There are these characteristics that indicate that the spleen and stomach are poor, and the ancients used the simplest method to maintain them!
Spleen and stomach problems are the most important health problems for many people today. The spleen and stomach are the "acquired foundation", just like the engine of a car, which converts oil into kinetic energy, and the energy we need in our body is obtained by the spleen and stomach transforming food. As one of the key parts of the human body, the maintenance of the spleen and stomach is particularly important.
Comparative self-examination
Is your spleen and stomach okay?
Small signals indicate that there is a big problem with your spleen and stomach, in daily life, by carefully observing the skin color, facial features, and living conditions, you can also see the spleen and stomach problems, there are the following symptoms, indicating that your spleen and stomach function is relatively poor, you may wish to check yourself.
1. Bad breath is mostly a fire in the stomach
Many people often have problems such as bad breath, and will mistakenly think that there is a problem with the liver, but in fact, the real cause comes from the spleen and stomach, and there is stagnation in the stomach and intestines, or stomach fire and large intestine fire.
2. The red nose has a heat syndrome, and the whitish hair is a spleen deficiency
Red nose indicates that the spleen and stomach have a heat syndrome, which is manifested as being particularly able to eat, but after eating, it is easy to be hungry, digestion and absorption are not good, and the mouth is bitter and sticky.
The nose is whitish, with an unnatural blue glow, and occasionally abdominal pain, which means that the qi deficiency is caused by a weak spleen and stomach. Yellow nose is a sign of gastrointestinal food accumulation or poor spleen and stomach function.
3. Yellowing of the face is a precursor to spleen and stomach problems
Yellow is earthy, spleen and stomach belong to the soil, adults and children have yellow complexions, first consider the spleen and stomach problems, especially children should consider spleen and stomach stagnation, or even chancre accumulation. In addition, jaundice may also occur, and you should seek medical attention in time to rule out liver disease so as not to delay the condition.
4. Drooling during sleep, spleen deficiency and dampness
The spleen is open to the mouth, and the liquid is saliva (or saliva is the liquid of the spleen). Children or adults drool unconsciously, mostly due to spleen deficiency and dampness; If it is accompanied by sleeping, snoring, and teeth grinding, it should be more vigilant, spleen deficiency and dampness are more serious, or there is "adenoid hypertrophy" as Western medicine says.
5. Constipation, which may be due to poor coordination between the stomach and other viscera
The smoothness of the stool depends on the synergistic effect of the stomach, intestines and gallbladder, and constipation may be an abnormality in the synergistic function of the viscera.
6. Poor sleep is also related to the spleen and stomach
As the old saying goes, "If your stomach is not in harmony, you will be restless." People with a bad spleen and stomach will also have a reduced sleep quality, and problems such as difficulty falling asleep, waking up, and dreaming will occur. For example, children are restless at night, tossing and turning, kicking the quilt, crying at night, mostly gastrointestinal disharmony, and dietary stagnation.
7. Tantrums for no reason, it may be that the spleen and stomach are not very good
Children or adults fall in love with fire and lose their temper for no reason, and it should be noted that the spleen and stomach may not be very good. Clinically, many children's spleen and stomach are adjusted, gastrointestinal stagnation is eliminated, and the temper will become docile, well-behaved and cute.
The most hurtful behavior of the spleen and stomach
What is the most heartbreaking behavior in your daily life? Is it the false evil thief style, the six lewd angers, or the seven emotions and internal injuries? Many people can't guess that it is actually some seemingly inadvertent little habits that are hurting our spleen and stomach health little by little.
The spleen and stomach are afraid of life, the second is afraid of cold, the third is afraid of dampness, the fourth is afraid of cold, the fifth is afraid of eating disorders, the sixth is afraid of greasy, and the seventh is afraid of worry!
1. Fear of raw, cold, cold, and wet
Many people often eat cold and frozen food, especially all kinds of cold drinks, raw vegetables and fruits in summer. The spleen and stomach are most afraid of cold, and raw and cold food will enter the body with cold. Some people eat raw, cold, cold and damp every day, and the stomach and intestines can't digest it, and what they eat and what they pull will cause fatigue, diarrhea or constipation. It is most likely to hurt the spleen and stomach. If it is too much, it will damage the yang qi of the spleen and stomach, causing imbalance of transport, loss of qi and blood, and flooding of water and dampness.
2. Fear of eating disorders
The spleen and stomach are the officials of acceptance, and eating from time to time will affect the rest of the spleen and stomach, disrupt the normal digestion and absorption rhythm of the gastrointestinal tract, and affect its functional recovery. Eating from time to time will affect mental development, because eating will cause blood supply to the stomach, and the distribution of blood supply to the brain will be reduced, and brain development will be affected over time.
3. Fear of oiliness
Oily, fatty, excessive animal protein can hinder the movement of the stomach and affect excretion.
4. Fear of worry
In traditional Chinese medicine, "thinking hurts the spleen" and "thinking leads to qi knots", sadness and excessive thinking will directly affect the spleen and stomach, resulting in stagnation of spleen and stomach qi, leading to stomach diseases. Some people even use the stomach as a "punching bag", and when they are in a bad mood, they do not eat or drink or overeat, which will damage the health of the spleen and stomach. If the liver is not depressed, the spleen is not deficient, everyone knows that "tea and rice do not think" and "qi is full", in fact, it describes the disharmony of the liver and spleen.
How to take care of the spleen and stomach
Nowadays, there are a large number of spleen, stomach and other diseases caused by diet, not because they don't have to eat, but because they eat too well.
Regarding eating, many people blindly follow the trend and eat tonic medicine or various nutritional and health products indiscriminately. In fact, it's not what you eat, it's what you're going to eat. If you want to be healthy, you don't have to eat something.
We can learn from the most natural health regimen of the ancients:
Immortal belly rubbing
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are five internal organs in the abdomen, including liver, spleen, stomach, large and small intestines, kidneys, bladder and other organs. Treatment of internal organs-related diseases such as gastric prolapse, hemorrhoids, hernias, ...... People who often have indigestion and constipation may wish to try rubbing their abdomen.
Insisting on abdominal rubbing can quickly eliminate the fat accumulated in the abdomen, help prevent and treat obesity, and also have varying degrees of therapeutic effects on diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and coronary heart disease.
Precautions for belly rubbing
When rubbing the abdomen, it is necessary to move gently and correctly. Empty urine before abdominal rubbing, and it should not be carried out when you are too full and hungry, have an overdistended bladder, are extremely tired, irritated, frightened, and nervous.
Women are prohibited from rubbing the abdomen during pregnancy, and patients with malignant tumors in the abdomen or acute abdomen such as gastrointestinal perforation, visceral bleeding and peritonitis are also absolutely forbidden to rub the abdomen. If there is an acute infection of the abdominal wall, do not massage the area.
Women can generally rub their abdomen during menstruation (rubbing the lower abdomen gently), but special care should be taken not to get cold. During abdominal rubbing, if there is a sound in the abdomen, farting, a feeling of warmth in the abdomen, or a feeling of hunger or the urge to defecate, it is normal and can still be continued.