Autumn Clothing, Diet, Living, and Movement Have Their Rules
Autumn is a transitional season between heat and cold. Paying attention to hygiene in clothing, diet, housing, and movement during autumn helps prevent diseases and safeguard health.
Clothing:
In early autumn, temperatures gradually drop—wear light, simple clothes. As the saying goes, “Warm in spring, freeze in autumn”—moderate cold exposure enhances skin’s cold resistance. After mid-autumn, as temperatures fall, add clothes and bedding promptly to avoid catching colds or triggering gastric issues.
Diet:
First, focus on moisturizing. After autumn, rainfall decreases and air becomes dry, easily causing symptoms like dry throat, nasal dryness, and dry skin—commonly known as “dryness syndromes.” Drink plenty of water, dilute tea, vegetable soup, and milk. Eat more foods like radishes, tomatoes, tofu, silver ear fungus, pears, and persimmons—these help moisten lungs, generate fluids, nourish yin, and clear dryness. Second, focus on supplementation. In late autumn, the body begins storing essence and energy—supplements are easier to absorb and store, helping enhance physical strength. During this period, moderately increase intake of chicken, beef, pork liver, fish, and dates, lotus seeds, etc. Also, pay attention to dietary hygiene. Autumn’s cool outdoors and warm indoors create ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes and flies—vectors for intestinal infections like enteritis and dysentery. Consuming food contaminated by insects easily leads to gastrointestinal diseases.
Housing:
In late autumn, the climate turns cold—close windows and doors at night. Cover the abdomen with clothes or blankets upon sleeping to prevent abdominal chill, which may trigger colds or diarrhea. Avoid staying up late—ensure 6–8 hours of sleep nightly to maintain strong immunity.
Activity:
Golden autumn offers beautiful scenery—ideal for outdoor activities, exercise, and travel. Morning exercises like calisthenics, tai chi, walking, or running in parks benefit health. Cool, comfortable autumn weather optimizes work performance—but avoid prolonged overwork or overtime, which can weaken immunity and trigger shingles, acute urticaria, or recurrence of old ailments.