2. Autumn is a transitional period in which Yang disappears and Yin grows. Therefore, conforming to the natural characteristics of autumn health preservation, that is, protecting the lungs, can achieve twice the result with half the effort. Specifically, we should do the following:
(1) Daily health: Go to bed early and get up early in autumn, and pay attention to adding clothes to prevent colds from hurting the lungs.
(2) Mental health: It is a good way to nourish the lungs in autumn to keep inner peace, optimism, ease of mind, put aside all troubles and avoid sadness.
(3) Sexual health: In autumn, we should pay attention to conform to the laws of natural collection, control sexual intercourse, and nourish yin and essence.
(4) Dietary health care: Eat more acidic foods, such as apples, oranges, kiwis, white radishes and Pak Lei. To restrain lung qi; Eating less spicy food, such as onion and ginger, can avoid dispersing and purging the lungs. Tremella, tofu, lily, honey, glutinous rice, japonica rice, bean sprouts, etc. It has the effect of moistening the lungs and should be eaten regularly. In addition, you can nourish your lungs in autumn and drink chicken soup and bone soup properly.
(5) Exercise: Autumn is a good opportunity for exercise. You can choose different sports to exercise according to your personal situation, such as climbing mountains, playing Tai Ji Chuan and swimming. Long-term persistence can enhance your cardiopulmonary function.
(6) Medication and health care: The basic principle of medicinal tonic in autumn should be to moisten dryness and avoid dispersing. Commonly used drugs are American ginseng, Adenophora adenophora, Euryale ferox, Polygonatum odoratum, Asparagus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Lily, Ligustrum lucidum, Sesame, Radix Rehmanniae and so on.