Autumn is a good season for nourishing the body, especially for women. In autumn, the body's nutrition may not keep up, so it is a good choice to supplement qi and blood at this time. However, not all methods of nourishment are effective. Women who are not sure often choose the wrong method of nourishment. So what are the health methods of autumn diet therapy? Let's take a look!
Health methods of autumn diet therapy
1. Nourish yin and moisturize dryness in autumn
Foods that nourish yin and moisturize dryness include honey, lily, tremella, Chinese yam, lotus seed, walnut, sesame, pear, banana, and preserved plum. "Preserved plum is especially suitable for autumn consumption. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sour and sweet preserved plum can nourish yin. It is in line with the principle of 'nourishing with moisturizing and supplemented with sour taste'." In addition, the common sense of autumn health tells you to drink more water.
2. Nourish the lungs
The diet in autumn should nourish yin and moisturize the lungs. Autumn dryness can easily damage the lungs, so it is advisable to eat certain moistening foods such as sesame, honey, lily, almond, and dairy products, which can nourish the stomach and produce body fluids, benefiting health. At the same time, it is also appropriate to eat more sour fruits and vegetables to balance the acidity.
3. Be cautious with melons and fruits
Some people like to eat melons and fruits. Although autumn is cool, they are used to eating melons and fruits after meals, thinking that it helps digestion. This view is completely wrong. After the beginning of autumn, melons and fruits should not be eaten too much, otherwise it will damage the yang energy of the spleen and stomach. As the saying goes, "Autumn melons harm the stomach." Eating too much can also cause diseases such as diarrhea.
4. Eat more root vegetables
The ancients said: "Eat flowers in spring, leaves in summer, fruits in autumn, and roots in winter." In the season when autumn and winter overlap, seasonal root vegetables are abundant and cheap, and they can be stored for a long time. They are especially suitable for consumption. Common radishes and Chinese yams, although ordinary, have great nutritional value and can be called "nourishing treasures".
5. Less meat, more beans
This seems to have become a well-known "secret". We have many "carnivores" around us. According to the "Dietary Balance Stupa" recommendation, a person should consume only 75 grams of lean meat per day, which is about the size of a deck of cards. Among them, physical laborers and men can eat more red meat, while mental laborers, women, and elderly people with declining physical functions should eat more white meat. Especially for people with obesity, heart disease, hypertension, etc., they should eat less meat and more soy products.
6. Eat less spicy food
The body's resistance will decrease significantly in autumn, so you should pay attention to eating less stimulating foods with spicy flavors. These foods can stimulate the gastrointestinal tract and cause ulcers and inflammation. In addition, these foods can also harm the lungs, so it is important to pay attention to this.
7. Eat more warm food
In early autumn, it is still hot and humid, which leads to weakness in the spleen and stomach and a decrease in resistance. At this time, if you can eat some warm food, especially glutinous rice or sticky rice, it will have excellent functions of invigorating the spleen and stomach and supplementing the middle qi. For the elderly and chronic patients with weak constitution and weak spleen and stomach, porridge should be the main choice in the morning, such as lily lotus seed porridge, tremella ice flake porridge, black sesame porridge, etc.
8. Suitable for soup
In autumn, the diet should be based on nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness. On this basis, it is good to drink some fitness soup for lunch and dinner every day. On the one hand, it can help to dispel dampness, invigorate the spleen, nourish yin, and prevent dryness. On the other hand, it can also supplement nutrition and strengthen the body. Common soups in autumn include: Lily and winter melon soup, pork skin and tomato soup, hawthorn and pork rib soup, crucian carp and hawthorn soup, eel soup, and red bean and mandarin fish soup, etc.
