Early autumn health care: try the "three vegetarian treasures" for tonic, don't do these 5 things!

As autumn approaches, we can clearly feel the increasing temperature difference between day and night. Some people are busy putting on weight, while others keep going to the hospital for colds and coughs. So how can we maintain good health in autumn?

Go to bed early and get up early to save energy

Spring brings birth, summer brings growth, autumn brings harvest, and winter brings storage are the laws of nature. "Autumn nourishes and stores" means that the temperature gradually drops in autumn, and the human body's yang energy is easily injured, so in autumn we should protect our own yang energy and keep our essence inside. In addition, in autumn, the sky is high and the air is dry, which makes it easy to feel "dryness evil" and damage the yin fluid. People will experience dry mouth and nose, dry skin, etc., so Chinese medicine also has the saying of "autumn nourishes yin". Whether it is "autumn nourishes and stores" or "autumn nourishes yin", it is actually a process of energy accumulation to cope with the arrival of cold winter.

In autumn, we should adjust our daily routine accordingly to adapt to the climate change in nature. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine points out: "In the third month of autumn, the weather is urgent and the ground is bright. We should go to bed early and get up early, and wake up with the roosters." Therefore, we should pay special attention to our daily routine in autumn, actively adjust our sleep time, go to bed early and get up early, and ensure the quality of sleep. Going to bed early can conform to the collection of Yang Qi, and getting up early can stretch the lung Qi to prevent it from being collected too much. At the same time, avoid catching cold when sleeping, add more bedding, and adapt to the changes in solar terms.

In autumn, we should also prevent the "autumn heat". In early autumn, the summer heat has not yet subsided, and people often feel restless, restless, and confused. At this time, we should keep a punctual schedule, live a regular life, and combine work and rest. As the saying goes, "Spring makes you sleepy and autumn makes you tired." It is easy to feel tired in autumn. Taking a nap is the best way to relieve fatigue, which can protect the heart and improve the body's ability to resist the "autumn heat".

"Fat in autumn" varies from person to person

After the beginning of autumn, there is a folk custom of putting on weight in autumn, which means that people start to eat some high-energy foods at this time. But in fact, not everyone needs to "put on weight in autumn". Putting on weight in autumn is more suitable for people with deficiency syndrome. For some people with overnutrition, it is not suitable for tonic, such as patients with obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, etc. If you blindly take tonic, it may aggravate the primary disease. Some people will not be able to receive tonic due to deficiency, and will suffer from oral ulcers, sore throat, abdominal distension and constipation. Therefore, putting on weight in autumn needs to be based on the patient's physical type and syndrome differentiation. For people with Taiyin spleen deficiency, "putting on weight in autumn" should start from strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is not necessary to eat big fish and meat. The best one is the one that suits you. Commonly used medicinal diets include egg and lean meat porridge, yam and Euryale ferox porridge, pumpkin and millet porridge, etc. For people with kidney yang deficiency who are afraid of cold limbs, backache and fatigue, you can eat angelica, ginger and mutton soup to nourish blood, activate blood circulation, warm yang and nourish the kidney. For people with kidney yin deficiency who suffer from heat in the five parts of the body, hot flashes and night sweats, they can eat lily and duck soup to clear away heat, moisten dryness and nourish yin.

For most people, you can eat more foods that can moisten dryness and nourish yin in autumn, such as honey, sugar cane, pear, lily, white fungus, etc. Commonly used medicinal foods include lily white fungus soup and snow pear soup. Eat less spicy foods, such as peppers, ginger, onions, etc. Because spicy foods are too spicy and can easily damage the body's yin. Fruits are rich in water and can be eaten appropriately, but you cannot eat half a watermelon in one meal or eat fruits as meals like in the dog days. If your spleen and stomach are weak and cold, you can steam and cook the fruits before eating. It is easy to catch colds and coughs in autumn, so we can eat some foods that have the effects of relieving coughs and reducing phlegm, regulating qi and drying dampness. For example, loofah, winter melon, white radish, oranges, and hawthorns.

Try the light "three vegetarian treasures" for tonic

“Summer is for loss and autumn is for nourishment”, autumn is the best season for nourishment. If you are tired of eating big fish and meat, you might as well try the “three vegetarian treasures”.

Lettuce: Lettuce is tender and fragrant, and is delicious whether it is stewed, stir-fried or cooked in hot pot. Many people discard lettuce leaves, but in fact, the carotene and vitamins B1, B2, and C in lettuce leaves are several times higher than those in lettuce. Eating more lettuce leaves can also relieve coughs and relieve gas, which is suitable for people who are prone to coughing in autumn.

Cauliflower: Cauliflower, also known as broccoli, is rich in vitamin A and vitamin C. It has a delicate texture, sweet and delicious taste, and is easy to digest and absorb. It is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people, children, and people with weak spleen and stomach and indigestion. It has the effects of detoxification, clearing blood vessels, moistening the lungs and reducing dryness, nourishing the lungs and liver, and can also prevent respiratory infections.

Okra: Okra is known as the "king of vegetables". It is crisp, tender, juicy, smooth and non-greasy, with a unique aroma. It contains pectin, polysaccharides and other nutrients, which have the effects of nourishing the stomach and liver, reducing weight and supplementing calcium; it can also lower blood sugar, nourish the kidneys, effectively relieve autumn fatigue, and make you full of energy all day long. According to research, okra is rich in flavonoids, vitamin C and carotene, which can regulate endocrine, resist aging, and also has beauty and skin care effects.

To maintain your health in early autumn, don’t do these 5 things!

1. Don’t exercise too early in the morning

In early autumn after the dog days, the temperature difference gradually increases. Some people go out for morning exercises at four or five o'clock. At this time, people are easily stimulated by the cold, which makes the already high blood pressure in the morning rise faster, thus increasing the possibility of cerebrovascular accidents.

2. Don’t wear shorts or a vest

After the dog days, it is cooler in the morning and evening. Don't wear shorts, vests or other cool clothes. It is best to carry a thin coat or scarf with you to prevent being exposed to the wind. Be sure to protect your neck, back and feet, as these are the places with the most blood vessels. The stimulation of autumn coolness will cause blood vessels to shrink sharply, causing danger.

3. Don’t turn on the air conditioner at night

You should be very careful when using air conditioning after the end of the dog days. Try not to turn it on at night when you are sleeping. Even if you have to turn it on, it is best to set a timer to prevent the negative energy of the air conditioner and the cold air from the outside from invading the internal organs, meridians, and bones and joints in the middle of the night, causing symptoms such as colds, diarrhea, neck, shoulder, waist, leg pain, and joint pain.

4. Don’t sleep too late

After the end of the dog days, many people tend to feel tired, which is what we often call "autumn fatigue". In order to relieve autumn fatigue, you need to go to bed earlier, go to bed early and get up early, add about an hour of sleep compared to summer, or increase sleep by taking a nap. In addition, if you don't get enough sleep after the end of the dog days, you are more likely to have unstable blood pressure and cause cardiovascular diseases.

11pm to 2am or 3am is the best time for the human body to sleep. If you miss this time period, the quality of sleep will be greatly reduced. Generally, you should go to bed at 10:30pm.

5. Don’t drink too little water

After the end of the dog days, there are still many high-temperature days. The body's water evaporates a lot. If you don't replenish water in time, the blood concentration will increase. The amount of water you drink every day should be no less than 2000 to 2500 ml. You should drink a glass of water before going to bed at night and after getting up in the morning. You can also drink some water when you wake up in the middle of the night. This can reduce blood viscosity and prevent thrombosis.

Temperature changes greatly, beware of four types of diseases

The temperature changes greatly in autumn, and people are prone to illness. The following diseases are common in autumn, and we need to pay more attention to them:

1. Cold and cough. Cold and cough are the most common diseases in early autumn. As people have adapted to the summer lifestyle, such as short-sleeved shirts and shorts, cold drinks and ice cream, in early autumn, especially after the beginning of summer, the temperature difference between day and night increases. If you wear thin clothes, you will easily catch a cold and develop symptoms of cold and cough. This is what Chinese medicine says: "Cold body and cold drinks will hurt the lungs." Therefore, in autumn, you need to pay attention to adding or removing clothes according to weather changes to keep warm.

2. Allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis is most likely to recur during the season change. For example, if you get up early and go to work and encounter cold air, you will have a stuffy nose, runny nose, and sneezing. For people with allergic rhinitis, the days of runny nose and tears are really painful. This group of people need to pay attention to keeping their head and face warm in daily life, wear masks and hats when going out, and also frequently press the Yingxiang point to clear the nasal passages. The location of the Yingxiang point is easy to find, just on both sides of the nose, at the nasolabial groove.

3. Dry skin. For people with dry skin, the skin is prone to desquamation and lack of luster in autumn, and the skin pores are enlarged, which affects the appearance. Some people not only have dry mouth and nose, but also dry stool. To deal with autumn dryness, we can apply some moisturizing silicone cream in life and eat some foods such as lily, pear, lotus root, etc. that have the effect of nourishing yin and promoting fluid production. Some diabetic patients have good control of blood sugar and blood pressure, but they often have dry mouth and nose, especially nasal cavity, which worsens in autumn every year. This kind of people can try "Ergen Soup". Ergen Soup is composed of reed root and white imperata root. Reed root can clear stomach heat, white imperata root cools blood and stops bleeding. Both can clear lung heat, promote body fluid and promote diuresis. Reed root and white imperata root are decocted in water at a ratio of 11003d12, which can effectively relieve various symptoms caused by autumn dryness.

4. Kidney disease. After the beginning of autumn, the number of outpatients with kidney disease increases. This is because kidney patients are particularly sensitive to the drop in temperature. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "typhoid fever only attacks weak people." For patients with chronic kidney disease, they are more susceptible to influenza due to their reduced resistance. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine believes that "when the righteous qi is stored inside, the evil cannot interfere, and avoid its poisonous qi." "When the righteous qi is stored inside" emphasizes the need to maintain one's own righteous qi and improve immunity, and "avoiding its poisonous qi" means trying to avoid contact with the influenza virus. In autumn, kidney patients need to pay attention to keeping warm, exercise appropriately, strengthen their physical fitness, and avoid crowded places.