The belly is difficult to lose weight, the face is prone to oiliness, and the body is overweight due to water-fat type obesity! Dr. Chen Yujuan: Drinking 4 kinds of tea can help with drainage

"Doctor, my abdominal fat is hard to lose, my face is easily oily, and I snore when I sleep. It's really bothering me." This is a common problem for many people. In the clinical diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine, this type of situation belongs to the typical "phlegm-dampness constitution", also known as water-fat type constitution. People with this constitution are prone to water accumulation and phlegm in the body, which leads to problems such as obesity, oiliness, and snoring. They can eat 10 kinds of food and 4 kinds of tea to reduce the accumulation of water and phlegm in the body.

Water-fat type body is prone to obesity

Traditional Chinese medicine physician Chen Yujuan 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.

People with "phlegm-dampness constitution" are prone to abdominal obesity, body edema, and fatigue.

TCM conditioning methods 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.

Oolong tea has the effects of protecting the liver, reducing fat, 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.