled water and light tea. Soymilk, milk and other beverages should also eat more soft products such as sweet potatoes, corn, sesame seeds, vegetables, persimmons, bananas, honey and red dates.
Proper rest is also a good way to keep fit. Work and labor should be moderate during the day, entertainment should not be late at night, and it is not advisable to sleep for 8 hours every day.