Water-fat type obesity! 10 kinds of food and 4 kinds of tea to drain water

"Doctor, my abdominal fat is difficult to reduce, my face is easily oily, and I snore when I sleep, which is really troublesome." In the clinical diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine, this type of situation belongs to the typical "phlegm-dampness constitution" (also called water-fat type constitution). Here are 10 more foods and 4 more teas you can eat to help relieve the accumulation of water and phlegm in your body.

People with phlegm-damp constitution who cannot get rid of abdominal obesity can try several types of tea to reduce the accumulation of water and phlegm in the body. (Picture/taken from the Internet)

Chen Yujuan, attending physician at the Department of Traditional Medicine at Taipei Medical University, said that people with a "phlegm-damp constitution" are characterized by oily skin and excessive sebum secretion. In addition, they are prone to abdominal obesity, edema, and fatigue. They snore loudly when they sleep, and if you get closer, you can smell bad breath because of the thick tongue coating. In addition, they often feel that they have phlegm that they cannot spit out, and their bowel movements are sometimes soft and sometimes hard.

People with this physique mostly like to eat sweets, do not like to exercise, and only like to sleep. They are also prone to dizziness, phlegm, etc., and are easily complicated by coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and other diseases.

【TCM treatment for phlegm-damp constitution】

Chen Yujuan said that the principle of conditioning is to pay attention to a light diet and eat less fatty meat and sweet, sticky and greasy foods. In addition to acupuncture and massage of suitable locations, there are also the following 10 kinds of food that are suitable for consumption, as well as 4 recommended teas, all of which help to promote diuresis, resolve phlegm, and remove dampness.

1. Acupuncture and thermal conditioning: moxibustion, thermal therapy, bathing, sauna.

2. Massage acupoints: You can massage the "Fenglong Point", which is mainly used to treat headaches, dizziness, coughs and sputum, etc.

3. 10 foods that are diuretic: coix seed, watermelon rind, winter melon, cucumber, kelp, tofu, water chestnut, spinach, lotus root, and white radish.

4. Four kinds of teas that can dissipate dampness and strengthen the spleen:

• Winter Melon Brown Sugar Tea

Peel the winter melon and cut it into pieces. Boil brown sugar in water in a pot, then pour the winter melon in and cook until it is well-seasoned. Cook for about 3 hours, filter out the winter melon and dry it. Winter melon can eliminate phlegm, promote diuresis, and lose weight. It is suitable for people with phlegm-dampness type obesity.

• Alisma Oolong Tea

15 grams of Alisma orientalis and 3 grams of oolong tea. Add water to Alisma orientalis and boil it for 20 minutes. Take the juice to brew oolong tea and drink it on the same day. It has the effects of protecting the liver, eliminating fat, and promoting dampness and losing weight.

• Tangerine peel and Poria cocos tea

300 grams of tangerine peel, 450 grams of Poria cocos, and 300 grams of coix seed. Grind tangerine peel, poria cocos and coix seed into fine powder, bottle it and keep it away from moisture for later use. Take 15 grams twice a day, mix with warm water and drink.

• Ginger tea

Add old ginger, brown sugar and red dates to water and boil, then drink it while it is hot. Old ginger can activate the body, promote the smooth flow of qi and blood, and expel moisture from the body.