Characteristics of TCM health preservation in autumn: according to the principle of "nourishing yang in spring and summer and nourishing yin in autumn and winter", it is very appropriate to supplement at this time. Health in autumn depends on nourishing yin and preventing dryness. In autumn, the yang is gradually closed and the yin is gradually born, so maintaining the yin in the body becomes the primary task, and the key to nourishing yin lies in preventing dryness. This principle should be carried out in all aspects of life.

Daily life: go to bed early and get up early in autumn, pay attention to adding clothes to prevent colds from hurting the lungs.

Mental health: It is a good way to nourish the lungs in autumn to keep inner peace, be optimistic, relax, put aside all troubles and avoid sadness.

Diet and Health: Eat more acidic foods, such as apples, oranges, kiwis, white radishes and Pak Lei. To restrain lung qi; Eating less spicy food, such as onion and ginger, can avoid dispersing and purging the lungs. Tremella, tofu, lily, honey, glutinous rice, japonica rice, bean sprouts, etc. It has the effect of moistening the lungs and should be eaten regularly. In addition, in autumn, the lungs are mainly raised, and you can drink some chicken soup and bone soup.

Exercise: Autumn is a good time for exercise. You can choose different sports to exercise according to your personal situation, such as climbing mountains, playing Tai Ji Chuan and swimming. Long-term persistence can enhance your cardiopulmonary function.

Drug health: the basic principle of tonic in autumn should be to give priority to moisturizing and avoid dispersing. Commonly used drugs are American ginseng, Adenophora adenophora, Euryale ferox, Polygonatum odoratum, Asparagus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Lily, Ligustrum lucidum, Sesame, Radix Rehmanniae and so on.

Sexual health: in autumn, we should pay attention to conform to the laws of natural collection, control sexual intercourse and nourish yin and essence.

Autumn, in dry air, also means cool autumn. After people vent excessively in summer, all the tissues and systems of the body are in a state of relative water shortage. If people catch cold from the wind at this time, it will easily lead to a series of symptoms such as headache, stuffy nose, stomach pain and joint pain, and even make old diseases relapse or induce new diseases. Old people and people with weak constitution have poor adaptability and tolerance to this change, so they should pay more attention to cold protection.