24 solar term, Mid-Autumn Festival is located after Bailu . The white dew person: " August Festival " says: " August Festival ... The Yin Qi is gradually heavier, and the dew condenses and whites." Heaven is the same as the dew condenses and whites." The yang energy, with the golden autumn descending energy, hides underground. The descending yang energy encounters the cooler leaves and the ground, and many dew drops will be produced sooner or later, hence the name.
actually means that the weather has turned colder.
At this time, people will obviously feel that the hot summer has passed and the cool autumn has arrived.
Yang energy sinks, and the ground water vapor drops below. Therefore, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather is dry, and the heat in the early autumn falls from the peak, and the temperature difference between the cold and the night is hot, and the temperature difference between day and night changes greatly. This kind of cold and hot weather is prone to colds and cold weather is prone to colds. .
, and the yang energy that falls in autumn and sinks in winter is the basis for the yang energy generation in the coming year. If the yang energy cannot be adapted to the fall in autumn, the yang energy will easily damage the yin and cause warm and fever diseases, which are often manifested as dry cough, dry throat, Dry mouth , oral ulcers, insomnia and other symptoms, so we should follow the fall of autumn to maintain health.
Food and nourishing
nourishes yin and moistens dryness, moistens the lungs and nourishes the kidneys.
Drink light salt water in the morning and honey water in the evening: For those without diabetes , taking honey frequently in autumn can also moisten and nourish the lungs.
patients with long-term cough can appropriately eat more chuanbei , snow pear, Ophiopogon japonicus and other products that nourish yin and moisten the lungs.
In terms of diet, a small amount of spicy foods such as peppers, onions, leeks, garlic, etc. should be combined with soft foods such as sesame , glutinous rice, honey, sugarcane, spinach, white fungus , pears, duck meat, dairy and other soft foods.
As for the elderly, you can also eat more rice porridge to nourish the stomach and promote saliva.
Drinking and rest
Drinking more water, going to bed early and getting up early.
The climate in autumn is boring, and it is easy to feel dry mouth and tongue, and the skin moisture is easily lost.
Therefore, pay special attention to water replenishment, drink more water, eat more fruits containing colloidal and moisture to prevent strenuous exercise.
and go to bed early and get up early to adapt to the decline of yang energy and prevent warm disease from coming year.
Add clothes at the right time to adapt to the weather and turn cooler. "Cover the spring and cold in autumn". The "freezing" here means that you should freeze properly, and use "slightly cool but not cold" as the standard, but warm is not cold. Helps to strengthen the body's resistance.
Exercise
Strengthen exercise and exercise appropriately. Autumn is the season for nourishing lungs, and outdoor exercise is the right time. Participating in some outdoor exercises can not only nourish the lungs, but also eliminate autumn fatigue and help lose weight.
In autumn, you can participate in outdoor sports such as mountaineering and jogging.
Emotional
Functional mood is relaxed to prevent sad autumn. Because the daylight in autumn is getting shorter, the human body's biological clock is not adapted to the changes in the short sunshine time, resulting in physiological rhythm disorders and endocrine disorders, resulting in emotional and mental disorders.
People should maintain an optimistic mood and a good mental state, and should be open to everything; on sunny days, you should go out more activities, such as holiday outings, climbing high to view the scenery, etc.
can not only make people feel relaxed and happy, but also accept sunlight bathing, which can regulate and soothe the nervous system.
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