The human body's qi and blood are very important for various functions of the body. Insufficient qi and blood often manifest as poor sleep quality, pale and dull skin with wrinkles. It is crucial to regulate qi and blood to prevent premature aging. Let's take a look at specific methods with the author!
What are the manifestations of insufficient qi and blood?
1. Manifestations on the skin
People with insufficient qi and blood tend to have pale, dull, spotted, dry, wrinkled, and aging skin.
2. Manifestations on the hair
People with insufficient qi and blood are prone to hair loss, baldness, dryness, and split ends, in addition to external factors such as dyeing and perming.
If there are yellow hair or white hair, it is more likely to be due to insufficient qi and blood.
3. Manifestations in the eyes
The eyes are closely related to the liver. Eyes with sufficient liver blood are clear, while people with insufficient qi and blood may have yellow and turbid whites of the eyes.
4. Manifestations on the gums
Healthy and rosy gums make people look comfortable without being too red or too pale. People with insufficient qi and blood are prone to gum recession and pale gum color.
5. Manifestations on the hands
People with insufficient qi and blood have pale nails and easily sweaty palms or cold hands.
How to regulate insufficient qi and blood?
1. Dietary regulation
Eat less foods that are not conducive to replenishing qi and blood, such as cold drinks and fried foods.
Eat more nutritious foods such as red dates, carrots, and donkey-hide gelatin to replenish qi and blood.
2. Moderate exercise
Women can choose to do some gentle exercises such as yoga, aerobics, and tai chi; this can not only exercise the body and promote blood circulation but also avoid excessive energy consumption.
3. Acupoint massage
Persist in massaging and stimulating many acupoints on the body, which can replenish qi and blood.
Pressing the armpit, temples, back of the head, cervical vertebrae, and carotid artery can promote smooth circulation of blood and qi, thereby achieving the effect of "energizing and invigorating blood."
4. Traditional Chinese medicine supplementation
Regularly take Chinese herbal medicines such as red dates, lotus seeds, Chinese yam, walnuts, angelica, codonopsis, polygonum multiflorum, and goji berries.
(1) You can use 15g of codonopsis, 15 jujubes, boil water and drink it as tea; or use 60g of maltose, 20 jujubes, cook them with water and eat them when cooked.
(2) You can also use 20g of polygonum multiflorum, 20g of goji berries, 60g of glutinous rice, 15 red dates, and add an appropriate amount of brown sugar to cook into porridge, which can replenish qi and nourish blood.
