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Professor Han Xu from Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine brought a series of science popularization.

 

With the arrival of autumn, we gradually from the scorching sun, heat unbearable summer into the clear sky, the golden wind to send cool autumn. After the beginning of autumn, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and it is the period of high incidence of coronary heart disease in the elderly, especially to prevent, pay attention to health, and prevent disease in the future.

1. Light clothing should be moderate to keep warm

After the beginning of autumn, the temperature decreases in the morning and evening, but also pay attention to timely increase or decrease clothing, not sudden increase or decrease, nor increase too much, in order to facilitate the body's adaptation to the cold climate. Especially with elderly coronary heart disease and the elderly infirm, pay attention to warmth is an important measure to prevent the onset of autumn, because warm can avoid the invasion of external evil, Yang leakage. Do not stay up late or sleep with your head covered, to develop the habit of living with the window open and sleeping. After falling asleep at night, cover the abdomen with a quilt to prevent cold.

2. When eating and drinking in autumn dryness

With the cool weather, people's appetite has gradually opened, folk known as "autumn fat" health customs, although it can be appropriate to supplement some fat and sweet taste, but should not eat too much, especially can not eat fat meat, so as not to increase blood lipids, induce coronary heart disease. A large number of clinical examples warn us that if we do not pay attention to the principles, methods and the choice of supplements in autumn, blindly "chaotic" will not only be bad for health, but may cause disease. Especially for elderly patients with coronary heart disease, autumn supplementation must be segmented and gradual.

3. Smooth mental adjustment

Autumn season, "autumn air, grain harvest", at the same time, "autumn wind, west wind leaves", in the face of all things depression, grass and leaves fall, flowers and trees wither, people often emotional easy to sad, such as encounter unsatisfactory things, easy to induce depression mood. Emotional fluctuation is easy to induce chest numbness and heartache, so elderly patients with coronary heart disease should pay attention to strengthen mental recuperation after the beginning of autumn, cultivate optimistic mood, and maintain inner peace; Usually participate in outdoor sports or recreational activities, etc., to make yourself comfortable and refreshed.

    4. TCM health care should be multi-purpose

Traditional Chinese medicine health culture has a long history, both inside and outside can be long-term. On the one hand, Taijiquan, eight pieces of brocade health. These exercises require the practitioner to be peaceful, loose and natural, breathing deeply, the movement follows the hand, the step is changed, and the long-term practice has a positive effect on the emotion, the balance of Yin and Yang, and the operation of the qi and blood meridians. During exercise, the heart can be "aerobic metabolism" in an environment with sufficient oxygen, which is more conducive to the rehabilitation of the disease. On the other hand, self-massage regimen. We can perform self-massage adjustment on the meridian of the coronary artery and specific points, mainly in the following parts: sternal manubrium massage: clockwise massage along the sternal manubrium; Massage at the apex of the heart: massage 2-3 cm to the left of the left nipple. The main acupoints are: Knead Neiguan method: knead with the thumb at the double Neiguan point, first on the left side and then on the right side, a total of about 5min; Mo Shanzhong: With one hand of the large thenar adsorption in Shanzhong point, slow movement about 2min, slightly warm feeling is appropriate.

5. Medicated diet is endlessly enjoyable

According to the risk factors of coronary heart disease in the elderly, some dietary therapy methods that can reduce blood pressure and lipids should be adopted for health care. Such as spring bamboo shoots slices: take bamboo shoots 100 grams, lean pork 50 grams, and starch, cooking oil, Sichuan pepper, salt, MSG and other seasonings each amount. Wash and slice bamboo shoots, shred pork, add starch and mix well. Heat up the wok and pour the oil. Fry the peppercorns and remove them. Stir fry the pork until it changes color. Then pour in the bamboo shoots and stir fry. Bamboo shoots can clear heat and eliminate phlegm, and pork can nourish blood and calm nerves. It can prevent CHD patients with autumn dryness symptoms such as upset insomnia, phlegm, shortness of breath and so on.

With the emergence of China's aging society, the incidence and fatality rate of coronary heart disease in the elderly are increasing year by year, and the disease has become a serious disease that endangers human life and health. All diseases are born in Qi, the elderly coronary heart disease is also, the coming of autumn is more likely to lead evil into the body, the elderly body this deficiency, more likely to induce the disease, so the elderly should be more to prevent, not only from the clothing, food, housing and transportation, but also take into account psychological and physiological, pay attention to health, in order to safely spend the "eventful autumn".

Author:

Han Xu

 

Chief physician, Professor, doctoral supervisor, MD, Department of Geriatrics, Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

 

   Standing member of the Promotion Committee of the combination of medical and nursing care, Chinese Geriatrics Society.

 

 

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