Cooling foods such as tremella and lily bulb can be eaten more, while warming foods like mutton, dog meat, shrimp, and chives should be eaten less.
Recently, Mr. Li often felt a dry and sore throat. At first, he didn't think much of it, but then his nose started bleeding twice for no apparent reason, which alarmed him greatly. He then went to the hospital for a check-up. The doctor told him that it was because the weather was too dry, making the nasal mucosa particularly fragile. Combined with staying up late to watch games and frequent smoking and drinking recently, it led to internal dryness and heat, causing the nosebleed. The doctor said that this symptom is very common after the Start of Autumn, a condition people often call "autumn dryness." The doctor only prescribed some Chinese patent medicines to nourish yin and moisten dryness for Mr. Li, and advised him to pay attention to his diet to avoid physical discomfort caused by autumn dryness. Autumn dryness damages the body's fluids.
Just after the Start of Autumn, the recent rainy weather has made the citizens of Chengdu feel the coolness and comfort of autumn. The Start of Autumn is a transitional node in the year from hot to cold, with large temperature changes and low air humidity. Therefore, the ancients called autumn a "disease-prone" season. In such a season, how to prevent various diseases has become the primary concern for people.
According to Professor Ma Lieguang, President of the Sichuan Association of TCM Health Preservation and Rehabilitation at Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, autumn dryness refers to a series of symptoms such as dry throat, nasal congestion, and cough caused by the cold and dry air. Although the weather gets cooler day by day after the early autumn, "autumn tigers" (a period of unseasonable summer heat) often still visit. During this time, the air is dry, and "warm dryness" arrives uninvited. It often damages the body's fluids, causing symptoms like dry skin, red tongue with little coating, dry hair, constipation, dry mouth, nose, and throat, and little phlegm. Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that "dryness" is the most pathogenic qi that harms people in autumn. The lingering heat of summer has not disappeared, and combined with the dry autumn weather, it causes the body's moisture to be rapidly lost. The nasal mucosa also becomes particularly fragile due to dryness and is prone to bleeding. A weak constitution can trigger colds and other diseases.
Professor Ma believes that at the turn of summer and autumn, the remaining summer heat has not dissipated, and autumn dryness strikes. After excessive exertion during the peak of summer, people's body fluids are depleted, and the feeling of dryness appears, with varying degrees of symptoms like a dry throat, a bitter tongue, and dryness and congestion in the nose and throat. It's easy to catch colds, coughs, bronchitis, and other diseases if one is not careful. In addition, "autumn dryness" can also cause dry and wrinkled skin, a large amount of dandruff, and irritability. Especially for busy office workers, who often face immense psychological pressure and physical overload, these problems become more prominent when "autumn tigers" run rampant, and can even disrupt the body's normal biological clock. At home, attention should be paid to ventilation and maintaining indoor air humidity. You can place containers of water in corners of the house to increase air humidity. Diet therapy to regulate internal dryness.
According to Professor Ma, the occurrence of autumn dryness is due to the dryness and heat of the external environment, which leads to an imbalance of yin and yang in the body, resulting in symptoms of dryness and heat. In terms of treatment, mild cases can usually be regulated by diet therapy, while severe cases require Chinese herbal medicine for conditioning. Pay attention to the following points in your usual diet: First, eat less oily, sweet, spicy, and salty food; the diet should be light-based. Second, eat more whole grains and foods rich in fiber and minerals to promote bowel movements. Because long-term constipation prevents "fire" from being released, it naturally burns the body fluids. Third, exercise more to promote blood circulation, so the body fluids will naturally be replenished. Fourth, the diet should be偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏偏