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Chushuang solar terms health

Pay attention to add clothes, keep warm and cold, and pay attention to hydration.

As a critical moment at the turn of autumn and winter, the first frost indicates that the spirit of the sun is gradually shifting from gathering to hiding. We have noticed that at this time, children and the elderly who are physically weak should avoid "autumn freezing" and pay attention to defending against autumn cold.

In order to cope with the cold in this season, people must strengthen measures to prevent cold and keep warm. In particular, it is very important to keep feet and stomach warm, because the elderly are particularly prone to problems such as "old cold legs". It is suggested to form a good habit of soaking feet with hot water every night.

Pay more attention to hydration after the first frost to ensure that the lungs and respiratory tract maintain proper humidity. It is recommended to drink water several times, not too much at a time. In addition to supplementing water, in order to balance the dryness in autumn, you can also eat more foods such as tremella, lily, pear, water chestnut and radish.

Description of first frost solar terms:

The first frost is the eighteenth of the twenty-four solar terms and the last solar term in autumn. Fight with your fingers; The solar calendar is 210; Celebrate every year on 10/23-24 of the Gregorian calendar.

After entering the first solar term in first frost, the scene of late autumn is obvious, and cold air moves southward more and more frequently. The first frost does not mean "frost", but refers to the sudden drop in temperature and the large temperature difference between day and night. On the national average, "first frost" is the season with the largest temperature difference between day and night in a year. In the first frost season, it's all over. From the morning, the sun went down to the ground, Yin Qi began to condense, and the first frost weather became colder and colder.

Because "frost" is a manifestation of cold weather and large temperature difference between day and night, it is named "first frost", which means "sudden drop in temperature and large temperature difference between day and night". The first frost solar terms are characterized by cold weather in the morning and evening, hot weather at noon, large temperature difference between day and night, and obvious autumn dryness. The solar terms in the first frost mainly include the customs of enjoying chrysanthemums, eating persimmons, climbing high and overlooking, and tonic.

Refer to the above contents: Paper-Chinese Medicine Reminder: Today's "first frost" five health points middle-aged and elderly people must abide by.