What is the fastest way to dehumidify the body?

Is there a connection between dampness and moisture? From a medical point of view, there is indeed a certain connection between the two, because long-term dampness will inevitably lead to moisture invasion. If you are only occasionally caught in the rain or occasionally live in a humid environment, moisture generally will not invade the body. After all, the body's resistance can withstand it for a period of time. On the contrary, being exposed to rain for a long time or living or working in a humid environment for a long time will provide moisture with an opportunity to invade and cause illness. So, what is the fastest way to remove moisture from the body?

Hot water foot bath

A good way to deal with dampness is to soak your feet in hot water. After entering the dog days, most people will ignore the good habit of soaking feet in hot water. In fact, the hotter the weather, the heavier the dampness, and the more necessary it is to soak feet in hot water. Doctor Zhang Shiqing explained that during the dog days, the Yang energy is at its peak and soaking the feet in hot water can stimulate six meridians in the foot, including the Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming and the Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang, thereby strengthening the spleen, removing dampness, unblocking the meridians and promoting diuresis.

For most people, soaking feet in hot water at about 40℃ is enough during the dog days of summer. For people who experience weakness in the limbs, drowsiness, and loss of appetite, you can add 20 grams of Smilax glabra (to remove dampness), 15 grams of Atractylodes lancea (to regulate menstruation), and 15 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala (to strengthen the spleen) to hot water, and the effect will be better. Adding 20 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 15 grams of Chuanduan, and 30 grams of Achyranthes bidentata to the foot bathing water can replenish the essence, strengthen the tendons and bones, and is suitable for middle-aged and elderly friends suffering from osteoporosis.

People who easily have cold feet can add 15 grams of cinnamon twigs to water to warm the meridians. For hypertension, it is suitable to add 30 grams of Prunella Vulgaris and 15 grams of Alisma Orientalis. Prunella Vulgaris has the effect of clearing liver fire, while Alisma Orientalis has the effect of promoting diuresis and removing dampness. People with varicose veins can add 20 grams of angelica and 25 grams of Achyranthes bidentata. These two herbs can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and dredge meridians.

Drink barley and red bean porridge

Job's tears, called "Coix seed" in traditional Chinese medicine, is listed as a top-grade medicine in "Shennong's Herbal Classic". It can cure dampness and arthritis, benefit the intestines and stomach, eliminate edema, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and long-term use can make the body lighter and benefit the qi. Red beans are red in color, and red enters the heart, so they can also nourish the heart and blood. Ancient books record that "long-term consumption makes people thin", which means that eating red beans regularly can also help lose weight. It also has obvious effects of promoting diuresis, reducing swelling, and strengthening the spleen and stomach.

Modern people are under great mental stress and have weak heart qi; they have irregular diets, little exercise, and weak spleen and excessive dampness. If you want to remove dampness, nourish the heart, and strengthen the spleen and stomach, then the best solutions are coix seed and red bean. Boiling it into porridge is intended to allow its effective ingredients to be fully absorbed by the human body while not causing much burden to the spleen and stomach. Summer is the time when the heat is unbearable, and it makes people wet inside and outside. These two medicines can nourish the blood and remove dampness. Practice has proved that barley and red bean porridge has a good weight-loss effect. It can lose weight without hurting the body. Especially for obesity in middle-aged and elderly people, the effect is particularly good.