There are nine types of people among hundreds of millions of people. The most direct way to understand your physical condition is to understand what kind of constitution you have. Taking the right medicine and maintaining a balanced physique will get twice the result with half the effort. Different constitutions have very different health-preserving methods, and the respective health-preserving methods of these constitutions are also changing and adjusting with the changes of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. So, how to maintain health in all seasons with the nine constitutions? Below, we will introduce the spring, summer, autumn and winter physical health regimen.
Peaking health and maintaining a healthy physique in spring
It is what people call a normal physique. To maintain health in spring, you only need to pay attention to a reasonable diet.
Qi deficiency constitution
The symptoms include weakness, fatigue, frequent sweating, and easy colds. In addition to dietary maintenance, you should also exercise more moderately, because exercise has an effect on replenishing qi.
Yang deficiency constitution
The symptoms include coldness in the hands and feet and stomach. Spring is supposed to be a period of balance between yin and yang, but in a body with yang deficiency, the yang is weak and cannot balance with yin, and diarrhea is prone to occur. You should eat scientifically and pay attention to warming and nourishing.
Yin deficiency constitution
The symptoms include dry skin, hot palms and soles, flushed face, dry eyes, easy thirst, and easy dry stools. You can eat more duck meat and lotus root soup, lily, and sesame seeds.
Blood stasis constitution
The symptoms include dark circles under the eyes and dysmenorrhea in women. In older people, the blood is sticky and blood stasis spots are prone to appear on the skin. It is suitable to eat some seaweed, seaweed, black beans, grapefruit, and hawthorn.
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Summer health Yang deficiency constitution
The muscles are not strong, the hands and feet feel cold from time to time, and the stomach, back, waist and knees are afraid of cold , wear more clothes than others, do not like air conditioning in summer, like quietness, feel uncomfortable eating or drinking cold food, prone to loose stools, clear color and large amount of urine. Disease tendency, prone to cold diseases, diarrhea, impotence, etc.;
Key points of health care: warming yang and replenishing qi to prevent diarrhea, impotence and other diseases;
Countermeasures: Eat more foods that warm yang Eat less raw and cold food and drink less green tea.
Yin deficiency constitution
Those with a slender body often feel hot in their hands and soles of their feet, their face is on fire, and their cheeks are flushed or reddish. They cannot stand the heat of summer and often feel dry eyes and mouth. Dry throat, always wanting to drink water, dry skin, irritable temper, outgoing and active, red tongue with less coating. The tendency of disease is to suffer from cough, Sjogren's syndrome, hyperthyroidism, etc.;
Key points of health care: nourish yin and pay attention to diseases such as hyperthyroidism;
Countermeasures: Food should nourish yin, eat more sweet and cool foods Nourishing products, less food with warm and strong properties. Avoid staying up late in daily life and avoid working under high temperatures and heat; exercise is appropriate.
Damp and hot constitution
The face and the tip of the nose are always shiny, acne is prone to occur on the face, and the skin is prone to itching. They often experience bitter taste, bad breath or a peculiar smell in their mouth, sticky and unpleasant stools, a feeling of heat in their urine, and yellow urine. Women often have yellow vaginal discharge, and men's scrotum is always moist and sweaty. The tendency of the disease is boils, jaundice and other diseases;
Key points of health care: pay attention to clearing away heat and promoting diuresis;
Countermeasures: avoid spicy, warm and greasy foods. The diet should be mainly light and eat less pungent and warm foods. The living environment should be dry and ventilated to avoid heat and humidity.
Qi deficiency constitution
People with Qi deficiency constitution often feel tired, short of breath, speak in a low voice, sweat easily, and have teeth marks on their tongues. People tend to catch colds easily, have weak disease resistance and difficulty in recovering from illness, and are prone to visceral ptosis such as gastroptosis;
Key points of health care: replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, and pay attention to gastroptosis;
< p>Countermeasures: Eat more foods that replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, and eat less foods that can consume qi. It is advisable to have a regular daily life, take a proper rest at noon in summer, and maintain adequate sleep.More+
Healthy Qi Deficiency Constitution in Autumn
Generally speaking, people with Qi deficiency are more likely to be in a sub-healthy state, which is common among office workers, students and those with serious illnesses. People after initial recovery often experience symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, dizziness and palpitation. In addition, many people are prone to colds, have tasteless food, and have frequent bowel movements. The daily diet should replenish qi and blood. You can use ginseng, astragalus, dangshen, atractylodes, poria, etc. to make soup. You can also use yam, barley, white lentils and red dates to make porridge.
Yang deficiency constitution
This type is more common in girls. Their constitutions are often afraid of cold, accompanied by lukewarm hands and feet, fatigue and weakness, backache and leg heaviness, frequent urination or inability to hold urine, Do not eat cold food, as eating cold food may cause symptoms such as diarrhea or abdominal pain. This group of people should take supplements in a concentrated manner rather than in bulk, and should eat more warm and tonic foods. Daily diet should be light and avoid excessive heat. In addition, eat less out-of-season fruits and vegetables and frozen foods in the refrigerator. Female friends who are prone to abdominal cold may wish to drink some ginger and brown sugar drink, which can warm the stomach and dispel cold.
Yin deficiency constitution
This type of people are more likely to have a short temper and menopausal people. They are more afraid of heat and often experience facial heat, palms and soles, or dry mouth and throat. Symptoms such as dryness, poor sleep, and night sweats. Tonic should be done by methods such as nourishing yin, nourishing yin, and nourishing yin. The daily dietary intake of salt should be controlled, and stewed, pickled, and sauce-type dishes should be avoided as much as possible to avoid aggravating internal heat. You can choose to eat pears or make soup or porridge with wolfberry, lily, raw rehmannia, lotus root, fleece-flower root, etc. For meat, you can choose duck or fish.
Phlegm-dampness constitution
People with phlegm-dampness constitution usually need to eat more foods that can eliminate phlegm and reduce dampness.
You can drink tangerine peel Pu'er tea every day. Pu'er has a good effect on digestion, reducing phlegm and lowering blood lipids, while tangerine peel can strengthen the spleen and stomach, regulate qi and reduce phlegm. The combination of the two is very suitable for people with phlegm-damp constitution.
Damp-heat constitution
Winter melon and cress have the effects of clearing away heat and diuresis, reducing swelling and detoxification, promoting fluid production and relieving restlessness. They are suitable for treating polydipsia, edema, difficulty in urination, quenching thirst and inducing drinking during summer heat. Symptoms such as water vapor, edema, and dyspnea. In addition to dietary adjustments, it is not advisable to overeat or drink alcohol, and eat less fatty foods and sweets to maintain good digestive function; eat more vegetables, especially vegetables with a bitter taste. Life should be regular and work should be balanced with rest. Don't stay up late, avoid smoking and drinking.
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Spring health preservation is a kind of health preservation activity, that is, spring exercise to strengthen the body and should follow the principle of nourishing the sun and preventing wind. In spring, the human body's Yang Qi follows nature and spreads upward and outward. Therefore, attention should be paid to protecting the Yang Qi in the body, and any situation that damages Yang Qi should be avoided. Spring diet should be selected according to personal physique. Generally healthy people do not advocate large amounts of supplements. People with different physiques have different diet, work and rest, and exercise. Maintain health in summer. Summer is the season when Yang Qi is at its strongest. The climate is hot and full of vitality. This is the period of metabolism. Yang Qi is sent out and Yin is hidden inside. The flow of Qi and blood is correspondingly strong and active on the surface of the body. Summer is characterized by dryness and heat, "heat" is overcome by "coolness", and "dryness" is driven away by "qing". Therefore, clearing away dryness and relieving heat is the key to maintaining health in summer. The following introduces the classification and maintenance of nine types of constitutions, and the summer health regimen for nine types of constitutions. The key to maintaining health in autumn is to nourish yin and prevent dryness. In autumn, Yang Qi gradually shrinks and Yin Qi grows, so maintaining Yin Qi in the body becomes the top priority. The key to nourishing Yin is to prevent dryness. This principle should be implemented in all aspects of life. Autumn is a transitional period for the human body when Yang disappears and Yin grows. Therefore, maintaining health in accordance with the natural characteristics of autumn, that is, protecting the lungs, can achieve twice the result with half the effort. In addition to complying with the season, health maintenance in autumn must also adapt to different people's physiques. Winter is a good time to take supplements, and business in major butcher shops and mutton-shabu restaurants is booming. The editor is here to remind you: To maintain health in winter, you need to distinguish your physical constitution, and blindly taking supplements is not advisable. The key to health care in traditional Chinese medicine is to distinguish your physical constitution and then take care of it. Each of us has a different constitution, so the conditioning methods are also different. Some methods may be useful to others, but have no effect on you, or even cause harm. So how do the nine types of constitutions maintain health in winter? Nutrition for Qi deficiency constitution in winter
Symptoms: sallow complexion, light-colored lips, dull eyes; loose muscles, weakness in limbs; laziness and fatigue, frequent abdominal distension, dizziness, and weak defecation.
Disease tendency: overthinking, prone to sadness, panic, intolerance to cold and heat, poor adaptability to climate. Insufficient nutrition, fast eating, and prone to long-term illness.
Diet: Nourish the spleen and strengthen the stomach. You can eat more soybeans, lentils, loaches, mushrooms, longans, honey, etc. It is not advisable to exercise with heavy load during exercise.
Yang deficiency constitution
Manifestations: dull eyes, lack of energy; fear of cold, easily stiff joints; thinning hair, dark lips, etc.
Disease tendency: Aversion to cold, intolerant of summer but not winter; prone to sadness, panic and restlessness.
Diet: Do not damage Yang Qi, eat less raw and cold food, and eat more warm food, such as mutton, pumpkin, etc.
Yin deficiency constitution
Manifestations: strong stomach fire, dry and stagnant skin on joints, dry eyes, and dry throat; thin body, good energy, excitement and irritability, and prone to night sweats.
Disease tendencies: large mood swings, depression and sensitivity; short sleep time, fever in the hands and feet, and restless heart.
Diet: Eat more fruits and less spicy food. Eat more dry and moist foods, such as lilies, winter melon, sesame seeds, mung beans, duck meat, turtles, and soft-shell turtles.
Phlegm-dampness constitution
Manifestations: The tongue is fat and enlarged, and the tongue coating is thick; it is easy to gain weight; the legs feel heavy when going up and down stairs, and the lower limbs are often swollen and accompanied by nausea.
Disease tendencies: high blood pressure, diabetes, fatty liver, and overnutrition.
Diet: You should eat more light foods, eat until you are seven to eight times full, do not eat too fast, and do not eat late night snacks.
Damp-heat constitution
Manifestations of damp-heat constitution: bad breath, smelly sweat, yellow sweat, dark and greasy complexion; yellow urine, often dry stools with a foul smell; yellow teeth and red lips.
Disease tendencies: irritable temperament, easily angry, nervous and anxious; prone to genitourinary and hepatobiliary system diseases.
Diet: Eat less sweets, avoid alcohol, eat less spicy and greasy food. Spicy food can aggravate damp-heat constitution.
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