Body mass index (BMI) is a commonly used international standard to measure obesity and health status. Body mass index (BMI), also known as BMI, is a number obtained by dividing the weight in kilograms by the square of the height in meters.
The calculation method is as follows:
Body mass index (BMI) = weight (kg) ÷ height 2 (m). If your height is 1.60m and your weight is 60KG, then 60kg/(1.62) =18.75, which is normal when your body mass index is 18.5 ~ 23.9. You can do the math and try it!
In fact, obesity in different parts of the body also exposes different problems in the body!
1. Upper body fat: spleen and stomach dysfunction.
Upper body fat generally refers to abdominal obesity. Such people are not necessarily fat, and many thin people may have big bellies. For example, men's beer bellies, women who wean their babies prematurely during lactation, and people who lack exercise are prone to accumulate fat in their bellies. Spleen and stomach are weak, water and dampness cannot be transported normally, and phlegm and turbidity accumulate in the body; If there is a fire in the gastrointestinal tract, the appetite is too strong, and the food is always not enough, the upper body will gain weight and form an apple-shaped figure. Studies have found that apple-shaped women are not only prone to heart disease and stroke, but also more prone to dementia.
2. Lower body fat: bad liver and gallbladder
When there is a problem with the liver, gallbladder and kidney, it will lead to poor detoxification of meridians, slow fat metabolism, and easy accumulation of toxins in the lower body, leading to obesity (pear shape) in the lower body. Many women are obese in the lower body, and fat accumulates in the buttocks and thighs. Such people should not only reduce sedentary, correct bad sitting posture such as crossing their legs, but also be alert to whether the liver, gallbladder and kidney are abnormal. Because people with high cholesterol, high fat and abnormal uric acid, poor detoxification function will form obesity in the lower body.
3. Thick arms: the heart meridian is not connected with the large intestine.
The heart meridian and the large intestine meridian mainly pass through our upper limbs. If the heart meridian and the large intestine meridian are impassable, toxins in the body will easily accumulate, which will easily lead to arm obesity. We call it "butterfly sleeve", and "butterfly sleeve" hides the crisis of insufficient blood supply to the heart. If the inside of the arm is uneven, it is necessary to pat it every day, otherwise fat particles will affect blood circulation and form fat garbage accumulation, which is unsightly and harmful to the heart.
4. Back obesity: bladder meridian impassability
The bladder meridian is a natural barrier for the human body to resist the external cold, and it is also the largest detoxification channel for the human body. There is a rule about the accumulation of fat. In the view of TCM, fat accumulates on the back, and the body's self-defense mechanism works. Fat will automatically accumulate on the back, and the thickened part is the door established by the body to defend against dampness and cold. At the same time, it will form a vicious circle, and the accumulated fat will affect the smoothness of meridians, leading to the accumulation of garbage that cannot be discharged. In this way, the back will accumulate thicker and thicker. At the same time, back thickening also has visceral problems. Thick upper jiao is called heart-lung fire, thick middle jiao is called spleen-stomach obstruction, and thick lower jiao is called kidney deficiency.
5. Abdominal fat accumulation: spleen and stomach deficiency and cold
"Vein pattern" refers to the only vein extending horizontally between waist and abdomen. Other meridians of the human body run from top to bottom, and only the "pulse" circles horizontally, as if the longitudinal meridians were tied with a rope.
The spleen and stomach are responsible for the digestion and absorption of food. If the spleen and stomach are deficient in cold, it will affect the normal function of the spleen and stomach, and food will be converted into fat, which will lead to stagnant water and dampness in the body, and fat will accumulate in the abdomen, which will lead to the enlargement of the stomach. Spleen and stomach weakness with pulse block, once pulse block, it will cause many meridians of the body to be blocked in the waist and abdomen, resulting in abdominal obesity! Form a vicious circle!
How to improve?
1. Dispel dampness and cold, regulate the spleen and stomach, and often do abdominal exercises. Practice: Rub your hands hot, aim at the abdomen 36 times clockwise and 36 times counterclockwise, and do it three times.
2. Gently massage the helix to activate kidney qi. Methods: Hold empty fists with both hands, and massage the helix up and down with thumb and forefinger for 1 min until the helix is congested and feverish.
3. Regular back rubs dredge meridians. Methods: Moderate back massage from top to bottom can tonify yang and dredge collaterals, promote the circulation of qi and blood, and harmonize the five internal organs, thus eliminating fatigue, calming the heart and calming the nerves.
Obesity is not only the accumulation of fat, but also the root cause of the body. Therefore, mastering three methods can not only improve these problems, but also successfully lose weight!