What kind of body type do you belong to? Body type refers to the form and function of people’s body in the process of growth and development. If we use the appropriate food for different body types, we can not only cure diseases, but also regulate the body type, strengthen the body and prevent diseases. Different body types have their own ingredients that are suitable and unsuitable for consumption. For different body types, the appropriate staple food (cereal) classification is shown in the table: different body types of people eating grains classification table body type suitable grains Yin deficiency body millet, buckwheat, mung beans Yang deficiency body red beans, oats Qi deficiency body japonica rice, barley, corn blood deficiency body peanuts, soybeans, black sesame phlegm damp body lentils, coix seeds, red beans Qi depression body buckwheat, sorghum, buckwheat blood stasis body black beans, peanuts Neutral body type lotus seeds, peanuts, millet However, how to identify which body type you belong to? The following is a brief introduction to the characteristics of the eight common Chinese constitution: 1, neutral constitution, also known as calm and body, normal body. It refers to the physiological characteristics of yin and yang balance, qi and blood regulation, normal coordination of the internal organs function, and the body’s ability to resist disease. Such people account for the largest proportion. People with this type of physique are fat and thin, fit, lustrous, black hair, energetic, cold and heat resistant, normal diet, good sleep, smooth bowel movement, light red and moist tongue, thin tongue moss, slow and strong pulse. 2.Yang deficiency body Yang in Chinese medicine mainly refers to the body’s warmth, physical and motor functions. Yang deficiency is the lack of vitality of the body’s internal organs, the warming function is reduced, the appearance of cold and warm symptoms. Therefore, this kind of person usually fears cold and prefers heat or low body temperature, tolerates summer but not winter, and prefers to eat warm food. They are also very sensitive to external cold and dampness and are prone to frostbite in winter. When attacked by disease and evil more also turned into cold, Yang food or medicine have a role in the cold, especially after the winter consumption of such drugs or food for the cold Yang deficiency body can improve its resistance. 3, yin deficiency body Yin is like water in life, yin deficiency less, the body loses water moistening nourishment, so the common performance of yin deficiency is divided into two categories: dryness and deficiency heat. For example, dry mouth and throat, dry nose, dry stool, short urine, dizziness and tinnitus, dry eyes, blurred vision, dry skin, easy to produce wrinkles, tongue with less fluid and less moss, thin pulse, etc. At the same time, because yin does not control yang, yang heat is relatively strong and generates internal heat, so it is manifested as a school of internal disturbance of deficiency fire, which can be seen in hot hands and feet, thirst for cold drinks, flushed face, feeling of baking heat, red lips, poor sleep, red tongue and pulse, etc. 4, blood deficiency body refers to blood deficiency, organs, meridians, body loss of nourishment, with a pale or yellow face, lips, tongue, claws and nails, dizziness, palpitations, dreamy, hands and feet numbness, women’s menstrual flow, pale, late or closed, thin pulse, etc. as common symptoms. 5.Qi deficiency refers to physical weakness, pale face, shortness of breath, weakness of limbs, dizziness, sweating when moving, low voice, etc. 6.Qi-depressed physique The various physiological activities of the body are essentially the specific manifestation of the movement of Qi in the human body. When qi cannot reach the outside but is gathered inside, it forms “qi yu”. According to Chinese medicine, qi depression is mostly caused by depression and boredom, and mood discomfort. Long-term qi depression will lead to poor blood circulation, seriously affecting health. 7, phlegm-damp body refers to when the human organ dysfunction, easy to cause dysfunction of Qi, blood and fluid transportation, water and damp stagnation, gathering damp into phlegm and become phlegm-damp internal embodiment performance, common body fat, abdominal fat, chest tightness, phlegm, easy to sleepy, body heavy and unpleasant, like to eat fat, sweet and thick taste, tongue body fat, tongue coating white greasy, the onset and see phlegm-damp retention site different and different symptoms. 8.Blood stasis refers to the physical condition in which the blood in the body does not run smoothly or the internal bleeding does not dissipate when the internal organs of the body are dysfunctional, often showing dull face, rough brown skin, pigmentation, or purple spots, dull lips, blue tongue or petechiae, and thin and astringent pulse. Commonly used herbs to activate blood stasis such as: peach kernel, safflower, angelica, Chuanxiong, salvia, red peony, heliotrope, etc. In addition, people with blood stasis can use massage, cupping, gua sha and other therapies as appropriate. However, most people have a mixed constitution, such as blood stasis, which is often combined with qi deficiency, phlegm and dampness, etc. You should consult a professional doctor to choose a suitable health care method according to your constitution.