Cold weather in winter, less exercise, plus tonic in winter, good appetite, it is easy to overeat and aggravate phlegm and dampness in the body.

When phlegm and dampness are heavy, the biggest harm to our body is to hinder the operation of qi and blood. If it is specific to all parts of the body, it is easy to have these manifestations:

Lung-prone to recurrent lung diseases, leading to various cough and asthma diseases and repeated infections.

Spleen and stomach-the problem of spleen and stomach transport, leading to poor appetite, nausea, abnormal stool and so on.

Head-prone to dizziness, drowsiness, mental discomfort, etc.

Limbs-prone to numbness, swelling, inflexibility and uneven temperature of limbs.

There is a saying in Chinese medicine: "Strange diseases are mostly phlegm and turbidity", which means that some strange and intractable diseases are likely to be caused by phlegm and dampness.

In fact, many modern people are phlegm-dampness constitution, so how to judge whether they are phlegm-dampness constitution? Generally, there are several obvious manifestations:

1. Thick and greasy tongue coating, fat tongue shape.

2. Obesity, especially in the stomach

3. Sleeping during the day and snoring at night

4. Feel greasy and have sticky stools

5. heavy taste, overeating

To sum up, the characteristics of phlegm-dampness constitution are: overeating, lack of healthy qi, and there is no way to discharge excess nutrients that the body does not need, so it can only stay in the body and become "garbage". These "garbage" that can't be cleaned up are phlegm and dampness.

Of course, besides diet, there are some external factors such as humid air and humid environment, which are also one of the reasons for the formation of phlegm-dampness constitution.

So how should you or your family and children get rid of phlegm and dampness in winter? From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it often helps to eliminate phlegm and dampness, help the body's qi and blood to return to normal operation, and let the body adjust itself on the premise of helping healthy qi.

This is a very good place for Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine regulates people's body, pays attention to "syndrome differentiation and treatment", and helps you distinguish a series of symptoms, such as phlegm-dampness is a "syndrome", and then the symptoms brought by "syndrome" are obesity, dizziness, dizziness and so on. This series of symptoms will be called "diseases".

How do people with phlegm spend the winter?

First, diet: enough is enough, you must know.

Tonifying in winter is not good for big fish and big meat. Now that our living conditions are better and our diet is diversified, we are not short of nutrition, but are prone to overnutrition. Eat more whole grains, vegetables, warm food and light food.

You can eat more white radish during this time. I used to say "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer". If you eat too much in winter, you can use white radish to help digestion.

Second, keep warm in winter and don't catch cold.

Simple phlegm-dampness constitution is mostly caused by cold coagulation. After the solstice in winter, the weather is getting colder and colder. You and your baby should pay attention to cold and warmth to avoid catching a cold. Because once the yang is damaged by cold, it is easier for water to condense into phlegm when it is wet.

Soaking feet: a good way to eliminate cold, phlegm and dampness

People with phlegm-dampness constitution must soak their feet in winter, which is highly recommended. But when soaking feet, add some good things to better resolve phlegm and eliminate dampness. Wendan soup is the first one to soak feet here. Wendan decoction, a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, is an expectorant with the effects of regulating qi and resolving phlegm, regulating stomach and benefiting gallbladder.

Fourth, exercise properly to enhance yang.

Fat people have more phlegm and more humidity, and they don't want to exercise in cold weather. They told themselves in their hearts that it was time to take a good exercise when winter went and spring came. We always eat very hard in winter, but we are eager to lose weight in spring, but it is too late to lose weight again in spring. It is best to keep proper exercise in winter.

Of course, sweaty exercise is definitely not suitable for winter, and some slower ones, such as walking, Tai Chi and standing piles, are all suitable. Move, let your body's qi and blood flow, even if it is faster, it will help to eliminate phlegm and dampness.