1, Myth 1: Don't eat ginger in autumn.
There used to be an old saying: "Don't eat ginger in autumn within one year; Don't eat ginger at night for a day. "Nutrition experts say that it is not absolutely impossible to eat Jiang Ye in autumn. The key is not "eat more" and "don't eat at night". According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, ginger is pungent, warm and nontoxic, belonging to the five internal organs, benefiting the spleen and stomach, except for cold and heat of cold, typhoid fever, headache and nasal congestion, cough due to adverse qi, vomiting prevention, phlegm-resolving and qi-lowering, and boredom relief. Modern medicine believes that ginger contains volatile oil, which can accelerate blood circulation; At the same time, it contains gingerol, which has the functions of stimulating gastric juice secretion, exciting intestines, promoting digestion and having antibacterial effect; Ginger also contains gingerol, which can reduce the occurrence of gallstones.
However, although there are many benefits of ginger, there are also many exquisite flavors, and season and time are one of them. Because ginger is spicy and hot, it loses a lot of water in cooking and is easy to get angry after eating. The autumn climate is dry and dry, which hurts the lungs. In addition, eating spicy ginger is more likely to hurt the lungs, aggravate dehydration and dryness of the human body, and aggravate the harm of autumn dryness to the body. Therefore, it is advisable to eat less ginger in autumn. The so-called "don't eat ginger at night" is mainly because the pungent effect of ginger will affect people's normal rest at night. Eating pungent ginger at night is also prone to internal heat, which will cause symptoms of "getting angry" for a long time.
But this problem needs to be treated dialectically, and ginger should be used as usual when you are sick. For example, ginger is often used to treat colds and coughs in autumn.
Chinese medicine believes that "those who are cold should be hot" and "those who are hot should be cold", that is, cold medicine should be used for fever and warm medicine for cold disease. People suffering from cold diseases will aggravate cough, abdominal pain and vomiting at night. At this time, hot ginger soup should be taken urgently even in the middle of the night, which can warm the lungs and stomach, dispel cold and relieve cough, stop vomiting and relieve pain. In addition, it is not a big problem to season with a small amount of onion, ginger and pepper, but don't eat too much at a time.
2. Myth 2: Autumn melon is not good.
The folk proverb "Autumn melons are bad for the stomach" means that if beginning of autumn continues to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables raw in the future, it will easily lead to gastrointestinal diseases.
Eating watermelon in summer is to relieve summer heat, but if you eat too much in autumn, it is easy to have symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain or diarrhea. This is mainly because eating a lot of melons in summer makes people's spleen and stomach weak, and the weather is getting colder and colder, so eating too many fruits and vegetables with yin and cold will naturally make them uncomfortable. Special attention should be paid to the elderly, children and special groups with poor gastrointestinal function. "Autumn melons are bad for your stomach" reminds you to eat less melons and fruits in autumn, but it doesn't mean that you can't eat them at all. As long as it is not excessive, it will not cause great harm to the human body.
In addition, you can eat some fruits properly in autumn.
For example, pears can moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, which is the most recommended fruit in autumn. Apple is rich in vitamins and potassium, which is not only beneficial to patients with cardiovascular diseases, but also can stop diarrhea. Longan has the functions of nourishing and strengthening, calming the nerves and enriching blood, and is especially suitable for the elderly who suffer from insomnia at night. Grapes can prevent fatigue, and have the functions of benefiting qi and enriching blood, strengthening bones and muscles, strengthening stomach and diuresis. In short, when choosing fruits, citizens should try to choose seasonal fruits and eat seasonal fruits according to the solar terms of nature, which is most in line with the transportation of human spleen and stomach.
3. Misunderstanding 3: Sticking autumn fat
After beginning of autumn, folks had the saying of "pasting autumn fertilizer" to make up for the deficit since summer, among which eating meat was the first choice, and "pasting fat with meat" was called "pasting autumn fertilizer".
However, we should also pay attention to scientific collocation when posting autumn fat. After a long hot summer, people often drink cold drinks and eat frozen products, and their spleen and stomach functions are weakened. If they eat too much meat and other high-protein foods, it will increase the burden on the spleen and stomach and lead to digestive organ dysfunction. So eat meat in moderation, and it is best to wait until it is really cold.
In addition, people should be divided.
When the weather turns cold, people's appetite increases greatly, and they will unconsciously overeat. This is a threat to obese people, so obese people should pay more attention to losing weight in autumn. Autumn is prone to dry mouth, burning lips and other autumn symptoms. Tonic supplements should be "tonic but not strong" and "anti-dryness and not greasy". This kind of food includes tremella, lily and so on. Patients with weak spleen and stomach and indigestion may wish to eat some foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach, such as lotus seeds, poria cocos cakes, Euryale euryales and yam, before tonic.
4. Pay attention to autumn health care.
1, avoid sadness:
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the corresponding organ in autumn is the lung, and sadness is easy to hurt the lung. On the other hand, lung qi deficiency, the body's tolerance decline, but also easy to produce sad emotions. Therefore, self-care in autumn should be quiet and comfortable, not pessimistic and sad. Even if you encounter sad things, you should take the initiative to resolve them and avoid cold air. At the same time, we should try to be restrained and calm to adapt to the calm atmosphere in autumn.
2, pharyngeal fluid:
Autumn is dry, and people are prone to discomfort such as dry mouth. The specific method of swallowing body fluid is: the tongue is stirred in the mouth to stimulate the production of saliva, and then swallowed three times and consciously sent to the abdomen.
3. Moisten the lungs:
Autumn diet emphasizes nourishing yin and moistening lung. "Food is on the way" says: "Autumn is dry, you should eat hemp to moisten it, not drink cold." In other words, soft foods such as sesame, glutinous rice, japonica rice, white radish, honey, loquat, pineapple and dairy products can be eaten properly to benefit the stomach and produce fluid; You can also cook raw porridge to nourish yin and moisten dryness. In addition, eating lilies and autumn pears can also moisten the lungs.
4, eat acid:
Sour taste can astringe lung qi, while pungent taste can disperse lung qi. It should be harvested in autumn. Try to eat less spicy food such as onions and ginger and eat more sour fruits and vegetables.
5. Autumn freezing:
Autumn has come, the heat is not exhausted, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and 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". It is not advisable to add clothes at this time. The stimulation of mild cold in autumn can improve the excitability of the brain, accelerate the metabolism of the skin, enhance the cold resistance of the body and better adapt to the coming winter. Of course, autumn freezing should also be moderate, which varies from person to person. I don't think it's shivering. Old people and children should keep warm.