1, autumn health care methods
pull oneself together
Autumn leaves fall and everything withers, which often makes people feel moved by the scenery, especially the elderly, which is easy to cause the feeling of twilight. To this end, the elderly should adjust their mental state, play their favorite things during the day, actively participate in some beneficial social activities within their power, and maintain an optimistic mood, so as to get out of the bleak and depressed predicament.
(2) Nourishing yin and moistening lung
Dry air in autumn and loss of body fluid in summer are prone to "autumn dryness" symptoms such as aphtha, dry nose, sore throat, cough and constipation. You can choose to take some tonic or medicated porridge that nourishes yin and moistens lung. For example, Radix Adenophorae, Lily, Tremella, Sesame, Japonica rice, and rock sugar can be boiled in water, and taken in the morning and evening to prevent autumn dryness from hurting people.
(3) Go to bed early and get up early
The autumn wind blows at first, the climate is dry, the autumn air is crisp and the air is fresh. Autumn is a good time when the air is wettest. Going to bed early and getting up early is conducive to convergence, preventing the lungs from being damaged by autumn dryness, thus maintaining abundant vitality.
(4) It should be frozen in cool autumn.
As the saying goes, "an autumn rain is a cold", and the temperature difference between day and night in autumn is large. You should add or subtract clothes at any time to prevent colds in autumn. However, in order to improve the human body's ability to keep out the cold in winter, some people with weak respiratory resistance and prone to bronchitis should be especially frozen in autumn to ensure that the body can smoothly "connect" from the hot summer to the cool autumn. In order to enhance physical fitness, improve the human body's adaptability to climate change and cold resistance.
(5) Adjust diet
In autumn, the climate is dry, the temperature is low, and sweat evaporates quickly. You should supplement more water and water-soluble vitamins B and C, and eat more apples and green leafy vegetables at ordinary times, which will help to promote fluid production, prevent dryness, nourish yin and moisten the lungs. But don't be greedy for fruits and vegetables in autumn, so as not to damage the spleen and stomach. It is also necessary to use less hot and dry foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, leeks, peppers, etc., otherwise the summer heat will be unclear, and the autumn will be dry and prone to fever. Eating some high-protein foods, such as milk, eggs and beans, can make people's brains produce a special substance, which can eliminate depression.
(6) Hiking
Autumn is the golden season for travel and mountaineering. Outing and mountaineering activities can enhance the human body's respiratory and blood circulation functions, increase people's vital capacity and myocardial contractility. Especially for people who live in downtown areas for a long time, hiking in autumn can absorb more negative oxygen ions in the air, which has a good nutritional and soothing effect on people's nervous system and effectively resist the invasion of autumn dryness and cold.
2, autumn Runfei health tea
(1) orange health tea
3-6 grams of orange, 5 grams of green tea. Brew in boiling water, then steam in a pot for 20 minutes before taking. Drinking 1 dose at any time every day can moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm; The function of regulating qi and relieving cough is suitable for cough with excessive phlegm and viscosity in autumn. This tea uses orange to promote qi circulation, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Tea has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, and it is better for people who cough with too much phlegm and are sticky and difficult to cough.
(2) silver scented tea of imperata rhizome
Honeysuckle 15g, cogongrass rhizome 25g, add water 1 l, boil, and add appropriate amount of crystal sugar to taste. Honeysuckle can clear away heat and toxic materials and relieve sore throat. Can be used for treating viral skin, acute and chronic tonsillitis, and periodontitis.
(3) Tremella health tea
20g of tremella, 5g of tea and 20g of rock sugar. Wash the tremella first and stew it with water and rock sugar (don't use soft sugar); Soak the tea leaves for 5 minutes, add the tremella soup to the juice, and stir well before taking. It has the effects of nourishing yin, reducing fire, moistening lung and relieving cough, and is suitable for cough due to yin deficiency. Tremella fuciformis is a good tonic for both medicine and food, which contains about 10% of protein, 65% of carbohydrates and 4% of inorganic salts. It also contains vitamin E, phosphorus, iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium. Medicinal use has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening lung, nourishing stomach and promoting fluid production. Rock sugar tremella helps to nourish and moisten the lungs, relieve cough and eliminate phlegm. Using it to make tea can induce diuresis, eliminate phlegm and reduce fire, and has anti-inflammatory effect.