When we enter autumn, the first thing we feel is the dryness of autumn. In Chinese medicine, “autumn is dry”, which not only easily hurts the lungs, but also depletes the fluids and causes dry mouth, dry lips, dry nose, dry throat, dry stools and dry and cracked skin. Our folklore has the saying “Spring and summer nourish Yang, autumn and winter nourish Yin”, which means that in autumn Yin is strong outside and deficient inside, so if you can’t nourish Yin, you are prone to fever, which is what we people call “on fire”. If you do not pay attention to the prevention of autumn dryness, urinary tract infections will “take advantage of the opportunity to attack”. When it comes to “dryness”, the first thing many people think of is to drink more water. In fact, for the prevention of autumn dryness, “eat” and “drink” are both very important, and “drink” does not only refer to drinking water. In terms of eating, you can appropriately eat more vitamin-rich foods, and you can also use some Chinese herbs that promote lung and phlegm, nourish Yin and benefit Qi, such as lily and almond, which are effective in relieving “autumn dryness”. Under the premise of adhering to a balanced diet, we should appropriately incline to foods that can nourish yin, generate fluid and have a sweet taste. Specifically, one is the coarse grains and beans to clear heat and dispel dryness, such as cereals, yellow millet, corn, mung beans, white kidney beans, etc.; the second is the seasonal fruits and vegetables, such as radish, green leafy vegetables, taro, pumpkin, cucumber, pear, persimmon, grapes, citrus, jujube, water chestnut, etc.; the third is the meat food to nourish Yin and moisten dryness, such as duck meat, river fish, river shrimp, etc. It is indisputable that we should drink more water in autumn. However, if we only drink plain water, sometimes it can not completely resist the negative effect brought by autumn dryness, because after the water enters the body, it will soon be evaporated or excreted out of the body. At this time, you can use the “salt water, evening honey” method to “drink away” autumn dryness. The method is very simple, is to drink a glass of cold salt water every morning on an empty stomach, and a glass of warm honey water at night before bed. This can not only replenish the body’s moisture, but also prevent constipation caused by autumn dryness, which is a good way to prevent dryness in autumn.