If you gain 3 pounds every Chinese New Year, don’t let the fat take its toll after the New Year! Chinese medicine doctor Dong Yirong: 3 kinds of tea to remove oil and greasiness, get rid of the New Year's fat

According to data from the National Health Service, many people gain weight due to overeating during the Spring Festival every year. After the Chinese New Year, people will gain an average of 2 to 3 kilograms, which leaves many people facing the dilemma of having to pay for their fat after the New Year. If you don't want to make the same mistakes again, Chinese medicine practitioner Dong Yirong says you should first understand which of the three types of obesity you belong to? Then drink suitable health tea to help you remove oil and greasiness and avoid the trouble of gaining weight during the Chinese New Year.

Chinese medicine practitioner Dong Yirong said that in order to avoid the dilemma of settling accounts with fat after the New Year, you might as well first observe whether you are fat-type, edema-type obesity, or insomnia-type obesity. Taking appropriate post-meal health tea can not only relieve greasiness but also reduce fat accumulation.

Due to differences in personal physique and lifestyle, the causes of obesity are different for each person, which can be roughly divided into solid type, edema type and local obesity. Conditioning and improvement should be based on symptomatic prescriptions. It can also be based on personal diet and symptom manifestations. Drinking appropriate tea after meals can relieve the greasy feeling in the mouth, regulate the spleen and stomach, and avoid excess fat accumulation that leads to obesity.

【Solid obesity】

• Method: Rinse 3 qian of Cassia Seed, 3 qian of Hawthorn, 5 qian of Coix Seed and 3 qian of Artemisia Capillaris, put into 800cc of cold water, heat and boil until the water becomes 600cc, let it cool and drink.

• Description: Cassia seed clears away heat, improves eyesight, promotes diuresis and relieves constipation; Hawthorn can help digestion and eliminate accumulation, and activate blood circulation; Coix seed strengthens the spleen and stomach; Artemisia capillaris clears heat and removes dampness. This tea is suitable for people who like to eat and drink a lot during the Chinese New Year or for those who like to eat greasy and heavy food on a normal day. People with this physique usually have stronger muscles, are more afraid of heat, are prone to dry mouth, are very active, and sometimes suffer from constipation.

【Edematous obesity】

• Preparation: Rinse 3 qian of Poria cocos, 5 qian of Astragalus membranaceus, 3 qian of lotus leaf and 3 qian of Codonopsis pilosula, put into 800c.c. of cold water, heat and boil until the water becomes 600c.c., then let it cool before drinking.

• Note: If your face becomes swollen the next day after eating salty or heavy-flavored New Year's dishes, you can boil this tea and drink it to promote blood circulation, speed up the elimination of excess water, and avoid retention and edema. In addition, it is also suitable for people who often feel tired or are prone to edema in the lower body.

Edema-type obesity: If you eat salty or heavy-tasting food, you are likely to experience edema the next day.

【Local obesity】

• Method: Take 2 qian of Chinese Angelica, 4 qian of Radix Ophiopogonis, 3 qian of Salvia miltiorrhiza, and 3 qian of dried tangerine peel, rinse them clean, put them into 800c.c. of cold water, heat and boil until it becomes 600c.c., finally add 2 qian of rose and simmer until it is warm.

• Note: Some obese people are not particularly fat, but they may have physiological disorders and poor circulation due to the habit of staying up late or poor sleep quality, which makes the abdomen, thighs, calves and other parts of the body appear fat. If you suffer from local obesity due to going to bed late during the holidays or having a reversed day and night schedule, you can drink tea with Ophiopogon japonicus as the main ingredient to nourish yin, aid sleep, regulate your physical condition and improve obesity.

Avoid gaining weight during the Chinese New Year by not overeating, getting enough sleep, and exercising more

Although the above-mentioned health teas can help relieve greasiness and reduce fat, and reduce the accumulation of excess fat, they are not a panacea for weight loss. Chinese medicine practitioner Dong Yirong reminds us that diet and daily routine should also be normal and regular. We can eat three meals a day normally, but we should avoid foods that are too salty or too greasy. We should not eat too much and should not drink alcohol or beverages half an hour before or after meals. We should drink enough water and get enough sleep, and it is best to go to bed early. More importantly, exercise moderately to burn off excess calories.

Health tea can help relieve greasiness and reduce fat, and reduce the accumulation of excess fat, but it is not a panacea for weight loss.