Eat less and exercise more but still not losing weight? Attention to those who are trying to lose weight: It is difficult to lose weight if you lack Qi and blood!

Spring is here, the weather is getting warmer, and everything is reviving. People are slowly taking off their heavy cotton clothes and changing into spring clothes. Many girls who love beauty have started to lose weight in order to look good in clothes. However, they often face a distress: Why am I not losing weight even though I have been "eating less and exercising more"? Or the effect of losing weight is minimal. In fact, it may be that insufficient Qi and blood are affecting your weight loss results!

What is Qi and Blood Deficiency? Qi and Blood Deficiency is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine that describes a pathological state of the human body. In TCM theory, Qi and blood are the two basic substances that make up the human body and maintain human life activities. Qi is a very active and constantly moving extremely fine substance in the body. It is the most basic substance that makes up the human body and maintains human life activities, and is also the general term for the functional activities of the internal organs and tissues. Blood is a nutritious red liquid substance that circulates in the veins. It is one of the basic substances that make up the human body and maintain human life activities.

Qi and blood deficiency, that is, Qi and blood deficiency, is often caused by a variety of factors such as congenital physical weakness, improper diet, emotional imbalance, overwork, long-term illness, etc. This will cause a series of symptoms, including but not limited to:

1. Fatigue and weakness: Insufficient Qi and blood will affect the blood supply to the whole body, causing the body to lack energy, thus causing symptoms of fatigue and weakness. Even with mild exercise, you may experience shortness of breath and shortness of breath.

2. Fear of cold and cold limbs: Insufficient Qi and blood may cause blood circulation disorders and weaken the body's warming function. As a result, people may feel cold, especially in the limbs.

3. Pale complexion: A rosy face requires sufficient blood supply, while insufficient blood may lead to pale complexion.

4. Mental depression: Insufficient Qi and blood may lead to loss of nourishment to the spirit, which manifests as lack of energy.

5. Dizziness and tinnitus: Insufficient Qi and blood may lead to insufficient blood supply to the brain, causing symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, and even fainting in severe cases.

6. Palpitations and anxiety: Insufficient Qi and blood may lead to insufficient blood supply to the heart, causing palpitations and anxiety, etc.

7. Poor sleep quality: Insufficient Qi and blood may affect blood circulation in the body, which in turn may affect the nerve tissue, leading to poor sleep quality.

8. Menstrual disorders: For women, insufficient Qi and blood may also lead to irregular menstruation, such as decreased menstrual flow or amenorrhea.

Please note that these symptoms are not exhaustive and may vary from person to person.

Insufficient Qi and blood will affect the normal function of the body, making people feel tired and weak, and even affecting the normal functioning of various organs. Therefore, adjusting lifestyle habits, such as a reasonable diet, regular work and rest, moderate exercise, and regulating Qi and blood through traditional Chinese medicine treatments, such as acupuncture, massage, and Chinese medicine, are effective ways to improve the state of insufficient Qi and blood.

However, replenishing qi and blood also requires methods and sequence, and it is important to master the correct method!

Step 1: Strengthen the spleen first

Girls with insufficient Qi and blood often have spleen deficiency. The spleen and stomach are the foundation of the acquired constitution, the source of Qi and blood, and their main job is to digest food and transport nutrients to the whole body. A weak spleen and stomach will slow down the speed of Qi and blood production, and people with spleen deficiency are prone to heavy dampness in the body.

Lifestyle advice: (1) Eat breakfast regularly. 9:00-11:00 am is the time for the spleen meridian to transport and transform. If you skip breakfast for a long time, there will be no food for the spleen and stomach to transport and transform. Over time, the spleen and stomach's transport and transformation capabilities will weaken, and it is easy to have spleen and stomach deficiency. (2) Before going to bed, lie flat on the bed, with the navel as the center point, and massage your stomach clockwise or counterclockwise to help the spleen and stomach digest, absorb and excrete. This will enhance the transport and transformation capabilities of the spleen and stomach. (3) Eat until you are 80% full. Eating too much will make your body unable to digest.

Step 2: Remove moisture

The water that the body cannot utilize but cannot excrete is dampness, which manifests as drowsiness, oily face, fatigue, and unwillingness to move. Most of the time, it is caused by weak spleen and stomach and heavy dampness. The dampness stays in the spleen and stomach and cannot be excreted.

Lifestyle advice: (1) Eat less fruit and drink less milk. Most fruits are cold in nature. Eating too much will not help the spleen and stomach digest them, and it is easy to breed dampness. The same is true for milk. Fruits can be steamed before consumption. (2) Soak your feet in water boiled with moxa leaves or peppercorns before going to bed. This can help expel dampness and coldness from the body. Soak until your forehead sweats slightly. (3) When the weather is good, go out and bask in the sun to help promote the rise of yang energy and drive away cold and dampness.

Step 3: Nourishing Qi and Blood

After completing the first two steps, it is time to replenish qi and blood, and the food you eat will be easier to digest and absorb.

Lifestyle suggestions: (1) Eat five-red soup: Wash red beans, peanuts, red dates, brown sugar, and wolfberries, and blend them into soy milk or porridge. Drink 1-2 times a week. (2) People who are weak and cannot be nourished can cook some pork rib soup, pig's trotter soup, black chicken soup, etc. every week. You can add some fragrant banyan root to help strengthen the spleen and remove dampness. (3) Qi and blood need to be nourished and circulated. In the process of nourishing qi and blood, you can choose the exercise that suits you according to your physical condition, such as jogging, yoga, etc. (4) Eat more animal liver, red dates, walnuts, red beans, donkey-hide gelatin, longan, raisins, pumpkin, lamb, millet, beef, shrimp, pork liver, wolfberry, spinach and other foods, which are all helpful for replenishing qi and blood.

Warm reminder: People with insufficient qi and blood should eat less of these foods!

Cold foods , such as cold drinks, ice cream, crabs, clams, bitter melon, winter melon, watermelon, bananas, kiwi fruit, mangosteen, mung beans, water chestnuts, and pears;

Foods that damage the spleen include pickled vegetables, mustard tubers, cold drinks, popsicles, bacon, smoked meat, sashimi, and alcoholic beverages.