Lotus root painted in Bailu solar terms

"Twenty-four solar terms" says that "water and soil moisture condenses into dew, autumn belongs to gold, golden white, white dew color, and gas begins to be cold." The ancients used four seasons with five elements, and autumn was golden and golden white, so white was used to describe autumn dew.

Bailu phase 3

As soon as Hongyan comes, Hongyan becomes smaller. From north to south, it is not the southern township or its home.

Second, when the mysterious bird returns, the mysterious bird is from south to north at this time, and Yan is a northern bird, so it is called return.

Three migratory birds raise shame, more than three animals are groups, and there are many groups. "Book of Rites" notes: "Shame, food is also." Those who mention shame hide it and wait for the winter moon.

Millennium is the third solar term in autumn. At this time, the yang is gradually declining and the yin is gradually rising. Although it is still very hot during the day, it will feel a little cold sooner or later, and the breath of autumn is getting stronger and stronger.

At this time, the temperature changes greatly, and the autumn dryness is getting more and more prosperous. So pay attention to health.

"Nourishing the Heart" said: "In August, the heart is weak and the lung is used for things. Reduce bitterness and sweeten, help tendons and promote blood circulation, and nourish the heart and spleen. " Therefore, we should eat some spicy food in the Millennium, such as leek, coriander, rice wine and so on. Eat less bitter food, such as bitter gourd and lettuce. Appropriate increase of spicy food can help liver qi and prevent liver wood from being restrained by lung gold.

The Millennium climate is dry, which is easy to burn body fluids, causing symptoms such as dry mouth, dry lips, dry nose, dry throat, dry stool and chapped skin. In order to prevent dryness from hurting people, besides drinking more water and eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, you should also eat more food such as lily, sesame, honey, lotus root, almond and jujube. , can nourish yin and qi, promote fluid production and moisten dryness.

As the saying goes, "autumn melons are bad for the stomach", which means that eating a lot of raw fruits and vegetables in early autumn can easily lead to gastrointestinal diseases. "Sweet" melons and fruits are easy to accumulate food, which hinders the movement and digestive function of the spleen and stomach. If you eat a lot of fruits and vegetables after beginning of autumn, it will definitely help damp evil, damage spleen yang and make spleen yang weak. Therefore, beginning of autumn should eat less fruits and vegetables, especially those with deficiency of spleen and stomach.

As the saying goes, "an autumn rain brings a cold." The weather turns cold in the Millennium, so you should pay attention to avoid catching cold when wearing clothes, and you should change into long-sleeved clothes. Especially in the abdomen, we should pay more attention to keep warm, otherwise the spleen and stomach are vulnerable to cold and cause diarrhea.

There is a big temperature difference between day and night in the Millennium, so it is necessary to add clothes sooner or later, especially for the elderly and infirm. However, don't add too much clothes too quickly. We should follow the principle of "covering spring and freezing autumn" and receive appropriate cold-resistant training, which can improve the body's resistance and be beneficial to winter. Try not to open the window when sleeping at night, and pay attention to cover the quilt.

As the saying goes, "the white dew is not exposed", if you go shirtless again at this time, you will easily catch a cold, catch a cold or get lung disease.

Autumn is "dry", so it is necessary to keep indoor and outdoor air circulation to make indoor air clean and fresh. But at this time, respiratory diseases often occur because of catching cold, so we should pay attention to keeping warm while opening the window for ventilation.

In addition, it is not advisable to go to places with serious air pollution. For example, try not to go out in morning fog and foggy weather. If you have to go out, wear an anti-fog mask; Don't exercise in the morning fog. Putting a basin of clear water at home at night also has a certain effect on relieving autumn dryness.

Chinese medicine believes that "sleeping and eating are important tasks of health preservation". Good sleep can replenish energy and restore energy, and it has the function of nourishing yin and nourishing yuan. Childhood is the time when yang is the weakest and yin is the most abundant in a day. At this time, sleeping is the best way to nourish yin, and the quality of sleep is also the best, which can often achieve twice the result with half the effort.

The head is the "head of all yang" and is the central nervous system that commands and regulates various activities of the human body. Combing your hair is the most ideal way to exercise your brain. Comb once every night before going to bed, you can massage the acupoints and sleep more stably.

"Jane Jane warehouse, the millennium is frost. The so-called Iraqis are on the water side. " Beautiful poems also give this season a gentle personality.

We love crisp autumn days, and don't forget the dry autumn. Pay attention to autumn health ~