Physiques are also divided into "cold and hot", which one are you? You’ll understand after reading this (with a food cold and heat table)

Summer is here, and it’s the season of “eating hot pot in an air-conditioned room”. Not only does Xiaowei want to eat it, but she also wants to eat red spicy hot pot!

But every time after eating with my friends, one of them would feel dizzy and the other would have an inflamed throat. Why do we have completely different reactions when we eat the same thing?

This starts with everyone’s different “physical constitution.”

Gender is divided into men and women, and human physique can be roughly divided into two types: cold and hot.

We can simply judge our constitution through some symptoms[1]:

Cold constitution

Hot constitution

However, humans are complex creatures, and after comparison, many people find that they have both types of symptoms.

This needs to be discussed on a case-by-case basis!

Situation 1: Recent external factors

For example, if you have a cold constitution, you have eaten a lot of fried or spicy food recently, or you have changed your living environment, and you have a hot constitution. Constitutional symptoms.

For example, oral ulcers, acne all over the face, bad breath and constipation...

When this happens, the first thing to consider is to eliminate the superficial heat syndrome, such as adjusting your diet and try to Meet the humidity and temperature of the original living environment indoors.

Scenario 2: Seasonal factors

Human physique is also affected by the seasons. It is easy to get angry in summer and cold in winter.

People with cold constitution may also feel hot and dry in summer, so it is usually recommended that people with cold constitution should also cool down appropriately in summer.

Situation 3: Complex constitution formed over a long period of time

If you have symptoms of two constitutions for a long time, for example, you will have diarrhea if you eat something cold, you will get angry if you eat something spicy, and you will be afraid of the cold in winter. Afraid of heat in summer.

Then it is necessary to conduct dialectics through an interview with traditional Chinese medicine.

Because everyone’s specific situation is different, the Chinese medicine prescribed for the same cough will be different.

So after a simple judgment, how should people with different physiques usually eat?

Traditional Chinese medicine has a very simple method: treat cold with heat, and treat hot with cold.

In other words, people with cold constitutions can eat more warm foods, while people with hot constitutions can eat more cold foods.

Xiaowei has compiled a diet recommendation list for everyone based on the cold and hot properties of food. Remember to save it~

Summer is the season with the most fruits, so Xiaowei first talks with everyone Let’s talk about fruit.

1. Fruits

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, fruits have four properties: cold, cool, warm, and hot. Among them, warm and cold are two different properties.

Generally speaking, fruits that belong to the "melon" category are basically cold in nature, while fruits grown in the tropics usually have a bit of warm nature.

Friends with cold constitutions should eat less cold fruits and vegetables, while those with hot constitutions, on the other hand, can eat mild foods.

2. Vegetables

After talking about fruits, let’s talk about the vegetables that we need to eat every day.

Generally speaking, the distinction between hot and cold vegetables can be made through taste.

For example, those that are bitter and sour tend to be colder, while those that are sweet and pungent tend to be warm.

3. Meat

For Xiaowei, who loves meat, eating meat is a daily necessity. The following table is specially designed for "carnivores" "We prepared it.

Summer has just begun, and many friends have begun to make health plans, but there are some things that need to be paid attention to during the implementation of the plan.

1. Even if you have a hot constitution, don’t be greedy for coolness

Many friends who are prone to heat in summer like to drink some cold drinks and turn on the air conditioner to 16°C.

Such an "extreme" way to relieve heat can easily damage the spleen and stomach, turning the original hot constitution into a complex constitution with mixed cold and heat.

Drinking water should be controlled at normal to warm temperature, and the air conditioner should be controlled at around 26°C, which is the optimal temperature.

2. If you have a cold constitution, take advantage of winter diseases and take care of yourself in the summer.

Friends who have cold hands and feet in winter and are afraid of the cold can take advantage of the summer to take care of themselves.

"Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer." You can add some ginger slices to season when cooking. It can remove the fishy smell and neutralize the dampness and cold caused by air conditioning and ice drinks.

It will take a while to enter the ambush, and some friends may also consider doing Sanfu moxibustion (note that it must be performed in a regular and qualified hospital) ~

Okay, Today’s hot and cold constitution judgment and recommended food list, if you find it useful, collect it and forward it to more people~

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I wish everyone a happy summer!

-Specially invited reviewer-

References:

[1] Xiong Mingfeng, Wu Chunhong, Lan Qin, Wang Tengyu. Preliminary study on the application of yin and yang cold and heat constitution identification method [J]. Practical Clinical Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, 2019,19(07):133-134.DOI:10.13638/j.issn.1671-4040.2019.07.069.