Bailu has arrived, five points to keep in mind

The White Dew solar term has arrived. As the saying goes, "The yin energy gradually becomes heavier, and it turns into dew, hence the name White Dew", so the weather has officially turned cooler. The key to health preservation during this solar term is to strengthen physical exercise, be careful not to get cold in the morning and evening, and actively prevent allergic diseases. How to do it specifically? Let's take a look~~

1. Add clothes in time in the morning and evening

There is a saying among the people that "the night of White Dew and Autumnal Equinox is colder every night", and Chinese medicine also has the saying that "don't expose your body during White Dew and don't expose your feet during Cold Dew". This means that the weather will gradually become cooler, and you can no longer wear clothes shirtless like in summer. You need to add clothes in time according to weather changes to prevent catching a cold. Therefore, it is best for the elderly and children to add clothes in time. At the same time, pay attention to keeping your feet warm, because the cold starts from the feet.

2. Pay attention to nourishing the lungs and moistening dryness when eating

After Bailu, the Yang Qi in nature tends to converge from dispersing, and the air becomes dry. The lungs are delicate organs and are easily damaged by autumn dryness, which makes people prone to dry mouth, dry throat, dry stool, and dry skin. At this time, health preservation should focus on nourishing and moistening dryness. In daily diet, it is advisable to eat more things with mild nature, sweet taste or sweet and warm taste, as well as nutritious and easy to digest tonic foods. For example, drinking a bowl of porridge in the morning can not only cure autumn chill but also prevent autumn dryness, such as Tremella fuciformis porridge, lotus rice porridge, sesame porridge, red date porridge, sweet potato porridge, corn porridge, etc. Pears, apples, grapes, oranges, grapefruits, persimmons, longans, etc. are all fruits suitable for eating in autumn.

3. Don’t be greedy for coolness at night

As the saying goes, "Don't expose yourself during the White Dew, and be careful in the morning and evening." After the White Dew solar term, although the daytime temperature can still reach over 30 degrees Celsius, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the temperature is lower at night. If it rains, the temperature drops more significantly. Therefore, it is best not to turn on the air conditioner when sleeping at night, and don't expose your chest and back. Be sure to keep your abdomen and joints warm to avoid catching a cold and causing some diseases.

4. Go out for exercise and combine static and dynamic activities

Autumn has a pleasant climate and is a good season for physical exercise. In the White Dew solar term, you can add some outdoor sports to the "autumn cold", but the choice of sports should vary from person to person. It is not advisable to engage in too strenuous activities. Mountain climbing, Tai Chi, walking and other more soothing sports should be the main ones. You should do what you can.

5. Prevent respiratory diseases

During this solar term, nasopharyngeal diseases, asthma and bronchial diseases are more common. Attention should be paid to conditioning in work, study, travel and diet. Especially for patients with a history of respiratory diseases, fever, cough, bronchitis and other obvious symptoms will occur. Therefore, during this season, people with chronic cough are most likely to have aggravated coughs. In addition to dietary supplements, the best preventive measures are to avoid allergic contact and avoid contact with allergens such as pollen. In addition, if the wind evil invades the meridians, tendons and bones, severe cases may develop quadriplegia.

Editor: nj