How to treat weak spleen and stomach? A recipe for regulating the spleen and stomach.

The spleen has the functions of transporting nutrients in food, distributing water and controlling blood, while the stomach is the largest digestive organ in our body. How can we maintain a healthy spleen and stomach?

1. Prescriptions for regulating the spleen and stomach.

1. To strengthen your spleen and stomach, you must first nourish your mood. The spleen and stomach have "emotions", and "emotional health care" is also to nourish the spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine has long recognized that "emotions can hurt the stomach", and ancient sages used "emotional regulation" to treat stomach problems. This to a certain extent shows that emotions have an important influence on the spleen and stomach, so to nourish the spleen and stomach, you must first nourish your mood.

2. A diet rich in whole grains strengthens the spleen and stomach. The spleen and stomach are the organs of storage. Diet and health care start with nourishing the spleen and stomach. Water and grain are the basis of human life, and the stomach is responsible for receiving water and grain, so the best thing to nourish the spleen and stomach is grains. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says: "Five grains for nourishment, five fruits for assistance, five animals for benefit, and five vegetables for filling." This means that grains (staple foods) are the foundation of people's survival, while fruits, vegetables, and meat are all auxiliary and play a tonic role. To nourish the spleen and stomach, you should not only eat more whole grains and brown rice, but also pay attention to a moderate and diversified diet and adapt to the four seasons.

3. Move your toes more often to strengthen your spleen and stomach. At the same time, the spleen controls the limbs, and proper physical exercise can strengthen the spleen and stomach. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the meridian system is distributed throughout the human body's limbs, so proper physical exercise can promote the circulation of meridian qi, which in turn affects the spleen and stomach, thereby enhancing their functions. For women, those with healthy spleen and stomach usually have fuller breasts, because the stomach meridian runs through the nipple. Strong spleen and stomach function and sufficient stomach meridian qi play an important role in the development and fullness of the breasts.

4. Choose appropriate exercise to benefit the spleen and stomach. Experts believe that it is best to choose a gentle, low-intensity, small amount of, and continuous exercise method. After exercise, the body will sweat slightly, the muscles and bones will be stretched, and it is best not to feel overly tired. Activities such as jogging, radio gymnastics, shuttlecock kicking, table tennis, square dancing, and ballroom dancing are also good choices.

2. Four massage methods are recommended for spleen and stomach conditioning

1. Pinching the spine. Chiropractic therapy is usually used for children, but it is also effective for adults. It is suitable for patients with indigestion, bad breath, bloating, stomach pain, diarrhea, malaise, fatigue, etc. Pinch it 1 to 2 times a day and persist for a week to see results. Operation method: First, gently massage the back several times to relax the muscles. Then use the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and ring finger to lift the skin in the middle of the back at the same time, and twist forward along the spine from bottom to top, alternating hands. Lift the skin a bit after every three pinches. This is called the "pinch three and lift one method." The amount of skin pinched and the amount of force used to lift should be appropriate, and it should not be twisted; and it should move in a straight line, not tilted.

2. Rub the navel. Place the palm or base of one hand on the navel, and use the other hand to press the back of the hand, rotating and kneading in a clockwise direction for about 5 minutes each time, 1 to 2 times a day. This method can warm the yang and dispel cold, replenish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and help digestion and relieve stagnation. It is mostly used for patients with indigestion, stomach cold, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation.

3. Rub your lower abdomen. Place your hands on both sides of your belly button and rub them up and down until they feel warm. It can be used by patients with bloating and abdominal pain, 2 to 5 times a day. Tianshu point is located 2 inches away from the navel on both sides. This method can stimulate this point to treat acute and chronic gastroenteritis and indigestion, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, etc. caused by digestive dysfunction.

4. Press and rub Zusanli. Zusanli is an important health acupoint for the human body, located below the outside of the knee. Massage 50 to 100 times a day to strengthen the spleen and stomach, regulate the qi, and remove stagnation and dredge the meridians. It is suitable for various types of spleen and stomach diseases.

5. Moxibustion replenishes qi, strengthens the spleen and nourishes the kidneys. People who are prone to wheezing are mostly due to kidney yang deficiency, which makes them unable to absorb air, so they are prone to symptoms of wheezing, shortness of breath, and exhaling more than inhaling. Use moxibustion, diet therapy and other methods to help improve athletic ability. Moxibustion is a health care method commonly used by many people. You can use moxibustion boxes, portable moxibustion, etc. to moxibustion the Dazhui point, Dingchuan point, Zusanli point, Feishu point, and Shenshu point. These acupoints are either important acupoints for calming asthma and relieving breathing, or strong acupoints for nourishing the spleen, lungs and kidneys. Moxibustion on them can invigorate the Yang Qi and improve the symptoms of asthma caused by deficiency and fatigue.