How to treat both dampness and heat

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There are many ways to treat both dampness and heat. If it goes on like this for a long time, it will lead to the occurrence of various diseases. At the turn of summer and autumn, it will rain continuously and the air will be humid and sultry. Hot and humid weather, constitution hot and humid crowd will appear what symptoms? How to recuperate from diet and life to get rid of body dampness?

How to treat both dampness and heat

First: what is damp heat constitution? The weather is hot and humid for a long time, so there are many people with damp heat constitution. People with damp heat constitution are yellow, dark and greasy. The skin is easy to have sores, and is red, swollen, painful and itchy, with dry mouth, bad breath and strong body odor. People with damp heat constitution tend to be irritable and often have tension, depression and anxiety. People who suffer from dampness and heat for a long time will be tired, don't want to move, have a lot of oil on their face, have dirty hair and greasy tongue. There are also many people who have bad breath after getting up in the morning, do not want to eat or feel bloated after eating, have thin and sticky stools, and have trouble arranging. In addition, if female friends have "acne" on their faces, increased leucorrhea and yellowing, they may also be affected by dampness and heat.

Second: health principles: people with damp heat constitution should pay attention to soothing the liver and gallbladder, clearing away heat and dampness. Reduce the number of staying up late to ensure the quality of sleep. In addition, when you have time to practice qigong, yoga and Taiji, which can stretch your muscles and body, it is very suitable for people with damp and hot constitution. At the same time, pay attention to avoid working and living in a humid and hot environment, and try to keep loose clothes. People of all ages may be affected by dampness and heat, especially those aged 30-45, who belong to the "Earth" age group in life, and have heavy moisture in their body. At the turn of summer and autumn, they belong to the "long summer" season in traditional Chinese medicine, which also corresponds to the "Earth" in the five elements. They are more likely to have the above symptoms because of the combination of internal and external factors and the humidification on the top of the dampness. If damp heat invades a child, the most common symptoms are diarrhea and unsmooth stool. If damp heat invades the elderly, they may have symptoms such as lower limb soreness and low back pain.

Third: diet conditioning, eat more aromatic food, hot and humid weather, hot and humid people in the diet should pay attention to what problems? How to recuperate? Wu Yueping introduced some practical methods to you. You might as well try them. Vegetables: eat more aromatic vegetables, such as coriander, Schizonepeta, Agastache rugosa, etc., but these vegetables are too wet to eat too much. You can eat these vegetables as side dishes to remove moisture. There are soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, wax gourd, papaya, yam, these dishes can be eaten as the main course, has a diuretic effect. Seasoning: ginger, anise, cinnamon and other spices, with cold, dehumidification, sweating and other effects, every day when cooking appropriate put a little, there is warm dehumidification effect. Porridge: hot and humid season porridge is also a good choice, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, millet, rice each amount, every day to drink porridge, spleen dampness and stomach. Soup: wax gourd, red beans, ribs, the appropriate amount of soup, heat and dampness. Children or people with long-term weakness of the spleen and stomach, such as those who don't want to eat, who have no energy, or who feel full stomach, abdominal distension, diarrhea and other people with spleen deficiency and dampness after meals, can use fried yam and fried chicken kidney, mix them into powder according to the ratio of 1:1, and drink one teaspoon every day to relieve symptoms.

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Damp heat constitution, in addition to diet conditioning, should not overeat, drink, eat less fat food, sweet food, in order to maintain good digestive function. Drink water moderately to avoid water stop inside or wet from outside. Should go to bed early, get up early, indoor often ventilation, can not use air conditioning, try not to develop the habit of defecation on time. Get up early and exercise until sweating. Sweating can help to remove dampness, but don't sweat so as not to hurt Qi.