Symptomatic weight loss is more effective! TCM looks at 4 types of obesity

Traditional Chinese medicine divides obesity into four types: blood deficiency type, heat-clearing type, Qi-regulating type and spleen-strengthening type, and traditional Chinese medicine has also developed ways to deal with these four types of obesity. Targeted weight loss will be more effective.

Hawthorn berry can dilate blood vessels, keep blood vessels unobstructed, and regulate blood lipid and cholesterol levels.

Type 1: Blood deficiency obesity

Causes of obesity:

Blood deficiency type obesity is caused by insufficient blood in the body, which leads to a disorder in the circulatory system, making it impossible to transport nutrients to various internal organs and tissues. In addition, excess substances accumulate in the body, causing a decline in the basic functions of the body and abnormal metabolic functions, which ultimately leads to obesity.

Characteristics of obesity:

The appetite is normal, but the lower abdomen is full and protruding, the hands and feet are thin but the body is fat.

This type of obese people mainly suffer from blood deficiency, and lack of blood leads to physical weakness. Therefore, as long as the blood deficiency is eliminated, and the gastrointestinal environment is improved, qi is replenished and the kidneys are strengthened, the obesity will disappear. The main thing for blood deficiency type obesity is to replenish blood first.

Weight loss method:

It is recommended that this type of obese people use hawthorn fruit to make tea, which has the effect of invigorating qi and replenishing energy. Hawthorn berry can dilate blood vessels, keep blood vessels unobstructed, and regulate blood lipid and cholesterol levels.

Traditional Chinese medicine prescription:

The appropriate prescription is half each of Siwu Decoction and Xiaojian Decoction, which have the effect of nourishing blood, and Xiangsha Liuzi Decoction, which replenishes qi. Xiangsha Liuzi Decoction has the effect of restoring "vitality", improving the function of digestive organs, and normalizing the body's metabolism. It can burn and excrete unnecessary substances accumulated in the body, achieving the effect of weight loss.

Green tea can treat constipation, slim down the body and achieve the goal of weight loss.

Type 2: Heat-clearing type

Causes of obesity:

This type of obesity mostly occurs in young white-collar workers who have many social engagements, eat greasy food, and are under great work pressure. This causes excess calories in the body, makes them prone to hunger, irritability, yellowish urine, and constipation, which affects the body's metabolic capacity. Coupled with the accumulation of greasy food, fat easily accumulates in the body.

Characteristics of obesity:

The skin is dry and dull, and there are many grains of flesh on the surface of the skin, which are all fat layers. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in addition to burning fat and promoting diuresis, the key for this type of obese people is to clear the heat in the body.

Traditional Chinese Medicine:

1. Cassia seed tea

Cassia seed is slightly cold in nature and can clear away heat and improve eyesight. Cassia seed can also moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements, lower blood lipids, and is used for constipation, habitual constipation, etc. If you have high blood pressure and constipation, Cassia Seed Tea is a good choice. However, if you have a cold constitution and are prone to diarrhea and stomach pain, you should not drink Cassia Seed Tea.

2. Green tea

Green tea is cool in nature and can help burn fat and digest food. It can treat constipation, slim the body and achieve the goal of losing weight. But green tea is unfermented tea. According to Chinese medicine, it can easily scratch the stomach, so people with poor stomachs should pay more attention to it.

Rose tea is warm in nature, can reduce internal heat, help digestion and promote metabolism.

Type 3: Qi-regulating Type

Causes of obesity:

Abnormal liver function affects the circulation of Qi in the body. There is a saying that liver depression will harm the spleen, and the spleen and stomach are connected. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver system is an important organ for regulating fat metabolism. Emotional instability will affect the imbalance of liver function and cause obesity. Externally, we need to adjust our emotions, and internally, we need to regulate the liver system.

Characteristics of obesity:

This type of obesity is more common in young women. People with this type of obesity are prone to chest tightness, abdominal bloating, mood swings, and even frequent menstrual disorders.

TCM advice:

The key to losing weight for obese women with liver depression type is to regulate their mood. They can take baths with Chinese medicine more often. This method is very effective in losing weight. In addition, acupuncture can regulate emotions on the liver meridian, such as Taichong acupoint and Taixi acupoint. These two are external conditioning methods.

In daily life, we can regulate our qi and stabilize our emotions by drinking tea. For example, tangerine peel tea can help digestion, eliminate phlegm, and regulate qi. Tangerine peel is warm in nature and tastes a bit spicy and bitter. Tangerine peel has a fragrant and dispersing aroma, and is very effective in drying dampness and resolving phlegm, and treating constipation.

In addition, rose tea is also a good choice. It is warm in nature, can reduce internal heat, help digestion and promote metabolism. Drinking rose tea regularly can soothe emotions and reduce stress.

Job's tears is mild in nature and can eliminate diuresis. Grind the coix seeds into powder and soak them in water for drinking. The coix seed powder can accelerate the body's blood circulation and water metabolism, and has the effects of diuresis, swelling reduction, and laxative.

Type 4: Spleen deficiency

Causes of obesity:

When a person is in a bad mood or overly tired, it can easily lead to insufficient resistance and decreased digestive function, inability to consume excess calories and fat in the body, and a large amount of fat waste accumulates in the body. The spleen plays a very important role in the digestion and absorption of food. When there is a problem with the gastrointestinal smooth muscle, peristalsis slows down, the rate of food digestion in the gastrointestinal tract slows down, and it is easy to be retained. The secretion of digestive juices decreases, the ability to decompose food is reduced, and the digestive function decreases, which causes spleen deficiency and thus obesity.

Characteristics of obesity:

Most of these obese people have poor appetite, loose muscles, easy fatigue and weakness, swollen limbs, weak hands and feet, do not like to exercise, have urinary problems, and are prone to stomach upsets.

Traditional Chinese Medicine:

Job's tears is mild in nature and can eliminate diuresis. Grind the coix seeds into powder and soak them in water for drinking. The coix seed powder can accelerate the body's blood circulation and water metabolism, and has the effects of diuresis, swelling reduction, and laxative. Job's tears powder is rich in water-soluble fiber, which can reduce the absorption of fat by the intestines, thereby reducing fat and blood sugar.

Astragalus is sweet in taste and slightly warm in nature. It can nourish the middle and replenish Qi, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It itself has no lipid-lowering effect, but in traditional Chinese medicine theory, qi deficiency needs to be replenished to enhance the efficiency of the body's metabolism. Astragalus can also enhance immune function.

Poria cocos is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Poria has the effects of diuresis and dehumidification, eliminating edema, consolidating essence and calming the mind, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach. It nourishes the spleen and promotes diuresis, can lower blood sugar, calm the nerves, replenish qi, and enhance immune function.

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