What causes pseudo-obesity?
People with pseudo-obesity can lose weight relatively quickly. Do you know what causes pseudo-obesity? Let's take a look at the analysis of pseudo-obesity causes by traditional Chinese medicine.
What causes pseudo-obesity? How to lose weight with pseudo-obesity? What are the methods to lose weight with pseudo-obesity?
People who are physically obese are 90% weak in constitution. Weak constitution is caused by weakened gastric and spleen functions. Weak constitution can lead to slower metabolism, decreased vitality, and reduced ability to consume nutrients, resulting in their accumulation in the body and the formation of pseudo-obesity. How to lose weight with pseudo-obesity? Let's take a look.
Most cases of pseudo-obesity are due to yang deficiency and gastric imbalance.
In clinical practice, obesity is mostly related to yang deficiency and gastric imbalance. Yang deficiency does not necessarily lead to obesity, but the majority of obese people have yang deficiency. Yang deficiency can cause an important problem - gastric imbalance, weakened bodily and organ functions, and obesity itself is just one of the problems caused by yang deficiency.
The four types of deficiency in the human body are yin deficiency, blood deficiency, yang deficiency, and qi deficiency. Most obese people belong to the third type - yang deficiency.
The qi deficiency caused by yang deficiency can lead to various health issues: cold limbs, sensitivity to both cold and hot temperatures, loose stools, yellow and dull skin, oily skin with spots and lack of elasticity, slower metabolism and consumption, weakened organ functions, insomnia and vivid dreams, strong appetite, excessive sweating, easy fatigue, laziness, edema, and sinking of vital energy (prolapse of organs), among others.
Reinforcing the spleen and stomach to replenish yang deficiency is the key to solving obesity.
Under normal circumstances, food enters the stomach for initial digestion, and then the spleen takes away the refined and nutritious parts, delivering them to the lungs through the blood to nourish the five viscera and six bowels. If there is a problem with the spleen, it will lose its ability to function properly, and all the nutrients will accumulate in the body, leading to obesity.
To solve obesity, it is necessary to first strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, addressing the yang deficiency. Common Chinese herbal medicines for this purpose include kudzu root, red yeast rice, and houttuynia cordata.
Lifestyle adjustments to strengthen the spleen and replenish deficiency
In daily diet, we should also eat more foods that strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, such as Chinese yam, coix seed, lotus root, jujube, and various types of beans. Of course, regular exercise is also a good method.
In addition to maintaining a regular lifestyle, eating and sleeping on time, and avoiding raw and cold food, we should also consume more foods that strengthen the spleen, such as lotus seeds, coix seeds, and Chinese yam. Drink plenty of water and eat fruits with high water content, such as pears, apples, and watermelons. Additionally, drinking a bowl of clear soup before meals can dilute the salt content and maintain internal hydration.
