Maybe you are just "falsely obese". Learn how to get rid of edema and lose a few pounds easily!

I believe that the mood of many people who are losing weight is determined by the scale in the morning.

If the numbers are going down, that day will be spring with flowers blooming and the sun shining brightly;

If the numbers show an upward trend, even if they only increase a little, the day will probably be filled with dark clouds and no one will be allowed to enter!

Although it is normal for weight to increase or decrease during the weight loss process, what if your weight soars overnight?

I guess this will make those who are trying to lose weight collapse!

Don't disbelieve it, this is actually happening.

But don’t be afraid, the fat that grows at this time may not be real fat, it may just be due to edema.

This time, dogs will help those friends who seem fat but are actually suffering from edema!

Next you will see:

1 How to judge whether you have edema

2 What are the types of edema?

3 How to eliminate edema

If you want to know whether you are really obese or suffering from edema, there is a simple way to do it, which is to press your limbs.

If a depression appears when you press it and it does not go away for a long time, then it is edema.

Or if you have two eyes that are swollen as walnuts early in the morning and you didn’t cry the night before, that is undoubtedly edema!

On the contrary, if you don’t have these, then don’t avoid it, because you are really fat!

Of course, in addition to those who already have edema, there are also these habits in life that can easily cause edema. See how many of these you have:

As long as you have more than one of the above symptoms, you should pay attention to whether you are suffering from edema!

First of all, we need to understand why edema occurs!

The human body contains about 70% water to maintain the normal functioning of body functions.

Generally speaking, the body can maintain a healthy state because various tissues and organs in the body work together to absorb nutrients and excrete waste.

Among them, the three blood vessels in the body are responsible for transporting nutrients and excreting waste: arteries, veins and capillaries.

When blood circulation is good, the water in the body will flow out through the blood vessels continuously, so that the body maintains water balance;

When blood circulation is poor, excess water will be stored in the body. This water will be retained in the cells and the body will become swollen.

The causes of edema may include disease factors and bad habits in life.

This results in two different types of edema.

【Physiological edema】

Edema caused by bad living habits or physiological reasons is physiological edema.

The common factors causing physiological edema are as follows:

1. Standing or sitting for a long time

Standing, walking, squatting or sitting for a long time will cause edema due to obstruction of blood return and congestion in the lower limbs. After proper exercise for a period of time, the edema will be reduced on its own until it disappears.

2. Strong taste in food

Under normal circumstances, the kidneys work well and can maintain a stable sodium concentration balance in the body.

When you consume more sodium, you excrete more, and when you consume less, you excrete less.

When the daily diet is heavy in flavor, the body takes in more sodium, and the kidneys cannot excrete it in time. The body will absorb a large amount of water to maintain the osmotic pressure, which will eventually cause edema.

Especially when falling asleep, the body's metabolism slows down.

If you eat heavy, high-sodium foods before going to bed, such as barbecue, midnight snacks, etc., your kidneys will not be able to excrete the excess sodium in time, and you will definitely be "swollen" the next day!

3. Malnutrition

Some friends think that they have a light diet and do appropriate exercise, so why do they still have edema?

This may be related to malnutrition.

In this era, with people paying more attention to nutrition and health, malnutrition seems to be far away from us, but in fact, the phenomenon of malnutrition still exists.

For example, people who are dieting to lose weight are prone to edema if they do not consume enough protein for a long time.

4 Cold drinks, ice cream, air conditioning

As the weather gets hotter, many people like to eat cold drinks and stay in air-conditioned rooms for a long time. This can easily cause the body to catch a cold, leading to poor blood circulation, which can also cause edema.

5. Menstrual edema

I believe most women have suffered from menstrual edema.

A week or half a month before the menstrual period, the body will experience some swelling to a greater or lesser extent.

This is because the secretion of estrogen in the body increases. Elevated estrogen will lead to water and sodium retention in the body, thus causing edema.

If women still experience edema even though they are not in this special period, it may be due to long-term high estrogen levels.

6 Edema during pregnancy

When women are pregnant, they are also prone to edema.

This is because as the fetus continues to grow, the uterus will compress the inferior vena cava, obstructing venous blood return and causing edema.

In addition, the increase in hormones secreted by the placenta and aldosterone secreted by the adrenal glands can also cause sodium and water retention in the body, causing the body to naturally become swollen.

Edema during pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon. With the birth of the baby, the water retained in the mother's body will gradually be discharged, and the edema will slowly disappear.

Pathological edema

Pathological edema is often caused by kidney or heart disease, or edema caused by taking special medications such as antihypertensive drugs and hypoglycemic drugs.

If these situations occur, for the sake of your health, you still need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

For edema-type obesity, if you cannot deal with the edema properly, you cannot truly lose weight successfully.

After all, if it is severe edema, it is not impossible to increase your body weight by about 5% overnight!

So how can we eliminate edema in a healthy and scientific way?

1. Proper exercise

Edema-type obesity requires exercise. Many people think that if they want to expel water from the body, they should exercise more and sweat more, and the edema will disappear.

In fact, on the contrary, strenuous exercise is not suitable for edema-type obesity.

Because removing edema is a long process and cannot be achieved overnight, choosing gentle aerobic exercise is more conducive to long-term persistence.

2. Eat a light diet

【Intake less high-sodium foods】

A diet that is too salty will cause the body to take in too much sodium, which can easily cause edema. Therefore, in your daily diet, you must pay attention to the sodium intake.

The daily sodium intake should not exceed 2400 mg, which is equivalent to 6 grams of table salt.

When choosing food, learn to read food labels and avoid choosing foods with high sodium content. Also pay more attention to some foods that contain hidden sodium.

Eat more high-potassium foods

Eating more foods high in potassium can also be very helpful in eliminating edema.

3. Good living habits

【Go to bed early and get up early, don’t stay up late】

Nowadays, many people are night owls and like to stay up late.

Little do people know that long-term irregular work and rest schedules and lack of sleep can easily lead to poor metabolism and blood circulation, thus causing edema.

To get rid of edema, start going to bed early from today!

【No food or drink before bedtime】

Drinking water or eating before going to bed can also easily cause edema.

If you eat dinner early and are afraid of being woken up by thirst or hunger on the way to sleep, you can drink some boiled water and eat some light food, such as a glass of milk, one and a half hours before going to bed.

【Don’t sit or stand for long periods of time】

Whether you are standing or sitting, maintaining a posture for a long time can easily cause poor blood circulation in the lower body and cause edema.

Therefore, if you maintain a posture for a long time, take time to move around and stretch your muscles!

For those who suffer from edema-type obesity, getting rid of edema is a long-term battle. Only by finding the right method can you win this battle and become a truly thin person!

Summarize:

1 How to judge whether you have edema

Press your limbs and if a dent appears and it does not go away for a long time, then you have edema.

2 What are the types of edema?

Physiological edema:

Long-term sitting or standing, heavy food, malnutrition, preference for cold drinks, ice cream, air conditioning, edema during menstruation, edema during pregnancy

Pathological edema:

Edema caused by kidney or heart disease, or swelling caused by taking antihypertensive or hypoglycemic drugs requires medical treatment.

3 How to eliminate edema

[1] Appropriate exercise

Vigorous exercise is not suitable for edema-type obesity.

You can choose gentle aerobic exercise

Such as jogging, walking, yoga, aerobics

[2] Light diet

【Intake less high-sodium foods】

Eat more high-potassium foods

Banana, strawberry, watermelon,

Corn, leeks, seaweed, laver

Black beans, red beans, coix seeds

[3] Good living habits

【Go to bed early and get up early, don’t stay up late】

【No food or drink before bedtime】

【Don’t sit or stand for long periods of time】

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