Autumn Equinox – the right time for health and cancer prevention

Autumnal equinox, generally September 23 or 24 each year, the day of the year, the sun almost directly on the equator, the length of the day and night time equal, the “Spring and Autumn Traditional Records” recorded: “Autumnal equinox, yin and Yang half of the phase also, so the day and night even and cold and summer flat.” At this time, most of China has entered the cool autumn, the southward cold air and gradually decaying warm and humid air meet, producing precipitation again and again, and the temperature drops again and again. As people often say, it’s time for “an autumn rain and a cold”. There is a poem: Autumn equinox is a good time to maintain health and prevent cancer, we all know that the mystery of the human body does not produce cancer lies in the balance of yin and yang. If yin and yang are in balance, the body can be filled with qi and blood, the five organs can be harmonized, the body’s functions can function well, the mental state is excellent, and the adaptability and resistance to external ill-health are very good, and the endurance is strong, so it is not easy to get sick when the weather changes strongly. As Chinese medicine says: “the righteousness of the qi stored inside, the evil can not dry, the coup of evil, its qi will be deficient”. Therefore, we should observe the principle of “balance of yin and yang” in our daily life to better nourish our body and improve our internal environment, so that “Cancer cells have nowhere to live. 1.Benefit lung and moisten dryness, nourish Yin and prevent cancer. Autumnal equinox has really entered into autumn, and the main climatic characteristic of autumn is dryness, lack of moisture in the air, and lack of moisture in human body. However, drinking plain water alone cannot completely counteract the negative effects of autumn dryness. In ancient China, there is a good dietary recipe to deal with autumn dryness: “morning salt water, evening honey soup.” In other words, drink plain water, water is easy to lose, if you add a little salt to plain water, it is not so easy to lose. Drink some salt water during the day, and honey water at night, which is a good way to replenish the body’s moisture, but also autumn health, anti-aging diet, but also to prevent constipation caused by autumn dryness, really a triple whammy. Autumn dryness rises, easy to hurt the fluid, therefore, in the diet should be nourishing Yin moisten the lungs as appropriate, you can eat sesame, glutinous rice, japonica rice, honey, loquat, pineapple, dairy products and other soft food, in order to benefit the stomach to produce Jin. In addition, eat more beans and other foods, and eat less greasy and fatty food. Cancer is closely related to emotional changes, and bad emotion is the activator of cancer. Therefore, spiritual adjustment is an important aspect of health and cancer prevention, especially to maintain optimistic emotion in autumn, to keep the spirit peaceful, to collect the spirit and to avoid the sanguine gas. It is recommended to choose to climb high and look into the distance, which can refresh the mind and dispel depression, melancholy and other bad emotions. 3, the autumn equinox exercise health, to “collect” mainly Autumn season, if you adhere to the appropriate physical exercise, not only can regulate the lung gas, but also improve the function of the lung organs, is conducive to enhancing the immune function of various tissues and organs and the body’s ability to resist external cold stimuli. It is advisable to choose easy and gentle sports with little activity. You can learn traditional taijiquan, five-animal play, eight-danjin and other “fist fight crouching cattle ground” kung fu, from the body to improve the physical fitness. If you really do not have time, deep breathing in the morning for three minutes, but also very beneficial. In addition, you can choose some recreational activities to calm the mind, such as calligraphy, painting, etc. You can also climb the heights and look far away, in order to open the mind, so that the heart is open, so as to stabilize the mind. Because of the temperature difference between morning and evening in autumn, the climate is dry, exercise should pay attention to prevent cold and cold. Autumn morning and evening temperature difference, especially in the early morning temperature is relatively low, do not wear a single coat to outdoor activities, should increase or decrease clothing according to the outdoor temperature changes. In the exercise should not take off too much at once, but should wait until the body is hot, before you can take off the clothes. Do not wear sweaty clothes to stay in the cold wind after exercise to prevent your body from getting cold. The first soup to prevent cancer at the autumn equinox – Yu He Apple Soup [Materials] 30 grams each of yu zhu, lily, 5 honey dates, 1 piece of peel, 3 large apples, 250 grams of pork. The way to do it is to wash the bamboo, lily, dates and peel with water, remove the skin and core of the apples, cut them into pieces, put them all into a casserole, inject half a pot of water, add the pork when it boils, for about 2 hours on medium heat, and season it. Eat meat and drink soup. Efficacy】Nourish Yin and moisten dryness, harmonize the five organs, stop coughing and calm the mind. The focus of cold dew health care is to nourish Yin and moisten the lungs, lily is a very good health food, has the effect of moistening the lungs to stop cough, clear the heart and calm the mind. Recent studies have shown that the components contained in lily have a strong inhibitory effect on experimental mouse sarcoma-180, cervical tumor-14, but also significantly inhibit the mutagenic effect of aflatoxin, has the effect of enhancing physical fitness and inhibiting the growth of tumor cells. Yucca produces body fluid to quench thirst and nourishes Yin and moistens dryness. Apple strengthens the spleen and stomach, nourishes yin and moistens dryness, and the malic acid it contains can inhibit the spread of tumor cells. Jujube nourishes seeds, benefits Qi, nourishes blood and calms the mind. This formula can nourish Yin and nourish the lung, benefit the stomach and produce body fluid in autumn, and play a health care role in preventing dryness and protecting Yin. Moxibustion for Cancer Prevention in Autumn Equinox Foot San Li is one of the main points of the Foot Yang Ming Stomach Meridian, located on the outer side of the lower leg, 3 inches below the eye of the outer knee. It is a very good effect for regulating the gastrointestinal function, and Chinese medicine says that long moxibustion can not only regulate the body’s gastrointestinal, but also can achieve the effect of prolonging life. The autumn equinox moxibustion foot San Li can nourish the spleen and stomach and play a strong role.