Wu Mingzhu: Eat more bananas, papayas and yellow foods to nourish the spleen and fight aging in autumn

As the saying goes, "Bad habits damage the spleen and lead to premature aging." Chinese medicine practitioners point out that as we enter late autumn, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and "strengthening the spleen and stomach" is the first step in maintaining health in autumn and winter. In addition to avoiding the four major harms of sitting for long periods of time, anxiety, sleep disorders, and overeating, you can eat more "yellow foods" such as sweet potatoes to protect the spleen and stay away from illness.

Female Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu pointed out that from the perspective of Chinese medicine, the spleen is responsible for the transportation of blood and nutrients throughout the body. If the spleen is not good or weak, it will affect the transportation and distribution of qi and blood throughout the body, and it is easy for the skin to become sallow and loose, the lips to be bloodless, the limbs to be weak, and fat to accumulate, leading to obesity.

Spleen deficiency leads to depression, so yam is recommended to strengthen the spleen

In addition, "liver damage leads to irritability, and spleen deficiency leads to depression." In the autumn and winter seasons, the first thing to pay attention to is to avoid depression, because depression is often related to liver qi stagnation. Medicinal and dietary supplements can relieve depression symptoms; especially the company and care of family members, which are natural medicines.

It is recommended to eat less spicy and irritating food to avoid aggravating autumn dryness; you can eat more foods such as pears, white fungus, lily, lotus seeds, winter melon, yam, soy milk, bananas, etc., which can nourish the lungs and relieve depression. Among them, the nutritional value of yam is very high. It has the nourishing effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the tendons and strengthening the spleen. It is suitable as a health tonic in autumn and winter.

Sitting for a long time can damage the spleen. It is recommended to take a walk after meals.

Wu Mingzhu emphasized that traditional Chinese medicine believes that long-term sitting will damage the spleen, because the spleen controls muscles, and muscles need exercise to be strong. Lack of exercise will also slow down blood circulation. After a long time, the body will naturally become weak and people will be prone to obesity. It is reminded that developing exercise habits is the best way to nourish the spleen and stomach and resist aging.

Taking a walk after a meal can strengthen the spleen meridian, but be careful to wait about 15 minutes after a meal and walk at a slow pace for about 30 minutes. Do not walk fast or jog to avoid indigestion.

Yellow foods nourish the spleen and resist aging

Doctor Wu Mingzhu also emphasized that spleen deficiency has a great impact on women, who are prone to edema, and may even suffer from abdominal distension, loss of appetite, difficulty urinating, sallow complexion, and weight loss. To nourish the spleen in autumn, it is important to consume more "yellow foods". Traditional Chinese medicine has a saying that "yellow enters the spleen" because most yellow foods have antioxidant properties and can delay skin aging.

The spleen belongs to earth in the five elements, and yellow among the five colors. There is a so-called "yellow food method to nourish the spleen", which is based on the five elements. Yellow foods such as bananas, carrots, papayas, yams, sweet potatoes, soybeans, pumpkins, millet, oranges, etc. are mostly sweet and fragrant and have high nutritional value. You don’t need to eat too much to get enough nutrition, and completely avoid the problem of the spleen being afraid of eating too much.