For modern people, weight loss seems to have been integrated into daily life. Regardless of whether your weight is up to standard, you always want to “get rid of” your fat. But in fact, weight loss should also follow the actual situation and methods. Wrong weight loss habits can easily damage your health.
In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, weight loss itself is the act of eliminating the deficiency of qi in the body and accumulating yang qi. “Neijing” has a cloud: Yin is formed, Yang is transformed into Qi; Yang is insufficient, and all kinds of diseases are clustered. That’s what it’s saying. On the contrary, the wrong way to lose weight will damage the yang qi of the body and lead to the occurrence of insufficient yang qi. If it intensifies, it is more likely to damage the foundation of health and induce diseases.
These 3 wrong weight loss habits will aggravate the loss of yang energy, correct them as soon as possible
Habit 1: Eat vegetables and fruits as meals
The main reason for obesity is due to excessive intake of carbohydrates. to a very good weight loss effect.
But in fact, in the view of traditional Chinese medicine, fruits and vegetables belong to “yin food”, and proper consumption can supplement and balance the nutrition of the body, but excessive consumption will lead to the body’s Yin food. Excessive accumulation of liquid will lead to increased loss of yang energy.
Not only that, but there is also a saying in the “Nei Jing” “five grains for nourishment and five fruits for help”, which means that the five grains and miscellaneous grains are the basis of the body’s qi and blood supply, If you eat vegetables and fruits as meals, the yang qi will not be replenished, and it will also be detrimental to your health.
Habit 2: Regular night running
Exercise is the best way to lose weight, but modern people Most of them are busy with work, and they often only have time to exercise at night.
It is precisely because of this that many people develop the habit of running at night, but night is the time when yin is concentrated, often running at night, the external environment invades the human body The yin qi of the body will also increase, and the exercise itself will also deplete the yang qi. Under the “yang and yin lengthening”, the body’s yang qi will be depleted further. Deficiencies also arise.
Habit 3: Tend to drink ice water or cold drinks
In the process of rising body temperature, people will transfer fat and blood sugar for energy supply. It is also a disguised way to consume fat.
Therefore, many people who lose weight develop the habit of drinking ice water or cold drinks, artificially lowering the body temperature and increasing fat consumption to generate heat, so as to achieve the goal of losing weight. Effect. However, such behavior will invisibly stimulate the spleen and stomach. The human digestive system has always been fond of warm but disgusted with cold. Drinking ice water or cold drinks for a long time will stimulate the stomach and reduce the function of the digestive system, which will reduce the yang energy produced through diet. Insufficient yang qi reserves in the body are also a general loss, and the possibility of symptoms such as weakness, nausea, loss of appetite and other yang deficiency symptoms will also increase.
The above three weight loss habits may have been developed by many people who lose weight in their lives. They may indeed have a good effect in terms of weight loss, but at the same time, they will also increase the loss of the body. Yang qi affects the foundation of health. Therefore, in the process of losing weight, it is a safe and correct choice to try to avoid such situations, replenish yang qi in time, and maintain the balance of yin and yang in the body.
Yang deficiency, how to supplement it in daily life? Listen to Chinese medicine
① Intake through the external environment
The environment mainly refers to sunlight. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the sun is the fundamental source of the external environment. A good nourishing effect.
Not only that, Appropriate sun exposure can help increase body temperature, speed up blood circulation, and improve the breeding efficiency of blood qi and yang qi, which is the best of both worlds.
②Using dietary supplements for conditioning
There are many ways to supplement yang qi through dietary supplements, and it is also an effective way to treat yang deficiency. For example, duck, beef, walnut, pepper, etc., are typical foods that nourish the yang and nourish the yang. If eaten properly in daily life, it is of great benefit to the nourishment of yang.
However, it should be noted that eating to nourish yang qi needs to be done in moderation. If you feel that you have no weakness, loss of appetite, sweating and other symptoms that existed when yang deficiency, you should avoid Blindly and massively replenishing yang, so as not to cause excess yang qi, imbalance of yin and yang in the body, and increase the probability of symptoms such as anger and ulcers, please also pay attention.
③Try traditional Chinese medicine
such as moxibustion and massage.
The so-called moxibustion refers to the method of mogwort fumigation to expel body moisture and yin and promote blood circulation Circulation, increase the proportion of yang in the body. Moxibustion is also one of the most typical methods of nourishing yang in traditional Chinese medicine. Friends in need can try it appropriately. However, moxibustion itself has certain risks, please seek professional institutions and traditional Chinese medicine to try it.
And massage therapy is also the “foundation” of traditional Chinese medicine. By pressing special acupoints, it activates the operation efficiency of the corresponding organs and tissues, and then has the effect of generating yang qi., such as Sanyinjiao, Zusanli, use your thumb to press for 5 to 10 minutes when there is nothing, until there is slight numbness or sweating. In the long run, tonifying yang through Chinese medicine therapy can also have a good effect.
In summary, although losing weight is a healthy behavior, if you use the wrong method, it will lead to the loss of yang energy, which is really putting the cart before the horse. , is also a reasonable measure to maintain a healthy balance, and I hope health enthusiasts can keep it in mind.
References:
[1]Zhou Miaomiao. “Yang Qi Lun” in “Nei Jing” on treating diseases [J]. Jiangsu Traditional Chinese Medicine.
[2] Huang Cunyuan. Yang-deficiency constitution and its nourishment–a brief discussion on constitution and health care, Part 3 [J]. Laoyou, 2012(3):60-60.