In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), diagnosis involves observation, listening, questioning, and pulse-taking:
Yang deficiency leads to spots on the skin, Yin deficiency causes acne, and lung deficiency results in enlarged pores and blackheads.
Spleen deficiency leads to bags under the eyes, kidney deficiency causes dark circles, and liver stagnation can lead to wrinkles.
Blood stasis can cause bluish spots on the face, while blood heat results in red veins.
Blood cold can lead to vitiligo and psoriasis.
1. The best foods for nourishing the liver: green foods, especially mung bean soup (lü dòu tāng).
2. The best foods for nourishing the heart: red foods, especially red beans (hóng dòu).
3. The best foods for nourishing the spleen: yellow foods, especially yellow soybeans (huáng dòu).
4. The best foods for nourishing the lungs: white foods, especially white radish (bái luóbo).
5. The best foods for nourishing the kidneys: black foods, especially black beans (hēi dòu) and black sesame (hēi zhī ma).
1. Sour foods nourish the liver, but excessive sourness can harm the liver. For example, vinegar should be consumed in moderation.
2. Bitter foods nourish the heart; bitter foods can help clear heart fire, especially bitter melon (kǔ guā).
3. Sweet foods nourish the spleen, such as various fruits.
4. Spicy foods can harm the lungs; if you must eat spicy food, limit it to once a day.
5. Salty foods nourish the kidneys; salt is beneficial for the kidneys, but excessive salt can harm them. Limit daily salt intake to 6g.
Doctors tell us: those with high blood pressure must take antihypertensive medication continuously, and those with diabetes must take hypoglycemic medication or insulin, and most people believe and adhere to this seriously.
Health experts tell us: we must detoxify for a lifetime, nourish our bodies for a lifetime, and exercise continuously, yet many find it hard to believe and persist.
This is why healthy individuals are rare! The number of sub-healthy and sick individuals is increasing!
In manufacturing cars, we cannot compete with Germany; in electronics, we cannot compete with Japan; in TCM, no one in the world can surpass China. The culture of TCM is a 5000-year treasure of China, and the best health secrets in the world are found in China.
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