May 29, 2019
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【認識體質】以為虛不受補？其實調理不是一味進補！
#氣滯血瘀人宜放輕鬆
#痰濕濕熱人宜做運動祛濕
#星期四食材
四實體質飲食宜忌
中醫理論主要將人的病理體質分為八種，之前介紹過虛性體質：氣虛、血虛、陰虛及陽虛，餘下就是四種實性體質有：氣滯、血瘀、痰濕、濕熱。大家切忌一味盲目跟風進補，superfood不是人人適合，例如痰濕體質人士進食滋補食材則會越食越睏，濕熱體質人士每天進食薑黃也會喉嚨痛呢！最重要還是配合體質，以食材的屬性將身體偏盛調理過來！
氣滯 — 唉聲嘆氣、多愁善感
常見症狀：經常嘆氣、容易煩躁、胸悶、胃脹、不經意乾咳、多打嗝或放屁、大便不暢
調理重點：行氣化滯
宜：白蘿蔔、藠頭、柚子、佛手瓜、佛手花、青皮、玫瑰花等
忌：難消化食材如豆類、蓮子、芡實等
血瘀 — 膚色晦暗、班點顯露
常見症狀：黑眼圈、色斑、唇色紫暗、舌底血脈色紫、易有暗瘡印、肢體容易瘀、周身疼痛
調理重點：活血化瘀
宜：山楂、白背木耳、田七、蓮藕、黑木耳、桂花、茉莉花、益母草等
忌：生冷寒涼食材如雪糕、沙律、刺身、凍飲等
痰濕 — 體型圓潤、浮腫易累
常見症狀：肌肉鬆軟、食慾不佳、水腫、容易疲倦、大便稀爛
調理重點：理氣化痰
宜：陳皮、熟薏米、茯苓、赤小豆、節瓜、扁豆衣等
忌：生冷寒涼食材雪糕、沙律、刺身等，滋膩食材如奶茶、芝士等，滋陰食材如花膠、雪耳等
濕熱 — 面泛油光、體味濃烈
常見症狀：怕熱、口乾、有口氣、有腳氣、多面油、小便量少偏黃、大便異常臭
調理重點：清熱祛濕
宜：冬瓜、西瓜、霸王花、綠豆、荷葉、生薏米、粉葛、土茯苓、海帶 等
忌：滋膩食材如奶茶、芝士，滋陰食材如花膠、雪耳、沙參、玉竹等，溫補食材如糯米、榴槤、羊、牛、滴雞精、紅棗水、薑茶等。
Dietary dos and don’ts for those with excessive body types
Chinese medicine theory categorizes human body types into 8 different kinds. There are 4 asthenia types we previously discussed: qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency and yang deficiency, the remaining 4 excessive body constitutions are qi stagnation, blood stasis, phlegm and dampness, and damp heat. You should not jump on the bandwagon to overly nourish your body. It is not suitable for everyone to eat super food. For example, those with phlegm and dampness body constitution may become sleeping when consuming too much nourishing and tonic food. Those with damp heat who eat turmeric every day may get a sore throat! The most important thing is to find balance by eating proper ingredients that match your body constitution.
Qi deficiency- frequent sighing, often sad
Common symptoms: Frequent sighing, irritable, chest tightness, stomach bloating, sudden onset dry cough, extra snoring, fart or difficulty passing stool
Pointer of conditioning: nourish qi and relieve indigestion
Suitable: white radish, Chinese onion, yuzu, chayote, bergamot flower, dried unripe orange peel, rose, etc.
Avoid: ingredients that are difficult to digest such as beans, lotus seeds, fox nuts, etc.
Blood stasis- dark complexion, obvious spots and freckles
Common symptoms: dark circles, freckles, purplish lips, purplish blood vessels under the tongue, prone to pimple marks, prone to bruising or prone to body aches
Pointer of conditioning: activate blood and relieve stasis
Suitable: Chinese hawthorn, white-back fungus, panax notoginseng, lotus root, black fungus, sweet osmanthus, jasmine, motherwort, etc.
Avoid: raw/cold things such as ice cream, salad, sashimi or cold drink, etc.
Phlegm and dampness- round body shape, bloating and fatigue
Common symptoms: loose muscles, poor appetite, edema, fatigue, loose stools
Pointer of conditioning: nourish qi and clear phlegm
Suitable: dried citrus peel, cooked coix seeds, poria, rice beans, hairy gourd, hyacinth bean coat, etc.
Avoid: raw/cold things such as ice cream, salad, sashimi or cold drink, etc. Nourishing ingredients such as milk tea or cheese. Ingredients that can replenish yin such as fish maw and snow fungus, etc.
Damp heat- oily face, body odor
Common symptoms: aversion to heat, dry mouth, bad breath, feet odor, extra facial oil, low volume and yellow urination, usually smelly stool
Pointer of conditioning: clear heat and dispel dampness
Suitable: winter melon, watermelon, night-blooming cereus, mung bean, lotus leaf, coix seeds, arrowroot, smilax or seaweed, etc.
Avoid: nourishing ingredients such as milk tea or cheese. Ingredients that can replenish yin such as fish maw, snow fungus, glehnia root and radix ophiopogonis, etc. Replenishing ingredients such as glutinous rice, durian, sheep, beef, chicken essence, Chinese red dates water or ginger tea, etc.
