Preventing Aging: Drink More Water and Urinate More
Autumn is a time when the weather gets colder and the body's Yang energy contracts while Yin energy lies dormant inside. Therefore, autumn health care cannot be separated from the concept of "cultivating and preserving". Specifically, in terms of sexual activity, it means "resting the mind and nurturing the nature". Clinical data from hospitals show that besides patients with prostate diseases, there are also a significant number of patients with sexual dysfunction. The latter generally requires clinical treatment, while the former requires daily health care and prevention.
The head of the male department points out that the main cause of prostate diseases is the patients' lack of attention to personal hygiene and their unhealthy lifestyle, which leads to retrograde infection of the urinary tract. Due to the tough fibrous lipid envelope surrounding the prostate gland outside the body, it is difficult for drugs to penetrate the prostate barrier, making it difficult to cure prostate inflammation.
In addition, autumn weather is relatively dry, leading to a decrease in urination and the urethra not being properly flushed, resulting in an increased incidence of disease. Therefore, citizens should pay attention to drinking more water and urinating more in autumn. If symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, pain during urination, and difficulty in urination occur, medical attention should be sought promptly to prevent inflammation from becoming chronic.
Preventing Obesity: Eat More Whole Grains
In autumn, the weather becomes cool, the air becomes dry, and less sweat is excreted. With longer sleep time, the body is prone to storing fat. If one is not careful, one will gain weight. Gradual weight gain is not only unattractive, but also can cause diseases such as high blood lipids, which is dangerous for obese people. Therefore, in terms of diet, it is recommended to choose whole grains with low calories, such as corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, barley, and beans.
Preventing Dryness: Morning Saltwater, Evening Honey
In autumn, the air becomes dry, and respiratory diseases such as rhinitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, asthma, and bronchial dilatation increase in incidence. In Chinese folk medicine, it is said that "cultivate Yang in spring and summer, and nourish Yin in autumn and winter". In autumn, Yin is dominant externally but deficient internally. If Yin is not nourished, it is easy to develop heat-related diseases, which we commonly call "getting fired up".
There are effective ways to prevent autumn dryness. Experts recommend the health care method of "morning saltwater, evening honey": drink a glass of cold saltwater on an empty stomach in the morning and a glass of warm honey water before bedtime. Water is quickly lost from the body, so even if we keep drinking water, we still feel dry and parched. However, if we add a pinch of salt to the water and stir it before drinking, it can slow down the loss of water.
In addition, honey has functions such as clearing heat, tonifying the middle, detoxifying, and moistening dryness. Regular consumption of honey has certain preventive and therapeutic effects on lung diseases, hypertension, hemorrhoids, arteriosclerosis, and neurasthenia.
