It's the beginning of autumn, and there is a folk custom in the north: on the beginning of autumn, children are not allowed to drink cold water for a day, so it's not easy to cough in winter. This actually means that when autumn arrives, don't eat anything cold or damp again to avoid damaging the spleen. Spleen dampness generates phlegm dampness, which can cause coughing. There is a sentence in the Huangdi's Internal Classic: "Autumn hurts in dampness, and winter coughs." Therefore, after the beginning of autumn, we should properly dispel dampness, and we can boil astragalus poria Congee and drink lotus leaf tea to dispel dampness. After the beginning of autumn, we need to adjust our diet. As the season shifts, our bodies are quietly changing, and our body's yang energy is starting to recover. Diet adjustments should pay attention to these three points: 1. Do not eat melons in autumn. Melon refers to watermelon. Watermelon is a summer fruit. Eating a large amount of watermelon after the beginning of autumn can damage the spleen, but melons and cantaloupes can still be eaten. 2. Increase sourness in diet. There is a folk saying that "eating sour food in autumn protects the liver and gallbladder". Autumn is here, you can eat more sour foods, such as plum soup, dogwood, and various dried fruits. Most of the fruits produced in autumn also have a sour taste, such as grapes, oranges, hawthorn, etc. 3. Reduce cooling and increase heat. Reduce cold dishes and increase hot dishes, add more warm seasoning, such as adding more cinnamon and star anise to stewed meat, adding more pepper to stewed soup, frying and baking, and adding more pepper to mixed vegetables and noodles. In autumn, it is recommended to clear the lungs first and then replenish them. After autumn, the climate gradually becomes dry, and daily maintenance should also prevent autumn dryness from damaging the lungs. There are two manifestations of lung qi deficiency: one is shortness of breath, fatigue, and poor complexion; Another type is that some people wake up earlier in the morning, waking up at three or four o'clock in the morning, and they can't sleep anymore after waking up. Eating some yams and barley in moderation can help maintain respiratory health. In traditional Chinese medicine clinical practice, yam is used to treat the persistent cough in the later stage of a cold, to strengthen the spleen and stomach, to replenish soil and generate gold, and to solve chronic lung inflammation. If a child continues to cough after catching a cold, taking a little yam powder can achieve good results. Job's tears are used in cases of inflammation in the lungs and can help expel pus. It is a traditional Chinese medicine method for treating lung abscess. The combination of yam and barley is to "clean the house and treat". Taking advantage of the beginning of autumn, clear the chronic inflammatory state of the lungs, and then enter the state of supplementing the lungs, that is, first clearing and then supplementing. Be careful not to take Job's tears during pregnancy. Sticking autumn fat is suitable for replenishing essence and energy. During the autumn season, there is a folk custom of sticking autumn fat. In fact, what is "sticking" is not fat, but the essence of the human body, which is to replenish energy and energy to the body. Pasting autumn fat, northerners generally eat dumplings, while southerners prefer to cook meat soup. No matter what you eat, you should increase the intake of protein and oil in your diet. You should not eat as many cold dishes as in summer, but rather eat stir fried and stewed vegetables, and add more warm seasoning. Recommend a recipe - Shiquan Da Bu Jiu Zhai Chicken. Ingredients: Chai Ji (local chicken), Jiu Nian (mash), Oil, Salt. Method: 1. Cut the whole chicken into pieces and marinate with a little salt for half an hour to taste; 2. Put more oil in the pot, fry the chicken until cooked, remove and drain the oil; 3. Take another clean pot and put it into the wine wine without adding water. Put the chicken cubes in and bring to the boil immediately. Note: The wine should be thick, which means adding water and rice to the pot. The amount of wine used for brewing can only be as low as chicken nuggets, and it should not be cooked for too long