What causes heavy humidity?

There are usually two main causes of dampness in the body, external dampness and internal dampness. If we have an improper diet in our daily life, dampness may occur. Endocrine disorders in the human body can also cause dampness. Dampness in the human body is related to daily living habits. Many people do not understand how dampness is caused. What causes dampness? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Heavy moisture caused by external dampness

The pores are open in summer. For example, if you often get caught in the rain, stay in a humid environment for a long time, often wear wet clothes, wear less clothes when it is too cold, the air-conditioning temperature in the office is too low in summer, you work in water for a long time, live in the basement for a long time, etc., dampness can easily invade the human body. If it does not stay, it will cause heavy moisture. This moisture generally stays on the skin surface, joints, etc. People with poor physical fitness are particularly susceptible to the invasion of dampness.

Correct approach: Symptoms of external dampness can be avoided by taking measures such as dispelling wind and removing dampness. For example, avoid getting caught in the rain, especially when it has been dry for a long time. If you get caught in the rain, change into clean clothes in time. Dry your hair in time after washing it, especially do not go to bed with wet hair at night to prevent moisture from entering your body. When it is cold, keep warm to prevent cold air from entering your body. Open windows for ventilation appropriately and do not let the room be too humid.

2. Sitting for a long time

If you sit still for a long time and do not exert physical energy, your body's metabolism will naturally slow down, and your body's ability to transport and transform will decrease. The lack of vitality will lead to yang deficiency.

The correct approach: Exercise more, exercise can generate yang, especially exercise that can make the body sweat, which can open the window of the skin and use the heat generated by the exercise to "evaporate" the moisture.

3. Lack of sleep

Insufficient sleep is a symptom of spleen deficiency. People who lack sleep usually lack energy, and their bodies do not get a good rest, so they are naturally depressed.

The correct approach: Ensure adequate sleep time. It is recommended to go to bed before 11pm every night. Also, increasing your daily physical exertion will lead to better sleep quality.

4. Diet with strong taste

Greasy, overly salty, overly sweet and other fatty and greasy foods are difficult to digest and can easily cause gastrointestinal bloating and inflammation. Sweets and fried foods will cause the body to produce peroxides, aggravating the inflammatory response. In addition, insufficient gastrointestinal motility will block the meridians and become energy waste.

Correct approach: Eat a light and moderate diet, keep meals simple or even fast for a short period of time, eat more crude fiber to reduce the body's burden on metabolism.

5. Long-term dieting

Not only fat people, but thin people can also have dampness in their bodies. For example, if you rely on dieting to maintain your body, the "fire power" in your body will not be strong because you lack the raw materials to create the "flame".

The right approach: Reasonable diet + proper exercise = healthy and thin. Don't easily adopt dieting methods that are harmful to your body.

6. Constipation

The body's most natural way to expel moisture is through urination and defecation. If you are constipated, the excretion path will not be smooth, which will lead to heavy moisture.

The correct way to do it: Eat more foods that can remove moisture and relieve constipation, such as coix seed, red beans, kelp, seaweed, winter melon, mung bean soup, etc.

7. Eating too much cold food

Raw and cold foods, ice cream or cool vegetables and fruits will cause the digestion and absorption function of the stomach and intestines to stagnate, creating opportunities for external evil to invade. For example, eating too many popsicles in the summer will damage the spleen and affect the excretion of water in the body. The excess water stagnates in the body and forms dampness.

The correct approach: Even in summer, do not eat too much raw or cold food.

8. Overthinking

The spleen is responsible for transporting moisture. Excessive thinking will damage the spleen and stomach's function of transporting moisture. Once the spleen is weak, it cannot transport moisture, and moisture will accumulate.

The correct approach: People with insufficient Yang energy are prone to depression and pessimism. The more this is the case, the weaker the Yang energy will be, and the less able it will be to eliminate dampness. Therefore, please adjust your mood immediately, let the sunshine into your heart, be positive, laugh more and be happier, and this will help eliminate dampness.

9. Insufficient Qi and Blood

For those people with insufficient blood and qi, their meridians will not run smoothly in their daily lives, which will weaken the functions of the internal organs in the body, thereby slowing down the metabolism of the organs in the body, especially the spleen and stomach will be damaged, so that the water in the body will accumulate and cannot be discharged from the body. Therefore, many people will have heavy moisture in their bodies.

The correct approach: For this group of people, you must pay attention to replenishing Qi and blood in your body in your daily life. For example, you can eat some foods that replenish Qi and blood, such as red dates, longan, etc., or you can massage the Xuehai point, Tianshu point, etc., which can effectively help you replenish Qi and blood in your body, so that your Qi and blood will be prosperous, and you will become healthier.

10. Long-term excessive drinking

Long-term excessive drinking can cause damage to our health and increase the moisture in our body. According to traditional Chinese medicine, alcohol encourages dampness.

Correct approach: In daily life, we should control the amount and frequency of drinking, and not use alcohol to relieve sorrow.