Do modern people really need to gain weight in autumn? Compared with gaining weight in autumn, what should we do in autumn?

After the Beginning of Autumn, the heat wave gradually recedes, the breeze blows, and autumn begins to have its flavor. The dog days are about to end. After the Beginning of Autumn, although it is still a bit hot during the day, it is cooler in the mornings and evenings.

The End of Heat is the 14th solar term among the 24 solar terms. The Collection of Explanations of the 72 Solar Terms in the Lunar Calendar states: “Chu means to go away. The heat ends here.”

Chushu, which means "the end of summer", is the beginning of autumn. Please keep up with the pace of time and take care of your body.

I love the sight of reeds after the rain, and a boat full of fireworks and fish. This is an excerpt from Lin Bu's "Ode to the Autumn River" in the Song Dynasty.

In addition, there is a saying that "the order of wet earth begins with the Great Heat and ends with the White Dew", which means that the time of the year with the heaviest humidity starts from the Great Heat and ends with the White Dew.

1. Get enough sleep

During the Beginning of Autumn season, people should go to bed early and get up early to ensure adequate sleep. They should sleep one hour more than in summer.

Taking a nap can make up for the lack of sleep at night and help relieve autumn fatigue. When sleeping, you should pay attention to your abdomen and cover it with a thin blanket to prevent cold.

2. Avoid getting cold

In early autumn, the summer heat has not yet dissipated, so when adding clothes, you can follow the health principle of "cover in spring and keep warm in autumn", and it is not advisable to add too many clothes at once.

Try to eat less cold food and do not eat large amounts of raw fruits and vegetables, especially those with weak spleen and stomach should be more careful.

3. Less spicy and more acid

As autumn dryness gradually sets in, people are prone to experiencing tight skin, even flaking, dry lips, nasopharyngeal inflammation, and dry stools.

During the Beginning of Heat, you should eat less spicy food and more sour food. Autumn dryness damages body fluids, so it is recommended to eat more vegetables, fruits and other foods that contain a lot of water. Such as pears, grapes, lilies, lotus seeds, pumpkins, etc. Eat less spicy, fried, hot food and condiments. You can eat lily and white fungus porridge, red bean and barley tea.

4. Don’t put on weight in autumn

In the old society, people needed to "put on weight in the autumn" because of the shortage of supplies. People could only eat meat with relatively high protein and fat content during festivals throughout the year, but this kind of food was very scarce in daily life.

Secondly, the weather is hot in summer, and most people do not have special cooling methods. People will sweat a lot and consume their bodies, so there is a reason to "put on weight in autumn".

So, do modern people really need to gain weight in autumn?

Instead of gaining weight in autumn, we should pay more attention to a balanced and light diet in autumn.

People with gastrointestinal diseases eat a lot of meat and other supplements as soon as autumn comes, which will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, easily leading to digestive dysfunction and symptoms such as diarrhea and bloating.

For people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases , eating high-oil and high-fat foods in a short period of time can easily cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

For people with gout, consuming too much animal offal, seafood and other foods containing high levels of purine can easily cause gout.

For the general population, we just need to ensure that there is meat (fish), vegetables and grains at every meal. For those who are thin and anemic, they can eat appropriate amounts of beef and mutton, and a small amount of animal liver and other iron-containing foods.

If you really can't control your appetite, you can also take a look at the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)". It recommends that healthy adults should consume 120-200g of animal food, 300-500g of vegetables, 200-350g of fruits, 200g-300g of cereals, and 50-100g of potatoes every day. It is best to eat 12 kinds of food every day and more than 25 kinds of food per week.

5. Exercise appropriately

Health preservation in autumn cannot deviate from the principle of "harvesting and nourishing", and exercise should also conform to this principle, that is, the amount of exercise should not be too large, and it is advisable to choose easy and gentle activities.

Mountain climbing is a good choice for outdoor sports in autumn.

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