Obesity is actually Yang deficiency

Nowadays, more and more people are obese and overweight. One of the reasons is that they are not beautiful, but the key is that they increase the burden on organs such as the heart and lungs, and are prone to complications such as diabetes and hyperuricemia. Therefore, we need to intervene, that is, lose weight.

Many people say they have too much fat on their bodies after they gain weight. In fact, most of the excess fat is not muscle, but large grains of fat and water between fat tissues, which Chinese medicine calls the excess pathological products of phlegm, water and dampness. These phlegm, water and dampness accumulate in the abdomen, shoulders, back, and buttocks, filling between the internal organs and the gaps between tissues, affecting the functions of these tissues and organs, making people easily tired and weak, organ function declines, metabolic function is blocked, and then induces other diseases.

Obesity is caused by excessive retention of phlegm, dampness and fluid evil in the body, which leads to a decline in the body's metabolic function. The initial factors for the decline in metabolic function may be a bad mood or excessive stress, which leads to liver qi stagnation and poor qi movement; or too little exercise, which leads to qi obstruction, and then causes water to stagnate and form phlegm, dampness and fluid evil. In addition, some people use inappropriate weight loss methods, such as excessive dieting and the use of laxatives, which damage the spleen and stomach. The spleen and stomach are the foundation of acquired constitution and have important transportation and transformation functions. A weak spleen and stomach will further affect water metabolism. The weight may drop at the time, but if it is not properly adjusted afterwards, it will become pathological, and the body will rebound repeatedly or even worsen.

Phlegm, dampness and drink evil are of yin and even cold. We can understand that damp places are always without sunlight, so they are cold, damp and cold. Some obese women of childbearing age cannot get pregnant for a long time because of this reason. A damp and cold uterus is difficult to give birth to a healthy life. There is a saying in Chinese medicine, "Yin the source of fire to eliminate Yin", that is, by replenishing Yang, the Yang Qi of the heart, spleen, and kidney, especially the kidney, is strong, and the sea of ​​Yang, the Du channel, is unobstructed, which can warm and transform cold drink, so that phlegm, dampness and drink evil can be automatically eliminated, and the weight can naturally be reduced in a healthy way, becoming light and comfortable.

Appropriate diet, regulating emotions and scientific exercise are basic daily measures for correct weight loss. Do not use fat burning, purgatives and other methods that exhaust the pond. Warming up the Yang Qi is the basis of therapeutic intervention. Fat people should pay attention to eating warm foods such as lamb and pepper, and avoid cold drinks, desserts, and cold foods such as beef and crabs. Chinese medicine should be used for syndrome differentiation. Du-channel moxibustion and Ren-channel moxibustion have a good effect of warming up the Yang Qi and have a clear effect on weight loss. (Li Wuqiang, Director and Deputy Director of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sanmenxia Wuqiang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)