Stress can make people fat and depressed. How to solve the problem of stress-induced obesity? Traditional Chinese Medicine: 3 types of symptomatic treatment to get rid of obesity

People often say, "Stress can make people fat." Office workers, in particular, are under great pressure from work and worry about "stress fat"! Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said that don’t underestimate the harm of stress to your health. Being in a high-pressure environment for a long time without proper stress relief will not only easily make you irritable and depressed, but will also affect your body’s metabolism and blood circulation, causing lower body obesity problems such as a protruding belly, elephant legs, and fat buttocks!

How to get rid of stress-induced weight gain? 3 types of symptomatic treatment to help improve

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei said that Chinese medicine believes that being in a high-pressure environment for a long time will not only affect one's emotions, but will also significantly reduce the body's metabolic capacity, resulting in the inability to effectively utilize and metabolize the food eaten, which in turn causes obesity. In fact, depending on the cause, common obesity problems caused by stress can be divided into the following three types:

Being in a high-pressure environment for a long time will not only affect your emotions, but will also significantly reduce the body's metabolic capacity, resulting in the inability to effectively utilize and metabolize the food eaten, which in turn causes obesity.

【Type 1／Liver Qi stagnation, Qi stagnation and blood stasis type】：

Cause: Stress causes blockage of the body's Qi and blood circulation, which leads to liver Qi stagnation, Qi stagnation and blood stasis, significantly reducing the body's metabolic capacity and causing fat accumulation.

Symptoms: prone to anxiety and irritability, accompanied by insomnia, headaches, indigestion and other problems.

Regulating medicinal food——★ Liver-soothing and Qi-regulating tea:

Ingredients: 1.5 qian of bupleurum, 1.5 qian of mint, 3 qian of julibrissin bark, 800 cc of water.

practice:

1. Wash and drain Bupleurum, mint and Albizzia julibrissin bark, then put them into a burlap bag and tie them up tightly.

2. Take a large pot, pour in 800 CC of water, put the burlap bag with herbs into the pot, simmer over low heat until only 600 CC of water remains, turn off the heat and let it cool and drink as tea.

Effect: Bupleurum is sweet and slightly cold in nature; peppermint is spicy and cool in nature; both have the effect of soothing the liver and relieving depression. The bark of Albizzia julibrissin is sweet and mild in nature. It can relieve depression, harmonize blood and calm the mind. Moderate drinking can help soothe the liver and regulate qi, and improve anxiety and other discomfort reactions.

Contraindications: It is not recommended for people with weak lung qi, frequent chest tightness and fatigue.

[Type 2/Excessive stomach fire and heat]:

Cause: Frequent use of food to relieve stress, especially heavy-tasting foods such as grilled, fried, spicy, and sweet foods, can easily lead to "excessive stomach fire". But it is worth noting that "stomach heat will cause food to be digested", which means that the greater the stomach fire, the easier it is to be hungry, eat more, and be unable to control appetite, leading to overeating and falling into a vicious cycle of eating more and more.

Frequent use of food to relieve stress, especially heavy-tasting foods such as grilled, fried, spicy, and sweet foods, can easily lead to "excessive stomach fire".

Symptoms: Mouth sores, dry mouth, nosebleeds, bulging stomach and abdominal obesity.

Medicinal food for conditioning——★ Ophiopogon japonicus Yin nourishing drink:

Ingredients: 3 qian of Ophiopogon japonicus, 2 qian of Radix Trichosanthis, 2 qian of Dendrobium candidum, 800 cc of water.

practice:

1. Wash and drain the above medicinal materials, put them into a burlap bag and tie it tightly.

2. Take a large pot, pour in 800 CC of water, put the burlap bag with herbs into the pot, simmer over low heat until only 600 CC of water remains, turn off the heat and let it cool and drink as tea.

Effects: Ophiopogon japonicus has a sweet and bitter taste and is slightly cold in nature. It can nourish yin, benefit the stomach and produce fluid, clear the heart and relieve restlessness; Radix Trichosanthis has a sweet and bitter taste and is slightly cold in nature. It has the effect of clearing away heat and producing fluid; Dendrobium candidum has a sweet taste and is slightly cold in nature. It has the effect of nourishing yin, clearing away heat, benefiting the stomach and producing fluid. Boil them together into tea and drink it, which helps to dispel stomach fire and heat and improve the habit of overeating.

Contraindications: People with spleen deficiency, prone to diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, or loose stools should not drink this product.

【Type 3／Kidney Qi deficiency, endocrine disorders】:

Cause: Being under stress and having an irregular work and rest schedule for a long time can easily lead to endocrine disorders, resulting in weak kidney qi and yang deficiency. People with this physique cannot function normally in their kidneys, which can lead to a significant decrease in the rate of water and energy metabolism, making it easier for fat to accumulate in the body.

Symptoms: The lower limbs are prone to edema, often accompanied by dizziness, headache, cold limbs, back pain, weak legs and feet, endocrine disorders and other problems.

Medicinal food for conditioning - ★ Yam and Morinda officinalis pork ribs soup:

Ingredients: 3 qian of yam, 3 qian of dodder seed, 2 qian of Morinda officinalis, 100 grams of spare ribs (chicken legs), 1000cc of water.

practice:

1. Wash the ribs or chicken legs, blanch them to remove the blood, and set aside.

2. Wash and drain the above medicinal materials, put them into a burlap bag and tie it tightly.

3. Take a large pot, pour in 1000 CC of water, put the burlap bag, ribs or chicken legs into the pot, simmer over low heat until the meat is soft and then turn off the heat and serve.

Effect: Chinese yam has a sweet taste and a neutral nature. It can nourish qi and yin, and tonify the spleen, lungs and kidneys. Cuscuta seeds have a sweet taste and a warm nature. They can tonify the kidneys and consolidate essence. Morinda officinalis has a sweet and spicy taste and a slightly warm nature. It can tonify kidney yang. Moderately stewing ribs, chicken legs and other meats can nourish kidney yin, replenish yang, and regulate menstrual disorders and abnormal ovulation.

Contraindications: Not suitable for people with sore throat, cold, fever or other inflammatory conditions.

【Tip from Chinese medicine practitioners】:

In addition to proposing appropriate conditioning methods according to the symptoms, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Meifei also reminds that if you want to successfully get rid of stress obesity, it is very important to relieve and release stress in moderation! In addition, developing a regular and good lifestyle, not staying up late, and exercising moderately can also help prevent the above symptoms!