2023-10-09 08:47:18
Recently, the number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 has increased, which has led to increased attention to the fight against inflammation.
Anti-inflammatory health regimen and diet are very popular recently. Many friends are asking how to improve the body’s immunity (defense energy) and have better resistance to inflammation, which is beneficial to health and longevity. Ana is one of them.
Ana asked: “Dr. Tan, in this fight against inflammation, everyone is gradually realizing the value of good health and becoming more and more aware of health preservation. Can traditional Chinese medicine methods be used to improve anti-inflammatory ability? After all, Chinese medicine The recruitment is really worrying.”
I answered: “Years of research have found that acupuncture and food can indeed increase the body’s anti-inflammatory coefficient. This means that if you do the right conditioning and eat the right food, it will indeed be beneficial to your health.”
Ana continued: “From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, what is inflammation? What are anti-inflammatory conditioning and diet?”
I answered: “Inflammation is caused by disease evils and is divided into external evils and internal evils. COVID-19 is exactly the inflammation caused by external evils invading the human body. It is actually a self-protective response of the body’s immunity against external invaders. .When the body is invaded by germs, some uncomfortable feelings (redness, swelling, heat, pain, itching, etc.) that will occur are acute inflammation. However, because of the existence of immunity (wei qi), germs will not always exist in the body. When the body’s immunity is strong, viruses and bacteria come and go quickly, so this inflammation is acute.
In other words, if the body’s immunity (wei qi) is insufficient, it will be unable to suppress germs (exogenous evil), allowing the germs to do whatever they want in the body, causing the body to become worse and worse, and even endangering life. “
Ana asked: “Is this acute inflammation what the anti-inflammatory diet ‘fights’?”
I replied: “Of course not. If acute inflammation in a short period of time can be resisted, then these diets can be compared with drugs. Although anti-inflammatory diets do exist, the “inflammation” they fight is actually chronic inflammation, such as It is chronic pharyngitis, female vaginitis, pelvic inflammation, hepatitis B, chronic gastritis, diabetes, cancer, etc.
The reason why these chronic inflammations occur is because the patient’s own body resistance is relatively poor, or it is caused by the decline of physiological functions in patients with long-term illnesses, the elderly, etc. due to weak internal organs. “
Ana asked: “How to effectively improve the body’s immunity (wei qi)?”
I answered: “To enhance the body’s immunity, in addition to symptomatic treatment through acupuncture and medication, I also recommend adding an anti-inflammatory diet.
The “anti-inflammatory diet” means that if you insist on eating it, you can maintain your immunity in a stable state, and at the same time, you can prevent and resist the harm caused to the body by chronic inflammation (internal and external evils).
Naturally, we cannot let go of this kind of food that is very beneficial to the body. However, if there is an “anti-inflammatory diet”, there will be a “pro-inflammatory diet.” The effect of a pro-inflammatory diet is naturally opposite to that of an anti-inflammatory diet. In daily life, both anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory diets are very common. “
Ana asked nervously: “What are anti-inflammatory diets and pro-inflammatory diets?”
I answered: “Anti-inflammatory diet: whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes and nuts, fish, natural spices, scented green tea, lean meat, etc.
like:
1. Mushrooms(Mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, and oyster mushrooms): Strengthen the spleen and regulate qi.
2. carrot: Nourish the liver, strengthen the spleen, and benefit the intestines.
3. sweet potato:Strengthens the spleen, stomach, and qi.
Pro-inflammatory diet: refined carbohydrates, fried foods, high-sugar foods, red meat, processed meat, saturated fat, trans fat and other foods.
In fact, there are some things that you don’t need to remember at all. In life, everyone knows what diet is good for the body and what is harmful to the body. I just want everyone to eat well. After all, “diseases come from the mouth” does have its truth.
Of course, to resist inflammation (exogenous evil), whether it is acute or chronic, strong immunity is very important if you want your body to suffer less damage. Therefore, take good care of your body, eat well, and exercise regularly and regularly. Work and rest, a peaceful mood, etc., work together with anti-inflammatory acupuncture and diet to build a healthy protective wall.
However, when you are sick, eating an anti-inflammatory diet is not enough. You still need to see a doctor for acupuncture and take medicine. “
Ana said: “I understand!”
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