Entering the fall and winter seasons, if you don’t pay attention to something like weight, it will quietly increase. Chinese medicine practitioners have pointed out that obesity can be divided into “apple type” and “pear type”. How can Chinese medicine cure obesity?
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Chinese medicine looks at obesity: the disease is found in the spleen, stomach and large intestine
Are you also obese? Lin Qiaowei, a Chinese medicine practitioner, explained that for Chinese medicine, obesity is mainly found in the spleen, stomach and large intestine;
What are the reasons for the above problems? Lin Qiaowei said that as you age, your ability to digest and metabolize becomes poor; you overeat or ingest various refined starches; or you lack exercise and are often sedentary; There is a chronic disease with Qi deficiency.
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Lin Qiaowei said that most of his patients are women and that obesity can be divided into two types: one is central obesity, which is the so-called “apple type”. This type of obesity has a lot of abdominal and abdominal fat and is more dangerous. Groups at risk of coronary heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. The other is pear-shaped obesity: these people have been sedentary for a long time, accumulate saddles and have constipation problems with lower body edema.
Lin Qiaowei added that other possible causes of obesity include hypothyroidism, Cushing’s disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, depression, insomnia, pituitary dysfunction, insufficient growth hormone, endocrine disorders and other diseases; pharmacological factors include steroids, depression medications, etc.
Chinese medicine for obesity: traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, inclusion of threads
No matter what kind of fat it is, it still needs to be addressed. How can Chinese medicine cure obesity? Lin Qiaowei explained that in fact, some obesity is not caused by mere appetite, and even some obesity has nothing to do with appetite (such as abnormal water metabolism), so the traditional Chinese medicine is the most indispensable part of weight loss in traditional Chinese medicine.
In addition, traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture will also sharpen up and down the traditional metabolism-promoting acupoints, such as Qihai, Guanyuan, Daimai and other acupoints; or the inclusion of catgut, which is implanted in the subcutaneous fat through decomposable threads to stimulate adipose tissue and strengthen blood circulation. Lin Qiaowei said that both acupuncture and the inclusion of threads have the effect of suppressing appetite and promoting gastrointestinal function, as well as regulating general blood circulation.
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◎ Source /Lin Qiaowei TCM doctor
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