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White deer? Ten whites? What are ten kinds?

Summer is too hot and winter is too cold, so many people will like cool autumn. However, autumn is the easiest time to get sick, hot and cold. The arrival of the Millennium solar terms is the time when the temperature difference between day and night is large, so we should pay attention to our health at this time, and there are many health tips.

Customs of "Ten Whites"

On the day of the Millennium solar term, every place has its own custom. Eating "ten kinds of whites" is the custom in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. In Cangnan, Pingyang and other places, people collect "ten kinds of white" stewed black-bone white-haired chickens, ducks or pig elbows on this day. It is said that eating it can nourish the body and dispel the atmosphere (arthritis). "Baibai" is ten kinds of medicinal materials with the word "Baibai", namely, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Bletillae, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, White Lablab, Lotus, Lalang Grass Rhizome, White Yam, Lily, Poria and White Ginseng, which literally corresponds to "Bailu".

Health guide

Every solar term has something suitable for each solar term, and there are also their health guidelines on the Millennium. Warm water soaks the feet and nourishes the kidneys. Since the Millennium, the weather has been getting colder and colder. Some people have symptoms such as cold hands and feet, cold limbs, fatigue, etc., which is a manifestation of insufficient kidney qi. Therefore, we should pay attention to nourishing kidney qi in the Millennium. At this time, you can insist on soaking your feet in warm water at night for 15 ~ 30 minutes. It is best to soak your feet until your body is slightly hot, and rub your ears and waist at the same time.

Function of sweet potato

When you come to the egret, there are also foods suitable for eating according to the climate. Eating sweet potatoes properly is very helpful to your health. Ranked first in the list of anti-cancer vegetables. Mucous substances in sweet potato, such as mucin and mucopolysaccharide, can keep the elasticity of human cardiovascular wall, prevent the occurrence of atherosclerosis and keep the lubrication of respiratory tract, digestive tract and joint cavity. Dietary fiber can stimulate intestinal tract, enhance intestinal peristalsis, relieve constipation and detoxify, especially for senile constipation, and reduce the occurrence of intestinal cancer.