First, bid farewell to common diseases by invigorating the spleen
? Case: Mr. Zhang
? Age: 40 years old Occupation: Real estate agent Height: 175cm Weight: 80kg
? Key points of conditioning: diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
? Because of work, I usually run outside. My client made an appointment to see the house and flew away sooner or later. So three meals are not normal. I can skip one day and have two lunches when I am hungry. I like sweet and cold drinks very much. I drink two or three hand-cranked drinks every day. This lifestyle once made me fat to 100 kilograms. A few years ago, one day after I was thirty-five, I became thinner and thinner, but I still ate a lot. I was frightened by my thinness. I went to the hospital and found it was diabetes! In fact, before diabetes was discovered, there was a problem of "three highs", so we can control it by drinking less. But, to be honest, hunger is hard to bear, especially when we are under great pressure at work. Eating is the best way to relieve stress. If we can't eat any more, it's really all the fun of life. As a result, after eating diabetes, I thought diabetes had to be controlled by taking medicine for life. Later, I heard from friends that through diet adjustment and TCM conditioning, symptoms can be alleviated or even returned to normal.
Second, the relationship between spleen and stomach and diabetes
? 1. Diabetes and three highs are common diseases now. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spleen deficiency is the biggest cause of diabetes, because spleen governs transport and transformation. It doesn't matter if you don't get nutrition. At most, you have lost weight, but you have eaten too much. The spleen does not send nutrients to the right organs, but to the lungs and stomach. When it reaches the heart, it reaches the intestines. Malnutrition leads to organ dysfunction, which often leads to diabetes.
? 2. The spleen and stomach are located in the middle jiao. When the transport and transformation function is abnormal, the water and dampness stagnate and the moisture is turbid. Every organ is not nourished and always feels hungry, so eat more. In addition, the spleen and stomach are also the main organs for transporting and transforming blood gas. Blood stasis can cause different diseases in various organs, such as stagnant uterus, which will lead to male breast development with hysteromyoma; Cerebral thrombosis and stroke; Kidney deficiency, diabetes or renal dysfunction, to wash the kidney. Therefore, diabetes and three high problems are closely related to the spleen and stomach. To solve the related problems, we must first replenish the spleen and stomach in order to have a healthy body.
? 3. Spleen deficiency is one of the key factors leading to diabetes. Pancreas is the main digestive gland of human body, which is mainly composed of endocrine part and exocrine part. They can secrete insulin and pancreatic juice respectively. Digestive enzymes such as trypsin contained in pancreatic juice play an extremely important role in human digestion. Insulin can maintain the normal level of blood sugar in the body and participate in related metabolism. Irregular diet will damage the spleen, and depression will damage the liver, kidney and spleen, which are the main causes of diabetes. Diabetes can't be cured at present, but it can be alleviated by scientific means.
Third, how to stay away from common diseases
? 1. Exercise: fixed time and times.
Spleen governs transport and transformation. To keep the spleen healthy, it must be active. Never think that if you have diabetes, you should lie still. You must get into the habit of exercising regularly, at least three times a week. Swimming, jogging and brisk walking are all suitable. It takes more than 30 minutes at a time to meet the sports requirements.
? 2.？ Massage: Gulou point
Efficacy: The acupoints located on the spleen meridian can strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote dampness and dehumidification, and often press them in leisure time, which is helpful to promote the function of the spleen meridian. Four fingers on the inside of the calf and the inner edge of the tibia are close together, and about eight fingers above the ankle are the point of talking about the valley.
? 3. Diet: Corn Silk and Astragalus Tea
(1) material: corn stigma 1 Liang, astragalus 5 yuan, water 1 liter.
(2) Practice: Boil the materials in a pot, and then simmer for 30 minutes with low fire, then you can drink.
(3) Efficacy: benefiting qi and promoting diuresis, regulating blood sugar and invigorating spleen and qi.
(4) Remarks: Corn stigma can be bought in Chinese medicine shops, but if fresh corn stigma can be used, the effect will be better.
Fourth, how to nourish the spleen?
1, the spleen likes dryness and aversion to dampness, and likes warmth and aversion to cold, so it is necessary to eat some warm or dry food or traditional Chinese medicine to nourish the spleen. For example, the spices commonly used in our kitchen are mostly warm and dry, so they also have the function of strengthening the spleen. Such as nutmeg, Amomum villosum, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, pepper, star anise, fennel, banksia rose, angelica dahurica, galangal, dried ginger and the like. The spleen governs the soil, so eat more rustic foods, such as sweet potatoes and yams that grow underground; Spleen likes warm and hates cold, so it needs warm food; Spleen color is yellow, so eat yellow food, millet yellow, the most nourishing spleen soil; Spleen morality is slowing down, and it takes sweetness to slow down the spleen.
? 2, incense into the spleen, incense can wake up the spleen, incense can dry and wet, but also make the spleen comfortable. Cooking has the function of strengthening the spleen, such as frying peanuts and melon seeds. Furthermore, rice or pasta is baked into a semi-burnt and semi-paste, which is fragrant and can also replenish the spleen. When I was a child, I liked to eat tortillas or steamed bread baked brown by the pot. Maybe children are born to know that it strengthens the spleen. Push, the golden brown bread is burnt and crisp, which should be something for nourishing the spleen.
? 3. Children should be careful not to overeat and be afraid of cold from an early age, including eating more fruits, cold drinks and cold water. Because it will damage spleen yang. The best snacks for children are maltose and crispy rice. Some people worry that eating barbecue will get angry. I don't think we can eat food that has just been baked and is still hot, but we can wait until it cools to room temperature to avoid getting angry. People with spleen deficiency can insist on drinking ginger and brown sugar water in the morning, which will help warm the spleen and raise yang.
? 4. The spleen is middle-earth and is the cardinal whose yang rises to the left. There are many traditional Chinese medicines and decoction formulas for invigorating spleen in past dynasties: Atractylodes rhizome and Wei Ping powder for invigorating spleen and drying dampness; Bushen Qushi has Poria and Sijunzi Decoction; There are tsaoko, Jianpi powder to help transport the spleen; Warm spleen and dispel cold include dried ginger and Lizhong decoction; Spleen-invigorating and Qi-benefiting decoction includes Astragalus membranaceus and Buzhong Yiqi decoction. Ginseng, cassia twig and ginseng soup are used to tonify spleen. These are all prescriptions for rising yang and invigorating qi.