Did you know why you gain weight so easily? Why can't you lose weight even if you eat less? The main reason for your obesity is actually due to insufficient spleen yang. Why do I say that? Let's find out through the following information. Now let's take a look at the relevant knowledge.
Weight loss has become a topic that many beauty-conscious women often discuss, especially now that summer is approaching and it's more important to control your figure. It's not good to look fat once you gain weight.
Obesity is not just about having a bad figure, but it may also hide dangerous diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and fatty liver. So, how to lose weight? First, you need to know the cause of obesity, and then you can choose the right weight loss method. Now, let me introduce to you the causes of obesity and the Chinese medicine massage method for weight loss.
Causes of Obesity: Mainly Insufficient Spleen Yang
The main cause of simple obesity is eating too much, consuming more calories than you burn, and the excess energy is converted into fat and accumulated in the body. The weight loss measures used in the past often included dieting, diarrhea, and physical exertion. However, the World Health Organization has established three principles for healthy weight loss: no dieting, no diarrhea, and no excessive fatigue. It also pointed out that the weekly weight loss should not exceed 1 kilogram. Comparing the weight loss products on the market, it's easy to distinguish which ones are genuine and which ones are fake.
Although many products now promote detoxification and weight loss through diarrhea, you should know that obesity itself is not an excess syndrome but a deficiency syndrome. Therefore, it should be treated with tonification methods.
The cost of weight loss through diarrhea is damage to your health, while weight loss through tonification is the fundamental solution. According to the current situation of obesity, it can be said that most obese patients can use tonification methods. This kind of weight loss is the correct approach. If diarrhea is used, it not only harms the body but also has a high chance of recurrence.
The main cause of obesity is insufficient spleen yang, so we can adjust the spleen's transforming and transporting functions from the perspective of tonifying spleen yang. When the spleen yang is sufficient, it can naturally digest the fat accumulated in the abdomen, waist, and limbs.
Self-Massage in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Weight Loss Anytime, Anywhere
1. Embrace Trembling Abdomen
This method is very easy to learn and convenient to use. It can be performed at home, in the office, while sitting in a car, or even on an airplane without being restricted by environmental conditions.
The method is as follows: Cross your hands in a relaxed and semi-circular shape, with the roots of both palms against the acupoints on both sides of the navel (one palm's width from the navel on each side); the tips of both little fingers against the guanyuan acupoint (four finger widths below the navel); the thumbs against the zhongwan acupoint (one palm's width above the navel). Gently press down on the abdomen and make small, rapid movements up and down (more than 150 times per minute), 1-2 times a day. In addition to weight loss, this technique can also lower blood sugar, promote bowel movements, and reduce blood pressure.
2. Rubbing the Abdomen
Lie down on your back, stack your palms together, and rub the lower and middle abdomen in a clockwise direction, until you feel a warm sensation in the abdomen. Do this for about 5 minutes.
3. Kneading the Abdomen
Hold the skin and flesh of the abdomen, including the deep layer of fat, and knead them in a clockwise direction (i.e., kneading while holding), about 5 minutes. The first two times should be slightly painful.
Common Weight Loss Chinese Herbs
Chinese herbs can also be used for weight loss. Many Chinese herbs have the effect of weight loss, such as honeysuckle, bupleurum, and polygonum multiflorum. Here are 6 types of weight loss Chinese herbs and 5 traditional Chinese medicine weight loss remedies.
1. Honeysuckle
Weight loss principle: Honeysuckle has a sweet and cold nature, good at clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing fire, and dispelling dampness. It is particularly suitable for consumption in summer, but it is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.
Applicable population: Generally speaking, honeysuckle has a wide range of applications, but there is only one group of people who are not suitable for it. They eat very little but have a lot of fat. This is obesity caused by endocrine disorders. If you are in this situation, honeysuckle may not be suitable for you. This type of obesity is usually caused by the imbalance of the weak spleen and stomach, so honeysuckle is likely to exacerbate this imbalance, worsen obesity, and hinder your weight loss journey.
