Swelling on one side of the neck

The neck connects the head and body in the human body, so the arteries and nerves distributed in the neck are very important. However, in people's daily lives, the chances of having neck problems are very high, such as eczema or spondylosis on the neck. Some people also find that one side of their neck is swollen in sharp contrast to the other side. What is the cause of the swelling on one side of a person's neck?

Internal heat is also called internal fire, which is a syndrome name in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is also called "endogenous heat". Refers to the heat caused by the excessive yin and yang of the internal organs. It is advisable to distinguish the real from the fake. Common symptoms include chest heat, hot flashes in the afternoon, fever in the five hearts, bitter taste in the mouth, and red urine. There are two types of fever: yang deficiency and yin deficiency. For example, Volume 1 of Ming Yi Za Zhu states: "Fever caused by internal injury is caused by the self-injury of yang qi, which cannot rise, and descends to yin to cause internal heat. This is yang deficiency, so the pulse is large and weak, and it belongs to the lung and spleen. Fever caused by yin deficiency is caused by the self-injury of yin blood, which cannot control fire, and the yang qi rises to cause internal heat. This is yang excess, so the pulse is rapid and weak, and it belongs to the heart and kidney.

1. Adjust your diet and eat more light vegetables and fruits:

People with internal heat have a very high temper. If they eat spicy, fried, or grilled food, it will be like "adding fuel to the fire". Therefore, they must eat less or no these foods, eat more light vegetables and fruits, drink more boiled water, less beverages, and especially avoid smoking and drinking. However, many people with internal heat cannot eat anything other than spicy food, which creates a vicious cycle. A person's living habits determine his or her physical condition.

2 Adjust your lifestyle, dress appropriately, and go to bed and get up early:

People with internal heat are not afraid of heat, especially children, who have a pure yang constitution and like to run and jump, which causes a lot of internal heat. Unfortunately, many children are raised by their grandparents, who are afraid of cold themselves, so they also dress their children in a lot of clothes. As a result, the children suffer from internal heat and nosebleeds. Therefore, this habit should be changed. The room should be ventilated. In the dry season, a humidifier can be used to humidify the room. Clothes should be added or removed appropriately according to weather changes. In addition, you should rest early, preferably between 21:00-11:00. The later you go to bed, the more you will get irritated and your temper will become worse.

3. Use less air conditioning and adapt to nature:

Air conditioning brings us comfort and keeps a constant temperature all year round, but it also brings us a bad side, which is that we don’t sweat when we should, and we don’t get cold when we should. Some people stay in a room with a constant temperature all year round and rarely go out, which causes "anhidrosis". This is very uncomfortable. There is a lot of heat in the body, but they never sweat, which makes it impossible for the heat to be released, making them feel depressed and irritable. It is recommended to stay away from air conditioning and adapt to nature, especially in summer. You must exercise more and sweat more. Sweating more can not only remove internal heat, but also eliminate toxins in the body.

4 According to the color of the tongue coating, there are several types of internal heat:

According to traditional Chinese medicine, a red tongue coating indicates internal heat, and the location of the redness indicates the type of internal heat. If the tip of the tongue is red, it means there is heart fire; if the sides of the tongue are red, it means there is strong liver fire; if the front half of the tongue is red, accompanied by cough and dry mouth and nose, it means there is lung fire; red tongue with yellow coating and bad breath means there is strong stomach fire; red tongue with less coating, accompanied by dizziness and tinnitus, means there is kidney fire.