"Spring covers autumn freezing" is a familiar word, but do you know what "autumn freezing" is and how to be healthy?
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the human body and nature are an organic whole and are inextricably linked. When the changes of the human body are consistent or synchronized with the laws of nature, the human body will remain healthy. Once this rule is broken, it means that the balance of human health will be destroyed, and if left unchecked, various diseases will be formed. How to use traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate the body in autumn?
As the saying goes, "Spring covers autumn, and all diseases are difficult to touch", and autumn freezing is good for winter. "Spring covering and autumn freezing" is a health preserving method advocated by Chinese medicine. "Autumn freezing" means that the temperature is slightly cold in autumn, so don't add too many clothes too early. Proper freezing can enhance the human body's tolerance to cold, thus gradually improving the human body's cold resistance and gradually adapting to cold weather. Of course, "autumn freezing" should have a "degree" and should not be blind. How to reasonably, correctly and healthily "freeze in autumn" is of great learning.
The climate in south and north of China is quite different. The autumn cool in the south comes late, and the temperature difference between day and night does not change much. Even after winter, it is not too cold, so it is not necessary to add clothes too early or too fast, and appropriately extend the "autumn freezing" time. Autumn coolness comes early in the north, and the temperature difference between day and night changes greatly. When the temperature is low in the morning and evening, you should add clothes in time to prevent catching cold.
The essence of "autumn freezing" is a cold-resistant exercise, but it doesn't mean that you should catch cold. Generally speaking, when the temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius, it can be properly "frozen in autumn". It is best to wear clothes that are not sweaty and slightly cool when going out, which can promote the body's material metabolism and increase heat production, thus effectively improving the body's adaptability to climate change. Entering late autumn and approaching early winter, "autumn freezing" is not recommended.
In autumn, especially in late autumn, the temperature, wind speed and air pressure change greatly, which is not conducive to the control of some diseases. For people with some chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension and coronary heart disease, patients with chronic kidney disease, patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers, and patients with old cold legs, "autumn freezing" should be moderate.
In addition, the elderly, children and the infirm should not be "frozen in autumn". The resistance of this part of the population is relatively poor, and it is easy to cause colds and other diseases due to catching cold.
Although autumn freezing is good, some parts of the human body cannot be frozen. First, there are many acupoints on the feet. Once you catch a cold, it will cause colds, bronchitis, indigestion, insomnia and other diseases. This is the principle that "cold feet will make the whole body cold". Two navel, navel can not catch cold, otherwise it is easy to abdominal pain, diarrhea, and even lead to chronic diseases. Third, the neck, where there are acupoints such as Fengchi, Fengfu and Dazhui, can't catch cold. People with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, people with tepid limbs, or people who are susceptible to cold should be especially vigilant. The fourth is internal organs. From the perspective of protecting the stomach, people who love to eat fruits and cold drinks should pay attention to the right amount, otherwise the spleen and stomach that are already in a state of deficiency and cold will be miserable.
Chinese medicine believes that the five elements, five colors, five tones, five internal organs, five flavors and emotions correspond to each other and influence each other (see the table below for details), so when conditioning with Chinese medicine, we should adjust our diet and mood according to this principle.
Diet conditioning. Autumn diet should be based on the principle of "nourishing yin and moistening dryness, and yang dryness protecting yin". When there are "autumn dryness" phenomena such as dry mouth, cough and hair loss. Under the guidance of Chinese medicine, you can choose drugs or medicated diets that nourish yin and moisten lung for conditioning. Chinese medicine believes that yellow enters the spleen and black enters the kidney, so you can eat more yellow and black foods. Yellow food mainly refers to soybeans, including beans and bean products, as well as yellow fruits, vegetables and eggs. Bean sprouts, Flammulina velutipes, oranges and pumpkins are all good choices. Black food refers to foods with health care functions, such as black fungus, black sesame, mushrooms, black-bone chicken, mullet, black rice and black beans. It is recommended to eat less cold and temper-damaging foods such as bitter gourd and watermelon; Eat less fat, glutinous rice and other thick and greasy foods that easily hinder the function of spleen-qi transport; There are noodles, biscuits, jiaozi and other pasta, as well as spicy food.
Suggested medicated diet
(1) Poria porridge of Euryale ferox: Euryale ferox 15g, Poria 10g, and appropriate amount of rice. Put the first two ingredients in a pot, add appropriate amount of water and cook until soft and rotten, then add appropriate amount of rice, continue to cook until porridge is rotten, and take it in several times. It has the effect of invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness.
(2) Lotus seed Gordon Euryale porridge: lotus seed 15g, Gordon Euryale 15g, japonica rice 100g, and psoralea corylifolia 5g, boiled and eaten. Can invigorate spleen and qi, nourish stomach and kidney, and solidify essence.
(3) Yam and barley porridge: 50 grams of yam, 0/5 grams of barley/kloc-and 0/00 grams of japonica rice/kloc-are boiled into porridge. It can tonify qi, strengthen spleen and regulate stomach.
(4) Eight-treasure porridge: 5 grams of lotus seed, Gordon Euryale seed, coix seed, yam, longan, red dates and white lentils, and 0/00 gram of japonica rice/kloc-0, cooked and eaten. It can replenish qi and nourish blood, strengthen the spleen and strengthen the body.
(5) Ginseng-jujube porridge: Codonopsis pilosula 15g, jujube10g, and japonica rice 100g, which can be boiled and eaten. Can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi.
(6) Coix seed red bean porridge: Coix seed 15g, adzuki bean 15g, japonica rice 100g, boiled and eaten. It can ooze dampness and promote diuresis, strengthen the spleen and replenish qi.
(7) Lotus seed pork tripe soup: 30 grams of lotus seeds, pork tripe 1, boiled into soup to eat. It can warm the stomach and strengthen the spleen, replenish qi and tonify deficiency.
Ensure adequate sleep. After autumn, many people will have "autumn fatigue", physical weakness, lethargy, continuous yawning and poor spirit. In this regard, we need to adjust the schedule, from going to bed late and getting up early in summer to going to bed early and getting up early. It is suggested that the time to fall asleep at night is 22 o'clock and the time to get up early is 6 o'clock; The nap time is from 1 1 to 14, and half an hour is appropriate.
Strengthen exercise. Autumn is the best season for physical exercise, which can not only strengthen the body, but also adjust and improve the psychological state, making people relaxed and happy. Walking, jogging, Baduanjin, simple stretching and local sports are all suitable. Mountaineering, as one of the "main sports" of the ancients in autumn, is also a good choice.
Psychological counseling. Health care is the first to nourish the heart, and Chinese medicine believes that thinking hurts the spleen. Autumn is easy to "grieve for autumn", and it is important to think less and stay happy. Because the five tones regulate the five internal organs, you can listen to the palace tune and feather tune music such as Yue Er Gao, Moonlit Night on a Spring River, Moon Reflected in Two Springs and Guqin Meditation, which is helpful to soothe the nerves, help sleep, strengthen the spleen and nourish the kidney.