The phlegm-damp body is mainly characterized by phlegm-dampness manifestations such as obesity, abdominal plumpness, sticky mouth, greasy moss, etc. It can be adjusted through traditional Chinese medicine, diet and lifestyle.
Characteristics: The overall appearance of people with phlegm-damp body is mostly fat, especially the abdomen is full of meat and flabby. This kind of people’s face secretes more oil and often easy to sweat, sweat more sticky. They also have cough and phlegm, chest tightness, heavy limbs (limb weakness, fatigue), tiredness, greasy moss, and smooth pulse. The daily diet favors sweet and greasy products.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): People with phlegm-dampness can be treated with medicines according to the clinical symptoms. If accompanied by dizziness, you can follow the doctor’s advice to take the Semixia, Atractylodes Macrocephalae, Tianma Tang; if easy to cough and phlegm can be selected to take Er Chen Tang.
Dietary regulation: phlegm-damp body is recommended to eat less cream, cookies, cakes and other high-sugar foods, meat oil, fatty meat and other greasy products are not recommended to eat. Try to choose green vegetables, yam, white lentils and other vegetables to eat.
Lifestyle: People with phlegm-dampness constitution are advised to strengthen exercise, not to live in a humid environment for a long time, and avoid sleeping and lying down for a long time.
The phlegm-damp body should be under the TCM physician’s diagnosis and treatment to choose the appropriate means of conditioning.