As we all know, the weather in autumn is dry, there are few water molecules suspended in the air, and they are easily damaged by autumn dryness, which leads to mouth and tongue sores, sore throat, dry stools or constipation, restlessness, and insomnia, dryness of the mouth and nose and coughing, etc. Therefore, we should emphasize on the nourishment of lung yin in autumn, and in addition to moistening the lungs, we need to focus on the care of kidney yin.
Why focus on the care of kidney yin in the fall?
According to Chinese medicine, kidney yin is the basis of all yin, and all the body’s yin fluids are based on kidney yin. From a Chinese medicine perspective, the lungs are gold and the kidneys are water, and the two are symbiotic, so lung yin and kidney yin are closely linked. In the fall, the temperature is low in the morning and night, and there is a big temperature difference between day and night. People with kidney disease are weak and vulnerable to the invasion of cold, which increases the risk of respiratory diseases, such as colds and bronchitis, thus aggravating their kidney disease, in addition to nourishing the lungs, they also need to focus on the protection of kidney yin. Especially those with kidney deficiency, mainly characterized by dry mouth, hot flashes, night sweats, hot hands and feet, etc., often aggravated by autumn dryness and kidney yin deficiency.
How to protect kidney yin in the fall?
1. Diet
Autumn should be appropriate for eating fungus, honey, and wolfberry, and lily and mulberry, etc., can play a dry and nourish yin and nourish kidney yin effect, recommended pear soup, honey water, lily fungus porridge. Eat less or no spicy and stimulating foods, including onions, garlic, ginger, chili peppers, and peppers. Kidney yang deficiency is characterized by pain in the waist and legs, fear of cold, cold limbs, etc., may wish to drink 1 to 2 times a week angelica ginger mutton soup; kidney yin deficiency is characterized by heat, such as night sweats, hot flashes, and hot palms, etc., recommended lily duck soup.
2. Work and rest
Autumn should be slightly adjusted living routine, to ensure that you can adapt to the changes in nature, to go to bed early and get up early, go to sleep before 11:00 p.m.; get up in the morning around 6:00 to 7:00, to ensure the balance of yin and yang. Sleeping at night can not be greedy for cold, pay attention to your feet, back, and abdomen to keep warm, to prevent harm to the yang.
3. Emotion
Autumn scene depression, people are prone to reminiscence, and sadness, thus affecting the health of the body, and endocrine disruption, so you should adjust the mind, to face all the calm and optimistic mindset. Autumn can not do thrilling and exciting activities, such as roller coasters or bungee jumping, so as not to harm the kidney qi, which can lead to frequent urination, hair loss, memory loss, and inability to concentrate when doing things.
Warm Tips
Autumn essence is gradually collected, if often stay up late or overwork will damage the essence, so you should do a combination of work and rest, and get enough sleep every day. Autumn can not do high-intensity exercise, such as long-distance running, jumping rope, etc., so as not to lead to excessive sweating and consumption of fluid. Recommended gentle exercise program, such as walking, eight brocade, playing tai chi or cycling, etc., about 30 minutes of exercise every day on the line.