According to Chinese medicine, obesity is a kind of deficiency standard, false mixed evidence, its "real" to the water and wet stop, phlegm and stasis mutual knot; its "false" to the gas deficiency and Yang deficiency. Whether it is water-dampness or phlegm-stasis, they are all cold and yin in nature, and require the warming of Yang and the promotion of Qi in order to be cleared out of the body. If the gas is weak, the promotion of the lack of power, yang loss of warming power, resulting in the accumulation of water dampness, phlegm and stagnation in the body, the formation of obesity.
From the theory of Chinese medicine, abdominal obesity is also related to spleen deficiency. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" of this type of obese people called cream people, there are "vertical belly hanging fat, skin slow, meat is not firm" characteristics, meaning that the slack longitudinal abdomen, sagging meat, belly is very loose, belly in the meat is not hard. In the organs, the spleen is mainly responsible for the transportation of water and humidity, when the spleen is weak, water and humidity can not be transported in a timely manner and the appearance of internal stagnation. And stagnant wet is a diffuse state of the evil, stagnation for a long time will coalesce to form a relatively viscous pathological evil, called phlegm in traditional Chinese medicine, phlegm and wet in the body after the formation of phlegm and dampness in the belly. The fat people more phlegm and wet, also because of this reason.
"Shuowen Jiezi" said: "The spleen main letter hidden Zhi, letter born in the earth." "Spleen main letter" means that the spleen functions in a rhythmic manner. Regular exercise and diet are the main methods of strengthening the spleen and promoting dampness.
Generally speaking, there are several kinds of exercises to effectively reduce belly fat.
First of all, diet is in order. Three meals a day time regular, dietary moderation, not overeating, with nuts and seeds instead of lard, butter and other animal ingredients, is a wise choice to reduce abdominal fat. Often drink to reduce abdominal tea drink formula: raw atractylodes 5 grams, Chen Pi 5 grams, Poria 5 grams, 5 grams of diarrhea, 5 grams of abdominal skin, boiled for 15-20 minutes instead of tea can be.
Secondly, "movement is the birth of Yang". Muscle movement can produce a lot of heat, can warm the spleen yang, so the spleen yang deficiency people, can be appropriate exercise. Daily brisk walking: brisk walking or alternating fast and slow walking, 45-60 minutes a day, on the one hand, you can lose abdominal fat, on the other hand, not so much as to make people exercise too much. Medium-intensity aerobic exercise: although it is not recommended to exercise too much, exercise still needs a certain intensity. For example, more running, cycling, swimming and other sports.
Another way is to tap on the Belt Chakra. The location of the stomach is the intersection of the belt chakra and the six foot meridians, just like the intersection on the street. If the intersection of meridians is not clear, the local formation of stagnant water points, the garbage can not be discharged will form obesity. By tapping can be water points through, drain away the garbage. The method is from the navel in front of the transverse waist for a week, until the middle of the lumbar vertebrae, tapping for a week, the force should be a little bigger, there is a slight pain or bloating feeling is the best, each time to tap for about 30 minutes. For those who have not reached the degree of fat, but are prone to stomach bloating after eating, stomach bloating, half an hour after eating to beat the belt pulse can eliminate food and stomach.
(The author is the deputy chief physician of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
By Wang Hongrui