Autumn Emotional Care Guide: Balance body and mind, follow nature

The climate in autumn is dry and everything converges, which can easily lead to emotional problems such as depression and anxiety.Nursing care needs to be based on the principle of "nurture and adoption", through comprehensive conditioning in four aspects: daily life, diet, exercise, and psychology.The main contents include:Adjust work and rest, go to bed early and get up early,Diet nourishes yin and moisturizes dryness(such as lily, white fungus),Moderate exercise relieves stress(such as Tai Chi, walking),keep calm(meditation, socializing).The key is to comply with the "convergence" characteristics of autumn and avoid excessive mood swings.

Daily care: go to bed early and get up early, follow the convergence of Yang Qi

"Huangdi Neijing" mentions that "in the third month of autumn, go to bed early and get up early, and you will be as happy as the chicken." In autumn, you should adjust your work and rest, go to bed before 10pm and get up at 6-7am in the morning to help restrain Yang Qi.Avoid staying up late to consume Yin fluid and aggravate autumn dryness.A 30-minute lunch break can be appropriate, but it should not be too long.Keep the room ventilated and control the humidity at 50%-60%. You can use a humidifier or place green plants to relieve dryness.RecommendedMuji ultrasonic humidifierorXiaomi smart humidifier, balance the indoor environment.

Dietary care: Nourishing yin, moistening dryness, soothing mood

The autumn diet should be "less spicy and more acidic", and eat more white foods such as lilies, lotus seeds, white fungus, pears, etc. to nourish yin and moisturize the lungs.RecommendedLily lotus seed porridge(30g lily, 15g lotus seeds, 50g japonica rice) orSnow pear stewed with rock sugar, relieve dry mouth anxiety.Eat less spicy food (such as pepper and ginger) to prevent dryness and heat from damaging yin.Can be consumed in moderationChrysanthemum and wolfberry tea(5 white chrysanthemums, 10 wolfberry tablets), clears the liver and improves eyesight.The traditional Chinese medicine classic "Yinshan Zhengyao" records that in autumn it is appropriate to "moisten the dryness and nourish the yin", such asTong Ren Tang Qiuli Cream,Fang Huichuntang loquat ointmentAll are traditional moisturizing and drying products.

Exercise and emotions: relieve stress and avoid autumn sadness

For autumn sports, you should choose mild sports, such as Tai Chi, Baduanjin or walking, for 30 minutes a day, with a slight sweat to avoid heavy sweating and energy consumption.Psychological research shows that reduced sunlight in autumn can easily trigger "Seasonal Affective Disorder" (SAD), which can be caused bySunbathing(10-15 minutes daily) ormeditation practiceImprove.Chen Zhi, a health care expert in the Song Dynasty, emphasized in the "Book of Elder Care" that "it is advisable to calm the mind in autumn and not to let your ambitions get too high" and suggested participating in meditation activities such as painting, calligraphy, and gardening.Modern products such asKeep Meditation Course,Tide App(White noise sleep aid) can help regulate mood.

Comprehensive care: taking into account both internal and external aspects to spend the autumn peacefully

Emotional care in autumn requires a combination of natural laws and individual differences.Live in accordance with the weather, eat moisturizing and nourishing yin, exercise within your ability, accept seasonal changes psychologically, and avoid the "sad autumn" mood.Can be used with traditional Chinese patent medicines such asXiaoyaowan(soothes the liver and relieves depression) orGuipi Pills(Strengthens the spleen and calms the nerves), but follow doctor’s advice.Quoting from "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Autumn air is dry, it is advisable to eat hemp to moisten the dryness", such as black sesame pills (Gubentang,Old gold grinding squarebrand).Through multi-dimensional conditioning, a balanced state of "symbiotic support of body and spirit" can be achieved.

Quote sources:
1. "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic·Su Wen" A Treatise on Adjusting the Spirits of the Four Seasons
2. The Autumn Health Preservation Chapter of "Book of Elderly Care" written by Chen Zhi of the Song Dynasty
3. Modern psychological research: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) report on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
4. Product data sources: official websites of each brand and "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" 2020 edition