There are many types of physique, the most common ones are peace, qi deficiency, yang deficiency, yin deficiency, blood stasis, phlegm-dampness, damp-heat, qi stagnation and idiosyncrasy.
Then, what are the characteristics of different constitutions and how to nurse them?
1, Pinghe: full of energy and good sleep.
Physical identification: The average person is well-proportioned, physically strong and has a moist face. Bright eyes, smooth sense of smell and rosy lips. Full of energy, good sleep and normal defecation. The tongue is red, the fur is thin and white, and the pulse is harmonious. "Good health, delicious food", cheerful personality, strong social and natural adaptability, not easy to get sick.
Daily aftercare: don't eat too much, don't be hungry, don't eat too cold or too hot. Eat more whole grains, vegetables and fruits, and eat less greasy and spicy things. In sports, young people can run more and play ball, while old people can walk and play Tai Chi properly. Peaceful people usually don't need to pay too much attention to diet, but they should also conform to natural health. Although peaceful people are in good health, they need to cool down and get rid of dampness because of the changes in the external environment in such a climate as summer heat.
2, qi deficiency: shortness of breath, laziness, easy to sweat.
Physical identification: people with qi deficiency generally have weak muscles and are usually short of breath and lazy to talk. Poor eyesight, physical fatigue and shortness of breath. Sweat easily and often. Pale lips, Hua Shao lips, dim hair, dizziness, forgetfulness. The tongue is red, the body of the tongue is fat, there are teeth marks on the edge, and the pulse is weak and slow. People with qi deficiency are prone to catch a cold, have weak disease resistance after illness, are difficult to recover, and are prone to visceral ptosis such as gastroptosis.
Daily nursed back to health: eat more foods that benefit the qi and strengthen the spleen, such as soybeans, white lentils, mushrooms, jujubes, longan, honey and so on. Give priority to with gentle exercise, walking, playing Tai Ji Chuan, etc. Massage Zusanli point at ordinary times. People who often sweat and catch a cold can take Yupingfeng powder for prevention.
3, yang deficiency: lack of energy, cold hands and feet.
Physical identification: white and fat body, soft and white face and weak muscles. Always depressed, cold, always cold hands and feet. I prefer spicy food to cold food. Hair is easy to fall off, urine is long, and stool is thin. The tongue is light, fat and tender, with teeth marks on the edge, moist fur and slow and weak pulse. How quiet and introverted.
Daily nursed back to health: You can eat more warm and nourishing foods, such as beef and mutton, onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, leek and pepper. Eat less cold food, such as cucumber, lotus root, pear and watermelon. Massage the acupoints of Qihai, Zusanli and Yongquan by yourself, or moxibustion Zusanli and Guanyuan, often have health care effects.
4. Yin deficiency: dry mouth and throat, hot palms.
Physical identification: Usually dry mouth and throat, like cold drinks. My face is flushed and I feel hot, and my hands and feet are often hot. Dry eyes, blurred vision, dizziness and tinnitus, easy to lose sleep. Dry skin is prone to wrinkles. Urine is short and astringent, and stool is dry. Red and slightly dry lips, red tongue with little body fluid and little coating, and thin and thin pulse.
Daily nursed back to health: eat more sweet and moist foods, such as duck, turtle, wax gourd, sesame and lily. Eat less warm and dry food and take a lunch break at noon. Avoid staying up late and strenuous exercise, control sweating during exercise and replenish water in time.
5. Blood stasis: dull complexion and impatience.
Physical identification: most people are thin, gloomy or pigmented, and their skin often appears ecchymosis unconsciously, which is easy to suffer. The skin is often dry and rough, and the gums are prone to bleeding when brushing your teeth. Eyes often have red silk, often appear pain, easily fidgety, forgetful, irritable. Female common dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, or multiple blood clots in menstrual blood, or dark purple menstrual blood with lumps, dark tongue, flaky ecchymosis, varicose veins under the tongue, thin and astringent pulse or knotting.
Daily nursed back to health: You can eat more foods such as black beans, kelp, laver, radish, carrot, hawthorn, vinegar and green tea. Has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, promoting qi circulation and relieving depression, and soothing the liver. Eat less fat and get enough sleep, but don't be too comfortable, which will easily lead to qi stagnation.
6. Phlegm dampness: broad-minded and greasy skin.
Physical identification: the biggest feature of phlegm-dampness crowd is "broad-minded and fat" and soft and fat abdomen. Facial skin is oily, sweaty and sticky. Chest tightness, excessive phlegm, sticky or sweet mouth, and uncomfortable weight. Pale or dark complexion, slightly floating eyelids, easy to get sleepy. Normal or fake stool, small amount or mixed urine. The tongue is fat, the coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is slippery.
Daily nursed back to health: light diet, less fat and sweets, sticky food. Eat more onions, garlic, seaweed, kelp, melon, radish, kumquat, mustard and other foods. And take Huatan Qushi recipe as appropriate.
7. Damp-heat quality: the face and nose are shiny and the mouth has an odor.
Physical identification: the body is fat or thin, the face and nose tip are always shiny, and it is easy to grow acne and boils. You can smell it with your mouth open. Easy to taste bitter and dry mouth, sleepy, upset and slack, red eyes. The stool is sticky and the urine is yellow. How irritable he is. Men tend to have wet scrotum, while women tend to have more leucorrhea. Red tongue, yellow greasy fur and slippery pulse.
Daily nursed back to health: light diet, eat more sweet and cold foods, such as mung beans, water spinach, amaranth, celery, cucumber, wax gourd, lotus root, watermelon and so on. Eat less spicy food, quit smoking and drinking, and don't stay up too tired. Suitable for middle and long distance running, swimming, mountain climbing, all kinds of ball games, martial arts and other sports.
8, qi stagnation: gloomy face, full chest ribs.
Physical identification: Most people are thin, have poor adaptability to mental stimulation and are always depressed. Sentimental, melancholy, fragile, sensitive and suspicious. Often depressed, sighing for no reason, easily flustered and insomnia. Chest and rib fullness, or walking pain, or belching and hiccups, or foreign body sensation in pharynx, or breast swelling pain, poor sleep, dry stool, red tongue, thin and white fur, and thready pulse.
Daily aftercare: eat more foods such as wheat, onion, garlic, kelp, seaweed, radish, kumquat, hawthorn and roses. It has the functions of promoting qi circulation, relieving depression, promoting digestion and waking up. Avoid drinking tea, coffee and other refreshing drinks during sleep, and take Xiaoyao Powder, Shugan Hewei Pill, Kaichuang Shunqi Pill, Chaihu Shugan Powder and Yueju Pill as appropriate.
9, special quality: allergic.
Physical identification: allergic to pollen, asthma, skin urticaria, even if it is not a cold, often sneezing and runny nose. Or congenital physical defects, hereditary diseases have vertical inheritance, congenital and familial characteristics; Fetal-borne diseases are the characteristics and related diseases that the mother affects the growth and development of the fetus.
Nursing mode: the diet is light and balanced, the thickness is appropriate, and the combination of meat and vegetables is reasonable. Eat less spicy products, such as buckwheat, broad beans, white lentils, beef, goose, carp, shrimp and crab, eggplant, strong tea and foods containing allergens.
People with different constitutions present different physical conditions and mental outlook. Peace-loving people are strong and cheerful; People with qi deficiency have dim eyes and forgetfulness; People with yang deficiency are depressed and introverted. Some people may find that their situation conforms to the characteristics of qi deficiency and yin deficiency. What's going on here? That's because many people are not single-minded. Although there are roughly nine constitutions, many people are not single constitutions, and often show the characteristics of two constitutions. For example, qi deficiency is often accompanied by other characteristics, such as deficiency of both qi and yin, qi deficiency and blood stasis, and qi deficiency and phlegm-dampness. If the symptoms are not obvious, it is suggested that you can go to the hospital for professional physical examination in order to find a more suitable health care method.
Knowing your own constitution types and how people with different constitutions keep in good health can better carry out daily health and diet conditioning; Only in this way can we find a way to keep fit for ourselves and sum up our own way to keep fit.