Endocrine disorder and afraid to eat sweets? Ginger and red dates tea to regulate physical condition

Do you not care about staying up late to work overtime or overeating? Be careful! Without proper exercise and maintenance, endocrine disorders may occur and weight may soar. Be careful! Chinese medicine practitioners say that in order to effectively get rid of obesity caused by endocrine disorders, in addition to adjusting your daily routine and doing moderate exercise, using easily available ginger and red dates to make homemade ginger and red dates tea is also a good choice for regulating your physical condition and improving discomfort.

Do you not care about staying up late to work overtime or overeating? Be careful! Without proper exercise and maintenance, endocrine disorders may occur and weight may skyrocket. Be careful!

Endocrine obesity has a cause! Spleen and kidney yang deficiency leads to metabolic abnormalities

Dr. Chen Chaozong, chairman of the Taiwan Association of Primary Care Chinese Medicine Practitioners, said that Chinese medicine believes that people who are obese due to endocrine disorders generally have a "spleen and kidney yang deficiency constitution". Not only are they fat and flabby, and their lower limbs are prone to edema, they are often accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, cold limbs, sore waist and weak legs, fatigue, lack of movement, and chills.

Why does spleen and kidney yang deficiency lead to obesity? Dr. Chen Chaozong explained that this is because the spleen and kidneys are closely related to the metabolism of water and nutrients in the human body. In fact, in traditional Chinese medicine theory, the spleen is responsible for transportation and transformation, and plays an important role in transporting nutrients absorbed by the human diet to the whole body. The kidney governs water, and water metabolism relies on the evaporation of kidney yang to maintain the balance of water metabolism in the body.

Therefore, once the spleen and kidneys are in a state of insufficient yang energy, the nutrients and water in the human body cannot be distributed normally and evenly throughout the body. In the long run, not only will phlegm and dampness be retained in the human body, but the basal metabolic rate will be greatly reduced, which will cause the body to continue to gain weight and cannot lose weight no matter how hard you try, or even get fatter and fatter.

Astragalus is sweet and slightly warm, and enters the lung and spleen meridians. It can tonify the middle and replenish qi, consolidate the exterior and stop sweating, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It is suitable for people with weak qi, insufficient qi in the middle, and prone to colds.

Endocrine disorders lead to obesity, and improving physical fitness is the key

Because endocrine disorders can easily lead to obesity, which is related to the spleen and kidney yang deficiency constitution, there is no shortcut for this type of obese people to lose weight successfully. They must start with physical conditioning to achieve effective improvement. For example, choosing to use Zhenwu Decoction, Fuzi Lizhong Decoction, Shipiyin, etc., which help warm the spleen and kidneys, invigorate Yang Qi, and transform water and dampness, are all good ways.

In addition to the above traditional recipes, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong recommends that patients with endocrine obesity should moderately consume the following 8 ingredients that help regulate spleen and kidney yang deficiency to maintain and improve their physical condition.

Ingredient 1/Astragalus: sweet and slightly warm, it enters the lung and spleen meridians, can tonify the middle and replenish qi, consolidate the exterior and stop sweating, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It is suitable for people with weak qi, insufficient qi in the middle, and prone to colds.

Ingredient 2/Ginseng: sweet, slightly bitter and slightly warm, it enters the lung, heart and spleen meridians. It can greatly replenish vital energy, nourish the lungs and spleen, promote fluid production and nourish the heart, calm the mind and stabilize the spirit. It has anti-fatigue, immunity-enhancing, cardiotonic and anti-allergic effects.

Ingredient 3/Codonopsis pilosula: sweet and mild in nature, it enters the lung and spleen meridians, can nourish the spleen and lungs, promote the production of body fluids and nourish blood, and has the effect of increasing resistance and improving immunity.

Ingredient 4/Poria cocos: sweet, mild and neutral, it enters the lungs, heart, spleen and bladder meridians, has the effects of tonifying the spleen, promoting diuresis and removing dampness, calming the mind and tranquilizing the nerves, suitable for spleen deficiency diarrhea, edema, difficulty urinating and insomnia.

Ingredient 5/Yam: It is sweet and mild in taste, and enters the lung, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effects of nourishing the lungs, spleen and stomach, and kidney and consolidating essence. It is suitable for people with chronic diarrhea, leucorrhea and spermatorrhea, and weak digestion.

Ingredient 6/Atractylodes macrocephala: sweet, bitter and warm, it enters the spleen and stomach meridians, has the effects of tonifying the spleen, removing dampness and stopping diarrhea, promoting diuresis and stabilizing pregnancy. It is suitable for people with chronic diarrhea, edema, difficulty urinating, and weak digestion.

Ingredient 7/Licorice: It is sweet and mild in nature, and enters the lung, heart, spleen, and stomach meridians. It has the effects of replenishing qi and detoxifying, moistening the lungs and removing phlegm. It is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach, sores, swelling, and dry throat.

Ingredient 8/Dates: sweet and mild in nature, enters the spleen and stomach, nourishes the spleen and stomach, nourishes the four organs and calms the mind, suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and anemia.

As for those who are easily afraid of cold, they can also choose foods such as peppers, onions, ginger, lamb, beef, leeks, longan, etc. in their daily diet to warm and nourish the kidney yang.

Ginger benefits the spleen, promotes blood circulation and warms the kidney yang. Red dates and Atractylodes macrocephala can replenish qi and strengthen the spleen. Making ginger and red dates tea together is both healthy and delicious.

Endocrine hyperplasia and afraid to eat sweet food? Red bean, barley and longan porridge can relieve cravings and help regulate the body

However, in view of the fact that most people cannot accept the maintenance method of eating only a certain medicinal ingredient, Chinese medicine doctor Chen Chaozong specially uses daily easily available ingredients such as oatmeal, red beans, coix seed, ginger, etc. to design two medicinal sweet soups and porridges that use the sweetness of natural ingredients, are delicious and have conditioning effects, and are provided for reference by friends with endocrine obesity problems.

★Ginger and red dates tea

Ingredients: 3 slices of ginger, 5 seeded red dates, 15 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala.

Method: Add 500cc of hot water to the herbs, simmer for 5 minutes and drink.

Effect: Ginger nourishes the spleen, promotes blood circulation and warms the kidney yang, while red dates and Atractylodes macrocephala can replenish qi and strengthen the spleen.

★Red bean, coix seed and longan porridge

Ingredients: 140 grams of coix seed, 120 grams of red beans, 60 grams of longan, and 60 grams of oatmeal.

practice:

1. Wash the coix seeds and red beans, put them into a pot with water, and simmer for 1 hour.

2. Add longan and oatmeal into the pot and cook with red beans and coix seeds for 5 to 10 minutes.

3. Finally, add a little rock sugar to taste.

Effects: Warms and nourishes kidney yang, strengthens the spleen and removes dampness, eliminates edema, and lowers cholesterol.

Contraindications: Pregnant women should not use it; those with spermatorrhea or frequent urination should not eat it.

【Tip from Chinese medicine practitioners】:

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong also reminded that people with endocrine-induced obesity should proceed step by step in the weight loss process. They should first change their daily routine, maintain a habit of three normal meals, a balanced diet, and regular exercise. Do not rush and try to lose a lot of weight in a short period of time. This is the only way to successfully get rid of obesity and prevent weight gain.