Song Yu’s “Nine Debates” has “Sad! Autumn is the qi, bleak, the grass and trees are yellow and decayed, and the chestnut is on a long journey; I will return.” This was the beginning of the ancient literati’s sad autumn.
Qing Dynasty writer Cao Xueqin’s “Dream of Red Mansions”, “I feel that the autumn windows are endless, and the autumn rain can help the desolation.” He wrote the desolation and sorrow of autumn.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there is a corresponding connection between the five viscera and six fu-organs, seven emotions and six desires of the human body, the theory of the five elements and the changes of the four seasons. Take the “gold” of “gold, wood, water, fire, and earth” in the Five Elements Theory as an example: the “lung” in the five internal organs is metal, the “sorrow” in the seven emotions is metal, and the “autumn” in the four seasons is also metal. . In autumn, especially in the days of continuous autumn rain, in addition to being prone to “autumn dryness”, people are also prone to feeling sad. A sudden drop in temperature will also inhibit the metabolism and physiological functions of the human body, leading to endocrine dysfunction, which in turn can lead to depression, difficulty concentrating, and even a series of symptoms such as palpitation, dreaminess, and insomnia. It also contributes to the generation of “Sad Autumn”.
Sorrow is anxious, the lungs are covered with leaves, and the upper energizer is blocked, the glory and the guard are not scattered, and the heat is in the middle, so the qi disappears. ——”Su Wen”
“Neijing” says: “The lung is the official of the minister, and the control of the festival comes out”. It is said that the lungs assist the heart to manage and regulate the qi, blood and body fluids of the whole body.
Excessive grief can cause the lungs to lose their jobs, leading to stagnation of Qi and blood, resulting in symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness, muscle spasms, and coughing.
“The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine”: “In the third month of autumn, this is called Rongping. The weather is urgent, the earth is bright, lie early and get up early, and the chickens are happy. To calm the mind, to slow down the punishment of the autumn, to restrain the spirit, to make the autumn qi calm, and to keep the qi of the lungs clear, this is the response of the qi of autumn, and the way of nourishment.” In autumn, for patients with liver disease, it is necessary to Be careful to avoid the bad mood of “sad autumn”. To do:
1) Go to bed early and get up early
Pay attention to adjusting the routine of work and rest according to weather changes, go to bed early and get up early, and do not stay in bed. However, going to bed early and getting up early here is not to directly change the original work and rest rules, but to adjust forward 15-30 minutes on the basis of the original work and rest habits, and try to go to bed before 11 pm.
In addition, be sure to increase the time for outdoor sports, strengthen sunlight exposure, and not stay indoors for a long time.
(2) Meals to moisten the lungs
“Drinking Food is Essential” says: “Autumn Qi is dry, it is advisable to eat hemp to moisten the dryness, and it is forbidden to drink cold.” The main autumn…the lungs converge, rush to eat acid to harvest it, supplement it with acid, and purify it.”
The autumn is very dry, the diet should nourish yin and moisten the dryness, nourish the lungs, and try to eat less fried, barbecued and hot foods, such as peppers, leeks, dried ginger, mutton, green onions, etc. Eat more. Foods that nourish yin and moisten dryness, such as pears, radishes, water chestnuts, lotus root, loquat, duck meat, yam porridge, and rock sugar Sydney porridge, are more suitable for autumn consumption.
(3) Moderate work and rest
Autumn is the season of convergence, so it is advisable to “foster” instead of strenuous exercise and profuse sweating. It is suitable for gentle and gentle exercise, mainly aerobic exercise, and exercises to enhance the regulation of breathing.
(4) Recuperate the spirit
Finally, I will send you a poem to see how the ancients got rid of the bad mood of sad autumn.
Since ancient times, autumn has been sad and lonely,
I say autumn is better than spring.
On the clear sky, a crane lined the clouds,
The poems are brought to Bixiao.