In the hot summer, it is normal for the heart of the hands and feet to be hot. However, some people have hot palms and feet and feel comfortable only when they stick to something cool, even when they stay in an air-conditioned room, which may be a Yin deficiency constitution. People with Yin deficiency constitution should be actively regulated to avoid a series of diseases, such as tumors, irregular menstruation and lung diseases. Whether you have a Yin deficiency constitution or not can be assessed by the following points
How to test yourself if you are Yin deficiency?
Generally, people with Yin deficiency body type are thin and long, commonly found in menopausal women. Often carrying a lot of stress, high mental tension, bad emotions, chronic diseases and blood loss, and excessive fatigue are the main factors that lead to Yin deficiency constitution. The main manifestations are heat in the heart of the hands and feet, irritability and dry mouth and throat, a more irritable temper, difficulty in controlling emotions, flushed face, along with soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, insomnia and sleeplessness, and night sweats. However, Yin deficiency cannot be directly assessed by symptoms alone and needs to be assessed by a professional doctor.
How to improve the symptoms of Yin deficiency?
1, Massage the Sanyinjiao point
The point where the Spleen, Liver and Kidney meridians meet is the Sanyinjiao point. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the spleen is responsible for transporting water and dampness, and can regulate blood; the kidney is responsible for collecting sperm, which is related to the congenital and reproductive system; the liver is responsible for collecting blood and draining. Adherence to massage the three yin jiao points, can play a nourishing liver and kidney as well as spleen and stomach effect, auxiliary treatment of spleen Yin deficiency, kidney Yin deficiency and liver Yin deficiency.
2, Eat less spicy food
Yin deficiency physique should eat less spicy and hot food, including onion and ginger and garlic and pepper and star anise, as well as a variety of fried food, barbecue and hot pot. You may want to eat more coarse grains, such as corn, oats, millet and wheat and adzuki beans, etc.; eat lily, duck pear, tofu, as well as winter melon and cucumber, carp and white duck meat, etc. These foods can nourish Yin and clear heat and nourish the heart and calm the mind. In addition, at home, you can make homemade lotus seed lily porridge, drink a bowl every day, can play a clear heart and lung and tranquilize the effect of Qi, relieve the Yin deficiency caused by dry cough, panic, heartburn and insomnia and other symptoms.
3, Proper meditation
People with yin deficiency should recuperate and not do strenuous aerobic exercises, which can relieve the symptoms of fever in the heart of the hands and feet. May try to sit in meditation, practice yoga or deep breathing, etc., about 30 minutes a day.
Warm Tips
In summer, you should maintain a positive and optimistic attitude, not to be irritable like thunder because of small things, which may lead to liver fire. Reasonable work and rest arrangements, relaxation, not to make yourself too tired; to ensure that there is enough sleep, 7-8 hours a night, to facilitate the normal operation of Qi in the body. If the symptoms of Yin deficiency are more serious, you should use Chinese medicine under the guidance of a doctor, such as Qiju Dihuang Wan and Zhi Bai Dihuang Wan.