The "cold dew" solar terms have passed, and Beijing has just gone through a cliff-like cooling process, the dressing rule of "spring covering autumn and freezing" is no longer applicable at this time.
What is needed now is to keep warm, and there are several parts that need to be "covered" in particular.
"The cool wind is blowing, and the desolation of the cold is zero." Hanlu is the seventeenth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms, reflecting climate change, and signifying the official start of the autumn season.
After the cold dew, the weather gradually changed from cold to cold, and the pace of winter gradually approached.
The first thing to do after the cold dew is to keep warm.
After the cold dew, the temperature difference between day and night changes greatly. In addition to adding clothes in time when you go out in the morning and evening, you should pay special attention to the following parts to keep warm.
As the saying goes: "The body is not exposed when the body is exposed, and the feet are not exposed in the cold." Pay special attention to keeping your feet warm after the cold.
Usually wear socks at home, do not land barefoot, and avoid cold getting in from your feet.
Soak your feet with hot water before going to bed. It is very effective for friends who have a dry cough and get angry, cold hands and feet, hot and cold in the autumn. You can also add pepper, ginger, wormwood and other medicines to increase the warming power.
After soaking your feet and then massaging the Yongquan acupoint, it will trigger the fire and return to the origin, and then put on the socks to lock in the warmth, and you can sleep a warm and sweet sleep.
Keep warm of the shoulder and neck There are many important acupuncture points around the shoulder and neck. Wind on the shoulder and neck will not only cause shoulder and neck pain, but also easily cause discomfort such as cough, cold, and headache.
Therefore, in the autumn, when you go out in the morning and evening, you must protect your neck and shoulders. Women can wear a thin silk scarf, which is fashionable and healthy, beautiful and not freezing.
The warmth of the stomach The warmth of the stomach can not be ignored.
After cold dew, do not eat cold drinks, melons and fruits, and avoid wearing short tops.
Routinely rub your hands and place it on the gastric cavity and umbilicus to warm the stomach.
In addition, in terms of diet, you can eat sesame, lotus root, water chestnuts, Sydney and other yin and moisturizing substances to moisturize the lungs and stomach. You can also eat some sweet and sour things such as hawthorn, citrus, and grapefruit. .
Text/Zhang Shouxu (Beijing Gulou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)