Systematics of traditional Chinese medicine divides people into nine categories: peace, qi deficiency, yang deficiency, yin deficiency, phlegm-dampness, damp-heat, blood stasis, qi stagnation and idiosyncrasy. Different physique types have different maintenance methods. Personally, I think the proudest way of keeping in good health of Chinese medicine is diet therapy. People always say that the disease enters from the mouth, and Chinese medicine diet therapy is to let the disease enter from the mouth.

Peaceful physical characteristics: uniform and strong posture, cheerful and easy-going, strong disease resistance, adapt to cold and hot climate changes. Diet: Do not overeat, do not have a partial eclipse, maintain a balanced diet and maintain a healthy body.

Physical characteristics of qi deficiency: emaciation or obesity, fear of wind, cold and heat, fatigue, pale face and low voice. Just like sister Lin in a dream of red mansions, she is weak and sick. She usually eats more whole grains, such as glutinous rice, millet, yellow rice and barley. Yam is also a good thing, you can eat more.

Physical characteristics of yang deficiency: white and fat body or pale and unpretentious face, always afraid of cold and fond of warm, weak limbs, cough and palpitation. Usually eat more aphrodisiac foods, such as mutton, pork, chicken, dog meat, hairtail, shrimp, walnuts, chestnuts and so on.

Physical characteristics of yin deficiency: emaciation, ruddy complexion, dry mouth and throat, irritability and impatience in the heart, intolerance in spring and summer, and liking cold drinks. It is this kind of person who gets angry easily at ordinary times. Their diet should be light, away from greasy, thick and dry, and they must eat less onions, ginger, garlic, leeks and peppers.

Characteristics of phlegm-dampness constitution: obesity, gluttony, mental fatigue, laziness and lethargy. When you are sick, you cough, asthma and phlegm, or eat less, and you feel sick and vomit. Usually eat less fat and sweet, don't touch alcohol, and eat more fruits and vegetables, especially some foods that have the functions of strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis, resolving phlegm and eliminating phlegm, such as red bean barley porridge, lily lotus seed porridge and so on.

Damp heat constitution is characterized by being overweight, covered with oil, and some parts of the body are often hot and humid, so it is difficult to adapt to the hot and humid weather. Eat more coix seed, poria cocos, lotus seed, adzuki bean, broad bean, mung bean, duck, crucian carp, celery, lotus root and water spinach, reduce spicy food and eat less beef and mutton.

Physical characteristics of blood stasis: dull complexion and skin, dark lips, dark eyes and blue lips. Legend has it that most thin people who eat too much are not fat. Usually, you can eat more foods that can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, such as hawthorn, peach kernel, rape, arrowhead, black beans, soybeans, mushrooms and so on.

Physical characteristics of qi stagnation: emaciation or obesity, pale or sallow complexion, impatience, irritability, depression, chest tightness, headache and dizziness. Introverted, unstable, sensitive and suspicious. It is suggested to eat more foods that can promote qi, such as sorghum, mushrooms, oranges, buckwheat, radish, onion, garlic, bitter gourd, loofah, kidney beans and so on.

Idiopathic (congenital physical defect) physical characteristics: most of them have physical defects and are prone to allergies.

Diet conditioning: Diet should be light, avoid spicy, greasy and cold food.