What is the reason for excess belly fat?

In life, many people have fat on their stomachs. Whether it is men with abdominal fat or women with lower abdominal fat, it is particularly unsightly. Moreover, the more fat on the lower abdomen, the worse it is for human health. Many people have tried many methods to lose abdominal fat, but the results are not ideal. In fact, there are many reasons for abdominal fat. The following specifically introduces the reasons for having too much abdominal fat.

What is the reason for excess belly fat?

Chinese medicine in our country believes that abdominal obesity is not only caused by abdominal fat accumulation due to constipation, but is also related to cold uterus in women. The uterus lacks heat, and in order to maintain its own physiological functions, fat acts as a "uterus protector". The colder the uterus, the more the body needs to store fat, which causes weight gain. Severe cases are accompanied by symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, insomnia, oligomenorrhea, and anovulation. However, rapid weight loss will aggravate uterine coldness, thus forming a vicious cycle.

Many women gain weight first in their lower abdomen, but they don’t know the reason for the obesity in their lower abdomen. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in addition to the accumulation of abdominal fat caused by constipation, obesity in the lower abdomen is also related to the cold uterus of women.

Symptoms of uterine cold

Typical symptoms are as follows:

1. Gaining weight

Another symptom of uterine cold is gaining weight all over the body, accompanied by symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, insomnia, scanty menstruation, and anovulation. The uterus lacks heat, and in order to maintain its own physiological functions, fat acts as a "uterus protector". The colder the uterus, the more the body needs to store fat, which causes weight gain.

2. Abnormal menstruation

Before menstruation, there is a feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen, and there is an increase in leucorrhea, lower back pain or pain, and breast pain. A few women experience nausea and vomiting. During menstruation, there is abdominal pain, a cold lower abdomen, and dark menstrual blood with blood clots. Some women experience dysmenorrhea to an unbearable degree.

3. Coldness in the lower abdomen

The stomach is cold and sometimes painful, the menstrual period is sometimes delayed, the color is light and the amount is small, the spirit is poor, the waist and legs are usually sore, urination is frequent, the menstrual amount is small, the libido is decreased, the tongue is pale with white coating, and the pulse is deep. If the true yang is insufficient, the waist will feel sore as if it is broken, the complexion will be dull, the lower abdomen and limbs will feel cold, the feet will be cold and weak, the mouth will have a tasteless taste, the person will like spicy and dry food, the menstruation will be slightly delayed, there will be leucorrhea, frequent urination or incontinence, the tongue will be pale, the tongue coating will be greasy and slippery white, and the pulse will be deep and weak.

How to get rid of the problem of uterine cold?

1. Differentiate between Cold Food Festival and Cold Food Festival

In addition to food taken out of the refrigerator, there are many foods that, although eaten at room temperature, are cold in nature, such as watermelon, pears, pork, mung beans, rock sugar, bitter gourd, etc. Even after heating, they should be eaten in moderation according to the season. Develop the habit of drinking ginger tea before meals. You can drink a cup of ginger tea before meals (a piece of ginger, brewed with boiling water, and drunk while it is hot). It can actively dissolve the coldness in cold food or cool food.

2. Eat warm foods

Drink more drinks that replenish qi and blood, such as red ginger tea, donkey-hide gelatin, longan, etc., to replenish qi and blood. Eat more high-energy foods such as walnuts, dates, peanuts, etc., so that the innate deficiency can be supplemented by the acquired high energy. There is no need to worry about getting angry. People with cold uterus constitution lack fire and are not prone to symptoms of fire and heat in the body.

3. Walk briskly and exercise more often

Generally speaking, people with cold uterus tend to be quiet and steady, and they tend to feel tired easily after too much exercise. In fact, "movement generates yang", and people with cold constitutions especially need to improve their constitution through exercise. Brisk walking is the easiest way. Walking, especially walking on cobblestone roads, can stimulate the meridians and acupoints on the soles of the feet, dredge the meridians, regulate qi and blood, improve blood circulation, and warm the whole body.