What is a cold body constitution? How to treat cold body constitution? What to eat?

Many people, especially women, are prone to feeling cold. Even in the summer, they feel a little cold indoors and need to wear socks, or feel uncomfortable after eating cold food. This is generally caused by cold body and fear of cold. So what kind of constitution does this belong to and how to regulate it?

What is the body constitution of being cold and afraid of cold?

People who are cold and afraid of cold usually have a yang deficiency constitution.

Yang deficiency constitution is not necessarily innate. An unhealthy lifestyle can also cause a person to change from a healthy and peaceful constitution to a yang deficiency constitution. In other words, various bad habits cause the depletion of Yang energy in the body.

The body's warming, evaporation, propulsion, and gasification functions are weakened, with symptoms of coldness, chills, cold limbs, bland mouth without thirst, clear urine and loose stools, pale and fat tongue, and slow and weak pulse as the main manifestations. Yang deficiency can be seen in the pathological changes of many organs and tissues, and clinically, heart yang deficiency syndrome, spleen yang deficiency syndrome, stomach yang deficiency syndrome, kidney yang deficiency syndrome, etc. can be seen.

In addition, some diseases can also cause fear of cold, such as hypothyroidism, chronic wasting disease, etc. Women and elderly people with weak constitutions are more likely to be afraid of cold.

How to treat cold body and what to eat for people who are afraid of cold

1. Meat: nutritious pork, protein-rich beef, nourishing mutton in winter, dog meat that warms the body, nutritious chicken, and quail with high nutritional value.

2. Fish: soft-shell turtle, crucian carp, grass carp, eel, yellow croaker,

3. Poultry eggs: chicken eggs, quail eggs, etc. are rich in protein, vitamins and inorganic salts.

4. Vegetables: carrots, mushrooms, onions, yam, tofu, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, etc.

5. Iron-containing foods: animal blood, egg yolk, donkey meat, pork liver, beef kidney, lean meat, brown sugar, soybeans, sesame seeds, bean curd sticks, black fungus, etc.

6. Iodine-containing foods: kelp, seaweed, shellfish, oysters, sardines, fish and shrimp, etc.

7. Foods containing calcium: milk, dairy products, beans, peanuts, shrimp skin, egg yolk, pig kidney, sheep kidney, dried fruits, fruits, etc.

8. Foods that strengthen the spleen and replenish qi and blood: raw ginseng, longan, red dates, etc.

9. Reduce salt intake. People with yang deficiency constitution are prone to obesity, swelling, difficulty urinating, high blood pressure and other symptoms if they consume too much salt.

10. Avoid eating cold food. Even when it is hot, try to eat less cold drinks or iced fruits and beverages.

11. Appropriate supplementation of vitamin A, vitamin C and minerals such as iron, zinc, selenium, etc. can help improve the body's immunity and adaptability.

11. Do cold-resistant exercises. Starting from autumn, you should do cold-resistant exercises outdoors, such as walking, jogging, dancing, playing badminton, table tennis and other sports, in order to help the circulation of qi and blood. Don't stay up late, midnight is the best time to nourish yang. Go to bed no later than 11 pm, and it is best to go to bed at 10 pm in winter.

How to tell if you have a cold

1. Do you have cold hands and feet in winter?

2. Do you feel tired easily in summer and feel uncomfortable when using air conditioning?

3. Very afraid of cold and unable to resist cold wind;

4. Spots appear around the corners of the eyes, sometimes obvious and sometimes lighter;

5. Feeling uncomfortable eating cold food in summer;

6. You need to wear socks indoors;

7. There are less than 4 healthy circles on the nails.