In autumn, nourishing and moisturizing is more important than putting on weight

Autumn is a good time to take tonic food, but there are some rules to take tonic food in autumn. You should not take tonic food randomly, too much or too quickly, otherwise the desired effect will be achieved.

Regulate the spleen and stomach before taking supplements

The spleen and stomach functions are usually weak in summer. If you suddenly eat a large amount of supplements after the beginning of autumn, the burden on the spleen and stomach will suddenly increase, and the digestive system, which has been in a weak state for a long time, will not be able to bear it all at once, leading to "inability to be supplemented", resulting in digestive dysfunction and symptoms such as chest tightness, abdominal distension, anorexia, indigestion, and diarrhea. Therefore, you need to regulate gastrointestinal function before taking supplements. Especially the following three types of people:

Patients with spleen deficiency often show symptoms such as poor appetite, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, limb fatigue, weakness, occasional diarrhea, and sallow complexion. These people may wish to eat some spleen and stomach invigorating foods before taking tonic, such as Poria cake, Euryale ferox, yam, cowpea, millet, etc., or Jianpi pills, Xiangsha Liujun pills, etc.

People with excessive stomach fire, who usually like to eat spicy hot pot and greasy barbecue food in summer, are prone to heat generation over time, and accumulation of heat in the stomach and intestines, which manifests as burning sensation in the stomach, preference for cold drinks, bad breath, constipation, etc. These people must pay attention to clearing the fire in the stomach before taking supplements, such as moderately consuming more bitter melon, cucumber, winter melon, bitter herbs, kuding tea, etc., and wait until the stomach fire subsides before taking supplements.

The elderly and children have weak digestive abilities and often have food stagnation in their stomachs, which manifests as loss of appetite or abdominal distension after eating. Therefore, before taking supplements, you should focus on digesting food and soothing the stomach. You may want to eat some hawthorn, white radish and other foods that help digestion, strengthen the spleen and soothe the stomach. If the symptoms are severe, you can take Chinese medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

It is strictly forbidden to make up for the real situation without distinguishing between the real and the fake

The principle of traditional Chinese medicine is "replenish what is deficient", which means that deficiency cannot be treated with supplements. Deficiency syndrome can be divided into Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency, Qi deficiency and blood deficiency. Only by taking tonic according to the symptoms can it be beneficial to the body. Otherwise, it will be counterproductive and harm the body.

Common symptoms of Qi deficiency include mental fatigue, low voice, easy sweating, pale tongue with white coating, and weak pulse. Qi deficiency should be treated by replenishing qi. You can choose tonic foods such as ginseng royal jelly, Buzhong Yiqi Pills, as well as astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, and yam.

Common symptoms of blood deficiency include sallow complexion, pale lips and nails, dizziness, palpitations, forgetfulness and insomnia, numbness of hands and feet, pale tongue, and weak and thready pulse. Blood deficiency should be treated by blood supplementation. The tonic can be Shiquan Dabu Pills, Guipi Pills, as well as angelica, donkey-hide gelatin, longan meat, etc.

Common symptoms of Yin deficiency include hot flashes, night sweats, burning sensation in the five hearts, dry mouth and throat, dry cough with little sputum, dry eyes, and a red tongue with little coating. Yin deficiency should be treated with yin nourishing medicines, such as Dabuyin Pills, Shenqi Royal Jelly, Liuwei Dihuang Pills, Tremella, Turtle Shell, Ophiopogon japonicus, Adenophora stellaria, and black sesame.

Common symptoms of yang deficiency include pale complexion, cold limbs, impotence and premature ejaculation, poor appetite and loose stools, pale and tender tongue, and weak pulse. Yang deficiency should be treated with invigorating yang, and supplements can be selected with Jinkui Shenqi Pills, Deer Antler Oral Liquid, Guiling Paste, as well as deer antler, placenta, gecko, cordyceps sinensis, Eucommia ulmoides and other medicines.

Although health care and wellness preservation do not have as strict requirements as medical treatment, one should at least distinguish between cold, heat, deficiency and excess. If one does not distinguish between cold and heat and uses medicinal food indiscriminately, it will easily lead to "adding fire to fire" or "adding cold to cold".

Choosing Supplement Alternatives

Scarcity makes things valuable. Expensive traditional foods such as bird's nests and shark's fins are not necessarily the best supplements. However, very common foods such as sweet potatoes and onions have therapeutic value that is worthy of attention. In addition, all dietary therapies have certain targets and indications, so supplements should be determined according to needs. Make up for what you lack. Do not judge by cost. When choosing supplements, you should follow the principles of practicality and low price.

Studies have shown that the main nutrients of bird's nests and shark fins are protein. The collagen in them has beauty-enhancing and calming effects. Pig's trotters, tendons and white fungus have similar effects. If you like to eat meat, you can replace them with pig's trotters and tendons. If you like to eat vegetarian food, you can replace them with white fungus, and the effect is also good. The main nutrient of abalone is also protein, and the globulin in it has the effect of improving immunity.

The milk we usually drink contains more than 10 grams of immunoglobulin for every 100 grams. If you want to supplement globulin, milk is enough; the main nutrient component of sea cucumbers is also protein, especially albumin. If you want to use sea cucumbers to supplement albumin, you can replace it with eggs; the main effect of Cordyceps is to nourish yin, moisten the lungs and tonify the kidneys, and enhance immunity, while cheap yam and walnuts have similar effects and can appropriately replace Cordyceps.

Autumn supplements should also prevent obesity

Obesity can lead to diseases such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and cerebral arteriosclerosis. Autumn is the season for nourishing the body, but it is also a season when it is easy to gain weight. Obese people should pay more attention to losing weight. In autumn, the weather turns cooler, people's sense of taste improves, their appetite increases, and they will eat too much without realizing it, which greatly increases their calorie intake. In addition, the pleasant climate allows people to get enough sleep and sweat less. In addition, in order to prepare for the arrival of the cold winter, the human body will actively store fat to keep warm, and the body will absorb more calories than it dissipates. If people are not careful, they will gain weight, which is even more of a threat to those who are already obese. Therefore, obese people should pay more attention to losing weight in autumn. First of all, you should pay attention to dietary adjustment and eat more low-calorie weight-loss foods, such as red beans, radishes, bamboo shoots, coix seeds, kelp, mushrooms, etc.; secondly, in the autumn you should also pay attention to increasing calorie consumption, increase activities in a planned manner, and do appropriate physical exercise.

Moisturizing is more important than "putting on autumn fat"

In autumn, the weather gradually turns cooler, and people often experience varying degrees of dryness in the mouth, nose, skin and other parts of the body. This is autumn dryness, which is related to the unique weather in autumn. Therefore, in autumn, you should eat juicy foods that can nourish yin and moisturize the body, and eat less spicy and fried foods. It is advisable to eat light, sweet, sour and cold foods. Coldness can clear away heat. Sweet foods are nourishing and have the effects of relieving urgency, harmonizing the stomach and nourishing. Sour foods have the effects of astringing, promoting salivation and quenching thirst. At the same time, Chinese medicine believes that the lungs have a close relationship with autumn air, so you should eat more foods that can moisten the lungs and promote fluid production, such as lily, lotus seeds, yam, lotus root, oyster mushroom, tomato, etc. Except for a few people with yang deficiency, do not consume too much warm food or medicine, such as mutton, dog meat, ginseng, deer antler, cinnamon, etc., otherwise it will easily aggravate autumn dryness.