How to regulate people with hot constitution

We often hear Chinese medicine talk about hot constitution and cold constitution. Different constitutions have different ways of maintaining health in daily life. If you eat the wrong things or use the wrong methods, it will cause a burden on the body and cause some negative effects. However, whether it is a cold constitution or a hot constitution, it can be adjusted through diet therapy. Next, let’s talk about how to adjust people with hot constitution.

People with a hot constitution are prone to imbalance of yin and yang in the body, with excessive yang, which leads to depletion of body fluids, increased heat generated by the body, and a feeling of heat. Hot constitution is divided into yin deficiency type and damp-heat type. Yin deficiency type, Yin cannot control Yang, that is, the phenomenon of loss of essence, blood, and body fluids; warm-heat type refers to the symptoms caused by poor excretion of water and dampness, obstruction of Qi, and combination with heat evil. Hot constitution mostly appears in the early or middle stages of the disease.

People with a hot constitution have relatively high body temperature, like to eat cold things, love to drink water and always feel dry mouth and tongue; their face is red, they often get acne, their tongue coating is yellow and astringent, they have a bad temper and are easily irritated; their whole body is often hot and they are afraid of heat; they often suffer from constipation or dry stools, and their urine is less and yellowish.

People with a hot constitution should not eat warm foods, such as peppers, beef, mutton, etc., and should avoid taking hot supplements. This group of people is suitable for eating foods that clear heat and nourish the body, such as kelp, tofu, mung beans, winter melon, bean sprouts, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, bitter melon, chrysanthemum, etc.

Daily tips for clearing away heat:

1. People with hot constitution are easily emotional and easily angry, so they should cultivate a good character, improve their character, and develop the habit of not getting angry when encountering things.

2. People with hot constitution can actively participate in sports activities to dissipate excess yang energy in the body. Swimming, running, basketball and other fitness exercises are good choices.

3. The temperature is high in summer, and people with hot constitutions are more likely to sweat. When drinking water, they should pay attention to replenishing electrolytes, for example, adding a small amount of salt to drinking water.