Autumn is the right time to maintain health, seize the golden period to take care of your body and mind
After autumn comes, the most obvious feeling is that the wind in the morning and evening becomes cool and dry, no longer sticky and hot like in summer.
After a whole summer of exertion, many people will feel a little tired, and their appetite has not yet fully recovered.
At this time, if you follow the characteristics of the season and arrange health care into your schedule, you can not only make up for the losses caused in the summer, but also lay a good foundation for the upcoming cold winter.
The key points of autumn health care revolve around the word "shou", which has the function of astringing Yang Qi and nourishing lung Qi. As long as this general direction covering the main aspects of health care can be accurately grasped, daily care will not be complicated and difficult.
Have a regular daily life and comply with the circadian rhythm of autumn
In the third month of autumn, it is mentioned in the "Huangdi Neijing" that it is necessary to "go to bed early and get up early, and be in harmony with the chickens." This article is still highly practical when placed at the present time.
In summer, you can go to bed moderately late. However, once autumn enters, it is best to go to sleep as early as around ten o'clock in the evening and wake up with the sun in the early morning.
Adjusting your work and rest in this way can help the body's yang energy to converge smoothly and the lung energy to be more relaxed.
After getting up in the morning, you can drink a glass of warm water and rinse your mouth with the warm water. The nasal cavity is also slightly stained with some water, which can relieve the dryness caused by autumn dryness.
When going out, remember to bring a light jacket, especially when the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. Protect your neck and back to prevent the cool wind from blowing directly on your body.
Many people are prone to colds in autumn. In fact, it is because they do not keep up with the corresponding rhythm of dressing in the morning and evening, and the body does not have time to adapt to the cold and hot conditions.
Emotional care, maintaining inner peace and comfort
In autumn and winter, the vegetation appears withered and everything in the world feels desolate. In this situation, people's emotions are easily affected, and they may feel a little depressed or irritable for no reason.
At this time, you should consciously adjust your mentality and do more things to make yourself happy.
For example, when the weather is good, invite three or five close friends to go for a walk in the park to watch the red leaves in autumn, or grow a few pots of green plants at home to add more vitality to the environment.
Don't keep it in your mind when you encounter troubles. Talk to family and friends to vent your emotions.
Traditional Chinese medicine holds the view that emotions such as sadness will have an impact on the lungs. Excessive sadness or anxiety will cause lung qi to be depleted. Therefore, maintaining an optimistic and open-minded state is itself a good way to nourish the lungs.
You can take ten minutes a day to sit quietly, empty your mind, listen to soothing music, and calm your heart. This way your emotions will naturally stabilize.
Exercise to strengthen your heart and lungs step by step
Autumn is the golden period for physical exercise. It is neither cold nor hot, and it is particularly comfortable to exercise.
Regarding the choice of sports, running , climb mountains , walk quickly, Tai Chi All are good choices.
Running can enhance the function of the heart and lungs and improve blood circulation. Run three or four times a week for about thirty minutes each time. You only need to let the body sweat slightly, and there is no need to pursue a state of dripping sweat.
In late autumn, mountain climbing is a particularly suitable activity. At that time, the temperature is at a moderate state. During the entire process of mountain climbing, the body needs to continuously adjust its own body temperature. In this way, it can play a good role in exercising the body's adaptability.
When going up the mountain, the speed should be slowed down, especially when going down the mountain, you should pay great attention to protecting your knees. If you feel hot in the middle, take off one piece of clothing. When you stop to rest, you need to put it on immediately to prevent catching cold.
Be sure to warm up fully before exercising and move your joints to prevent strains.
Dietary conditioning, nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness throughout
The focus of autumn diet is on "moistening" and "harvest".
First of all, drink plenty of water, but don't wait until you are thirsty to drink. Drink slowly and in small sips to allow your body to fully absorb it.
In terms of diet, we should follow the principle of less spicy and more acidic, and eat less spicy foods such as peppers, peppers, and ginger, otherwise the lung qi will be dissipated. You can eat more sour foods in moderation, such as hawthorn, grapefruit, grapes, lemons, etc., to help converge lung qi.
After getting up early in the morning, drink a bowl of hot porridge, such as lily porridge, white fungus porridge, yam porridge, etc. It can not only strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, but also moisten dryness and promote fluid production.
Every day for lunch and dinner, you can pair it with a soup, such as lotus root and pork ribs soup, snow pear lean meat soup, etc. The soup and water can nourish the five internal organs and replenish water.
Friends who like to eat fish can eat more fish, such as sea bass and crucian carp, which have low fat content and are rich in protein, which will not easily lead to weight gain and are also very beneficial to the body.
Scientific nap to relieve autumn fatigue and restore energy
After autumn arrives, many people will feel sleepy during the day and have a poor mental state. This is commonly referred to as "autumn fatigue."
It is very important to take a proper nap at this time, but naps are also important.
You can control the time between 20 and 30 minutes, and don't let it be too long, because if you sleep for a long time, it will cause dizziness.
After lunch, don't go to bed immediately, but walk around slowly or stand for a while. Wait for the food to digest for a while before lying down.
If conditions do not allow sleeping in a lying position, you can lean on the back of the chair, close your eyes, and relax your mind, thereby allowing your body and brain to take a short rest.
After getting up from a nap, wash your face with cold water and move your limbs, which will quickly restore your energy.
Scientific detoxification, let the body carry out the battle with ease
In summer, after consuming cold drinks, tasting barbecue, and eating greasy food, a lot of dampness and heat may accumulate in the body.
Fall is a great time to detox.
Detoxification can be carried out from two aspects. On the one hand, it is detoxification through diet. You should eat more foods containing crude fiber, such as sweet potatoes, corn and celery, so as to promote intestinal peristalsis and expel metabolic waste.
One drink a day honey water or lemonade , promote metabolism.
The second is to detoxify with the help of exercise. Exercise causes the body to sweat, which opens the pores of the skin and then discharges the dampness and heat from the body.
But be careful to dry yourself in time after sweating and put on dry clothes to avoid catching cold in the wind.
Reasonable supplementation, it varies from person to person and don’t take excessive supplements
Many people think that they need to "put on autumn fat" in autumn, so they eat big fish and meat as supplements. In fact, this can easily cause damage to the spleen and stomach.
Before taking supplements, you should first check how your spleen and stomach are.
If you have eaten too much raw and cold food in summer and the spleen and stomach function has not yet recovered, you can first eat some foods that can strengthen the spleen, such as Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, and barley, to properly regulate the spleen and stomach before supplementing.
For the purpose of nourishing, we choose nourishing methods. Ingredients such as white fungus, bird's nest, and wolfberry, as well as similar ingredients such as cucumber, are very mild in nature and are quite suitable for most people.
If you are a person with a hot constitution, you should pay attention to clearing away heat when taking supplements to avoid getting angry.
The more supplements the better, it’s not about taking supplements step by step and letting your body adapt slowly.
Entering autumn health care is actually not very difficult. The key is to integrate those habits into daily life, to make correct choices of food to eat, to appropriately choose clothes to wear, to continue to maintain a good and happy mood, and to engage in some moderate physical activities.
If you treat your body carefully and follow the changes of the seasons, you will be able to spend the autumn safely and welcome the winter in a better state.
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