A healthy start in autumn

Beginning of autumn has arrived, but not in autumn. The division of climatic seasons should be based on the "average climate temperature", that is, the local average temperature is below 22℃ for five consecutive days, which is the real autumn. China is a vast country. Although the climate varies from place to place, most of them have not yet entered the autumn climate, and the last days of the dog days are still the third day after beginning of autumn. Especially in the south of China, this solar term is still a hot summer. At the same time, because the typhoon and rainy season are about to pass and the temperature is even hotter, TCM calls the period from beginning of autumn to the autumnal equinox "long summer".

After beginning of autumn, the temperature changed from hot to cold, human consumption gradually decreased, and appetite began to increase. Therefore, according to the characteristics of autumn, we can scientifically absorb nutrition and adjust diet to supplement the consumption in summer and prepare for winter. The climate in autumn is dry. Although it is cool at night, it is still high during the day. Therefore, according to the principle of "dryness is moistening dryness", nourishing yin and clearing heat, moistening dryness and quenching thirst, refreshing and calming the nerves are the main methods. You can choose sesame, honey, tremella, dairy products and other foods with moisturizing effect. In autumn, the humidity in the air is low and the skin is easy to dry. Therefore, we should pay attention to the intake of water and vitamins throughout the autumn.

Autumn is the most suitable tonic season for human body, in order to reduce virus infection and prevent the recurrence of old diseases when winter comes. Autumn tonic should choose "anti-dry and not greasy" flat supplement. Foods with this function include water bamboo, pumpkin, lotus seeds, longan, black sesame, red dates, walnuts and so on. People with weak spleen and stomach and indigestion can take lotus seeds, yam, lentils and so on. Autumn is prone to "autumn dryness" such as dry mouth and burning lips. You should choose foods that nourish and moisten dryness, and benefit the middle and qi. This kind of food has tremella, lily, etc., which can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, nourish the stomach and produce fluid.

How does "Autumn Tiger" prevent heatstroke?

After beginning of autumn, the temperature difference between day and night gradually becomes larger, and it is easy to catch a cold, so attention should be paid to prevent catching a cold at night. In addition, beginning of autumn is not really the arrival of autumn, "autumn tigers" may be eyeing, and the weather is getting drier and hotter. Therefore, beginning of autumn should suffer from heatstroke.

Autumn should be in the lungs, and the lungs are sad (worried), and sorrow is easy to hurt the lungs. Lung-qi deficiency can reduce the body's tolerance to bad stimuli and easily lead to sadness and anxiety. Therefore, when carrying out self-care, we must not deviate from the laws of nature and follow the outline of the ancients, "to calm the mind, slow down the punishment in autumn, converge, and calm the air in autumn;" Without ambition, the lungs are clear, and this autumn gas should be the way to raise and collect. "

First, mental conditioning: achieve inner peace, mental peace, ease of mind, and avoid sadness. Even if you encounter sad things, you should take the initiative to resolve them to avoid cold air, and at the same time, you should converge to adapt to the calm air in autumn.

Second, the daily life is nursed back to health: beginning of autumn season is the time when the sky is crisp, so we should start to "lie down early and get up early, and have fun with chickens" in order to conform to the convergence of yang, get up early to stretch lung qi and prevent excessive convergence. Beginning of autumn is the season of early autumn, and the heat is not over. Although there is a cool breeze, the weather is changeable. Even in the same area, there will be a situation of "four seasons in one day and different days in ten miles". Therefore, it is not advisable to wear too many clothes, otherwise it will affect the body's ability to adapt to the cold climate and it is easy to catch a cold.

Third, diet nursed back to health: "Su Wen's theory on the time of dirty qi method" said: "Lung governs autumn ... Lung converges, eats acid and hastily collects it, supplements acid and purges it." It can be seen that sour taste converges lung qi, while pungent taste diverges and clears lung. It should be harvested in autumn. Try to eat less irritating products such as onions and ginger, and eat more sour fruits and vegetables. In autumn, lung gold is smooth, but lung gold is too abundant, which hinders liver wood. Therefore, it is said in synopsis of the golden chamber that "you don't eat lungs in autumn" that dry air in autumn is in season, which is easy to hurt body fluids, so diet should nourish yin and moisten lungs. "Diet to Start" says: "Autumn is dry, so you should eat hemp to moisten it, but not drink cold". There are even people who advocate eating raw porridge in autumn to nourish yin and moisten dryness. In short, you can eat some soft foods such as sesame, glutinous rice, japonica rice, honey, loquat, pineapple and dairy products in autumn, which will benefit your stomach and promote fluid production.

4. Exercise and recuperation: Entering autumn is a good opportunity for all kinds of exercises. Everyone can choose different sports according to their own specific situation. Here, I will introduce you to an autumn health exercise, that is, the "autumn breathing fitness method" in the Taoist Zang Zhouyu Classic. The specific method is: after washing in the morning, sit quietly indoors with your eyes closed, knock your teeth 36 times first, then stir with your tongue in your mouth until the liquid is in your mouth. When inhaling, lick the upper jaw with your tongue and inhale through your nose in order to send it to Tian Dan. Exhale slowly from your mouth. When you exhale, you should say the word silently, but don't make any noise. Repeat 30 times. Adhering to this work in autumn has the effect of protecting the lungs and strengthening the body.

Beginning of autumn health care cookbook

Raw porridge:

[Formula] 25g of Radix Rehmanniae, 75g of rice and a little sugar.

[Practice] Rehmannia glutinosa (fresh) is washed and chopped, and boiled with appropriate amount of clear water for about 30 minutes, then the decoction is decanted and decocted again, and the two decoctions are combined and concentrated to 100 ml for later use. Wash and cook rice porridge, add the juice of Radix Rehmanniae while it is hot, stir well and add some sugar to taste.

【 Efficacy 】 Nourishing yin and benefiting stomach, cooling blood and promoting fluid production. We can also cook for patients with tuberculosis and diabetes.

Polygonatum simmer elbow:

[Formula] 9 grams of Polygonatum sibiricum, 9 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 5 jujubes, 750 grams of pork elbow, 0/5 grams of ginger/kloc-,and appropriate amount of onion.

[Practice] Slice Polygonatum sibiricum, cut Codonopsis pilosula into short sections, wrap them in gauze bags and tie them up; Wash jujube for later use. Scrape the pig's elbow clean, blanch it in a boiling pot, and take it out for later use. Wash ginger and onion and pat well for later use.

Put the above food into a casserole, inject a proper amount of water, boil it with strong fire, skim off all floating foam, continue to simmer with slow fire until the juice is thick, take out the medicine bag, and put the elbow, soup and jujube into the bowl at the same time.

[Efficacy] Strengthen the spleen and moisten the lungs. Suitable for patients with spleen and stomach weakness, improper diet, cough due to lung deficiency, and weakness after illness.

Multicolored honey beads:

[Ingredients] Apple 1, pear 1, half pineapple, Myrica rubra 10, water chestnut 10, lemon 1, and appropriate amount of sugar.

[Practice] Wash and peel apples, pears and pineapples, dig them into round beads with a round bead spoon, wash and peel water chestnuts, and wash bayberry for later use. Add sugar to 50 ml of clear water, put it in a pot and heat it to dissolve. After cooling, add lemon juice, put five kinds of fruits into a favorite pattern, and pour sugar juice on the fruits when eating.

【 Efficacy 】 Promoting fluid production to quench thirst, harmonizing stomach and promoting digestion.

Pepper fish:

[Ingredients] 1 Yellow croaker, coriander, onion, ginger, pepper, yellow wine, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate, fresh soup, white vinegar, salt and vegetable oil.

[Practice] Wash the yellow croaker and cut it into flower knife patterns for later use. Wash onion and ginger and shred. Heat the oil pan, fry the fish on both sides of the pan until they turn yellow, and take out and drain the oil; Put a little oil in the pot, heat it, stir-fry the pepper and shredded ginger in the pot, then add fresh soup, wine, salt and fish, cook until the fish is cooked, scoop it up and put it in a deep dish, sprinkle with shredded onion and shredded coriander; Boil the soup in the pot, add white vinegar, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil, stir well, and pour into the fish dish.

【 Efficacy 】 Spleen is used to stimulate appetite and fill lean qi.

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