Autumn can be quite the mixed bag for most of us. For me, Autumn always has such a rich and deep feeling to it. I could never really put my finger on exactly why. When I studied Traditional Tibetan Medicine we learned that during the Fall our body is going through the same changes as the environment around us. Autumn is the harvest season. Everything is ripe and ready to pick. It is a time to experience the fruits of the year. Everything is more potent.When it comes to fall health tips, Traditional Tibetan Medicine has a surprising, yet practical perspective to offer on this. Over the Summer the body was exposed to a lot of heat. Just like fruits ripening under the sun, this heat ripens in our body just in time for fall harvest…except this kind of fruit isn’t so tasty. It can lead to several unwanted health conditions. Anything aggravating such as dry air, sun exposure, alcohol as well as spicy and oily foods can easily cause this accumulated heat to arise.How does heat relate to our body? According to Traditional Tibetan Medicine our body, food, environment and entire universe are composed of five elements: earth, water, fire, wind and space. Every part of our body has differing levels of these five elements and they are each responsible for specific physiological functions. The fire element gives rise to everything connected with heat.The function of the fire element, tripa in Tibetan, is connected with:
- sweat
- blood
- eyes
- small intestines
- gall bladder
- liver
- sharp headaches/migraines
- sinusitis
- diarrhea with sharp pain and yellow color
- dry, croup cough/bronchitis
- liver and gall bladder problems such as jaundice
- internal and external ulcers
- internal and external inflammation
- itchy skin
- infections and fevers
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