Traditional Chinese Medicine Nine Constitutions Health Guide: Which One Are You?

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Nine Constitutions Health Guide: Which One Are You?

No matter when, health preservation is always important. Understanding your own constitution can help you better regulate your body. Below, let's discuss the nine constitutions in Traditional Chinese Medicine and how to maintain health according to your constitution.

Yang Deficiency Constitution

Constitutional characteristics: Cold hands and feet, diarrhea after eating cold foods, loose muscles, sparse hair, pale complexion. Prone to feeling cold, drowsy and fatigued, frequent sweating, fear of cold and wind, preference for hot foods, often feeling dry mouth but not wanting to drink water.

Dietary advice: Eat more warm foods, less cold foods. You can try deer antler, mulberry mistletoe, eucommia bark, cinnamon, ginseng, red ginseng, goji berries, red dates, etc. Eat more mutton, venison, lychee, longan, jujube, chestnuts, chicken, Chinese yam, durian, sweet potato, red lotus root, etc. Eat less garland chrysanthemum, watermelon, pear, persimmon, loquat, bitter melon, mung bean, green tea, etc.

Lifestyle habits: Keep warm, wash hair quickly, avoid out-of-season foods, sleep with socks and a blanket, keep warm drinks at home.

Exercise: Jogging, Tai Chi, yoga, walking, sunbathing, etc.

Moxibustion: Zhongwan (CV12), Zusanli (ST36), Shenshu (BL23), Guanyuan (CV4).

Yin Deficiency Constitution

Constitutional characteristics: Thin body type, dizziness and blurred vision, hot palms and soles, dark red lips, dry mouth and throat, constipation, dry skin, dry eyes.

Dietary advice: Eat more fruits, stay away from spicy foods. You can try lily bulb, white fungus, snow pear, donkey-hide gelatin, dwarf lilyturf root, jade bamboo, coastal glehnia root, asparagus root, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle flower, sweet almond, etc. Eat more pomegranate, grapes, goji berries, lemon, apple, citrus, banana, loquat, mulberry, monk fruit, sugarcane, loofah, bitter melon, cucumber, spinach, white fungus, bird's nest, black sesame, lotus root, etc. Eat less Sichuan pepper, fennel, cinnamon bark, chili, scallion, ginger, garlic, leek, shrimp, lychee, longan, walnut, cherry, mutton, dog meat, etc.

Lifestyle habits: Maintain a happy mood, balanced nutrition, strengthen exercise, avoid staying up late and overwork.

Exercise: Avoid high-intensity exercises that cause excessive sweating; keep duration short. You can try Baduanjin, swimming, yoga, walking, aerobics, etc.

Qi Deficiency Constitution

Constitutional characteristics: Dull complexion, low spirits, shortness of breath and fatigue, easy sweating, dizziness and brain swelling, poor memory, low mood, weak voice, prone to illness.

Dietary advice: Avoid cold and suppress heat. You can try ginseng, codonopsis, astragalus, white hyacinth bean, jujube, Chinese yam, Poria, Atractylodes, Job's tears, ginkgo, pork stomach, chicken, silver carp, yellow croaker, glutinous rice, millet, etc. Eat less betel nut, mint, pepper, hawthorn, kohlrabi, perilla leaf, mint, lotus leaf, buckwheat, citrus fruits, water chestnut, raw radish, Chinese cabbage, mustard greens, amomum, chrysanthemum, bergamot, radish leaves, and tobacco and alcohol.

Lifestyle habits: Regular daily routine, avoid overwork, go to bed early and get up early, do not stay up late. Exercise moderately, chew slowly when eating.

Exercise: Moderate exercise, walking, jogging, badminton, table tennis, swimming, etc.

Phlegm-Dampness Constitution

Constitutional characteristics: Overweight with puffiness, heavy and sleepy body, oily face and hair, dull complexion, sticky mouth, preference for fatty and sweet foods, excessive sweating and phlegm, enlarged tongue.

Dietary advice: Eat light, less sweets and fatty meats. You can try codonopsis, astragalus, Atractylodes, lotus seeds, Poria, Job's tears, euryale seeds, white hyacinth bean, tangerine peel, etc. Eat more soybeans, radish, seaweed, Job's tears, winter melon, red adzuki beans, white hyacinth beans, corn silk, garland chrysanthemum, mung beans, etc. Eat less fried chicken, fatty meat, beverages, barbecue, etc.

Lifestyle habits: Get more sun, keep a happy mood, often scrape (Gua Sha), eat less at dinner.

Exercise: Walking, Tai Chi, Baduanjin, Six-character Formula, etc.

Damp-Heat Constitution

Constitutional characteristics: Dark gray complexion, irritable and prone to anger, difficulty breathing, bitter taste and bad breath, dry mouth but not wanting to drink, poor appetite, irritability, dark and short urine, sticky stools.

Dietary advice: Light diet, less sweet and spicy. You can try skullcap, Job's tears, gardenia, oriental wormwood, honeysuckle flower, dandelion, cassia seed, etc. Eat more mung beans, bitter melon, loofah, snake melon, celery, shepherd's purse, bamboo shoots, seaweed, kelp, etc. Eat less betel nut, mint, pepper, hawthorn, kohlrabi, pepper, long pepper, perilla leaf, etc.

Lifestyle habits: Keep living space ventilated and dry, wear breathable clothes, maintain a happy mood, good routine, go to bed early and get up early, do not stay up late.

Exercise: Long-distance running, swimming, mountain climbing, badminton, basketball, etc.

Qi Stagnation Constitution

Constitutional characteristics: Pessimistic and anxious, sensitive and tense, timid and lonely, thin body, poor sleep and easily awakened, dull complexion, dizziness and chest tightness, foreign body sensation in throat.

Dietary advice: Nourish liver blood, quit smoking and alcohol. You can try rose, tangerine peel, goji berries, angelica, white peony, donkey-hide gelatin, fleeceflower root, bupleurum, bitter orange, bergamot, etc. Eat more radish, bergamot, orange, tangerine peel, citron, buckwheat, leek, garlic, sorghum, peas, etc. Eat less sugar, coffee, high salt, pomegranate, dark plum, green plum, bayberry, strawberry, carambola, etc.

Lifestyle habits: Go out more to relax, listen to favorite music, chat with people, read, watch comedies.

Exercise: Walking, jogging, swimming, card games, martial arts, etc.

Blood Stasis Constitution

Constitutional characteristics: Dark and dull complexion, prone to spots, dark lips, easy bruising, frequent pain, upset and forgetful, dry and falling hair, menstrual blood clots.

Dietary advice: Warm yang and dispel cold. You can try safflower, peach kernel, Chuanxiong, red peony, notoginseng, turmeric, salvia miltiorrhiza, motherwort, etc. Eat more white radish, citrus, garlic, ginger, fennel, cinnamon bark, hawthorn, leek, etc. Eat less sweet potato, taro, dark plum, bitter melon, persimmon, broad bean, chestnut, fatty meat, cream, etc.

Lifestyle habits: Maintain optimistic emotions, keep warm and avoid cold, do not stay up late or stare for long.

Exercise: Yijin Jing guidance, Tai Chi, Tai Chi sword, Baduanjin, Five Animal Frolics, various dances, brisk walking, jogging, bodyweight exercises, etc.

Special Constitution

Constitutional characteristics: Congenital inheritance, prone to colds, severe skin scratch marks, easy redness, allergies during season changes, frequent diarrhea and nausea.

Dietary advice: Any food can be a trigger, especially milk, fish, shrimp, meat, eggs, and nuts. You can try reishi, licorice, saposhnikovia, etc. Eat more glutinous rice, corn, black beans, soybeans, sweet potato, pork liver, muscle, mutton, beef, hairtail, jujube, honey, carrot, fresh fruits, vegetables, etc. Eat less cold foods, such as bitter melon, tomato, lily bulb, lotus root, bamboo shoots, houttuynia, purslane, carp, river crab, mud snail, kelp, seaweed, field snail, mulberry, sugarcane, etc.

Lifestyle habits: Wear a mask when going out, rinse underwear multiple times, get enough sleep, prevent cold and keep warm, avoid pets, go out less in spring, avoid pollen and dust.

Exercise: Ensure clean water for swimming, jogging, walking, static exercises, yoga, etc.

Balanced Constitution

Characteristics:

· Body shape: Well-proportioned and strong.

· Psychological traits: Easy-going and cheerful personality.

People with a "balanced yin and yang" constitution usually have these characteristics! Hope you have more of them.

· Common manifestations: Moist and lustrous complexion, thick and shiny hair, bright eyes, clear nose, good sense of smell, normal taste, rosy lips, energetic, not easily fatigued, tolerant of cold and heat, peaceful sleep, good appetite, normal bowel and bladder, pale red tongue with thin white coating, harmonious pulse.

Understanding your own constitution can help you better regulate your body. Hope these suggestions help you find a suitable health preservation method and maintain health!

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