Is heavy dampness easy to gain weight? Can heavy dampness lead to obesity?

Many people have a damp heat constitution. Damp heat constitution is generally caused by excessive dampness in the body, which prevents internal heat from dissipating. Heavy dampness can lead to some diseases. Some people also say that people with heavy dampness are prone to gaining weight because it affects the metabolism of fat. Therefore, it is necessary to find some methods to remove dampness. Is heavy dampness easy to gain weight? Can heavy dampness lead to obesity?1. Is it easy to gain weight with heavy dampness?

People with heavy dampness are indeed more likely to gain weight. Excessive moisture can cause insufficient blood gas and metabolic capacity, making it difficult to eliminate waste from the body. The body shape formed under these conditions is simply called "virtual obesity". Exercising in this physical state makes muscle formation more difficult, so the first step is to eliminate excess water in the body.

2. How to lose weight with heavy dampness

1. Change dietary habits. Many people with heavy dampness tend to have a preference for flavors, which can easily lead to poor circulation and weakened metabolic function, resulting in increasing weight gain. Therefore, for those with heavy dampness to lose weight, the first step is to change their heavy oil and salt diet habits.

2. Strengthen exercise. Exercise can promote blood circulation/clear stagnant meridians, regulate spleen and stomach function, promote metabolism, and also promote the elimination of dampness while losing weight.

3. Sweat steaming. During the process of sweating, the body will release a large amount of sweat, which can not only eliminate dampness and coldness, but also accelerate the body's metabolism and blood circulation, which is helpful for weight loss.

3. How to regulate heavy dampness

Patients with heavy dampness should first identify the type of dampness and use drugs with moisturizing effects to alleviate surface symptoms. The fundamental reason for the heavy dampness is the weak digestive function of the spleen and stomach. Therefore, after removing dampness, it is necessary to regulate the spleen and stomach to fundamentally improve physical fitness.

4. How to self test moisture content

1. Check stool: If the stool is not formed every day, sticking to the toilet and not easy to flush, the body needs to remove moisture.

2. Check tongue coating: If you find that your tongue coating is thick and greasy after waking up in the morning, your body needs to remove dampness.

3. Check appetite: If you find that your appetite is poor and your mouth is often sticky and boring, thirsty but you don't want to drink water, your body needs to remove dampness.

4. Look at the spirit: If you always can't wake up, feel weak, have heavy limbs, and feel uncomfortable all over, your body needs to remove dampness.

5. How to eliminate heavy dampness in the body

1. Exercise more

The best way to eliminate dampness in the body is through exercise. Sweating during exercise can not only detoxify, but also effectively eliminate excess dampness and promote blood circulation and metabolism.

2. Steaming Sweat

Steaming sweat can be divided into wet steaming and dry steaming. It can promote the elimination of toxins in the body and is an activity that can detoxify while sitting. It is more suitable for friends who are not willing to move and can effectively eliminate dampness from the body.

3. Coix seed and adzuki bean soup

Coix seed and adzuki beans are both medicinal herbs with little taste. Boiling them together in a pot as water can effectively remove moisture from the body, and drinking more can help reduce edema in girls!

4. Drink plenty of heat clearing and dampness removing soup [SEP]. Use an appropriate amount of Poria cocos, Poria cocos, adzuki beans, and tangerine peel, and add lean meat or pork bones to make the soup. It can effectively clear heat and remove dampness. This is a traditional dampness removing soup in Guangdong, suitable for drinking in summer.

5. Eat less salt and strengthen the spleen.

Friends who eat more "heavy flavors" are often more likely to cause dampness, because "heavy flavors" will increase the burden on the spleen and stomach. People should eat less salt rich foods in their diet and eat more liquid and grain foods.

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