"Cold Dew" is the 17th season out of the 24 seasons. Its main characters are just like its name, "cold" and more dew will appear. However, don't be fooled by the name "dew" to think it is going to be a wet season. It is actually the 2nd "dry" fall season among all 6 fall seasons. The main harmful element is still going to be "dry". And the organs are still lungs and large intestines.
However, there will be some good days with clear sky and air. As you are heading outdoor for some activities, don't forget to protect yourself from the nature. When the temperature drops, our Yang energy will withdrawal and the Yin energy is getting ready to grow. So it is the key time for us to store enough Yin energy for what's coming.
When the temperature drops below about 15 Celsius (59 degree), the "disease-proof" ability of the upper respiratory tract will be weakened. Meanwhile as the "dry" is acting strong, many of us will start to have dry skin, dry lips, dry mouth, and even dry throat pain.Especially for people whose work involving a lot talking or voice usage.
Good thing is, the universe doesn't just give us hard time only, it also provide things that we can use to help ourselves. There are so many food we can use and one of the easiest and cheapest is Chrysanthemum tea. This is the season for Chrysanthemum and, see, the universe is fair after all, it provide you with a dry season and something you can use to protect yourself from it. Chrysanthemum tea can be found in many local store, if you like flavor it also goes very well with a bit of rock sugar.
Other than Chrysanthemum tea, there are many other food you can choose. They are pretty much the same as those for the past season "Autumnal Equinox", so please check my last seasonal article. But here I just want to give you a reminder that spice and hot food is still what we should be avoiding as they harm our Yin energy.
I mentioned that Autumn is a "sad" season as we will experience sadness and depression from what around us (less sunshine, falling leaving, cold weather, etc.). Therefore, adjust your mood is still very important. Do not hold your emotion inside, if you do have uncomfortable feeling then let it out, but ideally is to maintain a balanced emotion state. Stay optimistic, be happy and watch the "P.E. Emperor" video I posted.
General speaking, although the temperature continues on dropping, our skin is in the process of transfering from "loose open" to "tight close". It is good to be stimulated by the cold for a little bit. It will prepare us for the colder seasons that are coming up. If you are healthy and strong, don't need to rush on putting too much clothes on, otherwise it may interfere with the constringency of the Yang energy. Especially for young children, who are high in Yang energy, they will sweat if they have too much layers on, thus easier to catch a cold. However don't take this to a extreme as you still need to put on clothes when cold air is attacking, especially near the end of the fall seasons. Elder person, toddlers and people who has chronic issues are not suitable for this method.
Clinically it has been proven that during cold season, the risk of cerebral thrombosis (brain stroke) is high. That is because people tend to sleep more during cold season. Our blood flows slower during sleep time and this can be the main cause. The ancient people said that "during the fall seasons, go to bed and get up early, follow the rooster's activities". Apparently the rooster part is ancient enough. But to sleep and get up early is still applicable and important to us these days.
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