Is swollen calves caused by imbalance of qi and water? Drink corn and coix seed diuretic soup to remove dampness and reduce swelling, and say goodbye to carrot legs

The calf is the second heart of a person. If you want to stay young, you must take good care of your calf. For girls, they care more about whether they have carrot legs. When the venous blood return in the calf is not smooth, it can easily cause edema, swelling, and fat accumulation. The curve and thickness of the calf are determined by the length and shape of the tibia and the thickness of the muscles. Of course, genetics also plays a part.

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Avoid sugar, exercise more, and carrot legs will go away!

Do: Exercise your leg muscles, avoid certain foods/Avoid: refined sugar, heavy flavors, fried foods

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the imbalance of Qi and Water is the cause of thick and swollen calves. The phenomenon of thick and swollen calves can only be improved by dredging and detoxifying the bladder meridian and kidney meridian.

If you want to say goodbye to carrot legs, you must first figure out the reason why your calves are thick, whether it is due to genetics, long-term sitting, lack of exercise and insufficient muscle strength, or excessive moisture in the body. Only then can you address the above causes one by one and prescribe the right remedy to improve the problem of carrot legs.

Secondly, you should moderate your diet and avoid refined sugars, heavy-tasting and fried foods, reduce fat accumulation, take the stairs instead of the elevator, and exercise your leg muscles more, then you can have a pair of slender and beautiful legs.

Medicinal food supplement

Corn and Job's tears diuretic soup

Eating heavy foods and sitting for long periods of time can easily lead to calf edema. At this time, just drink a bowl of corn and coix seed diuretic soup to help solve the problem of calf swelling.

Ingredients: 4 taels of carrot, half a burdock, 3-4 pieces of ribs, 1 qian of corn silk, 3 qian of coix seeds, 2 qian of red beans, and a little salt.

practice:

1. Wash and peel the carrots and burdocks and set aside. Rinse the ribs in hot water to remove the blood.

2. Put all the ingredients into a pot and add 80% water. Bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat for 10 to 20 minutes. You can also use an electric steamer to steam it. Add a little salt to season before eating.

Efficacy: Burdock can help excrete toxins from the body; carrots are low in calories and rich in vitamins and water-soluble dietary fiber, which help burn fat; corn silk can eliminate excess water from the body and improve obesity caused by edema in the lower body; coix seed can also promote metabolism in the body. This dish is very effective in eliminating obesity in the lower body, but it is not suitable for people with cold body or frequent urination.

This article is selected from the book "365-Day Chinese Medicine Health Calendar·Dr. Peng Wenya's Secret to Seasonal Conditioning: 150 healing dishes + 140 stress-relieving acupuncture points + 60 home exercises, from removing dampness, detoxification to fighting disease, a seasonal diary of four seasons to gradually accumulate health confidence" published by Changchang Life Creative Publishing House