over weight problemIt bothers many people, not only affects appearance, but also may pose a threat to health.In addition to the daily dietary intake of energy is higher than the body’s consumption, so hoardingFatIn addition, what other factors can cause obesity? Are the effective solutions to obesity the same for everyone?Yu Yawen, a Taiwanese doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, provides different weight loss methods for five types of obesity, and introduces two simple and easy-to-practice “lazy people”lose weightLaw” .
Obesity can cause damage to multiple biological systems in the human body, significantly increase the risk of metabolic-related diseases, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, or certain cancers, and increase mortality. Many studies have found thatChinese medicineObesity can be treated in a variety of ways, such as modulating gut flora, increasing hormone levels, modulatingFatMetabolism etc.
Western medicine believes that obesity is the accumulation of fat caused by the imbalance between energy intake and consumption caused by various factors. Dr. Yawen Yu from Shangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic in Taiwan said in an interview with the “Health 1+1” program that Chinese medicine believes that “fat people have more phlegm”. High blood sugar, high blood lipids, high triglycerides, etc. Due to the imbalance of the internal organs, these wastes cannot be excreted from the body, and they continue to accumulate in the body, causing cell degeneration, which may form tumors, or form subcutaneous or visceral fat.
Therefore, the concept of TCM treatment of obesity is to allow the internal organs to function normally and excrete waste (including fat) from the body through recuperation. The five viscera and six fu-organs referred to in Chinese medicine are the general designation for the internal organs and systems of the human body. The five internal organs refer to the heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney, and the six internal organs refer to the gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, triple burner, and bladder.
According to different physical characteristics, Chinese medicine divides obesity into five types, which correspond to different solutions. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, people have different constitutions. Constitution is an individual characteristic formed during the growth and development of a person, which is affected by congenital inheritance and acquired nature and social environment.
Yu Yawen emphasized that acquired influences such as diet structure, life style, environment and other factors are the key to obesity.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, Yu Yawen analyzed the solutions corresponding to the five types of obesity. She also added that some people may not belong to a single type, but may be a mixture of several types, so if a type is particularly obvious, you can focus on improving that type, and the effect will be better.
1. Spleen deficiency and dampness type
The spleen is an important viscera that transports and transforms water in the body. If the spleen is healthy, the body’s metabolism can process water in the body normally. If the spleen is damaged, it will affect metabolism and make water stay in the body. “. Modern medicine believes that the spleen is an immune organ, while traditional Chinese medicine refers to the spleen not only as an anatomical organ, but more on the concept of function. In addition to immune function, it is also responsible for the digestive system.
pathological features
Soft muscles, soft fat, frequent edema (under the eyes, limbs), prone to sweating herpes, eczema, skin allergies, female secretions, discomfort during menstruation, pale complexion, and easy fatigue. Often meals are not fixed, like to eat cold food.
solution
1. Removal of pathological products
Adding barley to white rice, red beans, ginger, astragalus, etc. can help eliminate edema in the body and benefit the spleen.
2. Increase metabolism
Exercising more to build muscle can help metabolism and remove edema and fat. Yu Yawen said that the classic Chinese medical book “Huang Di Nei Jing” mentioned that “the spleen governs the muscles of the body”. When the spleen is not good, it is necessary to exercise the muscles. After strengthening the muscles, the spleen will also be healthier.
2. Stomach heat, phlegm and blood stasis type (mostly male)
The stomach gradually becomes hot during the process of digesting food. Stomach heat itself is the function of helping to digest food. However, if the stomach heat continues to accumulate, you often want to eat again after eating, and you cannot stop your appetite, which can easily lead to overeating.
pathological features
Strong muscles, strong food taste, large appetite, like to eat meat, sweets, cold diet, like to drink, easy to thirst, easy to acid reflux.
solution
1. Removal of pathological products
Taking hawthorn, lotus leaf, cassia seed, corn silk, coptis, etc. can dispel stomach heat.
2. Regulate viscera function
Using acupuncture to clear stomach heat can also suppress appetite and reduce calorie intake.
Chinese medicine has discovered that the human body has a “meridian” system. The theory of traditional Chinese medicine believes that the meridian is the channel of energy in the human body. The internal organs will be connected to the surface of the human body through the meridian. Some points on the meridian that have special functions are called “acupoints”. Treat diseases of the corresponding viscera.
3. Increase metabolism
Do more energy-consuming exercises, such as sit-ups and aerobic dances.
3. Liver depression and qi stagnation type (mostly women)
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is responsible for regulating the smooth flow of Qi throughout the body, and at the same time regulating emotions. If the liver function is out of balance, the movement of qi will be blocked, causing physical dysfunction, and mood swings such as depression and anger may also occur. Yu Yawen said that the liver mentioned in Chinese medicine does not only refer to the liver on the physiological organs, but also includes the autonomic nervous system, endocrine system, and emotional system.
Chinese medicine believes that Qi is the “energy” or “vitality” that constitutes life in the body, and Chinese medicine generally refers to the substances that replenish nutrients in the body as blood. Qi and blood are interdependent, flow throughout the whole body, nourish the organs and tissues, and maintain the vital activities of the human body.
pathological features
Endocrine disorders, easy insomnia, dreaminess, nervousness, anxiety, often feel tired.
solution
1. Clear pathological products
Regulate hormones first, and then use medicines that soothe the liver and regulate qi, such as roses, chrysanthemums, safflowers, and peach kernels.
2. Improve viscera function
Acupuncture can be used to regulate the autonomic nervous system, or aromatherapy can relieve stress.
3. Increase metabolism
Do exercises that soothe your nerves, such as Pilates and yoga.
4. Deficiency of qi and blood
pathological features
Weak body, cold hands and feet, poor complexion, unbalanced nutrition, easy fatigue, and poor memory.
solution
Eat regular and quantitative meals for three meals, and eat more blood-enriching foods rich in iron, such as dark green vegetables. Suitable for light exercise, such as brisk walking, cycling, etc.
5. Kidney yang deficiency and turbid phlegm type (mostly middle-aged and elderly people)
Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the most important part of the human body, storing the body’s substances and functions, and promoting physiological activities. Kidney yang promotes and warms the functions of various viscera and tissues in the human body. Yu Yawen said that kidney yang is like the vitality of the body, leading metabolism.
pathological features
Endocrine disorders, abdominal obesity, fear of cold, backache, frequent urination.
Solution
Eat more foods that benefit the kidney, such as mutton, leeks, black sesame, etc. It is recommended to use moxibustion, soak in a bath, and take a sauna to strengthen metabolism. Excessive exercise is not advisable due to excessive depletion of vitality.
Moxibustion therapy belongs to the moxibustion method in acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine. It is a treatment method to achieve health care by igniting moxa, moxa sticks, etc. made from moxa leaves, and burning the acupuncture points of the human body.
two strokes lazylose weightLaw
Yu Yawen emphasized that persistence is the key to weight loss. She recommended two easy-to-implement lazy weight-loss methods.
1. Eat the right food and the right order:Each meal contains 1/2 cooked vegetables of various colors, 1/4 high-quality protein (mainly lean meat and white meat), and 1/4 high-quality starch (rice, sweet potato). The order of eating is to eat vegetables or protein first, and then starch. People with poor gastrointestinal tract can eat protein first, which can prevent blood sugar from fluctuating too quickly and avoid fat accumulation.
2. Sleep at the right time:Sleep mood can be cultivated from 9 to 10 o’clock every night, and it is better to fall asleep at 11 o’clock, and the latest should not exceed 12 o’clock.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the twelve hours of a day (one hour is two hours today) correspond to the twelve main meridians of the human body. In each hour, the blood energy on the corresponding meridians will be particularly prosperous, and The viscera governed by the meridian are also more active. This is the theory of the midnight-noon and ebb-flow doctrine.
Yu Yawen said that the gallbladder meridian runs from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., and the liver meridian runs from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. midnight. During this period of deep sleep, the body can effectively detoxify. From the perspective of Western medicine, hormones such as growth hormone start to be secreted at 11 o’clock in the evening, which can help burn fat.
Massage acupoints to lose weight
Yu Yawen said that you can use your fingers, fists or acupoint massage sticks to stimulate the following acupoints.
Tianshu point
The position of two finger widths on both sides of the navel can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis.
Guanyuan point
The position four fingers wide below the navel is a commonly used acupuncture point in gynecology, aiming at problems such as female hormone imbalance.
Zhongwan point
Five finger-widths above the belly button, it can suppress appetite.
Yu Yawen also suggested that every morning, you can rub the abdomen around the navel in a clockwise direction, which can stimulate the relevant acupuncture points at the same time.
Editor in charge: Lin Kerou