Internal dampness and phlegm
Dampness and sputum are accumulations that occur in the body that can make us feel "phlegmatic." or just hard and tired. When our diet is not synchronized with our body, our mind works overtime, or when the weather is very wet and wet, we tend to stagnate with wet and sputum.
dampness usually considered to be thicker / heavier viscosity than sputum, although it may be less obvious in physical signs. Dampness is felt in the severity of the body and thinking nebula, and it can be seen in the coat of the tongue.
sputum thinner and manifests itself in a cold or a wet type of cough.
Symptoms of dampness and phlegm
· Misty head
· Bad memory
· Difficulty waking up in the morning
· Low energy, especially after eating
· Loose stools
Poor concentration
· Leucorrhoea
· Wet skin conditions
Signs of dampness and sputum
· Swollen tongue with teeth marks
· White coating on the tongue
· Walking nose, especially after fatty / dairy foods
· Slippery impulse
One of the signs of dampness is a thick covering of the tongue and swelling of the body of the tongue. Sometimes the covering of the tongue is very thick and white, especially in people who consume a lot of dairy products, such as yogurt and milk. These people often also scratch the cover of their tongue because it is so thick! This does not apply to the roots of a wet problem; it simply removes one of the indicators.
Humidity and sputum accumulate for several reasons. We can first break reasons into two categories: internal and external routes.
internally Humidity / sputum may accumulate due to:
1. Overthinking / stress, leading to a deficiency of spleen qi (digestive energy), which cannot cope with all raw foods that enter the body, which leads to sluggish digestion.
2. Bad diet. Too many dairy, fatty, fatty, fatty, sweet, cold, raw and rich natural products.
externally Humidity / sputum may accumulate due to:
1. Humidity. Tropical weather. Air conditioning will explode on you on a hot day for extended periods of time.
2. The two weeks between each season change, and especially the end of summer, which is considered to be the last summer. or wet & # 39; the time of year when we expect dampness to accumulate.
Chinese medicine is based on the theory of 5 elements. Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood.
Each element belongs to the season, organ, emotions and functions, etc. D. Dampness is most closely associated with the earth. The element of earth refers to the end of summer, and the organs of the spleen and stomach.
The work of the spleen and stomach is to turn food and water into energy, and the rest into waste. However, sometimes, when this system works and cannot transform things properly, due to a rich diet, for example, there is an excess of residues left above that cannot be disposed of effectively called dampness. Chinese medicine also states that when dampness flows from the earth element, it is contained in a metal element; it is the lungs and colon. This may explain why sometimes we eat oily fish and chips or milkshake and get a runny nose, cough or diarrhea.
Humidity is heavy and likes to drain and wipe. Sometimes he cannot do this because he is locked and locked. There are several ways to get rid of dampness. First we want to reduce the products that add to the problem. Then we want to use herbs and acupuncture to either open the pores of the skin, to disperse through sweat, clean through a stool, or deplete through urination. Then we will strengthen the digestion using a mild diet, exercise, herbs and acupuncture.
Matter and energy
A good way to explain Chinese medicine and what we call “digestion” is through the basic principles of physics.
Matter and energy. The two main aspects of nature are fire and water. We can refer to these two elements as matter (water) and energy (fire). All this is a form of matter and energy, matter is a more compacted form with less vibration and energy as a more dispersed and insignificant form that has strongly vibrational electrons and protons.
This suggests that they are interchangeable; life and nature are always moving and changing. We are composed of matter, and we are driven by passion, emotion, will and love, in which case we can say that it is energy. or fire, which is life. Thus, we are composed of matter, due to energy. But what feeds this energy? Food, air and water. So we have life, or this inner fire, and we want to add fuel or wood. What tree will we add to the fire?
What burdens the digestive fire?
When we want to make a good fire, we need good, light and dry wood; like kindling. We notice when we put green sticks on the fire, he smokes and puts out the fire. Similarly, if we put a large tray of damp wood on the fire, we will probably put it out completely.
The spleen and stomach are like dry, light foods. Thus, heavy, fatty, fatty, raw and nonfatty foods are not something like strengthening weak digestion. It is like throwing a big heavy wet log onto a small fire. Bye!
We need to start with easily digestible grains and foods that are well prepared and not over-processed. This is our kindling.
Products to reduce moisture and food return
Ready whole grains: rice, oats, barley, rye, millet, quinoa, pearl barley, buckwheat, amaranth, corn
Veggies: beans (if you can carry gas), celery, pumpkin, turnip, alfalfa, leafy greens
Meat / protein: a small amount of well cooked (even slow boiled / stewed) good and moist plums. Beef, lamb, chicken.
Spices / Herbs: Ginger is great for preheating the digestive tract, especially in the area of congestion. Cardamom, cinnamon, fennel, paprika, cumin, and pepper are all heated to digestion.
Products to avoid increasing dampness and reducing digestion
In general, too many raw, cold, sweet, fatty, or slimy foods.
Too many raw fruits, vegetables, sprouts, juices, cold dishes from the refrigerator, salad, sushi in excess.
Late night
For food
Do not chew properly
Processed foods such as pastries, pork, duck, salads, wheat grass, avocados, bananas, tofu, soy milk (soy - 50% fats and oils), eggs, chocolate, ice cream, cocktails, ice water, dairy products, dairy products.
Raw food or salad diet sounds healthy and cleans, but may not be beneficial for everyone. A person who is very hot, red, with a strong constitution, will bring many benefits, although a thin, pale, tired person will become worse. All this is due to their condition, digestion and diet.
Further improvement in digestion and weight loss
When the digestive fire decreases, and we introduce more of the wrong foods, we get leftover residues. This is what we call damp. This dampness is an energy that has become more fundamental, matter. This left substance can be deposited as fat or turned into more solid material, such as cysts.
The way to reduce it is:
Loose battery reduction
Restoration of the gastrointestinal tract
Become active and exercise daily
Cleansing the mind through meditation and relaxation of the breath
Chris Eddy Doctor of Chinese Medicine
