after the beginning of autumn, nature has entered the transitional stage of “eliminating Yang and increasing Yin”. The waste heat in midsummer is not gone, and the temperature is still very high. In order to reduce illness, we must pay attention to health care at this time. So how to keep healthy in late summer and early autumn? Diet, daily life, sports and other aspects can not be ignored. Here are nine common sense of health preservation in late summer and early autumn. You must see more!
1. Nourish the lung and replenish water from the inside out
traditional Chinese medicine believes that “the lung governs the skin”. Autumn dryness and evil are in season, which is easy to hurt the lung. Moistening is the most important method to cure dryness. Therefore, to solve the problem of dry and itchy skin, we should start with nourishing the lung and eat more foods with the functions of strengthening the spleen and lungs, nourishing blood and moisturizing the skin, such as white fungus, almond, ginkgo, lily, sesame, etc. Eat more fruits that nourish yin and lungs, such as pears, carambola and Hami melon, and eat more foods rich in vitamin A, such as carrots, rape and poultry eggs, so as to moisturize the skin.
for autumn skin, moisturizing is a top priority. Drinking more water can alleviate dry skin from inside to outside. Not less than 1000 ml a day, but not more than 3000 ml. In addition to boiled water, fresh and rich fruits in autumn are also good for resisting autumn dryness. Seasonal fruits such as Sydney, papaya, apple, carambola, red jujube and grape are not only delicious, but also nourishing Yin, moistening dryness and enhancing skin elasticity.
2. Don’t forget sunscreen in early autumn
experts point out that sunscreen is not only in summer, but also in autumn. Because there are more clouds in the atmosphere in summer, it has a certain blocking effect on ultraviolet rays; In autumn, although the air becomes particularly clear due to the climate, the transmittance of ultraviolet rays also increases greatly. In addition, because the metabolism of human skin in autumn is slower than that in summer, the process of restoring whitening is longer than that in summer. It is not easy to maintain white skin. How can all previous efforts be wasted in autumn due to negligence?
choose sunscreen products above SPF15 and apply them continuously when necessary to ensure comprehensive sunscreen. Eyes and lips are the parts that should be paid special attention to in sunscreen, because the skin around the eyes is very thin, so when buying, you should buy eye sunscreen with moisturizing and repairing effects. In addition, wearing sunglasses is also a good way to protect the eyes from sun. The skin of lips is more tender. It is easy to lose gloss and produce dead skin under the strong ultraviolet radiation. Therefore, try to use the lip balm with sunscreen effect to protect it.
3. In early autumn, “freezing and freezing”
. As the saying goes, “covering the cold in summer and Autumn”, in the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine, the decline of body temperature is conducive to the internal storage of Yang Qi (winter storage). The maintenance and regulation of the six solar terms in autumn focuses on dressing and keeping warm. We must not catch cold due to thin dressing, leading to the occurrence of some diseases. In early autumn, the summer heat is not over, and the cool wind is up to now, the clothes and quilts should be added gradually, but don’t add too much at once and cover them too strictly.
autumn clothes should be moderate in width and tightness, appropriate in length and size, comfortable to wear on the body, and should not expose arms, breasts and legs. Wearing clothes and trousers made of pure silk or cotton fabrics or mixed imitation fabrics can not only prevent cool autumn, but also prevent dry heat. The texture is soft and hard. Don’t add clothes in autumn. The elderly can thicken their clothes in time. In the morning and evening of autumn, be careful not to let the “back” and “heart” cool. If necessary, put on a vest or wool vest first.
autumn freezing cultivates cold tolerance, which is a resistance to diseases, especially in winter. Cold resistance exercise should begin in early autumn and can be adhered to step by step, from cold water washing and body brushing to cold water bath to winter swimming.
4. Health preservation and frequent hair combing in autumn
the Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic, China’s first medical masterpiece, holds that “the meridians are the reason why people are born, the reason why diseases become, the reason why people treat and the reason why diseases arise.” That is, traditional Chinese medicine has always emphasized that “pain is blocked, and general is not painful”. If the meridians are blocked and Qi and blood are not smooth, the body will have lesions. Combing your hair is an effective way to dredge the meridians. Therefore, many health care and regimen experts believe that: dredge the meridians and comb your hair frequently.
the use of hair combing for health care, disease prevention and treatment is a unique feature of health preservation in traditional Chinese medicine. For urban white-collar workers with high pressure at ordinary times, regular hair combing can relieve pressure, unblock meridians, improve blood circulation, nourish hair, prevent hair loss, relieve headache and fatigue.
5. Eat less melons and more fruits
in summer, people have a special preference for watermelon, especially the cool and delicious iced watermelon, which has almost become a necessary product for people to dispel the summer heat. But maybe you don’t know, in fact, watermelon has a nickname, called “cold melon”. Watermelon is cold and antipyretic, and its food is cold, so it has this name. Watermelon is originally cold. If this “cold melon” is put in the refrigerator, it will be “worse”. Although it has a good effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, it tastes very enjoyable, but eating more will do great harm to the spleen and stomach. Some people will have diarrhea after eating too much watermelon, and even have dizziness, fatigue and heavy body, which is caused by dampness evil trapping the spleen.
in fact, it is not just watermelon. The food of melon generation such as melon, cucumber, white gourd and balsam pear belongs to cold food. At this time, the spleen and stomach are weak. If you eat cold things too much, it will only “add fuel to the fire” and cause diarrhea, which is inevitable. So after summer, watermelon should basically withdraw from the “historical stage”.
autumn melons should not be eaten more, but autumn fruits can be eaten more. Autumn pear is the most popular fruit in autumn. Qiuli is also known as “fruit sect” and “jade milk”, and has the reputation of “the sect of all fruits”. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pears are cool and sweet in nature, and can produce saliva, moisten dryness, clear away heat and dissipate phlegm. It is the best choice to remove dryness in autumn when dryness evil is rampant.
6. Facing salt and late honey to deal with autumn dryness
many people believe that drinking more water can alleviate dryness, but drinking boiled water alone can not completely resist autumn dryness. He said that to deal with autumn dryness, the proverb goes: “salt water in the morning and honey soup in the evening.” It means to let everyone drink light salt water in the morning and honey water in the evening. This is not only a good way to supplement the water loss of the human body, but also a good diet for health preservation and anti-aging in autumn. At the same time, it can also prevent constipation, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.
in addition, a basin of water can be placed in the room to maintain humidity. To prevent autumn dryness, you can also eat more clear and moist foods, such as lily, lotus seed, lotus root, tremella, Sydney, etc. soup and porridge are good choices.
7, “bean” generation should eat more
. In fact, some food in life can relieve heat and damp evil. The most well-known is mung bean soup. That juicy green mung bean soup can not only relieve the poison of summer heat, but also relieve dampness and help your spleen and stomach.
in fact, it’s not just mung bean soup. Mung bean’s brother “red bean” (also known as red bean and red bean) also has such an effect. Li Shizhen once called red bean “the valley of the heart”. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and water, clearing heat and dehumidification, detumescence and detoxification. Because red beans are good at descending and benefit waterways, they can also lose weight when taken regularly. For women who love beauty, if they are worried about the body deformation caused by “sticking autumn fat”, they can drink more red bean soup, which can relieve summer heat and damp, and maintain your graceful body. Why not!
8. Take more deep breaths to raise the lung
take more deep breaths to raise the lung in autumn. Every morning when you get up, stand at the window, inhale the clear air and exhale the turbid air. When inhaling, keep the abdomen outward and keep the chest to the maximum; When exhaling, contract your abdomen inward to the maximum extent and keep your chest still. Breathe deeply, long and slowly. Breathe through your nose. Inhale deeply for 3-5 seconds and hold your breath for 1 second each time, and then exhale slowly for 3-5 seconds and hold your breath for 1 second. Each time for 5-15 minutes, practice once or twice a day.
9. It is best to supplement duck meat in early autumn.
for people with weak body, we should eat some meat in autumn. But it’s best to regulate the spleen and stomach before tonic. At ordinary times, you can drink more mung bean soup or barley porridge, because the evil of dampness and heat is heavier in summer and autumn, which can promote the discharge of the evil of dampness and heat and is conducive to the recovery of spleen and stomach function.
in the choice of meat, duck is the best. Because ducks in autumn are the fattest and tender, and they have certain medical effects. Autumn dryness is serious. Eating cool duck meat can dispel fire and dryness for people who have heat and love fire in their body.
autumn is crisp and the temperature is appropriate. Autumn is a good time for exercise. Often participating in fitness activities in autumn can not only regulate the heart and lungs, improve the function of internal organs, but also enhance the immune function of various tissues and organs.
from not moving in summer to moving in autumn, we still need to grasp the degree, not the more exercise, the better. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, autumn is the stage of convergence and internal cultivation of human essence, so the amount of exercise should not be too large. Don’t sweat profusely, so as to prevent excessive sweating from causing yang depletion. Sports should be carried out in a timely and moderate manner, such as jogging, walking, mountaineering, Taijiquan, table tennis, badminton, etc. In this way, you will not lose your vitality due to sweating, but also stretch your muscles and bones and improve your physical quality.
experts remind that before each exercise, we must make full preparations. The length and content can vary from person to person. Generally, it is better to have a slight fever. The range and intensity of exercise should be appropriate. Don’t force yourself to do some difficult movements.
the beginning of autumn has passed, but the high temperature and heat brought by the “autumn tiger” will continue for more than a month. In addition, the sky is high and the clouds are light in autumn, and the intensity of ultraviolet radiation is high. The residual power of “heatstroke” is still threatening people’s health. Sunscreen measures shall be taken during outdoor activities; Replenish water in time. Don’t drink water when your mouth is dry. Drink some light salt water after exercise to replenish the salt lost during exercise; Not fasting exercise, because fasting is easy to heatstroke; If you feel uncomfortable during outdoor activities, stop immediately and rest in a cool place.