Health Tips
Five strange tastes in your mouth that may indicate an illness
1. Bitter taste in the mouth: Emotional distress leads to impaired liver function, which over time transforms into internal heat, causing liver qi to rise abnormally. Take Xiao Chai Hu granules.
2. Salty taste in the mouth: This indicates kidney yin deficiency and upward flaring of deficiency fire. Take Liuwei Dihuang Pills or Zuogui Pills.
3. Sweet taste in the mouth. Indicates heat in the spleen and stomach. Take Niuhuang Qingwei Pian (牛黄清胃片).
4. Sour taste in the mouth. This is mostly caused by indigestion. Take digestive tablets or hawthorn pills.
5. Halitosis. Caused by red, swollen, and painful gums, and mouth ulcers. Take Da Bu Yin Wan (a traditional Chinese medicine).
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[8 Lifelong Health-Preserving Acupoints for Emergency Treatment]
1. Press the Renzhong acupoint to treat shock;
2. Pinch the heel to stop nosebleeds;
3. Press the Shaoshang acupoint to stop coughs;
4. Press the Tianshu acupoint to treat constipation;
5. Press the Laogong acupoint to lower blood pressure;
6. Press the Taiyang acupoint to stop headaches;
7. Massage the Zusanli acupoint to stop stomach pain.
Amenorrhea: Generally, it refers to the unexplained cessation of menstruation in women over 18 years of age. It often occurs in women with a history of spermatorrhea. Symptoms may include lethargy, slowed reactions, muscle relaxation, paranoia, pale complexion, and hair loss.
Use Guizhi Jia Longgu Muli Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction with Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell): Cinnamon twig 9g, white peony root 9g, licorice root 6g, fresh ginger 15g, jujube 4 pieces, dragon bone 20g, calcined oyster shell 30g, amomum villosum 5g, peony bark 15g, peach kernel 12g, poria cocos 20g, salvia miltiorrhiza 15g. This is the dosage for one dose. One dose is decocted into two bags. Five doses are needed to see results.
Best time to drink water
Waking up between 6:00 and 7:00 AM, drink a glass of hydrogenated water to help metabolize waste and toxins in the body;
Between 9:00 and 10:00 AM, a glass of hydrogen-rich water will promote circulation and leave you feeling refreshed.
Drink a glass of hydrogen water between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM to prevent overeating before lunch;
Increased gastrointestinal motility after meals;
Afternoon: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM A glass of hydrogen water to replenish energy and refresh the mind;
Evening: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - A glass of hydrogen water to prevent blood thickening and aid in detoxification;
How are your kidneys? (1) When sitting in a chair watching TV for more than two hours, you feel lower back pain.
(2) When cooking in the kitchen, if I stand for more than an hour, my legs feel weak.
(3) Always want to close their eyes and rest, unwilling to think about problems, and have difficulty concentrating.
(4) A lot of hair falls out when washing hair.
(5) Feeling sleepy all the time but unable to fall asleep, and even when finally falling asleep, waking up frequently. These symptoms are all manifestations of kidney deficiency. It is recommended to practice the "Liangyi Peiyuan Xisui Gong" (Two Elements Nourishing Source and Marrow Cleansing Exercise), which can effectively resolve these issues.
Analysis: The face is generally governed by the spleen and stomach. Fever, thirst, and facial flushing indicate a primary stomach issue. Heat in the stomach, along with the stomach meridian's pathway through the face, can be affected by wind. The heat, unable to dissipate, accumulates and forms small red bumps. The presence of wind causes itching.
Prescription: Modified Baihu Decoction. 30g raw gypsum , 15g anemarrhena , 30g honeysuckle , 15g forsythia , 15g dandelion, 10g chrysanthemum , 6g licorice . This is the dosage for one dose. One dose is decocted into two bags, one bag in the morning and one in the evening.
Health Preservation Knowledge
Lower back pain and difficulty sleeping? It's because your sitting, walking, and lying postures are incorrect! (Part Two)
Sitting, walking, and lying down are actions that everyone repeats countless times every day. If done incorrectly, the damage to the body can accumulate over time—causing back pain, discomfort while sleeping, and even overall discomfort .
So, what posture is wrong and what method is right?
2. Walking – speed and style are both important.
Incorrect posture: Always walking with your head down.
Brisk walking is not only beneficial for physical exercise but also helps extend lifespan. However, incorrect walking techniques can be harmful to health. On the street, you'll notice that many people, even while walking, constantly look down at their phones. This is not only dangerous but also increases the burden on the spine, affecting the cervical and lumbar vertebrae.
Correct posture:
Head up and chest out: walk with your back straight and eyes looking straight ahead; relax your shoulders: bend your arms at 90 degrees and swing your arms back and forth naturally while walking; when walking, land on your heels first, and the landing order when taking a step is: heel-ball-toe.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "walking is the foundation of all exercises." Walking can activate the joints of the body, and long-term adherence to it can change body shape, strengthen the muscles of the feet and buttocks, maintain bone strength and hardness, delay bone degeneration, and reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
In addition, walking can stimulate acupoints on the soles of the feet, soothe the meridians, promote blood circulation and metabolism, help eliminate toxins from the body, and burn excess body fat, thus playing a significant role in body shaping, beauty enhancement, and delaying aging. Therefore, let's avoid these common misconceptions and walk 10,000 steps every day to achieve health, beauty, and confidence.