What are the methods to nourish Yin in autumn and winter?

Health preservation is the most effective protection for our body. Chinese medicine generally believes that we should nourish yang in spring and summer, and nourish yin in autumn and winter. This is also the most important basis for regulating the body. Autumn and winter are also the seasons that are most harmful to yin, so how to nourish yin is very important in autumn and winter. There is also a saying that whether a woman's appearance and figure are well maintained depends mainly on whether she can nourish yin. So how do we nourish yin in autumn and winter? Let's find out below.

1. Eat a diet that nourishes Yin. The diet in autumn should be based on the principles of preventing dryness and protecting yin, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs. Eat less spicy, hot foods and animal livers, reduce spiciness and increase sourness, and eat more foods that nourish yin and moisten the lungs, such as duck, turtle, lily, yam, papaya and other foods that nourish the true yin, so as to achieve the effects of improving internal organs, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, and replenishing deficiency and removing dryness.

2. Use medicine to nourish Yin. Pay attention to moistening the lungs to eliminate dryness. You can drink more tea or honey water to moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. Smoke less, drink less, and take some Chinese medicine to nourish yin and clear the lungs. At the same time, for women with physical weakness, cold body, insomnia, forgetfulness, men with deficiency of essence and physical weakness, or diseases caused by yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity such as diabetes and high blood pressure, the method of nourishing yin and benefiting essence should be implemented according to the seasons.

3. It is advisable to be calm, concentrate your mind and store up yin. It is advisable to go to bed early and rest your mind in accordance with the health-preserving principle of "storing Yin essence and restraining spirit", which helps to store Yin essence and maintain the harmony of Yin and Yang in the human body.

The above is the method of nourishing yin in autumn and winter. In addition to the above methods, we can also regulate our body through appropriate outdoor exercise, get more contact with nature and fresh air. However, excessive exercise should not be performed to avoid excessive consumption of qi and damage to body fluids. If friends have severe yin deficiency, they can also regulate their body through some yin-nourishing medicines.