"Autumn" refers to the cooling of summer, which means the beginning of autumn. That is to say, autumn is the transition from hot to cool, but also the yang gradually harvested, the yin gradually grew, from the yang to the yin period, is the season of the maturity and harvest of all things, but also the human body's yin and yang metabolism of the yang and yin long transition period. So how can people smooth the transition in the fall to reduce viral infections and prevent the recurrence of old diseases when winter arrives? Chinese medicine believes that autumn should be in the lungs, the lungs in the aspiration of sadness (worry), sadness is easy to hurt the lungs, lung qi deficiency is the body's tolerance to adverse stimuli declines, easy to produce sad emotions, so in the winter heat to cool handover of self-adjustment, to follow the laws of nature, pay attention to scientific health.
Li Yusheng, chief physician of traditional Chinese medicine, respiratory experts: "Autumn Tiger" Yu Wei "dry disease" is frequent
From the beginning of the autumn day, the sky is high and refreshing, the moon is bright and the wind is clear, and the weather will gradually change from wet to dry, at this time, it is very important to prevent "dry disease". Especially young adults who often eat barbecue in summer, they must converge after autumn. This is because the "warm and dry" climate after the autumn is easy to "hurt Jin", and excessive consumption of high-fat, greasy foods may cause constipation due to the "warm and dry" weather in autumn. The symptoms of this constipation are dry mouth, bad breath, yellow tongue, yellow urine, dry stools, and bad stools. The dry climate will also make many people feel dry mouth and less phlegm, and the body is in a sub-healthy state. Others will have other symptoms on this basis, such as dizziness, waist pain, five upset fever and so on. The former is caused by "lung dryness and loss", and the latter is mostly caused by "lung and kidney yin loss". Autumn lung dryness can be said to be the source of a variety of diseases, such as dry and wrinkled skin, COPD and so on. Therefore, eating more lung-moisturizing foods can play a role in maintaining the skin and alleviating the development of COPD. In addition, "warm and dry lung tracheitis" is also a disease to be prevented after entering the autumn. It is characterized by fever, cough, thick and yellowing of sputum, yellowing of the tongue, dry mouth, thick breath, sore throat, yellow urine, dry stool and so on. If the symptoms of coarse breath and shortness of breath cannot be alleviated, seek medical attention in time.
It is worth noting that some young women and women in menopause are prone to liver discomfort due to depression and sulking before and after the autumn, resulting in liver and spleen disorders and constipation. Therefore, maintaining a pleasant mood for women is also key to preventing constipation. People with "dry lungs" should eat more lotus flour, almonds, lilies, bird's nest, white fungus, honey, bananas, kiwi fruits, etc., or use wheat winter, bellflower, licorice to soak in water to drink.
He Yixian, chief physician of spleen and stomach experts, chinese medicine: The temperature difference between morning and evening in Liqiu is large, and the "autumn freeze" of patients with stomach diseases should be moderate
Chinese medicine believes that at this time, nourishing the spleen and stomach and preventing gastrointestinal diseases is not only a compensation for summer losses, but also the need to store physical energy and accumulate energy in winter. After the autumn, often some people habitually make trouble with their stomachs, and if they are not careful, their gastrointestinal tract will be broken, and gastrointestinal problems such as nausea, vomiting, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea will occur. Taking medicine in a hanging bottle is often ineffective, why is this? Ancient Chinese medicine said that there is a scorching sun in the sky, and there is a lot of water on the ground, and the damp heat is steamed, which is combined into a damp and hot evil gas. Although the autumn is over, the weather is still very hot, but the yang has become less, coupled with the gradual increase in the temperature difference between morning and evening in autumn, after the human body is stimulated by cold air, the secretion of gastric acid increases, and the gastrointestinal tract will undergo spasmodic contractions, so that the resistance and adaptability will be reduced. The weather turns cold, the appetite is strong, and the burden on the stomach and duodenum will be aggravated, especially the original patients with stomach diseases, or usually have a weak spleen and stomach or the elderly, children and people with chronic diseases, it is easy to recur the old disease in autumn, if you encounter excessive fatigue, cold, emotional fluctuations, when the body's immunity declines, bacteria and viruses will spread through the respiratory tract into the bloodstream to invade the mucosa of the digestive tract, it is easy to cause "gastrointestinal colds". Chinese medicine believes that "moisture passes through the spleen". Because the spleen likes to be dry and wet, the wet evil is stagnant, and it is most likely to sleep the spleen. 80% of such patients will have symptoms such as fever, sore throat, nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, etc., and 20% of people have symptoms of respiratory tract that are not obvious, and abdominal pain and diarrhea symptoms are more prominent. If such patients present, they will be told that they have a gastrointestinal cold. It is different from acute gastroenteritis, acute gastroenteritis often has a history of unclean diet before the onset of the disease, nausea, vomiting is more intense, generally no fever symptoms. Chinese medicine calls gastrointestinal colds colds colds, and in addition to the common symptoms of colds, they can also manifest as gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating, not thinking about eating, and vomiting.
In order to adapt to the changes in the yin and yang of nature from "summer long" to "autumn harvest", the qi and blood of the human body also converge. The increase in histamine in the blood, the increase in gastric acid secretion, the strengthening of gastrointestinal function, people's appetite is strong, and more nutrients can be absorbed from food to nourish the body. Such as poria to promote the recovery of spleen and stomach function. In addition, mustard, yam, cowpea, millet, etc. have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and can also be eaten more. Since ancient times, lion's head mushroom has been revered as a "stomach mountain treasure", which can nourish the stomach and intestines, so that it can get enough energy to operate in the autumn without being damaged. Autumn should also avoid eating raw and cold foods, such as cold watermelon, the elderly and children eat after autumn, it is very easy to make the stomach cold and diarrhea. After the autumn cool, people with chronic gastritis should pay special attention to the warmth of the stomach, add clothes at the right time, and cover the bedding at night to prevent the abdomen from catching a cold and causing stomach pain or aggravating the old disease. Other than that. Experts also pointed out that the health method of acupressure point massage can be used. Massage the acupuncture points such as Fenglong, Zusanli, and Spleen Yu during the autumn period, which can make the spleen and stomach stronger. Fenglong acupuncture point is a wet point; spleen Yu can strengthen the spleen and stomach; and zusanli can replenish the qi and activate the meridians. The above 3 points are pressed 100 times a day, which is also a good way for the stomach to "escape the heat".
Director Zhao Shulin, a cold clinic specialist:
Autumn gastrointestinal "stasis" Winter colds are easy to find
Is stool blockage associated with a cold? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the lungs and the large intestine are in the table", once the gastrointestinal problems occur, it will affect the function of the lungs, such as long-term constipation will make the virus stay in the stomach and intestines for a long time, resulting in "stagnation and heat", making the cold easy to recur and aggravate.
Autumn air is dry, it is easy to make people have a lack of yin injury fluid, if you do not carry out dietary conditioning, you can then have symptoms such as dry stool knots and constipation. Especially in today's children, due to the superior living conditions and the fact that some parents have parenting misunderstandings, they often give their children some snacks that are easy to cause fire, and constipation is a common thing. Therefore, if you find that your child has constipation in the autumn, you should start to solve the problem as soon as possible. Otherwise, in the winter, the child eats less vegetables, melons and fruits, and the amount of activity is reduced, which is more likely to make constipation more serious, and the probability of the child suffering from respiratory infection diseases will be greatly increased at this time.
On the other hand, Chinese medicine believes that dryness is autumn evil, which is easy to hurt the lungs and burn the lungs and yin. If there is no good lung nourishment in autumn, it is inevitable that the winter cold will be avoided. Therefore, experts suggest that if you want to avoid a cold in winter, you should take action after the autumn and eat more "three yang" foods.
The first is to nourish the stomach and intestines
That is, some vegetables and fruits rich in crude fiber, such as spinach, celery, bamboo shoots, apples, etc., and some foods with laxative effect, such as honey, walnut kernels, bananas, sesame seeds, etc.
The second is to nourish the lungs
In addition to cooking porridge or stewed soup with honey such as well-known white fungus, lilies, raw pears, etc., children can also eat more yams, water chestnuts, radishes, garlic and onions, which can also play a role in purifying the heart and lungs and preventing respiratory and digestive diseases.
The third is to maintain the body
Eating more dark fruits can also play a role in preventing colds and flus. The vitamin C content of dark fruits such as mango, yellow peach and kiwi fruit is relatively high, which has a good effect on fighting colds and increasing the body's resistance.