After the autumnal equinox, how can we help maintain good health?
First of all, we must prevent autumn dryness
After the autumnal equinox, the weather becomes colder and colder, but the air will dry further, which can also be said to have entered cold dryness. People often suffer from dry and cracked skin, blistered and peeling lips, dry and itchy noses, and dry and hard stools that are difficult to pass. Therefore, if you want to maintain good health in autumn, preventing autumn dryness is the first priority.
So, how can we prevent autumn dryness?
1. Drink more water.
Drinking water is a very important thing in health care. Don’t ignore it. However, in response to autumn dryness, you need to make some adjustments when drinking water, and you cannot just drink boiled water. The best way to prevent autumn dryness is to drink some light salt water during the day and some honey water at night. This will not only replenish water to the body in time, but also prevent autumn dryness and relieve constipation.
2. Eat more seasonal vegetables and fruits
Autumn is a harvest season. There are many vegetables and fruits ripe during this season, so we can make good use of them. Pears, radishes, and pumpkins are all good ingredients for relieving autumn dryness and moisturizing the lungs. For example, pumpkin, which turns yellow in autumn, tastes sweet at this time. Eating it regularly can relieve autumn dryness and maintain health. There are many ways to eat pumpkin. You can steam it, boil it, or make pumpkin cakes.
3. Moisturize your skin well
In autumn, the skin is prone to dryness and chappedness. If you don’t pay attention to skin care, your skin will always feel tight and uncomfortable. So at this time, you should moisturize your skin well, prepare moisturizing and moisturizing skin care products, and prepare a lip balm. Apply it to your lips frequently to reduce the phenomenon of dry and peeling lips.
The second thing to pay attention to is that there is a certain degree of frost in autumn, especially in the three places that cannot be frozen.
I often hear old people say that if you cover up in spring and freeze in autumn, you will not get miscellaneous diseases. The meaning of the sentence is that in spring, don't be in a hurry to lose clothes, and in autumn, don't be in a hurry to add clothes. However, autumn freeze should be moderate. For example, if you are weak or elderly, autumn freeze is not recommended. There are still 3 places where you can’t freeze!
The first place: the head
The head is one of the parts with the strongest yang energy in our body. If the head is frozen, it will cause dizziness and headache. Therefore, you should pay attention to keeping your head warm in autumn. You can't go out in the rain or wash your hair with cold water. If it's windy, or you have cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, it's best to wear a hat when going out.
The second place: the navel
The navel is also called the Shenque point. If this part is frozen, it can easily cause diarrhea and stomachache, especially for those who are usually afraid of cold and have a weak spleen and stomach. For people who are pregnant, they should pay more attention to keeping their navel warm. People who love beauty should not wear navel-baring clothes in autumn. You can also apply warm compresses to your belly button regularly to help drive away the cold and protect the yang.
The third place: feet
The feet are farthest from our heart, and it takes longer for blood to arrive, but there are more meridians in the feet, so the feet Once you get cold, your whole body will feel cold. If your feet are not warm for a long time, it is easy for diseases and pathogens to take advantage of it and affect your health. Therefore, in autumn, stop stepping on the floor barefoot and put on thin socks in time. In addition, you can also take a foot bath frequently, which can promote blood circulation and warm your feet immediately.
Third, pay attention to daily maintenance
After entering autumn, the daytime becomes shorter, the night length increases, the earth begins to enter the "recycling stage", and Yang Qi also begins to tend to be stored. . Therefore, after the autumnal equinox, people should pay attention to maintaining Yang Qi in health care. One of the simplest and most effective methods is to go to bed early and get up early. Going to bed early can store Yang Qi, and getting up early can raise Yang Qi and help nourish the body.
The fourth thing is to pay attention to exercise and recuperation
Although autumn is dry, the temperature is still relatively comfortable, neither too cold nor too hot, which is very suitable for exercise, so in this season, you must Pay attention to exercise and recuperation. Of course, there are no uniform rules for exercise methods. Everyone can choose exercise methods based on their own physical conditions. For example: skipping rope, running, brisk walking, playing ball, practicing Tai Chi, square dancing, any exercise that everyone can persist in is acceptable.
Adhering to moderate exercise every day can promote metabolism, strengthen physical fitness, and prevent autumn colds.
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