秋冬出现这些小毛病别硬抗！这份靠谱又实用的中医妙招，转给家中长辈

Traditional Chinese medicine experts shared tips for managing common ailments among the elderly in autumn and winter during a news conference recently. 

睡眠不好、入睡难、容易醒，从中医角度看，大多与气血不足、心神不安、紧张焦虑、饮食失节有关。

If someone experiences poor sleep and difficulty falling asleep, it is recommended to engage in light physical activities during the day, such as getting some sunlight and taking walks.

Additionally, taking a foot bath before bed and avoiding strong tea and coffee after 3 pm can be beneficial.

秋季容易出现皮肤干燥、瘙痒。中医讲“治风先治血，血行风自灭”，治疗干痒的关键在于养血润肤、滋阴润燥。

Dry and itchy skin can be managed by consuming foods that nourish the blood and moisturize the skin, such as red date and black sesame paste or lily and mulberry chrysanthemum tea. It is also advisable to shower two to three times a week and apply moisturizer promptly afterward.

For poor appetite and weakened digestion, it is recommended to eat until you're about 70 percent full and opt for smaller, more frequent meals. You should avoid cold, raw, sticky, and greasy foods like glutinous rice cakes, fried foods, and iced drinks.

Gently rubbing your abdomen in a clockwise motion for a few minutes half an hour after meals can also help. Additionally, drinking yam and millet porridge regularly is beneficial.

If you are susceptible to colds and coughs, massaging the sides of your nose daily can promote blood circulation and enhance your nose's ability to adapt to cold air.

If you catch a chill, boiling ginger, scallion whites, and brown sugar in water can help dispel the cold. It is also important to keep rooms well ventilated.

For waist and leg pain and stiff joints, applying a hot towel or hot water bag to your knees and lower back for 15 minutes daily can provide relief. Performing simple exercises such as wall sits and straight-leg raises is also recommended.

Incorporating black beans, walnuts, yam, goji berries, and eucommia pork kidney soup into your diet can be beneficial as well.

For frequent nighttime urination, consuming yam, lotus seed, and fox nut porridge can provide nourishment. It is advisable to limit water intake after dinner and reduce salt in your diet.

Practicing Kegel exercises and massaging the Taixi acupoint, located on the inner aspect of the ankle, can also be helpful.

For blurred vision and dry eyes, drinking a cup of goji berry, chrysanthemum, and mulberry tea daily is recommended. Regularly eating pork liver, spinach, and carrots can also help.

Practicing simple eye exercises, such as palming and periodically looking into the distance, is beneficial. Additionally, limiting phone use to no more than two hours and looking into the distance every half hour to relax the eye muscles is advised.

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