Winter is understandably afraid of cold, but also afraid of cold in the summer, in the air-conditioned room when others only feel cool, he felt cold, a little longer on the hands and feet cold. If this happens, pay attention, your physique has become worse, in the words of Chinese medicine – Yang deficiency. In fact, as modern people work in a brain-based way and their living environment tends to be more and more indoor, there are more and more people with cold physique, which also rings alarm bells for health. In addition, summer is also the season when Yang Qi is more vulnerable to injury and needs to be noted and prevented. In recent clinics, we often encounter patients who are afraid of cold, and some of them are wearing sweaters, which is quite exaggerated. The so-called Yang deficiency is the lack of Yang energy, Yang energy is insufficient, the body temperature is not enough, Yin energy will rise, and thus the fear of cold and cold. Yang deficiency is related to congenital, but also to acquired dietary misconduct and lifestyle habits. In addition, people who take too much cold medicine after illness can also cause a lack of qi and blood, leading to yang deficiency. In this year’s physical survey, the number of Yang deficiency has skyrocketed, with few congenital causes, and the modern lifestyle and living environment becoming the main reason. The modern way of work is mainly cerebral, generally in indoor activities, hot summer is more in the air-conditioned environment, coupled with the usual lack of exercise or no exercise, sweating less and less, over time, damage to Yang Qi, manifested as easy fatigue, once the movement will sweat like rain, and in serious cases will often dizziness, easy to catch a cold. In summer, Yang deficiency is usually prone to problems in winter and summer, because it is easy to drink cold in summer or to be in an air-conditioned environment all day long. Although it is hot in summer, the body’s Yang energy is not absolutely strong, but is relatively strong outside and dry inside. Insufficient yang qi makes people suffer from various pains. The Treatise on Sheng Qi Tong Tian”, there is a precise elaboration of Yang Qi: “Yang Qi is the essence that nourishes the mind, and the softness that nourishes the tendons.” It means that the encouragement of Yang Qi refreshes the spirit and the warmth of Yang Qi makes one’s joints and tendons flexible. Yang energy also determines the ability of reproduction and reproduction. The fluids and blood veins that run continuously in the human body are condensed when they are cold and move when they are warm. Yang energy, as a driving force and fire, ensures body temperature, generates energy, promotes waste excretion, inspires vitality, and makes the river of life clear and smooth. Therefore, Yang Qi deficiency can easily make people feel depressed, depressed, prone to muscle and joint pain and stiffness, dysmenorrhea, delayed menstruation, infertility, edema, fear of cold and various pains, etc. It can also make the river of life congested and turbid, metabolism is not smooth, a series of metabolic diseases such as obesity, polycystic ovaries, disorders of glucose and lipid metabolism. Symptoms of Yang deficiency Special fear of cold: Many women with Yang deficiency cannot get cold before and after menstruation, and if they get a little cold, they will be more sensitive than others and experience delayed menstruation or dysmenorrhea. Cannot eat cold things: People with Yang deficiency cannot eat cold things, and when they eat cold things, they will have diarrhea and very bad diarrhea. When you get sick, it’s cold: Yang deficiency people often get sick with cold, for example, the same cold, others have a sore throat, yellow nose, spit yellow phlegm, inflammation and pus in the tonsils. If a Yang deficiency person has a cold, he or she will have a runny nose, sneeze, an itchy throat, and spit up clear white phlegm, reflecting the cold phenomenon. How to replenish Yang Qi Summer is appropriate to nourish Yang Chinese medicine health, spring and summer to nourish Yang, autumn and winter to nourish Yin, such a health method, to avoid many diseases are very effective, is the correct theory of ancient practice for thousands of years. Chinese medicine talks about treating the disease before it happens, which means curbing it before it happens. Because human is one of the species born from the atmosphere of nature, the human body and nature are in sync. The law of nature is that spring is warm and summer is hot, and autumn is cool and winter is cold, and all plants and animals follow this law. In spring, yang energy starts to develop, and in summer, yang energy rises further, so it is especially important to nourish yang energy at this time. At the moment, shortly after the summer, Yang is in the dominant position in the body’s functions, so it is the right time to nourish Yang, and we should not let it go until autumn and winter to take tonic to nourish Yang. The method can be in the form of diet, exercise, medicine and treatment. People with Yang deficiency can make relevant adjustments in four aspects: diet, exercise, medicine and treatment, so as to gradually enhance Yang energy in the body and achieve a healthy state of balance between Yin and Yang. Diet For people with Yang deficiency, dietary supplementation is the main and faster way to achieve results. Foods for Yang deficiency include: leek, cinnamon stick, mutton, dog meat, walnut, dried ginger, pepper, shrimp, etc. In the summer, the general public fear of fire will be less or do not eat these foods, for Yang deficiency, from time to time, the appropriate consumption of these foods, the cold physique is a great help. Exercise Body movement is very important, because “movement can generate Yang”. As for what kind of exercise is suitable, the principle of walking, jogging, doing exercises, flying a kite, playing ball and other items are all acceptable according to your ability, interest and convenience. However, no matter which sport to do, only persistent, in order to play a role. Otherwise, the best exercise, can not stick to it is meaningless. When exercising, we should increase outdoor activities, see more sunlight, so that the body is in direct contact with nature, Yang Qi will be mobilized to go to the muscle surface, exercise the function of external defense, especially to increase the ability to resist cold. If you are afraid of tanning and growing spots, you can do some protection when you are in the sun, for example, in summer, pick before 10 o’clock in the morning and go out after 3 o’clock in the afternoon, and you can also apply sunscreen. Among people with Yang deficiency, there are significantly more women than men, which is related to the fact that men are generally more physically active than women. Medicinal supplements When Yang is deficient but has not reached a clear disease, you can take some safer herbs for health care. For example, the Chinese herbal medicines such as Fructus Edgeworthiae, Fructus Santalinus, Fructus Cuscutae, Cinnamon, Radix Rehmanniae, Ginseng and Astragalus. Patients who are usually afraid of cold and prone to colds can be treated with the main formula of Tonic Zhong Yi Qi Tang composed of Ginseng, Astragalus, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Chen Pi, Sheng Ma, Chai Hu, Atractylodes Macrocephalae and Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, with the addition of Fang Feng and Ginger, which has the good effect of benefiting Qi and boosting Yang and enhancing immune function, and can reduce the occurrence of colds. In case of Yang Qi deficiency and back pain and nocturnal urination, Mulberry, Eucommia and lean pork and walnuts can be used to cook and eat the soup, which is delicious and can improve the physical condition and also cure the disease. However, it should be noted that the Yang tonic should not be too much, as Yin and Yang are in balance with each other, and the Yang tonic should not harm Yin at the same time. If you have dry mouth, fire or sore throat when taking the tonic, you should stop taking the Yang tonic. If you have a serious Yang deficiency, you can do “Tian Moxibustion” in summer. It is known that the provincial Chinese medicine hospital in a year to receive moxibustion therapy up to tens of thousands of people. It is important to regulate the body, especially the Qi deficiency, Yang deficiency body. The most important thing is that you can choose to improve your body by doing moxibustion for three years in a row, especially for chronic diseases, internal diseases and gynecological diseases, such as asthma, bronchitis, chronic rhinitis, chronic colitis, chronic gastritis and dysmenorrhea, which often occur on the basis of Yang deficiency and Qi deficiency. For some people very effective, chronic disease attacks are becoming lighter and less frequent. The most important thing is not to stay up all night. People who stay up late are haggard and mentally exhausted because Yang Qi is always mobilized on, outside, and in the five senses of the head and face, and cannot be latent, cultivated, and adjusted. When staying up late people are usually reading books and newspapers, thinking and writing, chatting and talking, indulging in the Internet, basically every activity has to mobilize Yang Qi to work. So, Yang Qi is then seriously harmed. What is considered staying up late? Usually staying up past 12:00 p.m. is staying up late. Of course, you should sleep no later than 11 pm in winter. Pay attention to insulation Yang deficiency even in the hot summer, you should pay attention to the joints, waist and abdomen, back of the neck, feet warm, girls in the air-conditioned room should try not to wear clothes that show the shoulders, knees, navel, waist and femur. In summer, unless the weather is particularly hot and seriously affects sleep and rest, generally use less and no air conditioning. In addition, for those with Yang deficiency, when the seasons change, it is advisable to cover in spring, but not to freeze in autumn.