Autumn is the transitional season of hot summer and cold winter, and it is the time when people's resistance is relatively weak. Therefore, in autumn, we should eat more foods that can enhance the body's resistance and immunity. At the same time, the autumn climate is relatively dry, and people's mouth, nose, skin and other parts often have different degrees of dryness, so we should eat more foods that promote fluid production, nourish yin and moisten dryness, and eat less spicy and fried foods.

Autumn dryness consumes yin and damages essence, and mutton and dog meat are warm and dry, which easily leads to symptoms such as excessive internal heat, oral ulcer, insomnia and constipation. Therefore, autumn tonic might as well eat more cold food.

Duck is the most suitable meat to eat in autumn, jujube, medlar, lily and sweet potato are the four treasures of autumn tonic, and taro, lotus root, sweet potato and cabbage are also the four treasures of autumn tonic vegetarian food. There are also some vegetables and fruits, such as eggplant, white radish, wax gourd, pumpkin, loofah, rape, spinach, amaranth, orange, apple, pear, chestnut, loquat, orange, water chestnut, mushroom, etc., which are also suitable for autumn consumption.

(Jinta Health)