Abdominal obesity hides the risk of metabolic syndrome! Dr. Huang Guoqin: 3 tea drinks to keep away the threat of metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a common metabolic disorder, diagnosed by symptoms such as high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high blood lipids and obesity. Huang Guoqin, attending physician of the Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine at the China Medical University Hospital, said that Chinese medicine emphasizes the treatment based on physical constitution, and then adding or subtracting prescriptions to improve the effect when treating metabolic syndrome. It also provides 3 types of tea to keep you away from the threat of metabolic syndrome.

Due to a high-fat, high-sugar diet and lack of exercise, Taiwan is one of the countries with a high incidence of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome means that the human body has multiple metabolic abnormalities, including diabetes or impaired blood sugar regulation, hypertension, dyslipidemia, systemic or abdominal obesity, hyperinsulinemia with insulin resistance, microalbuminuria, hyperuricemia, etc. According to TCM theory, people with a phlegm-damp constitution are prone to diseases such as metabolic syndrome. In other words, metabolic syndrome is very similar to the concept of "phlegm" mentioned in TCM classics.

Phlegm-damp constitution is prone to metabolic syndrome

How is phlegm-damp constitution formed? Due to fatigue and stress, people have a preference for sweet and greasy foods. After long-term accumulation, the functions of the lungs and spleen are impaired, and the body fluid in the lungs condenses into phlegm. When water and dampness stagnate inside the body and condense into phlegm, symptoms such as obesity, fatigue, and even fat accumulation will appear, and then form what Chinese medicine refers to as "phlegm nodules", and then phlegm and dampness will appear one after another.

Fatigue, stress, and a preference for sweet and greasy foods can accumulate over a long period of time and cause the lung and spleen functions to decline, causing the body fluid in the lungs to condense into phlegm.

Dr. Huang Guoqin said that metabolic syndrome is suitable for diet therapy, that is, to adjust the physical constitution through life, including lotus leaf porridge and winter melon porridge can strengthen the spleen; Poria cocos and lily porridge, Job's tears and almond porridge, lotus leaf and hawthorn tea can clear phlegm; carp soup can replenish deficiency. These are all recipes that can be used as reference and can also help reduce cardiovascular disease.

3 teas to relieve metabolic syndrome

In addition, Chinese medicine practitioner Liao Qianhui also provides teas to relieve metabolic syndrome, mainly rose tea, lavender tea and Gastrodia elata tea. Gastrodia elata is a precious traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Gastrodia elata has the effects of calming wind, stopping convulsions, dispelling wind and removing numbness. It can effectively relieve various symptoms such as limb numbness and headache. It is a commonly used medicine for the treatment of brain and nervous system diseases. In addition, Gastrodia elata also has the effect of lowering blood pressure, can relax arteries and achieve a conditioning effect.

[Gastrodia tea lowers blood pressure]

1. Ingredients: 500cc of water, 10g of Gastrodia elata.

2. Brewing method:

1 Bring the water to a boil.

2 Put the herbs into boiling water and cook.

3 After boiling for about 10 minutes, remove the residue and drink the juice.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Gastrodia elata has the effects of calming wind, stopping convulsions, dispelling wind and removing numbness, and can effectively relieve various symptoms such as limb numbness and headaches.

【Practice Qigong to keep healthy】

Dr. Huang Guoqin said that in order to avoid metabolic syndrome, young people should not only eat a low-fat, low-salt diet and maintain good living habits, but should also develop exercise habits from a young age. Qigong, Daoyin, Waidan Gong, Tai Chi, Ba Duan Jin, etc. are all good choices.