How to regulate Qi and blood deficiency after childbirth

It is very easy for women to suffer from deficiency of both Qi and blood after childbirth, so they should eat more nutritious foods that replenish Qi and blood during the confinement period. Deficiency of both Qi and blood will not only make the skin rough, but also make it difficult for the body to recover after childbirth, which will also affect women's breastfeeding. Therefore, after giving birth, you should buy some free-range chickens and eggs to eat. At the same time, you can cook some porridge with whole grains in the morning and evening to replenish qi in time. Of course, women should not worry about not losing weight and eat very little, as this is not conducive to the recovery of qi and blood after childbirth.

How to regulate postpartum qi and blood deficiency:

1. Free range chickens.

Nowadays, many broiler chickens are raised by feeding on feed, so both the meat quality and nutrition are very poor. Nowadays, people are increasingly fond of free-range chickens. The chickens eat grains, vegetables, and bugs and drink fresh water. The free-range method allows these chickens to better enjoy fresh air and environment, so the meat of free-range chickens is delicious and nutritious, and many people like them very much. Nowadays, women who have just given birth must eat free-range chicken to nourish their bodies during the confinement period.

2. Free range eggs.

Eggs are something that pregnant women must eat during the confinement period. Women who have just given birth are weak, and eggs are nutritious and easy to digest, especially free-range eggs, which are unpolluted. When cooked with longan or wolfberry, they can replenish blood and qi.

3. Brown sugar cubes.

Brown sugar is also an indispensable item for women during confinement. Brown sugar can replenish blood and qi, and is a kind of sugar made from sugarcane through rigorous processing. Many people like it very much, and it is indispensable for pregnant women to replenish qi and blood.

What foods can replenish qi and blood?

When replenishing qi and blood, you should not worry about gaining weight. If you are worried about gaining weight and do not pay attention to nutritional supplements or even dieting, the consequence can only be a deficiency of both qi and blood. At this time, women can eat more lean pork, beef, chicken and other meats to replenish blood and qi. If they can be stewed with Codonopsis pilosula and wolfberry, the effect will be better.

Eating more japonica rice, glutinous rice, millet and the like can increase qi and replenish blood. These whole grains not only replenish qi and blood, but also have many benefits for the human body. The so-called health-preserving nature of the five grains also comes from this. In normal times, don’t eat too refined food, and eat some coarse grains, which is very beneficial to your health.

Eating fish has a good effect of replenishing qi. Many fish, such as herring, pomfret, octopus, etc., can replenish qi.

If you don’t like meat very much, some vegetables also have the effect of replenishing qi and blood, such as yam, shiitake mushrooms, pumpkin, lentils, potatoes, etc. These vegetables are rich in vitamins and can help replenish qi and blood. Of course, black fungus, day lily, spinach, etc. are also very good.

Symptoms of insufficient Qi and blood:

1. Look at the eyes. The whites of a person's eyes are usually white. If the qi and blood are insufficient, the eyes will become cloudy, yellow, and bloodshot. The eyes are flexible and can be opened wide at any time, which indicates sufficient Qi and blood. On the contrary, big eye bags, dry eyes and lifeless eyes are mostly manifestations of insufficient Qi and blood.

2. Look at the skin. Insufficient Qi and blood will cause the skin to be rough and dull, dark yellow in color, look bluish white, and easily develop spots.

3. Look at the hair. The hair is dry and yellow, there is a lot of hair loss and split ends.

4. Look at the ears. The ears are not plump enough, look small, shriveled, stiff, and a little deformed, which is a sign of insufficient Qi and blood. The most typical example is the comparison between the ears of the elderly and children.

5. Look at the pads of your fingers. The fingertips are flat, pointed and weak.

6. Look at the blue veins. If an adult has blue veins on his index finger, it means that he has a weak constitution and insufficient Qi and blood.

7. Look at the half-moons on the nails. If the half-moon shape is only on the thumb's nail, it indicates cold body, poor circulation, and insufficient Qi and blood.

8. Look at the vertical lines on the fingernails. If an adult has vertical lines on his fingernails, it means that the body is deficient in both Qi and blood and is on the verge of overdraft.

9. Feel the temperature of your hands. Cold hands, sweating or cold sweat are manifestations of insufficient Qi and blood.

10. Look at the gums. Gum recession in adults indicates insufficient Qi and blood.

11. Look at sleep. If you have difficulty sleeping, are easily startled and wake up easily, have frequent urination at night, breathe heavily when sleeping, and snore, these are all symptoms of blood deficiency.

12. Watch sports. People with insufficient qi and blood are prone to chest tightness and shortness of breath when exercising. They will feel tired after just a small amount of exercise and it will be difficult for them to recover.

Causes of insufficient Qi and blood:

1. Improper diet: Eating is a big problem. Nowadays, many people, more common among young people, have no restraint in eating, they are sometimes hungry and sometimes full, and their meal times are irregular; or some people are very willful and only eat what they like, forming a habit of picky eating, resulting in incomplete nutritional intake; there are also those who like to eat too much cold or hot food, or some heavy-tasting food, which will cause damage to the spleen and stomach, making the body lack the energy to generate qi and blood. Over time, it will form the symptoms of insufficient qi and blood.

2. Lack of sleep: Irregular life and failure to give yourself enough time to rest will lead to decreased body functions and no time for blood and qi to breathe.

3. Lack of exercise: People do not exercise much or have no time to exercise, which will block the meridians of the human body and hinder the production of Qi and blood.

4. Excessive labor: Long-term physical labor can damage your energy.

The harm of insufficient Qi and blood:

1. Dark yellow complexion and rough skin

Once a person's qi and blood are insufficient, the liver will not be able to detoxify normally, and bilirubin cannot be metabolized in time, which will lead to bilirubin blockage, yellow and dull complexion, and rough skin. Therefore, the first step to improve skin is to replenish qi and blood.

2. Irregular menstruation.

Qi and blood continuously deliver vital energy and heat to the body to ensure smooth functioning of the body. However, people with deficient Qi and blood will have poorer reception of energy and heat, causing the body to produce cold and dampness, which in turn causes Qi stagnation and blood stasis, and in women it can also cause menstrual irregularities.

3. Breast diseases

The actual fundamental reason for breast enlargement is insufficient qi and blood. There are many meridians on the breasts. People with insufficient Qi and blood often have Qi and blood imbalances. If the blood cannot flow smoothly, it will cause Qi stagnation, blood stasis, and phlegm coagulation in the breasts, and eventually lead to breast hyperplasia.

4. Pregnant women have both qi and blood deficiency

During pregnancy, a woman's blood is the soil that nourishes the fetus. The mother's physical fitness directly affects the development of the fetus. If the expectant mother has cold blood, the baby she gives birth to will also be very cold and will be prone to many symptoms such as severe jaundice, eczema, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. Children born to mothers with less blood tend to have poor sleep and weak physical constitution.

Insufficient Qi and blood can cause symptoms such as insufficient milk, constipation, and physical weakness in postpartum women.

5. Cause obesity

People who diet for a long time are prone to deficiency of qi and blood, which weakens the body's detoxification function and causes poor metabolism, leading to accumulation of toxins in the body. This not only fails to help people lose weight, but makes them fatter.