The so-called "skinny" refers to people who are thin and weigh 20% less than their normal weight. The normal weight is calculated by subtracting 105 from the height (cm) and multiplying it by 2. Thin people are similar to those who are said to be "yin deficiency" and "blood deficiency" in Chinese medicine. Their physical characteristics are a serious shortage of essence, blood and body fluid, which constitute the most basic substances of human body. The loss of essence, blood and body fluid will affect the normal life activities of human body. Therefore, we must attach great importance to the harm of thinness. Even for the elderly, it is not "a thousand dollars is hard to buy old and thin". After more than 30 years of follow-up observation of more than 5,000 people by a foreign research institution, it was found that the mortality rate of both fat and thin people was much higher than that of those who were neither fat nor thin. The person with the lightest weight and thinnest figure has the shortest life span. Physical characteristics of thin people: dry mouth and throat, fever in hands and feet, red face in the afternoon, little sleep, dry stool, yellow urine, intolerance in spring and summer, liking cold drinks, short pulse, red tongue and little moss.

Attention should be paid to the health care of thin people:

1. Psychiatry. Thin people are irritable because of yin deficiency and fire, which is what people often say. Therefore, thin people must strengthen self-discipline, especially follow the "inaction" and "keeping the spirit inside" in Huangdi Neijing, and consciously develop the habit of being calm and calm; In life and work, we should fight less with others on unprincipled issues to reduce anger; We should take less part in those competitive entertainment activities.

2. Spleen and stomach. Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow. The growth and development of the human body and all the nutrients that sustain life depend on the supply of the spleen and stomach. If the spleen and stomach are weak, human growth and metabolism will be seriously affected. Therefore, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the stomach is something that thin people must pay attention to. If you have abdominal distension and loose stool after a meal, it means that the absorption function is not good and the spleen is responsible. You can take some qi-invigorating drugs, such as Buzhong Yiqi Pills, and be careful not to eat cold or greasy food. If you can't eat, you blame your stomach. When you pay attention to your stomach, you can eat some fragrant sand and six gentlemen's pills. If you can't eat or digest well, you must replenish your spleen and stomach.

3. Diet conditioning. The basic principle is rich in nutrition and easy to digest. The reason why we should eat more nutritious food is because thinness itself is caused by malnutrition. Rich nutrition here refers to the function of supplementing essence, blood and body fluid, such as sesame, honey, dairy products, sugar cane, fish and tofu. If you can, you can eat bird's nest, tremella, sea cucumber, mussel, nail fish, nail fish, husband duck and so on. However, we should eat less spicy and dry products such as onion, ginger, garlic, leek, onion and pepper to avoid adding fuel to the fire.

4. Environmental adjustment. Thin people are often inflamed because of yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang, which is characterized by fever in hands and feet, dry mouth and throat, frequent fear of heat and cold, easy to catch a cold in winter and uncomfortable in summer. Therefore, in hot summer, we should pay attention to summer vacation, and it is best to travel to the seaside and mountains if possible. The climate in autumn is dry, "dry evil hurts yin", and thin people should pay more attention to nourishing yin in autumn. The living room should be quiet, and it is best to live in a house facing south.

5. Improve the quality of sleep. Because during sleep, the basal metabolic rate of the human body decreases and the synthesis in the body increases. People who often can't sleep at night are often thinner. Therefore, thin people should have a good sleep.