​Look at the tongue coating to know the health method

Whether the tongue coating is normal has a lot to do with the human body. Abnormal tongue coating means that there is a disease in the body. At this time, a physical examination is needed to avoid worsening of the disease. The most common is white and thick tongue coating. This is relatively common. Why is this? There are many reasons. The most common one is high blood pressure. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the health by looking at the tongue coating, so that you can have some understanding of the physical condition.

How to know your health by looking at your tongue coating:

Tongue image 1: Thick white tongue coating

Eat less cold food, eat in moderation, and keep exercising

Symptoms: "When the six evils such as wind-cold, rheumatism, cold-dampness, etc. are still on the surface and have not yet spread to the interior, and the pathogenic factors are relatively mild and the qi of the internal organs is not damaged, the tongue coating is mostly thin white."

If the tongue coating turns white and thick, it means that there is a problem with the body and the phlegm and dampness are severe, so you should pay attention.

Expert interpretation: "White tongue coating indicates that there is cold in the body. Whether it is eating cold food or catching a cold, the tongue coating will turn white. Most people now have white tongue coating because they eat fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator and often drink cold drinks." In addition, "In daily life, a fat tongue and thick white tongue coating are often seen in patients with obesity, edema, and phlegm and dampness caused by abnormal spleen and stomach function. Patients with hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, and hypertension also often have thick white greasy tongue coating."

Experts recommend: Patients with white tongue coating should eat less cold foods on a daily basis to reduce irritation to the stomach. In addition, patients with thick and greasy white tongue coating and obesity should control their diet, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and crude fiber foods. Yam, coix seed, hawthorn, etc. have good effects of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness, and eat less fatty and sweet foods. And keep exercising and control your weight.

Tongue image 2: Yellow-white tongue coating with thick sticky coating

Eat light food to help digestion

Symptoms: If there is a thick layer of yellow-white dirt on the tongue, the tongue coating is thick and sticky and difficult to scrape off, there is a sour and smelly smell in the mouth, and at the same time, the appetite is poor and the stool is dry.

Expert interpretation: Liu Yanqiao pointed out that this situation is most likely caused by overeating, or eating too much greasy food, poor spleen and stomach digestion function or disorder. Common people call it food accumulation.

Expert advice: If the above situation occurs, you should pay attention to eating a relatively light diet. If food stagnation occurs, you can take some digestive medicines or foods according to the specific situation, such as hawthorn, mushrooms, and radishes. When the stool is particularly dry, you can use some laxatives appropriately.

The above are some methods of knowing health by looking at the tongue coating. These methods of looking at the tongue coating can give you a good understanding of whether you are healthy. When the above conditions occur, you must alleviate them in time, otherwise it will cause great harm to your health. A reasonable diet in life is very effective in preventing diseases, and this approach is also conducive to improving the disease.