1, common sense of keeping healthy and moistening lungs in autumn
(1) a cup of hot water
People can moisten their lungs by directly inhaling water vapor.
The method is simple: pour hot water into the teacup, aim your nose at the teacup and inhale steam for about 10 minutes each time, and 1 time each morning and evening.
(2) 7: 00 am to 9: 00 am
The best time to raise the lungs in a day is from 7 am to 9 am, when the lung function is the strongest. At this time, it is best to do aerobic exercise such as jogging to strengthen lung function. The weakest time of lung function is 2 1 ~23: 00 pm. There is a pear in your mouth after a meal. Brushing your teeth before going to bed can moisten your lungs.
In autumn, you can also eat more honey, lily, tremella and other foods that can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, nourish the stomach and promote fluid production, strengthen the intake of water and vitamins, and be sure to drink 2000 ml of water every day.
(3) Laugh often
There are many ways to nourish the lungs, and "laughing" may be the cheapest and most effective one. There is a saying in Chinese medicine called "Laugh often and open your lungs". Modern medical research has proved that laughter is indeed the best "exercise" for the body, especially for the respiratory system. Laughter can dilate the lungs, and people will unconsciously take a deep breath when laughing, dredge the respiratory tract and make breathing smoother. In addition, when people laugh, more oxygen can enter the body. With the blood flowing smoothly all over the body, every cell in the body can get enough oxygen.
(4) Active cough
In autumn, people should pay attention to open the window frequently for ventilation, and take the initiative to cough in the fresh air every morning and evening to remove harmful substances in the respiratory tract and lungs and reduce the damage to the lungs.
(5) Massage acupoints
Press the Xiang Ying point so that the outer sides of the two thumbs rub against each other. After feeling feverish, massage the outside of the thumb up and down along the sides of the bridge of the nose and the alar for about 60 times. Then massage Xiang Ying points on both sides of the alar (located at the junction of nasolabial groove and alar) for 20 times, and do 1~2 groups every morning and evening.
Knock on Sophie's point every night before going to bed and sit in a chair. Knees naturally separate, hands on thighs, head closed, body relaxed, want to stay in the abdomen. Inhale in the chest, make fists with both hands, pat Shu Fei point on the back (located under the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra on the back, with two fingers on the left and right) for dozens of times, and pat both sides of the back with the palm of your hand from bottom to top for about 10 minute. This method can relax the qi in the chest, have the effect of strengthening and nourishing the lungs, help to discharge phlegm in the body, dredge the back meridians and prevent colds.
2. What should I eat in autumn to moisten my lungs?
(1) lotus root
Lotus root contains many easily absorbed carbohydrates, vitamin E, zinc, manganese, potassium and magnesium. Fresh lotus root can make the baby clear away heat and promote fluid production, moisten the lungs and relieve cough, especially suitable for getting angry. You can fry the lotus root and eat it cold, or you can put kelp, lotus root and ribs together to make soup.
(2) sugarcane
Sugarcane juice is flat and sweet, which is a good product for relieving fever, promoting fluid production, moistening dryness and nourishing. It can help the spleen to harmonize the middle energizer, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, treat choking and stop vomiting, and has the reputation of "Natural Fumai Decoction". Traditional Chinese medicine often uses it as a refreshing agent to treat dry mouth, insufficient body fluid, dry stool, high fever, polydipsia and so on.
(3) Auricularia auricula
Auricularia auricula has the functions of nourishing yin and moistening lung, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Boiled water with rock sugar is an ideal product for nourishing yin and moistening lung, which can be used to regulate lung dryness and cough in autumn. The nutritional components of auricularia auricula are similar to those of auricularia auricula. Auricularia auricula is rich in iron and can improve iron deficiency anemia.
(4) Pears
Pear meat is sweet and delicious, tender and juicy, and has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, moistening lung and promoting fluid production, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. It can be eaten raw, squeezed, stewed or boiled, and has a good therapeutic effect on cough due to lung heat, measles, cough in children and bronchitis. If you take it with water chestnut, honey, sugar cane and other juices, the effect will be better.
(5) taro
Taro tastes soft, sweet and delicious, and its nutritional value is similar to that of potatoes, so it is easy to digest. Taro is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium, sodium, carotene, nicotinic acid, vitamin C and B vitamins, and its rich nutritional value can improve the body's resistance.
3. What do you eat to clear your lungs?
1, drink more tea to clear and moisten the lungs.
People who drink more tea can reduce the harm of nicotine in tobacco to human body. After nicotine enters the human body, it will promote the preemption of blood vessels and accelerate arteriosclerosis, leading to the decrease of vitamin C content in the human body. Smoking and drinking tea, especially green tea, can supplement a lot of vitamin C. Tea contains tea polyphenols, which can inhibit carcinogens; Catechins peculiar to tea can effectively prevent cholesterol from depositing on the blood vessel wall, increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, and have the effects of lowering blood pressure and blood sugar. In addition, drinking tea can diuretic disinfection, so that toxic substances in tobacco are discharged with urine, which has the effect of clearing away lung heat.
2, eat grapes to clear the lungs and moisten the lungs
Inhalation of harmful gases for a long time will accumulate a lot of toxins in people's lungs and damage their lung function. The effective components contained in grapes can improve the metabolic rate of cells and help to excrete lung cytotoxins. Grapes also have expectorant effect, which can relieve respiratory tract itching, pain and other uncomfortable symptoms caused by smoking.
3. Lily Siraitia Grosvenorii Chicken Soup
Lily is delicious and has high medicinal value. It has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Siraitia grosvenorii is sweet and cool, which can not only clear away heat and moisten the lungs, benefit the liver and strengthen the spleen, but also prevent respiratory tract infection and fight cancer. Stewed chicken with ripe Siraitia grosvenorii and lily is very effective in moistening lung, eliminating dryness and supplementing body function after autumn.
4, eat pig blood to clear the lungs and moisten the lungs
Pig blood has the function of dust removal. This is because protein in pig blood is decomposed by gastric acid, which will produce a substance with the function of disinfecting and moistening intestines. This substance reacts with dust and harmful metal particles entering the human body and carries these harmful substances out of the body through excretion. Therefore, pig blood is called the "scavenger" of human sewage.
5, eat oranges to relieve cough and moisten the lungs
Oranges are sweet and sour in taste, mild in nature and rich in vitamin C. Eating three oranges a day can almost meet the vitamin C content needed by people in one day, and oranges contain more than 170 kinds of plant compounds and more than 60 kinds of flavonoids, most of which are natural antioxidants. Eating oranges in moderation in autumn and winter can relieve cough and moisten the lungs and increase appetite, but it should be noted that eating too many oranges is easy to get angry. People with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang had better eat less, so as not to cause symptoms such as aphtha, sore throat and constipation. Don't eat oranges before meals or on an empty stomach. Organic acids contained in oranges are easy to stimulate gastric mucosa.
6, fungus to dust and clear the lungs
The keratin in Auricularia auricula can adsorb the dust and impurities left in human digestive system and directly excrete them, which has the functions of clearing away lung heat and clearing stomach, and is especially suitable for metallurgical workers, miners, people with iron deficiency, textile workers and people engaged in chemical experiments. In autumn, the weather is dry, the air pollution index rises sharply and the environment is poor. Auricularia auricula can be used as a necessary home-cooked dish to clear lung heat.