Despite some mild weather, we're all very aware of autumn days growing shorter and the clocks going back next weekend, taking away any daylight in early evening, along with falling temperatures. Chinese medicine associates particular aspects of emotions and health with each season. Autumn is about sadness and, hopefully, then letting go. I often see patients who are feeling quite "down" at this time of year and, traditionally, acupuncturists treat now to help adjust patients' balance so that autumn feels more comfortable as one becomes reconciled to the loss of daylight and perhaps also to more personal losses.
Health-wise, Chinese medicine associates autumn with the lungs, and I am certainly seeing an increase in the number of patients with coughs and colds. My advice is to assume the weather is going to be colder than you think - colds are contracted much more easily if you get chilled!
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