I'll give you eight words at the beginning of autumn. Don't thank me.

August 7th is the beginning of autumn, the first solar term of autumn, and it is in the last stage of the dog days. The residual heat of midsummer has not yet dissipated, and the autumn sun is raging. It is better to collect rather than disperse. The health preservation should follow the eight-character formula: moisturizing dryness, nourishing yin, more acid, and nourishing the lungs.

Seasonal Food

The weather is dry in the beginning of autumn, which makes people irritable and restless. Eat more foods that can clear the mind and moisten dryness, such as lotus root, pear, sugar cane, white fungus, and chrysanthemum.

1. Eat lotus root to moisturize

Lotus root is suitable for both raw and cooked consumption. It can moisten dryness and quench thirst, cool the lungs, strengthen the spleen and stimulate the appetite.

2. Choose honey to nourish yin

Honey nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements, detoxifies, and nourishes the spleen.

3. Eat grapes to replenish blood and qi

In autumn, you should eat more sour food. Eating grapes can replenish blood and qi, promote salivation and quench thirst, and detoxify and relieve internal heat.

Health Tips

1. Stretch your body to relieve autumn fatigue

When you stretch, your chest organs squeeze your heart and lungs, delivering oxygen to all parts of the body, relaxing your muscles and making you feel refreshed.

2. Breathing can nourish the lungs

Sit quietly with your eyes closed, do deep abdominal breathing, press your tongue against the upper palate when inhaling, inhale through your nose, and then exhale slowly. When exhaling, silently say "hiss"; repeat 36 times to protect your lungs and keep fit.

3. To nourish the lungs, press Taiyuan acupoint

Pressing the Taiyuan point can nourish the lungs and replenish qi, relieve cough and resolve phlegm, and dredge the meridians and restore the pulse.

Black Rose Tea

Our middle-aged and elderly friends are more likely to feel stuffy: decreased appetite, lack of energy, easy to feel tired... I would like to recommend a drink suitable for autumn - Wugui Drink.

Black plums are good for disinfection, stomach strengthening and anti-aging

The most direct benefit of black plum is actually in the gastrointestinal tract. Black plum has a disinfecting function, so it can effectively protect the stomach and intestines. In addition, it can eliminate constipation because the malic acid in black plums can draw an appropriate amount of water into the large intestine, forming feces and excreting it from the body.

The taste is sour and astringent, and it can quench thirst, so black plums can also increase appetite. Eating a black plum every day can help clean the blood, normalize blood flow, and eliminate excess acid. Eating black plums will stimulate the secretion of parotid hormone in the elderly, which can prevent aging.

Rose beauty aids sleep and regulates blood

Rose is not only a beautiful flower, but also a mild Chinese medicine. Women usually drink more rose tea, which can replenish qi and blood, and also help beautify the skin and regulate the endocrine system.

But in fact, rose is suitable for both men and women. It also has a regulating effect on the liver and stomach, can eliminate fatigue and improve physical fitness. The fragrance of roses can soothe people's emotions, regulate qi and blood, and reduce internal heat. Long-term drinking can also greatly improve sleep quality.

Production:

First put 8 to 9 black plums, soak them in boiling water for about 10 minutes, then add 20 to 25 roses and simmer for half an hour. If you think it’s not sweet enough, you can add some rock sugar. It’s great for stimulating appetite, refreshing the brain and invigorating the mind every day!