people have 9 kinds of physique: peace, Qi deficiency, Yang deficiency, yin deficiency, special nature, qi depression, blood stasis, phlegm dampness and damp heat. Let’s test what kind of constitution we belong to! And choose different health preservation methods according to physique to ensure health and longevity.
traditional Chinese medicine believes that the so-called physique refers to the comprehensive and relatively stable inherent characteristics of morphological structure, physiological function and psychological state formed on the basis of congenital endowment (parental inheritance) and acquired acquired in the process of human life, that is, what we usually call individual differences.
1. Physique type: peaceful physique
peaceful physique is a normal physique. This kind of human body is symmetrical and robust, with smooth complexion and complexion, dense and shiny hair, vivid eyes, ruddy lips, not easy to fatigue, energetic, good sleep and appetite, normal urination and defecation, easygoing and cheerful personality and less illness.
key points of health preservation: focus on maintenance
countermeasures:
at ordinary times, just pay attention to diet, combine work and rest, and stick to exercise.
2. Constitution type: Yang deficiency constitution
people with Yang deficiency constitution have weak muscles, feel cold hands and feet, fear of cold in the epigastrium, back or waist and knee, wear more clothes than others, don’t like air conditioning in summer, like quiet, eat or drink cold food is uncomfortable, easy to loose stools, clear and large amount of urine. The character is dull and introverted. Disease tendency, prone to cold disease, diarrhea, impotence, etc.
key points of health preservation:
warming Yang, tonifying Qi, preventing diarrhea, impotence and other diseases
countermeasures:
warming Yang should be eaten. You can eat beef, mutton, leek, ginger, onion and other warm yang products. Eat less pears, watermelons, water chestnuts and other cold and cold food, and drink less green tea.
keep warm in the living room, especially in the back and lower abdomen. Avoid staying in the air-conditioned room for a long time to prevent excessive sweating. Carry out outdoor activities properly in the case of sufficient sunshine. Exercise to avoid the wind and cold. Avoid exercising in the environment of strong wind, cold, fog, snow and air pollution in winter.
3. Constitution type: Yin deficiency constitution
Yin deficiency human body is thin and long. It often feels hot in the center of hands and feet, gets angry on the face, flushes or reddened cheeks, can’t stand the summer heat, often feels dry eyes, dry mouth and dry throat, always wants to drink water, dry skin, irritable temperament, outgoing and active, red tongue and less moss. The disease tendency is prone to cough, Sjogren’s syndrome, hyperthyroidism, etc.
key points of health preservation: Nourishing Yin pay attention to hyperthyroidism and other diseases
countermeasures:
pay attention to nourishing Yin, eat more sweet, cool and moisturizing products such as lean pork, duck, mung bean and winter melon, and eat less warm, dry and strong products such as mutton, leek, pepper and sunflower seeds. Avoid staying up late in daily life and avoid working under high temperature and heat.
don’t exercise too much. During exercise, you should control the amount of sweat and replenish water in time. You shouldn’t take a sauna.
4. Constitution type: Damp heat constitution
people with damp heat constitution always have shiny face and nose tip, acne on their face and itching on their skin. I often feel bitter mouth, bad breath or peculiar smell in my mouth, sticky stool, fever in urination, yellow urine color, women often bring yellow color, and men’s scrotum is always wet and sweaty. The disease tendency is sores and boils, jaundice and other diseases.
key points of health preservation:
pay attention to clearing away heat and dampness
countermeasures:
avoid spicy, warm and greasy food. The diet is mainly light. You can eat more sweet, cold and flat foods such as red bean, mung bean, celery, cucumber and lotus root. Eat less sweet, warm and greasy foods such as mutton, leek, ginger, pepper, pepper and hot pot, fried and barbecue.
the living environment should be dry and ventilated. Don’t stay up late and be too tired. Heavy heat and humidity in midsummer reduces outdoor activities. Exercise should be enhanced, suitable for high-intensity and large amount of exercise.
5. Constitution type: Qi deficiency constitution
people with Qi deficiency constitution often feel tired, short of breath, low voice, easy to sweat and tooth marks on the tongue. The disease tendency is easy to catch a cold. After illness, the disease resistance is weak and difficult to recover. It is also easy to suffer from visceral ptosis, such as gastroptosis.
key points of health preservation:
replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, pay attention to gastroptosis diseases
countermeasures:
usually eat foods that replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, such as soybeans, white lentils, chicken, mushrooms, jujubes, longan, honey, etc. Eat less food with gas consuming effect, such as cabbage, raw radish, etc.
daily life should be regular. Take a proper rest at noon in summer to keep enough sleep. Keep warm and avoid sweating and wind during labor or intense exercise. Don’t work too hard to avoid damaging healthy qi. Exercise should be gentle, not violent.
6. Constitution type: Qi Depression constitution
people with qi depression constitution are thin, often feel depressed, depressed, easy to be nervous, anxious, sentimental, emotionally fragile, easy to be afraid or frightened, often feel swelling and pain in the breast room and two flanks, often feel chest tightness, and often sigh for no reason, The throat often has a sense of blockage or foreign body, which is easy to insomnia. Look depressed, worried and fragile. The disease tendency is insomnia, depression, neurosis, breast hyperplasia and so on.
key points of health preservation:
prevention of depression, neurosis, breast hyperplasia and other diseases
countermeasures:
eating should broaden the chest and regulate qi, and eat more cauliflower, kelp, hawthorn, rose and other foods with Qi, depression, digestion and refreshing. People with qi depression should not always stay at home. They should increase outdoor activities as much as possible. The living environment should be quiet to prevent the noisy environment from affecting their mood. Avoid drinking tea, coffee, cocoa and other refreshing drinks before going to bed.
should participate in group sports and more mass sports, such as playing ball, dancing and chess, so as to integrate into the society more.
7. Constitution type: Blood Stasis constitution
people with blood stasis constitution have dark complexion, dark lips and purple veins under the tongue. The skin is rough, and sometimes there will be skin bruising unknowingly. There are a lot of red blood in the eyes. Brushing your teeth is easy to bleed your gums. Easily irritable, forgetful and irritable.
key points of health preservation:
promoting qi and blood circulation to prevent diseases such as tumor, stroke and chest arthralgia
countermeasures:
eat foods suitable for promoting qi and blood circulation, eat more hawthorn, vinegar, roses, kumquat and other foods with the functions of promoting blood circulation, dispersing knot, promoting Qi, soothing liver and relieving depression, and eat less greasy products such as fat meat. Don’t be too comfortable in daily life, so as to avoid stagnation of Qi and poor blood circulation. Keep enough sleep, go to bed early, get up early and exercise more.
8. Constitution type: phlegm dampness constitution
people with phlegm dampness constitution are fat and have a fat and soft abdomen. Easy to sweat. Often feel that the guide limbs are sour, heavy and not easy. I often feel a layer of oil on my face, sticky or sweet greasy feeling in my mouth, phlegm in my throat, thick tongue coating, mild personality and thick and greasy tongue coating. Disease tendency, prone to thirst, stroke, chest arthralgia, etc.
key points of health preservation:
resolving phlegm and dampness, preventing stroke, chest arthralgia and other diseases
countermeasures:
food should be light. The diet should be light, and eat less fat and sweet, sticky and greasy foods, such as fried cakes and donkey rolls. Can eat kelp, white gourd and so on.
avoid humidity in daily life. The living environment should be dry rather than wet. Usually, more outdoor activities should be carried out. Clothes should be breathable and wet, and often bask in the sun or sunbathe. In cold and humid climate, reduce outdoor activities, avoid cold and rain, and don’t be too comfortable. Exercise should be gradual. Because of obesity and sleepiness, you should step by step according to your specific situation and adhere to exercise for a long time.
9. Physique type: special physique
special physique is a group of people with special physique. Some people often have stuffy nose, sneeze and runny nose even if they don’t catch a cold, and are prone to asthma. It is easy to be allergic to drugs, food, smell, pollen and seasons. Some skin is prone to urticaria. Purplish red ecchymosis and ecchymosis often appear on the skin due to allergy. The skin is often red and scratched.
key points of health preservation:
prevention of asthma and skin diseases
countermeasures:
food should replenish qi and consolidate the table. The diet should be light, eat more foods beneficial to Qi and solid appearance, and eat less buckwheat (including sensitizing substance buckwheat fluorescein), broad beans, white lentils, beef, goose, carp, shrimp, crab, eggplant, wine, pepper, strong tea, coffee and other spicy products, fishy smell and hair products and foods containing sensitizing substances.