Zhang Jingyue, a medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, said: "The liver should be the foundation of health preservation in spring." This is because spring belongs to wood and liver belongs to wood, and the two are corresponding. Everything recovers in spring, which belongs to the season of rising yang, and nourishing the liver has a multiplier effect.
Therefore, after beginning of spring, we should pay special attention to nourishing the liver and protecting it, so as to regulate emotions, nourish the liver and strengthen the spleen, go to bed early and get up early, and protect our eyes and prevent diseases.
In Huangdi Neijing, "the east wind is born in spring, the disease is in the liver, and it is depressed in the neck". The so-called "in the neck" in the description of the golden chamber means that the outlet of liver qi is in the neck, that is, the thyroid gland (neck) and cervical vertebra (neck).
Many liver problems will first be manifested in neck discomfort. For example, people with hyperactive liver-qi are prone to neck obstruction, and people with stagnation of liver-qi are prone to cervical spondylosis. Of course, various thyroid diseases are also directly related to Dachuan's liver.
The liver is most afraid of stagnation of liver qi. Once the liver qi is not comfortable, it can inhibit the function of the liver in relieving diarrhea, leading to qi stagnation, blood stasis and phlegm stagnation, thus forming thyroid nodules in the neck. Liver-qi is the most vigorous in spring, which is easy to stagnate, so thyroid symptoms are high in spring.
For people with thyroid nodules, spring is also a good time to recuperate thyroid nodules, because the formation of thyroid nodules is closely related to liver depression and qi stagnation.
Its pathogenesis is:
Liver depression-qi stagnation-water invading the spleen-losing health-endogenous phlegm-phlegm stagnation-ascending along meridians-laryngeal end.
People often say that phlegm is the root of all evil, that is to say, phlegm dampness can cause various diseases of human body. The phlegm that Chinese medicine says is not the phlegm that we cough up. The expectoration is actually just the tip of the iceberg, and most of the sputum can't be coughed up.
Phlegm in the body, like oil, seeps into the dough and flows around the body, blocking it wherever it stops. It's troublesome to get rid of it. Therefore, Li Shizhen also said that "phlegm causes all diseases and dampness", and thyroid nodules, breast nodules and uterine fibroids are all caused by phlegm.
So, where did these disgusting sputum come from? Generally speaking, there is something wrong with the metabolism of the spleen, your thoughts, your sadness and your anger. All these negative emotions will cause liver depression, and liver depression will lead to spleen deficiency, which is called "knowing the liver and dispersing the spleen".
To put it bluntly, the human body is a whole system. When there is a problem in one organ, it will be transmitted to other organs. For example, if you are in a bad mood and can't eat, it is your body that reminds you not to eat, which is an old saying, don't eat without pressure.
For another example, if there is something wrong with the liver, it is necessary to take vitality from the kidney to supplement the lack of vitality of the liver. Therefore, the kidney is the mother of the liver. Similarly, liver depression can also cause spleen deficiency, which in turn causes thyroid nodules. We can put forward the growth paths of breast nodules, thyroid nodules and lung nodules: eating too much, moving too little, negative emotions-indigestion, liver depression and qi stagnation-invading the spleen, spleen loss of health-endogenous phlegm, phlegm and blood stasis-ascending along the meridian-ending in the larynx, that is, thyroid nodules; Nodding in the breast is a breast nodule; Nodding in the lung is a pulmonary nodule.
Therefore, when we regulate thyroid nodules, we should give priority to soothing the liver and regulating qi. We can regard the liver as a professional organ for removing blood stasis and resolving hard mass, which can circulate qi and blood, smooth qi and blood, and resolve nodules.
The thyroid gland is located just where the liver meridian passes, so its function is closely related to the liver. The liver governs the release of qi, and the emotional disorder, and the dysfunction of the liver can lead to thyroid dysfunction.
The liver has the function of inactivating hormones;
Many hormones in the body, such as sex hormones and thyroid hormones, are inactivated in the liver. When the hormone inactivation ability of the liver is insufficient, it will lead to the dysfunction of the endocrine system of patients.
Thyroid problems are related to long-term high-intensity work and bad mood. We can see that many people with thyroid problems are either very grumpy or depressed for a long time. Irritable people will have hyperthyroidism, and depressed people will have nodules and cysts.
However, in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, if you can't express your emotions, it is easy to stagnate your liver qi. Therefore, the problem of thyroid gland is closely related to the liver, and it needs internal adjustment and external nutrition.
Internal adjustment:
The treatment of thyroid diseases is mainly based on soothing the liver and regulating qi;
1, keep smiling and happy;
2. Eating green seasonal fruits and vegetables can benefit liver qi, relieve liver depression, inhibit liver yang, prevent liver diseases and improve eyesight.
3, multi-lying: "Huangdi Neijing" has a famous saying, "Lying, the blood returns to the liver. When a person is lying down, 40% more blood flows back to the liver than when standing up, which can promote blood to participate in the operation of the liver, help the human body eliminate germs and repair fine cells.
External support:
If the thyroid hormone secreted by itself is unbalanced, Chinese medicine can be used to activate the thyroid body, solve the human metabolism and energy distribution, and protect the important glands in the neck.
Chinese medicine believes that thyroid nodules are caused by emotional internal injuries, improper diet and acclimatization, which are closely related to physical factors. The main syndrome is blood stasis caused by qi stagnation and phlegm coagulation in front of the neck, and the combination of qi, phlegm and blood stasis. Most of them are initially true, and the disease changes from excess to deficiency for a long time, especially the syndrome of yang deficiency and qi deficiency, which leads to the mixture of excess and deficiency; Therefore, the methods of understanding depression and resolving phlegm, regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, clearing heat and nourishing yin are adopted in treatment. Spring is the season when everything grows. Everything is revived this season, and the various systems of the human body are also growing. It is more effective to adjust thyroid nodules during the Spring Festival.
Xu Guangyu warmly reminds: Spring is coming, and health care is very important, especially for patients with thyroid diseases. Only reasonable maintenance of the body can promote the rapid recovery of thyroid diseases and avoid recurrence.
I'm Xu Guangyu, a Chinese doctor specializing in thyroid diseases. You can consult me about thyroid problems, and I will reply to you in time.
Finally, I wish all my friends good health and all the best.