Chinese Medicine Seasonal Wellness (Autumn)

Autumn leaves are flying and everything is ripe. According to the concept of “Heaven and Man correspond to each other” in Chinese medicine, “nourish Yang in spring and summer, and nourish Yin in autumn and winter, in order to take care of their roots”, it is good for us to take care of our health in the “eventful autumn” in order to It is good for us to adapt to seasonal changes and reduce the occurrence of respiratory diseases such as colds. From the analysis of the five elements theory of Chinese medicine, autumn is gold in the four seasons, and the lung is gold in the five organs, the two corresponding; and dryness is the main gas of autumn, the lung is a delicate organ, like to moisten and dryness, the lung is vulnerable to the attack of dryness in autumn and cause disease, dry cough with little phlegm, cough with blood, sore throat, dry mouth and tongue symptoms, but also with dry skin, constipation, etc.. Therefore, the lungs should be the first priority in autumn, and we should eat more nourishing and moistening products for the lungs, and pay attention to our daily life, to regulate our emotions. Autumn diet “less spicy and more acid” is appropriate, that is, to avoid spicy and hot food, such as chili, leek, garlic, ginger and fried barbecue food, etc.; and to eat more clear and nourishing vegetables and fruits, such as lotus root, celery, spinach, radish, duck egg, chicken, pear, grapefruit, sesame, lily, silver fungus, honey, etc.. The lungs can be too strong to hurt the liver wood, so you can eat sour and sweet products to benefit the liver and support the spleen, such as hawthorn and plums. In autumn, the weather turns cooler and the yang is eliminated and the yin grows. “Sleep early to nourish the yin, and get up early to help the lungs.” Getting up early and going to bed early can help keep your energy up, adapt to the gradually cold environment and reduce the occurrence of diseases. Autumn is high and cool, climbing high and looking far away, proper exercise can exercise the body and cultivate sentiment. The lungs in the will for sad, autumn grass and trees withering, will make people touch the scenery and produce the mood of sad autumn, especially the elderly are more likely to produce a sense of bleak dying and depressed mood, serious health effects. Therefore, in order to reduce the damage to the emotions of autumn, the focus of autumn spiritual health is to avoid sadness and depression, to maintain an optimistic and calm state of mind.