The ancient book "Twenty-four solar terms" says: "When the frost comes, the yin begins to coagulate." Frost is the condensation of water vapor on the ground when it meets cold weather. In the process of solar terms, the change of temperature is related to the number of yin and yang and the rise and fall. At the autumnal equinox, there is as much heat on the ground as underground. After the cold dew, it is the first frost. The heat on the ground is much lower than that on the ground, while the heat on the ground is less than that on the ground. As time goes on, more heat from the ground falls into the ground, and the convergence force in the atmosphere is greater. As the cold intensified, dew turned into frost. At this time, it feels very cold on the ground, but it is warm underground, and the lower part of the human body is warmer. Combined with the solar terms, the focus of this year's health preservation is to prevent deficiency-cold syndrome next year, because the five movements and six qi in the new year are characterized by insufficient strength reduction and rainy summer. In winter, the weather will be very wet and cold, and people will be very difficult. It shows that the function of lung and stomach is weak, so the introduction of health care has always been based on moistening lung and strengthening spleen. Autumn is hot and dry, and the lack of gold makes the liver and gallbladder too laxative and easy to get angry and inflamed. Patients with liver disease should pay attention to health care; When the yang sinks less and rushes to the heart, there will be chest tightness and asthma. Therefore, after the first frost, it will be the beginning of winter, so we should work harder to keep healthy.
According to Huangdi Neijing, keeping in good health in autumn requires going to bed early and getting up early to adapt to the cold weather in autumn and prevent autumn dryness. One of the most important climate characteristics in autumn is very dry. Autumn dryness is very obvious in the first frost season, which is prone to dry mouth, dry lips, dry throat, constipation, dry skin and other phenomena, and dryness is easy to hurt body fluids. So you can eat more foods with more sweet and cold juices, such as pears, grapefruit, sugar cane, bananas, oranges and other fruits. Vegetables can eat more carrots, white gourd, tremella, lotus root and various bean products. In addition, we should also pay attention to protecting the liver, not drinking too much, keeping a calm mind and not getting angry.
In the first frost season, cold air often invades and the temperature difference changes greatly. It's a season with frequent diseases, so clothes should be increased or decreased according to the weather changes. As the saying goes, "The frost has changed before the cold dew is cold". Appropriate exercise should be carried out to enhance physical fitness and prevent other diseases caused by catching a cold or catching a cold. Pay special attention to the warmth of feet and stomach, and it is best to get into the habit of soaking feet with hot water before going to bed to promote blood circulation.
In late autumn, the weather is getting colder, the plants are yellow, and everything is bleak, which is easy to cause anxiety and make people feel depressed, so there is a saying of "sad autumn". If you have negative emotions, you might as well try outdoor sports more. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to conforming to nature, paying attention to dynamic and static balance, and proper exercise can help people relieve their own pressure and have a positive attitude.
The first frost diet and the first frost solar terms are very distinctive in folk food customs. As the saying goes, "it is better to make up for the first frost than the winter", so we should make up for Chongyang first and then the first frost. It is considered that "autumn supplement" is more important than "winter supplement". Autumn tonic should be based on "moistening dryness, consolidating exterior and benefiting qi". What is the first cream suitable for eating? At this time, you should eat more persimmon, corn, royal jelly, duck, hawthorn, radish, chestnut and other foods. Other seasonal fresh fruits, nuts, bean products and seaweed foods are also the most suitable foods for this season.
Recommend several dietary therapies:
1. Corn nourishes the stomach, which is suitable for nourishing the stomach in the first frost, such as making corn tortillas. In addition, boiling water with corn stigma can also prevent blood pressure instability when changing seasons.
2. Hawthorn digestion and disease prevention, also known as hawthorn, can be used as medicine and edible. Hawthorn is rich in vitamins and minerals, and its flavonoids can prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases caused by seasonal changes. Hawthorn can be eaten raw, porridge or cooked.
3. Ear soup, take tremella 10g, auricularia auricula 10g and rock sugar 30g. Soak auricularia auricula and auricularia auricula in warm water, remove impurities, wash, put into a bowl, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and water, put into a steamer, and steam for one hour until auricularia auricula is cooked. Efficacy: nourishing yin and moistening lung, tonifying kidney and strengthening brain.
Chen Xiaotong, director of rehabilitation department of Shenyang Anorectal Hospital, deputy chief physician, master of acupuncture. I have been a doctor for more than 30 years, and I am good at treating patients with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine. I used the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements of TCM and acupuncture to treat anorectal diseases and intractable diseases, and achieved good results, and summed up a set of methods to improve human function by adjusting meridians and improving human organs and immunity by using five movements and six qi, so as to cooperate with clinical treatment, improve the treatment effect and effectively improve the quality of life of patients.