After the
the Beginning of Autumn, the heat goes to cool, the Yang Qi of nature begins to converge, the Yin Qi grows gradually, and the physiological function of the human body changes accordingly. Xu Cui, deputy director of gynecology in Erqi Hospital of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, believes that the Beginning of Autumn season is an important period for recuperating body and mind and balancing Yin and Yang. It is advisable to go to bed late and get up
early in
daily life. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dryness is the evil of the six evils, which governs qi in autumn. It is dry in nature and easy to consume body fluid.
“Autumn tiger” hot weather is easy to make people feel irritable, Xu Cui suggested that to achieve inner peace, peace of mind, there are unpleasant or irritable mood should be actively resolved, to maintain a comfortable mood. You can relax and relieve stress by reading, listening to music, singing and traveling. At the same time, participating in social activities and sharing happiness with family and friends will also help to maintain a happy and quiet mood, so as to prevent the imbalance of Yin and Yang caused by the chill of autumn.
“The beginning of autumn belongs to early autumn, so we should continue the habit of sleeping at night and getting up early in summer to prevent overwork from damaging Yin, while in the Mid-Autumn Festival and late autumn, we need to go to bed early and get up early to avoid dampness, cold and adapt to natural changes.” Xu Cui pointed out that people often say that “spring is sleepy and autumn is tired”. Mid-Autumn Festival and late autumn sleep early just meet the needs of human sleep. In addition, the cool weather is suitable for sleeping. Sleep health in autumn can help people be energetic and avoid the occurrence of autumn fatigue. A series of symptoms, such as dry mouth and tongue, dry nose and sore throat, dry skin, dry stool, restlessness and so on, are
common, which are called “autumn dryness syndrome” in medicine. Xu Cui pointed out that the elderly have poor adaptability and tolerance to climate change in autumn, and more attention should be paid to prevention. Sesame, glutinous rice, japonica rice, loquat, pineapple, pear, Lily, lotus seed, tremella, jujube, lotus root, red bean, honey, chestnut, dairy products and other soft and moist foods
can be properly eaten to benefit the stomach and promote the production of body fluid, which can not only clear heat and moisten the lung, but also alleviate the symptoms of dry cough and dry throat caused by autumn dryness. In addition, the sour taste converges lung qi, the pungent taste disperses and purges the lung, the autumn should not be dispersed, the lung gold is in season in autumn, the lung gold is too strong to overcome the liver wood, so it is necessary to “reduce the pungent and increase the acid”, that is, eat less onion, ginger, garlic, leek, pepper and other pungent foods, because too much lung qi can damage the function of the liver, eat more acidic foods (liver five main acids) to enhance the function of the liver. Such as apple, pomegranate, grape, mango, carambola, grapefruit, lemon, hawthorn and so on. After
choosing a more moderate exercise
the Beginning of Autumn such as jogging, climbing can make people’s body temperature regulation mechanism constantly in a state of tension and improve the adaptability of the human body to environmental changes. In addition, mountain climbing has a better effect on cardiopulmonary exercise, and the air temperature increases with the height of the hillside. Xu Cui reminds us that the speed of climbing should be slow, and the purpose of adapting to the temperature can be achieved by increasing or decreasing clothes when climbing up and down the mountain.
In addition to climbing, you can also choose walking, jogging, yoga, Tai Chi and other more moderate ways of exercise, which can not only promote blood circulation, accelerate metabolism, but also help the body to discharge the accumulated moisture and toxins in summer. Excessive sweating should be avoided during exercise, so as not to damage Yin fluid, body fluid and blood are homologous, and blood and sweat are homologous. After exercise, we should dry our sweat in time and change dry clothes to prevent colds.
Xu Cui suggested that acupoint massage could also be carried out at this time. For example, massaging the Feishu point (on the back, 1.5 cun lateral to the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra) helps to regulate lung qi, and massaging the Yingxiang point (on both sides of the nose) relieves symptoms such as nasal congestion and runny nose.
