The 6 major “poisons” that middle-aged people must eliminate

After middle age, the yin energy in the body begins to increase and the yang energy gradually subsides. This is the natural law of life. As the Yin energy grows, a lot of excess turbid substances accumulate in the body, which is what Chinese medicine calls "Yin poison".

The "poison" that middle-aged people must expel:

1. Water toxicity

The most serious of the Yin poisons is water poison, which is usually caused by weak kidney function. People over 40 should pay attention that if their lower eyelids and ankles are swollen when they wake up in the morning, it is very likely that they have water turbidity. If you want to expel water toxicity, you should first see a doctor to check whether there are any diseases in the kidneys and heart. If the water toxicity is caused by poor kidney function, you can take Jinkui Shenqi Pills to mobilize the body's gasification ability by warming the kidneys. If both the kidneys and the heart are not diseased, it means that the circulation of qi and blood is not good, and you need to exercise more. You can eat more water-removing foods such as loofah and winter melon.

2. Dampness and toxicity

Wetness is an abnormal form of water, transformed from water. People with dampness and toxins in their bodies generally have symptoms such as greasy white tongue coating, nausea, loss of appetite, and unformed stools. Dampness and toxins are mainly caused by spleen deficiency and inability to eliminate dampness. Among the foods we often eat, beans are the best for nourishing the spleen. You can use various beans to make porridge; you can also use Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala to stew meat, which has a good effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, raising clearness and lowering turbidity.

3. Phlegm poison

Some people spit endlessly in the morning when they wake up, which means they have phlegm poison. Phlegm toxins usually come from diet or are caused by poor lung function. If you have a bad trachea and a lot of phlegm, you can drink Erchen Decoction to cure it. One dose of the medicine contains 10 grams each of Poria cocos, Pinellia ternata, and dried tangerine peel, and 6 grams of licorice. Boil them in water and drink them. After drinking it for 7 days, the phlegm will be eliminated. In daily diet, radish is the best food for reducing phlegm. You can buy raw radish and add some balsamic vinegar to eat it cold. In addition, you can also eat more winter melon, figs, seaweed, monk fruit and other foods that can clear away heat and reduce phlegm.

4. Lipotoxicity

People with lipid toxicity are generally overweight and have more fat. They often drink alcohol, eat meat, and eat fried foods, which is very harmful to the liver and makes them prone to diseases such as fatty liver. If you want to eliminate fat toxins, you must first lower your blood lipids. It is recommended to boil hawthorn and lotus leaves in water and drink it to reduce phlegm and reduce blood lipids. You should eat more vegetables such as onions. You can also massage the Fenglong point on the calf (located 8 inches above the tip of the outer ankle, outside the Tiaokou point, two horizontal fingers away from the front edge of the tibia) to help digestion and reduce fat.

5. Stasis and toxicity

Toxins in the blood are referred to as toxins hidden in the blood, which usually begin to appear in middle age. They are usually manifested by purple veins under the tongue, forgetfulness, dry skin, chest tightness and shortness of breath, dark complexion, etc. People with blood stasis and toxins can take Danqi tablets, or they can drink water soaked with Danshen or hawthorn, which can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and clear out waste in blood vessels.

6. Gas poison

Qi toxicity is the poison that exists in the lungs. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the lungs control qi" and "the kidneys control the intake of qi". People with qi toxicity often have poor lung and kidney function, and generally have a strong body odor, such as bad breath, sweat odor, etc. In order to prevent gas toxicity, you can get up early every day and take deep breaths, that is, "breathing in and out", to expel the turbid air in the lungs and keep the air in the body fresh.

It is worth mentioning that the liver is the largest detoxification factory in the human body. If you want to eliminate toxins, you must protect and nourish the liver fundamentally so that it can detoxify. It is recommended to drink wolfberry and chrysanthemum tea frequently, eat more mulberries and various fresh vegetables.