Can eating oatmeal and sweet potatoes for three meals a day help you lose weight? Wu Mingzhu, a Chinese medicine practitioner: Tea that strengthens the spleen and stomach can adjust your physique and get rid of obesity

Modern people have an increasing demand for weight loss, but rapid weight loss methods often cause harm to the body. Recently, there have been many cases of people seeking treatment at the Traditional Chinese Medicine Weight Loss Clinic after failing to lose weight by eating a lot of oats and sweet potatoes. Chinese medicine practitioners point out that you cannot lose weight by eating only a single food or consuming excessive amounts of food to achieve the goal of losing weight quickly. Especially in Chinese medicine, using the wrong method to lose weight for a long time will affect the liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. The spleen and stomach are especially important as they are the foundation of our acquired constitution. It is recommended that you choose teas that strengthen the spleen and stomach, regulate your physical condition, and improve the absorption of the spleen and stomach. This is the only way to lose weight healthily.

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu recently admitted an obese middle-aged woman to the outpatient clinic. She heard that sweet potatoes are high in fiber and can be used as a staple food, so she ate sweet potatoes to lose weight. However, eating sweet potatoes every day for three months had no effect and she even gained 6 kilograms. Upon questioning, we found out that she ate sweet potatoes for all three meals. Not only did she eat too much, but she also lacked exercise, which caused her weight to increase rapidly.

It is feasible to completely replace the staple food with sweet potatoes in one meal, but it is not recommended to eat sweet potatoes alone for three meals. Although sweet potatoes are rich in fiber, they are also high in sugar. Excessive intake can easily increase the risk of obesity.

Sweet potatoes are low in calories and high in fiber, helping you lose weight

Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu mentioned that sweet potato is a low-calorie, high-fiber food that can help with weight loss while also lowering cholesterol. However, a single food cannot meet the body's nutritional needs, so it is recommended to consume sweet potatoes in moderation during the three meals and pair them with other vegetables, fruits, protein and other foods to achieve a balanced diet.

Eating sweet potatoes frequently may increase your risk of obesity

In fact, it is feasible to completely replace the staple food with sweet potatoes in one meal. However, it is not recommended to eat sweet potatoes alone for three meals. Although sweet potatoes are rich in fiber, they are also high in sugar. Excessive intake can easily increase the risk of obesity. It is recommended that this food be eaten before Chenshi (7 to 9 am) and paired with whole grains, such as sweet potato porridge and sweet potato brown rice, which is a healthy way to lose weight.

Gout patients should be careful if they eat too much oatmeal

There was another young woman who ate oatmeal to lose weight. She heard that oatmeal was high in fiber and could lower cholesterol, so it was a good food and easy to prepare. So she ate oatmeal for three meals. Unexpectedly, because she had gout, the phosphorus content in oatmeal was very high. In addition, she exercised to lose weight, which consumed a lot of water, making the purine level in her body higher. Gout soon broke out, causing her to become obese and suffer from gout.

Traditional Chinese medicine for weight loss: increasing gastrointestinal motility by unblocking meridians

In her book "Getting Rid of Deadly Bad Habits for Women," Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu pointed out that Chinese medicine's concept of weight loss is mainly to achieve the goal of weight loss by unblocking the meridians, reducing appetite, increasing gastrointestinal motility, and appropriately reducing food absorption. However, when losing weight, one must also take in enough nutrition, such as sufficient iron, protein, and low-calorie foods.

Such as winter melon, loofah, coix seed, red bean, etc. These foods have diuretic and anti-edema effects, especially for people with dampness or edema-type obesity. After eating these foods in moderation, both their appearance and weight will improve a lot.

3 tips to avoid obesity

Recommendation: You can choose lean meat and use refreshing cooking methods such as steaming and boiling to reduce calories. You can also choose dairy products to supplement nutrition. If you want to lose weight and eat the right foods, you can pay attention to the following points, which will make you lose weight happily without worrying about gaining weight.

1. Foods that promote diuresis and drainage: such as winter melon, loofah, coix seed, red bean, etc. These foods have diuretic and anti-edema effects, especially for people with dampness or edema-type obesity. After eating these foods in moderation, both their appearance and weight will improve a lot.

2. Eat slightly sour and fibrous fruits: If the fruit is too sweet, it will not be conducive to weight loss, so you should choose slightly sour fruits, such as apples, which are rich in pectin and contain antioxidants. They are very filling and can also eliminate excess abdominal fat.

3. Eat more berries: especially blueberries, which are rich in anthocyanins and have the strongest antioxidant function. Each cup contains 3.6 grams of fiber, which can prevent the body from absorbing certain fats.

Drink tea to strengthen the spleen and stomach to adjust your physique and get rid of obesity

In addition to dietary adjustments, Wu Mingzhu also recommends drinking spleen and stomach strengthening tea. Through the conditioning of Chinese herbal medicine, it can improve spleen and stomach absorption, adjust physical fitness, and achieve the effect of weight loss. Common Chinese medicinal materials in spleen and stomach strengthening teas include yam, poria cocos, atractylodes macrocephala, etc., which can help digestion, promote metabolism, and also improve gastrointestinal problems such as constipation.

Spleen and stomach strengthening tea

Ingredients: 1.5 qian of dried tangerine peel, 3 qian of dried ginger, 2 qian of dried tangerine peel, 2 qian of white peony root, 1.5 qian of raw licorice, 3 qian of rose, 600CC of hot water.

practice:

1. Put all the Chinese medicinal materials into a teacup, pour in hot water, cover the cup, and soak for 5 to 10 minutes before drinking as tea.

2. After drinking, refill the original cup in the same way.

Efficacy: Improper weight loss can cause poor spleen and stomach. You can drink some stomach-strengthening tea to warm the spleen and stomach, soothe the liver and promote blood circulation.

Note: People with diarrhea or inflammation should stop drinking.

【Tip from Chinese medicine practitioners】:

Finally, Chinese medicine practitioner Wu Mingzhu reminds everyone that the risks of weight loss cannot be ignored. Excessive dieting or improper weight loss methods may cause harm to the body and even increase the risk of obesity. Therefore, it is recommended to choose a healthy diet and appropriate exercise during the weight loss process, and lose weight under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner to achieve the effect of healthy weight loss.