Qi stagnation and blood stasis are commonly used terms in traditional Chinese medicine, and many people disagree. In fact, most of the root causes come from this. Everyone has learned these eight words, "running water does not rot, and the hinges do not bite." Of course, the opposite means that water is easy to rot if it doesn't flow, and insects are easy to grow if the pivot column doesn't exercise regularly. Why are there more and more tumors, cysts, strokes, cancers and allergic diseases, and they are getting younger and younger? Everyone has a bad habit of eating cold things inside.
Others say, how do you think westerners eat like this? You can add ice to any food. Haven't you seen anyone who is ill and short-lived? Many people hold this view, just as we doubted when we said that China people were not encouraged to drink or drink less coffee: If coffee tastes so bad, can it still be sold? People abroad drink several cups of coffee every day. These views are obviously a way of thinking of western medicine, which holds that everyone is the same.
In China culture, Chinese medicine is an important part of China culture. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the human body is based on Guyang. Huangdi Neijing talks about Yin and Yang and the way of heaven and earth. Among yin and yang, yang is the foundation of all things. In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, water can nourish yin and heat can warm yang. And hot water just contains the function of nourishing yin and warming yang. Therefore, drinking hot water for a long time can keep people healthy, thus preventing and treating all diseases.
In fact, this simple example can illustrate the problem: why are oranges born in the south and oranges born in the north? This shows the importance of the environment. People in different areas have different constitutions. Westerners' eating habits have a lot to do with food structure. Their staple food is mainly high-calorie meat cheese, which is more nutritious and provides energy for the body itself. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, such a way of eating will lead to "getting angry". When the fire is booming, the sun is booming; Excessive yang needs yin water to balance, and ice water is water with strong yin, which can quickly restore the balance of the body. Simply put, foreigners like to drink cold water because they usually eat greasy food and need to "put out the fire". Similarly, this is why many people eat a lot of spicy and exciting things, as long as a glass of cold water will feel very cool.
China has a saying of keeping in good health with warm water since ancient times. Zhu Xinyi said that this is related to the constitution and living habits of our people. In China people's diet, starch is eaten more and is cooler, so they prefer to drink hot water. Eating habits may have a subtle effect on correcting physical fitness. When you eat a lot of hot food, you like to drink some cold water; After eating a lot of cold food, I like to drink some hot water, which is more neutral.
Traditional Chinese medicine says that boiled water is a neutral substance, which can take away dampness, cold and malice in the body through excretion and perspiration. When menstruation comes, hot water can relieve and calm the abdomen. Western medicine says that hot water can treat colds, coughs and sore throats, eliminate phlegm and help clear up nasal congestion. People who are used to drinking boiled water have high deoxyenzyme activity in their bodies, less lactic acid accumulation in their muscles, and are not prone to fatigue. After boiled water enters the human body, it can immediately exert its metabolic function, regulate body temperature and deliver nutrition. And obviously it has unexpected benefits to the body. For middle-aged and elderly people, boiling water can not only dilute blood, reduce blood viscosity, but also promote blood circulation. For young people, drinking water is not only thirst-quenching and diuretic, but also good for the skin.
From the point of view of Chinese medicine, we should eat less cold things. Eating too much will hurt the yang, which will gradually inhibit the whole body function. In Su Wen's Theory of Meridians, it is mentioned: "If you drink into the stomach, you will overflow the essence and lose it to the spleen. The spleen qi disperses essence, which goes up to the lungs, through the airway and down to the bladder. The water essence is four weaves, the five meridians are parallel, and the four seasons are combined with the five internal organs and yin and yang. "
Chinese medicine not only recommends drinking hot water, but also recommends eating hot meals and washing your hair with hot water. Tao Hongjing's "Health Record" said: "Where you eat, you want to eat hot food first, then warm food, and then cold food." In other words, the meal should be eaten while it is hot, not leftovers. In addition, the book also mentioned: "Don't touch cold water for a long time, eat hot food and sweat, don't blow it, don't drink cold water at the beginning of a serious illness, and don't rinse it with cold water after washing your hair with hot water." Isn't that what mothers often tell us? ?
For most people, eating hot food or cold food is caused by childhood living habits. People are very adaptable. Most people can accept cold water and hot water. Foreigners don't drink hot water at all Coffee and tea are also very hot. Man is warm-blooded animals. Too cold or too hot water is not good, which will cause many reactions in the body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that balance is the key, and hot water or warm water is indispensable to balance cold and dampness.