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Frost's Descent: Key Tips for Autumn Health and Nourishment
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2024-10-23
October 23rd ushered in the last solar term of autumn - Frost's Descent.
"As the air cools, frost descends; yin begins to condense." Frost's Descent signifies the end of the autumn harvest and the start of winter storage, with cooler and drier weather.
Nourishment at Frost's Descent
As temperatures drop post-Frost's Descent, it's essential to replenish energy to better withstand the cold and enhance disease resistance. There's a saying, "A year’s nourishment can't compare to that during Frost's Descent."
In the north, people focus on nourishing themselves for winter, while in the south, there's a custom of consuming supplements to express their hopes for good health.
Autumn Splendor: Appreciating Chrysanthemums and Tasting Persimmons
During this mid-autumn season, with persimmons weighing down the branches, ancient people believed that eating red persimmons at Frost's Descent not only kept them warm but also heralded good fortune.
This period also coincides with the blooming of chrysanthemums, leading to local festivals celebrating the flower, where people would pay respects to the chrysanthemum deity, enjoy wine, and compose poetry.
Post-Frost's Descent: Focus on the "Three Defenses"
After Frost's Descent, it's vital to emphasize three preventative measures: "prevent autumn cold, prevent autumn stagnation, and prevent autumn dryness."
1. Prevent Autumn Dryness
The dryness of autumn can deplete the body's fluids, leading to symptoms like dry mouth, lips, and skin. Consuming foods like sesame, honey, white fungus, and vegetables, as well as juicy fruits like apples, grapes, and bananas, is beneficial.
2. Prevent Autumn Cold
There's a saying: "Cold dew isn’t cold; Frost's Descent changes the weather." After this solar term, it's important to dress warmly, avoiding crop tops or ankle-baring clothing, and to protect the knees from cold winds, perhaps by soaking feet in warm water before bed.
3. Prevent Autumn Stagnation
With the increase of melatonin secretion in autumn, moods can dip. Gathering with friends for a hike can boost lung function and provide a refreshing experience, helping to lift spirits.
Nourishment During Frost's Descent: Focus on the "Three Supplements"
As the saying goes, "Nourishing during winter can't compare to nourishing at Frost's Descent." This is the ideal time for self-care, emphasizing lung health and heart calming.
1. Eat Lung-Nourishing Fruits
With the dry weather, consume lung-nourishing fruits like ginkgo nuts, pears, and radishes, which are excellent for hydration.
2. Drink Black-boned Chicken Soup
After Frost's Descent, consider drinking black-boned chicken soup, especially with lion’s mane mushrooms. Traditional Chinese medicine views black-boned chicken as beneficial for the spleen and energy, while lion’s mane mushrooms aid digestion. Adding longan, red dates, and ginger enhances its health benefits.
3. Regularly Consume Reishi
Reishi nourishes the heart, liver, lungs, and kidneys, offering calming effects and benefits for any constitution. In dry autumn, cooking reishi with white fungus, goji berries, and chrysanthemums can soothe the heart and improve looks.
Today, Reishi is believed to enhance immunity, improve sleep, and retain skin moisture—making it especially beneficial in autumn and winter.
Sources:
1. "Nourishing during winter can't compare to nourishing at Frost's Descent; remember the 'Three Defenses and Six Supplements' after Frost's Descent." Health Times, 2023-10-25
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