A Book That Addresses Women's Health Issues

Chapter 65 Diet should be less spicy and acidic in autumn

If women want to maintain their yin well, they must start to maintain yin energy after autumn.At this time, the diet is based on the principle of less spicy and more acid.In the four seasons of the year, spring and summer are the time when yang grows and yin disappears, so spring and summer should nourish yang.And autumn and winter are when yin grows and yang disappears, so it is advisable to nourish yin in autumn and winter.This is the trend of using the ebb and flow of yin and yang in nature, making the best use of the situation, coordinating yin and yang, and getting twice the result with half the effort.If women want to maintain their yin well, they must start to maintain yin energy after autumn.This is like a thirsty flower. If you nourish the flowers in spring and summer, it is like watering the flowers at noon. It will not be evaporated, and it can also be nourished by the morning dew.Therefore, the effect of nourishing yin is the best.Where should women start to nourish yin in autumn?Naturally, it starts with the diet. At this time, the diet is based on the principle of reducing pungent and increasing acid.

Generally speaking, spicy food (such as pepper, onion, ginger, garlic, leek, etc.) has a great "divergent" effect, and eating too much will easily cause internal fire to become hyperactive and cause Hurt Yin.If you eat too much, you will feel weak and easily tired.People with Qi-deficiency constitution often show weakness, fatigue, and prone to sweating.Due to the divergent effect of pepper, this kind of people will sweat a lot, and the deficiency will add to the deficiency, so these people should not eat more.Female friends who usually belong to yin deficiency and fire excess are prone to dry mouth, sore throat, constipation and other phenomena, and the symptoms will aggravate after eating spicy food.Eat more sour food to promote body fluid and yin. In autumn, eat more sour foods. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that "sour sweetness transforms yin". effect. "Shouqin Pension New Book" said: "Reduce pungentness and increase acidity to nourish liver qi." "Zunsheng Eight Notes" put it more specifically: "Autumn and March, the main chill, the lung qi is strong, the taste is pungent, and gold can restrain wood. , the wood belongs to the liver, and the liver is the main acid. In autumn, the taste of the diet should be reduced to increase the acid to nourish the liver." Hawthorn is the most acidic fruit in fruits, followed by grapes.In addition, grapefruit and pomegranate are also sour fruits that are often eaten in autumn.

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