If the changes in nature go against the normal level, it will affect the normal blood circulation of human body, leading to dysfunction of functional rhythm, decline of vital qi, imbalance of yin and yang, which is extremely vulnerable to the invasion of pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, solar terms are often closely related to human physiology, diagnosis and prognosis of diseases and health maintenance.
The autumnal equinox has arrived, which indicates that we have entered a new season-dry season. This season is characterized by dryness. The first two solar terms are warm and dry, the last two solar terms are cold and dry, and the weather is getting colder. The health class at this time is to regulate sleep, nourish yin and moisten dryness.
To maintain the balance of yin and yang, we must first prevent the invasion of foreign evils. The weather in autumn is dry, and the external evil is mainly dryness. There is residual heat before the autumnal equinox, so it is more common in warm and dry; After the autumnal equinox, bursts of autumn wind hit, which made the temperature drop gradually and the cold became heavier, so cold and dryness were more common. At the same time, the change of autumn dryness is also related to everyone's physique and physical reaction.
In order to prevent dryness, we must persist in exercising, strengthen our physique and improve our disease resistance. Exercise in autumn focuses on invigorating qi and moistening dryness, such as practicing breathing exercises and chewing teeth to moisten throat. In terms of diet and health care, we should drink more water and eat more heat-clearing foods, such as sesame seeds, walnuts, glutinous rice, honey, dairy products and pears. , can play the role of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production. Besides keeping a light diet, you can also do acupoint exercise!
The key to health care is habit. Health care in autumn requires people to go to bed early, get up early and exercise regularly. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, "go to bed early to nourish yin and get up early to moisten the lungs". Breathing fresh air can make your body full of body fluids and full of energy; Strengthening cold-proof exercise can exercise the body's resistance function, thus stimulating the body to gradually adapt to the cold environment, which is conducive to avoiding many diseases.