As the Spring Festival approaches, whether it is a family reunion or a gathering of friends, good wine and food are indispensable. Candies and snacks are also indispensable in the living room. However, if we do not exercise moderation, our bodies will be overwhelmed. Overeating, overeating, and eating unclean foods can easily damage the spleen and stomach, leading to bloating, stomach pain, pantothenic acid, and other discomforts. Traditional Chinese medicine experts from Nanjing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine believe that the spleen is responsible for transportation and transformation, and the stomach is responsible for storage. The spleen is responsible for ascending and clearing the stomach, and is responsible for reducing turbidity. The spleen and stomach are the "source of Qi and blood biochemistry" and "the foundation of acquired nature" of the human body. If the spleen is not healthy, it will produce phlegm and dampness, internal damage to the spleen and stomach, and all kinds of diseases will arise. Therefore, it is even more important to take good care of our spleen and stomach during holidays.
Yangzi Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Lu Yanlin
These six behaviors can easily damage the spleen and stomach
1. Fat, sweet and flavourful
For example, braised pork, fried chicken legs, cream cakes, chocolate candies, etc. They are difficult to digest, will seriously increase the burden on the spleen and stomach, produce a large amount of "phlegm and dampness", and can also lead to obesity, fatty liver, coronary heart disease and other heart and brain problems.
2. raw and cold
The food we eat is transported and transformed by the "Spleen and Stomach Yang Qi". Raw and cold foods are most likely to deplete Yang Qi and affect the transportation and transformation functions of the spleen and stomach, leading to symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Therefore, infants, young children and the elderly with weak spleen and stomach should try to avoid raw and cold foods in winter.
3. Angry and aggrieved
Many people have similar experiences. When they are particularly angry, they feel "full" and have no appetite and cannot eat. Or when they are particularly sad and anxious, they tend to overeat, turning grief into appetite. This all shows that bad emotions can significantly affect the function of the spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the liver governs dispersion and regulates emotions." Among the five elements, the liver belongs to wood, the spleen and stomach belong to earth, and wood can overcome earth. That is, the liver's dispersion function can promote the transportation and transformation of the spleen and stomach. If anger is wronged, the liver will be injured first, and liver qi will be damaged. Stagnation will lead to disorders of the ascending and descending functions of the spleen and stomach, and the function of the spleen and stomach will become weak over time.
4. Spicy and exciting
The stomach has the characteristic of "loving moistening and hating dryness". Spicy and irritating foods such as pepper, pepper, onion, ginger, and garlic are the most harmful to yin fluid, leading to yin deficiency in the spleen and stomach. Dry mouth, constipation, acne, hemorrhoids and even stomach bleeding occur. The tongue is red, thin and small, with little or no tongue coating, and even cracks.
5. Worrying too much
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "thinking leads to stagnation of Qi". Thinking too much can lead to stagnation of spleen and decreased transportation and transformation functions. Therefore, many students and IT workers lose their appetite and cannot eat when they think too much, and gradually become weightless and haggard. Some people also rely on overeating to relieve stress after being stressed. As a result, they further damage the spleen and stomach, causing phlegm and dampness to develop and cause "overwork." Fat".
6. Sedentary for long periods of time
The so-called "sitting for a long time damages the flesh" actually damages the spleen, because the spleen governs the flesh. For example, white-collar workers in offices often remain seated all day long. As time goes by, you will feel indigestion, spleen and stomach discomfort, your belly will start to get bigger like a balloon, your body will often feel tired and exhausted, your body will become fatter and fatter, your tongue will be fat and enlarged, and the tongue coating will be thick and greasy.
Tips for regulating the spleen and stomach
1. Acupoint moxibustion
Shenque: Modern people's spleen and stomach are weak, mostly due to spleen yang deficiency. Moxibustion is one of the best ways to increase yang. Moxibustion at Shenque can be used to replenish spleen yang. It has a good effect on the treatment of spleen and stomach deficiency and chronic diarrhea.
Zusanli: Zusanli is a large point on the stomach meridian. Moxibustion for ten minutes a day has a good effect on regulating the spleen and stomach.
Zhongwan: Half an hour after a meal, rub the Zhongwan point with your fingertips or the heel of your palms for about 3-5 minutes. It can effectively improve indigestion symptoms such as bloating and belching.
2. Preparation of delicious soup
●Amomum villosum, poria cocos and pork belly soup
Ingredients: Amomum villosum, 15 grams each of Poria cocos and 200 grams pork belly
Method: Clean the above ingredients, put them into a casserole, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat for 2 hours.
Efficacy: Removing dampness and harmonizing the stomach, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea
Indications: Indigestion caused by overeating or weak spleen and stomach during the Spring Festival, manifested as stomach pain, bloating, etc.
●Yam, glutinous rice and barley soup
Ingredients: 10 grams each of yam, gorgon seeds, fried coix kernels, raw astragalus, and atractylodes, and 200 grams of pork ribs
Method: Clean the above ingredients, put them in a pot, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over medium heat for 1.5 hours.
Efficacy: Replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen, awakening the stomach and removing dampness
Indications: Fatigue and lack of energy caused by staying up late.
Source: Yangtze Evening News