How to maintain health and tonify in autumn?

Chinese medicine says "four seasons and five supplements", that is, spring, summer, autumn and winter. It's autumn now, so the physical strength to resist the heat consumption must be supplemented with nutrition. Autumn is the mature harvest period of many annual plants, such as sesame, walnut, jujube, lotus plumule and longan, which are all good products suitable for flat compensation. \ x0d \ x0d \ After entering autumn, people's appetite gradually improved with the drop of temperature, and many places have the custom of "pasting autumn fat". So in autumn, many people will go out to eat all kinds of food to make up for it. In fact, there is no need to make up for it in a hurry. \ x0d \ x0d \ autumn really needs tonic. Reasonable tonic can not only make up for excessive consumption in summer, but also enhance the adaptability of human body to cold weather and prepare for safe winter. But as the saying goes, "You can't eat hot tofu if you are impatient", so is autumn tonic. If you are busy with tonic as soon as autumn arrives, you will not only fail to achieve the expected results, but may also be self-defeating. This is because, in hot summer, people tend to have different degrees of spleen and stomach function weakening because of bitter summer or eating cold drinks. At this time, if you eat a lot of supplements, especially supplements that are too nourishing and nourishing yin, it will further increase the burden on the spleen and stomach, so that the gastrointestinal tract that has been in a "weak" state for a long time cannot bear "sudden" supplements, leading to digestive dysfunction. Once the digestive function of the human body is disordered, not only the ingested nutrients cannot be absorbed and utilized normally, but also diseases such as abdominal distension, anorexia, abdominal pain and diarrhea will come to you. \x0d\\x0d\ So, when and how to make up in autumn? Generally speaking, it is best to have a process of conditioning the spleen and stomach before tonic, so that the body can adapt before tonic. For a long time after beginning of autumn in most parts of the south, the temperature is usually high and the air humidity is also high; Beginning of autumn is also a place frequented by "autumn tigers" in most parts of the north. Under such climatic conditions, it is not suitable for tonic, so we should eat more mung beans, lentils, coix seed and lotus leaves. , so that the evil of damp heat in the body is discharged from the urine, completely eliminating the "sequela" of summer heat and promoting the recovery of spleen and stomach function. As for the length of this transition time, it depends on the weather. Generally speaking, eating food for more than 3-5 times after the "autumn tiger" leaves can basically drive away the damp-heat evil that hinders the function of the spleen and stomach. In the next week, you may wish to eat some foods that strengthen the spleen and stomach in moderation to promote the recovery of spleen and stomach functions, such as Fuling cake, Euryale ferox, yam, cowpea and millet. Chinese medicine believes that eating porridge can harmonize the stomach, strengthen the spleen and moisten dryness. Therefore, if you cook porridge with the above foods, you can get better results. Patients with severe weakness of spleen and stomach need to take some drugs to strengthen spleen, replenish qi and regulate stomach under the guidance of doctors to promote the recovery of spleen and stomach function. \ x0d \ x0d \ The elderly and people suffering from chronic gastritis and enteritis, due to the weakened function of the spleen and stomach, should not rashly take supplements after beginning of autumn, and should not eat a lot of supplements containing donkey-hide gelatin and antler glue, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms of anorexia and indigestion. \ x0d \ x0d \ Eating light food after overcooking \ x0d \ x0d \ Autumn tonic can restore physical strength and improve human disease resistance, but overcooking is not a good thing, and even counterproductive. As soon as it turns cold, many people start to eat beef and mutton, stewed ribs, shiquan Dabu soup and other tonics. Eating these can not only achieve the purpose of restoring physical strength, but also cause symptoms such as dry mouth and constipation. Most of these foods are hot and dry, and if they are not eaten in moderation, they will have adverse effects. Especially for patients with chronic diseases, we should pay more attention to avoid the situation of getting worse and worse. \ x0d \ x0d \ Once this happens, you should immediately stop taking tonic, eat more fruits and vegetables, or drink some light porridge to relieve it; Those with severe symptoms should go to regular hospitals for professional treatment under the guidance of Chinese medicine. \ x0d \ x0d \ There are two ways of tonic in autumn: food tonic and medicine tonic. Generally speaking, food supplement is suitable for people with poor physique but no specific diseases, which can improve their physique and enhance their disease resistance. However, we should pay attention to the gradual supplement, starting with foods that are easy to digest and absorb, such as making tremella stew. If you have some diseases and chronic diseases, it is best to supplement them with drugs. There are also two kinds of drug supplements. If you are in good health, you can use general tonic to "make up"; If the body is deficient, it can be "nourished" with expensive drugs. As for sub-healthy people, it is best to "have the same origin of medicine and food" to make up for nutritional disorders. \ x0d \ x0d \ supplements vary from person to person. It is also qi deficiency, which is different from spleen deficiency, kidney deficiency and lung deficiency. How can I make it up to you? It is best to consult Chinese medicine. In addition, don't be too impatient when making up, and make up slowly.