"Today's clouds are good, the water is green and the autumn mountains are bright." On the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the "nine" is the yang number in the Book of Changes, and the two yang numbers of "ninety-nine" overlap each other, so it is called "Chongyang".
The ancients believed that the Double Ninth Festival was an auspicious day, so the folk had the custom of climbing high to pray for blessings, drinking feasts and praying for longevity during the Double Ninth Festival, which has gradually evolved into ascending to appreciate autumn and thanksgiving and respecting the elderly, so it is also called the Respect for the Elderly Festival.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in autumn, the yang energy gradually tends to settle from rising and floating, the yang energy gradually declines, and the climate gradually cools, which is the season when the elderly are prone to disease, so it is particularly important to do a good job in health care during this period.
The diet is mostly based on flat supplements
Autumn is mainly "dry", so preventing autumn dryness is the top priority of autumn health. To prevent autumn dryness, in addition to drinking more boiled water and weak tea, we should also pay attention to preventing autumn dryness in our diet.
Eat more foods that can moisturize yin and dryness, such as honey, pears, lilies, white fungus, radishes and other seasonal vegetables, and eat less spicy onions, ginger, garlic, peppers and other foods.
In autumn, the elderly should mainly make up for the flat and try to eat more foods that are flat and sweet, such as corn and pork.
In autumn, it is especially recommended to eat porridge, which can not only reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, but also have the effect of nourishing the lungs and moisturizing dryness.
In autumn, the climate is dry, the wind is strong, and the sweat evaporates quickly, which is easy to cause people to have symptoms such as dry mouth, dry throat, constipation, chapped skin, and hair loss. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to maintaining indoor humidity in daily life.
Climb to the top and exercise, do what you can
Autumn is high and refreshing, the sky is clear, coinciding with the Double Ninth Festival, many elderly people will choose to climb high to enjoy the autumn, enjoy the beautiful scenery of frost leaves red in February.
However, in autumn, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the air is dry, so the elderly should pay attention to walking according to their physical strength when climbing and hiking, so as to prevent excessive exercise and induce diseases.
Doctors warn that climbing takes 2.5 times more energy than walking on flat roads, and that some steep trails also increase the risk of falls and sprains.
Therefore, it is recommended to choose a road with a small slope when going up the mountain, and if you experience discomfort such as shortness of breath and palpitations during the activity, you should take a break in time and terminate the subsequent trip.
The elderly should wear non-slip soft-soled shoes when hiking or climbing, and can be equipped with trekking poles if possible to prevent slipping or injuring the knee joint.
In the early morning of autumn, the temperature is low, and the elderly should not wear too thin clothes to go outdoors to prevent cold.
Secondly, elderly patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and coronary heart disease need to be accompanied by family members during the stable period of disease control. Exercise options include walking, tai chi, baduanjin and other gentle exercises, which can not only enhance cardiopulmonary function, but also promote blood circulation and improve the body's immunity. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the amount of exercise should not be too large to avoid overwork.
Elderly people with chronic respiratory diseases should try to avoid going to crowded or poorly ventilated public places, wear masks in time when the air quality is poor, and get regular flu vaccinations to prevent autumn epidemics.
Adjust your mentality and don't be sad
Although autumn is the harvest season, the falling leaves after autumn can easily lead to sad emotions, and there is a famous saying that "thousands of miles of sad autumn are often guests".
In the face of the desolate and murderous scene of "boundless falling trees and Xiao Xiaoxia", the elderly are especially prone to a sense of twilight, inducing negative emotions, and the severe ones are depressed all day long, talking less and lazy, causing depressive symptoms, and inducing physical discomfort, which eventually leads to the occurrence of heart disease.
The doctor reminded that family members should increase the companionship of the elderly and give psychological comfort, when the elderly appear often silent, do not like to talk, like to get angry, and lose interest in everything, they should be alert to the appearance of geriatric depression and seek medical attention in time. The elderly can also participate in the University for the Elderly, participate in social welfare activities, etc., to reduce the occurrence of geriatric depression.