I. What is body mass? Man is a part of all things in heaven and earth, and in the process of producing all things, heaven and earth seldom distribute the qi of yin and yang and the five elements completely and evenly to each individual. So there are: some people have insufficient yin, some people have excess yang, some people have more dampness, some people have a deficiency of lung qi. In all these cases, each individual has his or her own physical characteristics, i.e., constitution. Of all the body types, a balanced Yin and Yang body type is the most desirable, but it is very rare to find in the population. Most people have some kind of “bias” in their physique, either here and there or there. It is this bias that determines which aspects of our body are most susceptible to disease. For example, those with a deficient Qi constitution are more likely to suffer from diarrhea, bloating, coughing and wheezing; those with a deficient Yin constitution are more likely to suffer from insomnia, anxiety, night sweats and other problems. The so-called physical health, in essence, is to try to correct this bias, so that the direction of the balance of yin and Yang to improve. Second, how the physique is formed Generally speaking, the physique is determined by congenital factors and influenced by acquired factors. For example, if both parents’ bodies are deficient in qi, there is a high chance that the child’s constitution will be deficient in qi; if the father’s constitution is yang-heat and the mother’s constitution is qi-depressed, then the child’s constitution will either follow the father’s or the mother’s. This is the role of innate factors in determining the physique. And the acquired environment, or changes in diet and other habits, and can have some impact on the physique. Such as long-term living in a cold and damp environment, the physique will be transformed towards the cold and wet direction; long-term spicy food, easy to make the physique hot; long-term heavy drinking, easy to form a damp-heat physique, and so on. Physique is determined by congenital factors, usually difficult to completely change. In general, the most common types of constitution are divided into two categories: deficiency and reality, which are the same as the above pathology section. Deficiency constitution, there are mainly qi deficiency, qi and blood deficiency, yin deficiency, yang deficiency types. To put it simply, a person who usually speaks in a low voice, does not like to speak, is lazy, feels fatigue and weakness, has repeated colds that do not heal, and has a large fat tongue or teeth marks, is considered to have a qi deficiency constitution. Dry and painful eyes, blurred vision (including myopia and presbyopia), insomnia and dreaminess, low menstrual flow and pale color in women are mostly blood deficiency; blood deficiency is often seen in conjunction with qi deficiency, i.e., the above qi deficiency manifestations, forming a qi and blood deficiency constitution. The body is thin, the tongue is thin, the tongue is red with little moss, and the body feels hot and sweats at night when sleeping, etc. Most of them are Yin deficiency. Those who are cold and like warmth, cold limbs, unformed stools, clear urine, and light white tongue with more fluids are Yang deficiency. The impression of a solid body compared to a deficient body is that it is more sturdy. For example, if the body is also cold, Yang deficiency body is more likely to have such deficiency symptoms as cold fear and cold limbs, clear and long urine, while solid cold body is less likely to appear. The most common types of real constitution include: cold, hot, damp, damp-heat, qi stagnation, blood stasis. Generally speaking: cold form and cold limbs, not warm all year round is cold; red face and tongue, impatient and irritable is hot; obese body, sticky stool, greasy tongue is wet; chest tightness and distension, sighing is qi stagnation; purple lips, purple tongue is blood stasis. Fourth, how to improve the physique 1, qi deficiency physique health advice appropriate to increase the amount of exercise (qi is Yang, Yang active, move to nourish Yang), but does not advocate strenuous exercise (strong fire eating gas). Avoid cold drinks and hard food, avoid drinking a lot of water (hurt Yang Qi), careful fat, sweet and greasy (unfavorable spleen transport); preferably light diet, beef and mutton. Yam and jujube are suitable. 2, qi and blood two deficiency physique health advice With the increase in study, work pressure, working hours in front of the computer extended, more and more students and office white-collar friends tend to this type of physique. The reason for this is mostly due to thinking about blood injury, blood less qi consumption. Such friends need to pay attention to: appropriate to increase exercise, the movement to free stretching is appropriate, not to win the amount, avoid strain. Avoid excessive use of the eyes, it is not recommended to continue to wear glasses. Avoid cold drinks and raw and hard foods; it is advisable to favor a light diet, sweet foods, beef, mutton, pork and eggs. Yam, jujube and cinnamon are suitable. 3, yin deficiency body health advice appropriate meditation, at least 20 minutes a day. (Quiet is nourishing Yin) Avoid staying up late, you must go to bed before 11:00 pm. (Law in heaven and earth, in line with the yin and Yang) Avoid spicy food (easy to consume Yin and blood). Sour and sweet foods are desirable. Beef, pork, eggs, milk, soy products are desirable. Suitable for yam, fungus, black sesame. 4, Yang deficiency body health advice appropriate to increase the amount of exercise (move to nourish Yang). Abstain from cold drinks, cold food, large amounts of water (injuring Yang), fatty and sticky (not good for the spleen); beef and mutton are desirable. Appropriate moderate spicy. 5, cold physique health advice It is advisable to increase the amount of exercise (move to nourish Yang, Yang long Yin elimination). Avoid cold drinks and cold food, and avoid drinking a lot of water (injuring yang energy). Beef and mutton are desirable. Suitable for spicy. 6, hot body health advice is appropriate to significantly increase the amount of exercise (so that heat has a place to go), such as 3 times a week high-intensity fitness exercise. Caution spicy, mutton (help heat). Pork, duck, milk, fruit is appropriate. 7, wet body health advice desirable to increase the amount of exercise (move to nourish Yang, Yang Sheng Yin elimination). Avoid drinking a lot of water (easy to hurt Yang Qi and produce moisture), careful cold drinks, cold food (easy to hurt Yang Qi). Beef and mutton are advisable. Suitable for spicy. Suitable for barley, mixed grains. 8, qi stagnant body health advice advisable to adjust the mind, regulate emotions, expand socialization, avoid solitude. Avoid fatty, sweet, greasy (aggravate the stagnation of Qi), it is advisable to eat acid, spicy, and Buddha’s hand. 9, blood stasis body health advice is appropriate to increase the amount of exercise (movement will be qi and blood circulation and blood stasis can be transformed). Avoid cold drinks and cold food (injure Yang Qi). Beef and mutton are recommended.