The beginning of autumn heralds the beginning of autumn, and the general trend is that the weather is getting cooler, but often "autumn has already been established, and the summer is difficult to dissipate". Folk have the custom of "eating watermelon in autumn and eating meat and sticking autumn fat".
In ancient times, the beginning of autumn was divided into three phases: one waited for the cool breeze to arrive, the second waited for the white dew to fall, and the third waited for the cold cicadas to sing. This means that cool northerly winds begin to appear after the beginning of autumn, and condensed dew appears on crops and meadows in the early morning, and autumn cicadas chirp.
Beginning of autumn health
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine "nourishing yang in spring and summer, and nourishing yin in autumn and winter", there are four points to pay attention to after autumn:
Spring covers autumn frost, nourishes yin and moistens the lungs
"The beginning of autumn is cool in the morning and evening, and the sweat is wet at noon." After the beginning of autumn, the residual heat of midsummer has not disappeared, and it is still hot during the day, which is called "autumn tiger"; The nights are cooler, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. Although the temperature has dropped, you should not add clothes and pants immediately, you should "wear thin clothes to keep out the cold", and add clothes as late as possible to enhance your own resistance and prepare for the cold winter.
"In July and August, yin qi begins to kill, and popularity is in the lungs." In autumn, dryness is in the ascendant, and it is easy to hurt the fluid, and the appearance of dry mouth and nose, skin and dry cough appears. Therefore, the diet should choose foods that nourish the yin and lungs, such as pears, honey, lilies, white fungus, lemons, black plums, grapefruits, etc.
The beginning of autumn is the best time for massage or moxibustion Guan Yuan, which can converge yang energy and strengthen the body. Acupuncture points: the anterior midline of the lower abdomen, 3 inches below the umbilicus. Technique: Rub the Guan Yuan acupoint with the middle finger vigorously, with a feeling of soreness, massage 1 time a day, 5~15 minutes each time.
It's delicious
The end of the year is the key period from summer to autumn, from hot to cold, and the alternation of yin and yang! What should I pay attention to in my diet at this time?
At the end of the day, eat more sour and less spicy. After the beginning of autumn, traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver belongs to the wood, Jin Kemu, that is, the lung qi is too strong may damage the function of the liver, so at this time to "increase acid" to enhance the function of the liver to inhibit the lung qi, can appropriately increase the intake of acidic foods such as hawthorn, lemon, star fruit, grapefruit, etc., and can also be paired with honey with the effect of nourishing yin, moisturizing the lungs, and nourishing the lungs to protect the lung yin. The reason why it is necessary to reduce the intake of spicy food is because spicy food will not only consume a large amount of body fluids in the human body, but also make people's lungs too full, resulting in sores on the mouth and tongue, dry nose and skin, sore throat, cough, constipation and other "autumn dryness" problems.
Eat fruit instead of melon. There is a popular saying among the people that "autumn melon is bad for belly". After the beginning of autumn, some delicious melons are mostly cold in nature, and eating too much will damage the spleen and stomach, so it is necessary to stop in moderation.
Beginning of Autumn Movement
In early autumn and the Mid-Autumn Festival, exercise and health should be based on maintenance and internal guarding of yin qi, and it is not advisable to do too much exercise to prevent sweat loss, yang qi depletion, and yang damage and yin. But in general, the autumn weather is cool, which is suitable for people to do outdoor sports. Moderate exercise can enhance lung capacity, increase the function of the lungs to "spit out the old and absorb the new", improve the ventilation and oxygen uptake of the lungs, enhance the ability of the respiratory system to prevent and resist diseases, and reduce the occurrence of respiratory diseases in autumn and winter.
"An autumn rain and a cool", as the climate gradually cools down in autumn, people's blood circulation and other physiological functions tend to weaken relatively often, so it is necessary to increase the amount of exercise appropriately to strengthen the cardiopulmonary function and resist the cold. It is both active and quiet, which is the seasonal characteristic of autumn sports and health, and one of the best ways to solve this contradiction is to practice traditional exercises.
The eight sections of the brocade · left and right open the bow like an eagle
Through the action of "opening the bow left and right", this potential achieves the physiological role of the coordination of the liver and lungs and the smooth regulation of qi and organs.
"Left and right bow" means "left liver and right lung" in Chinese medicine theory. "Su Wen · Five Running Theory" says: "The upper one goes to the right, and the lower one goes left." The so-called "right walk of the above" means that the weather rotates to the right, descending from east to west to the ground; The so-called "left of the lower one" means that the earth turns to the left, and rises to the sky from west to east. In terms of the attributes of the five elements, the liver belongs to wood, the main drain, and the liver qi is smooth to germination; The lungs belong to gold, the qi of the whole body of the Lord, and the lung qi is smooth with suppression. From the perspective of the relationship between the liver and lungs, it is a normal physiological state for lung gold to maintain moderate restraint on liver wood, which is called phase restraint; If the liver wood is too much, it is a pathological state, which is manifested as too much liver rise and lung can't fall, which is called mutual insult. Maintaining a normal relationship between the liver and lungs is necessary for maintaining human health.
According to this, when exercising the Honshi Gongfa, the left (the main ascending liver qi) and the right (the main descending lung qi) are scientifically adjusted through the "left and right open bows" of the two hands in the state of horse steps, so as to ensure the normal state of lifting and lifting. Therefore, theoretically speaking, the main function of the current potential is to adjust the rise and fall of the qi by regulating the liver and lungs; From the point of view of the actual effect, because the action of "opening the bow left and right like shooting an eagle" has the effect of expanding the chest invisibly, it not only has a health care effect on the liver and lungs, but also has a good health care effect on other organs located in the chest cavity.
Beginning of autumn recipes
Asparagus lily porridge
[Ingredients] 20 grams of asparagus, 20 grams of lily, 100 grams of japonica rice, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
【Method】Mash the asparagus, put it in a casserole, add water to fry the thick juice, and remove the slag; Wash the lily and rice, put them in a casserole together with the asparagus sauce, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, change to low heat and cook for about 30 minutes to make porridge, and season with rock sugar.
【Efficacy】Moisturize the lungs, nourish the kidneys and make up for the deficit.
Millet pumpkin lotus seed soup
[Ingredients] 40 grams of millet, 1 piece of pumpkin, 50 grams of lotus seeds, several red dates.
【Method】Wash the millet for later use, remove the jujube kernel from the jujube and wash it for later use; Pumpkin seeded, peeled, washed and cut into small pieces; Soak the lotus seeds in water for 3 hours, break them open and take out the residual core after soaking; Add purified water to the pot, add dates and lotus seeds to a boil, add pumpkin after the water boils, continue to boil, then add the washed millet, and cook over low heat until cooked.
【Efficacy】Neutralizes and moistens dryness, nourishes the spleen and lungs.
Yam paste
【Ingredients】500 grams of seeds, 500 grams of yam, 500 grams of glutinous rice flour, 500 grams of sugar.
【Method】Dry the seeds and yams and grind them into fine powder, add glutinous rice flour and sugar and mix thoroughly. Take 50~100 grams of mixed powder, add cold water to make a thin paste, heat and cook, and warm every morning on an empty stomach.
【Efficacy】Strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea.
【Precautions】Patients with acute bacterial diarrhea and bacillary dysentery should not take it; Diabetic patients should take with caution; Glutinous rice is sticky and difficult to digest, so you can't use too much at a time.
Steamed tea crucian carp
[Ingredients] 1 crucian carp, 20 grams of green tea, cooking wine, green onions, ginger and appropriate amounts.
【Method】Cut the crucian carp, remove the internal organs, and rinse it well; Stuff the tea leaves into the belly of the fish and sew the belly mouth to prevent the tea leaves from falling; Put the crucian carp on a plate, add cooking wine, green onions, and ginger to remove the fish, and put it in a steamer to steam.
【Efficacy】Clearing away heat and dampness, quenching thirst.
Content Sources:
People's Medical Publishing House published "Seasonal Health Handbook (2024 Edition)"