Why is it so cold in winter? Chinese medicine teaches you six ways to "heat up"

The 2017-12-01 golden sheep eye network

During the winter, many people shiver with cold, especially a lot of thin, weak, cold physique, even if dressed warmly, hands and feet are always cold. In fact, most people know the undercurrent reaction. Zhang jingzhi, deputy director of the second hospital affiliated to guangzhou medical university, believes that there are two main causes of cold feet and feet: one is lack of Yang qi and the other is qi stagnation. So how do you "heat up"?

There are two kinds of cold feet and hands: lack of Yang qi and qi stagnation

Zhang jing's introduction, the so-called Yang qi deficiency, a lot of people understand, is lack of energy, energy is insufficient, can not meet the needs of the human body, so the feet are not warm. And and qi is the energy is enough, but the roads are not unobstructed, energy transport out, form the heat, the state of relative lack of limbs, TCM term is "depression within sun be the spirit, not up to the end of the four".

"To judge that you are in that situation, it is best to look for a doctor." Zhang jing said, if the Yang qi is not enough, then use the method of lukewarm compensation treatment, traditional Chinese medicine has lukewarm to take up the Chinese medicine of the Yang qi, such as gold of the gold, the right return pills. If it is the reason of the gas delay, the method that is mainly used for the air, for example, Chinese medicine has a prescription called four inverse dispersion, is the treatment of the air machine unsmooth formation of the limbs inverse cold.

Try these six methods at home to "heat up"

Zhang's advice, besides taking medicine to adjust the body, should also pay attention to some details in the home, can also let the body "heat up" --

Develop a good eating habit and get enough calories. Diet is the source of gas and blood chemical, if not on time, or eat too little, partial food, such as diet to lose weight, etc., can cause qi deficiency, Yang qi is weak.

Exercise properly. The movement is fluid, the Yang qi, the warm function is normal.

Pay attention to keep warm. Wear clothes to prevent heat loss from being lost too fast, or in a low-temperature environment to prevent excessive heat consumption.

4. The diet. Can eat a few more lukewarm medicine or food, such as astragalus, angelica, halberd and so on Chinese medicine, the taste is good, can be warm again. Like mutton, chicken, ginger, garlic, scallions, dates and other foods, also have the effect of temperature.

5. Soak the foot. Before going to bed warm water bubble foot also has very good run the function of qi blood, still can add the traditional Chinese medicine such as cassia branch, mugwort, wood incense, chuanxiong and so on, or directly add a few baijiu also can. The foot should also be noted that the water temperature should not exceed 45 degrees Celsius, within half an hour.

6. Hot compress abdomen: around the abdomen, sun be the spirit im land is the human body, in a coarse salt, cartridge hot compress or lamp light around the abdomen, such as CV 8, guan yuan, qi hai these meridians, have better removing the role of the sun be the spirit.

Cold feet and feet should be the first time to eliminate the organic disease

Zhang Jing points out, many diseases can cause local blood circulation obstacle will lead to cold feet, such as some vascular disease, cause local blood circulation obstacle, low blood pressure, low blood sugar caused limb peripheral poor circulation, anemia, etc. In patients with hypothyroidism, the basal metabolic rate decreases, and the body produces significantly less heat. These reasons should pay attention to cure original disease, only can better improve symptom.