Excessive moisture can be removed through exercise and sweating. Try to avoid humid environments and pay more attention to diet. Choose light and easily digestible foods. Do not overeat or eat too much raw or cold food. Eat more foods that help remove dampness, such as corn, coix seed, red bean, etc. 1. Exercise to eliminate sweat and moisture. 2. Eat less salt, light and moderate food. 3. Avoid humid environments. 4. Light the mugwort and roast it on the Guanyuan acupoint. Foods that help remove dampness 1. Corn Corn is sweet and mild in nature, and can strengthen the spleen and appetite, and promote diuresis and relieve stranguria. The vitamin content in corn is very high, 5-10 times that of rice and wheat, and the nutritional value of special corn is higher than that of ordinary corn. The protein, vegetable oil and vitamin content of sweet corn is 1-2 times higher than that of ordinary corn, and the content of "vital element" selenium is 8-10 times higher. Among the 17 amino acids it contains, 13 are higher than those in ordinary corn. Corn contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which can moisten the intestines and excrete toxins, and has the effects of clearing dampness and heat, benefiting the liver and gallbladder, and delaying aging. Suitable for men suffering from edema and gonorrhea. It is recommended to use corn decoction instead of tea, and it is best to add corn silk when cooking; it can also be used together with winter melon peel, red beans, etc. This soup has the effects of regulating the stomach, stimulating appetite, reducing turbidity and promoting diuresis. It is suitable for urinary stones or chronic nephritis edema, hypertension, loss of appetite and other symptoms. 2. Yam Yam can regulate the digestive system, reduce subcutaneous fat deposition, avoid obesity, and increase immune function. It contains protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, fat, bile alkali, amylase and other ingredients, as well as iodine, calcium, iron, phosphorus and other inorganic salts and trace elements that are indispensable to the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yam has the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing the lungs and kidneys, and can be used to treat spleen deficiency and long-term diarrhea, chronic enteritis, lung deficiency and cough, chronic gastritis, diabetes, spermatorrhea, enuresis and other symptoms. The best way to remove moisture and toxins is to eat raw food. You can cut the peeled white yam and pineapple into small pieces, blend them into juice and drink it, which has the function of strengthening the stomach and regulating the intestines. 3. Lettuce It tastes sweet and bitter, is cool in nature, enters the intestines and stomach meridians, and has the effect of clearing heat and promoting diuresis. Suitable for mild edema and difficulty urinating. The potassium content of lettuce is much higher than its sodium content, which is beneficial to the body's water and electrolyte balance and promotes urination and milk secretion. It has certain therapeutic effects on patients with hypertension, edema and heart disease. It can be eaten cold or cooked in soup, and it is best to eat it with the leaves. Lettuce is cold in nature, so people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much. 4. Barley Raw coix seed is sweet and mild in nature, and can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Suitable for people with spleen deficiency, diarrhea, edema and rheumatism. Men with weak spleen and stomach can eat more yam and coix seed to relieve the symptoms. It is recommended to use raw coix seed to cook porridge, or add yam (crushed) to cook together. It has the effects of diuresis, invigorating the spleen and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for symptoms such as short and red urine, edema and athlete's foot, rheumatism and pain, spleen deficiency diarrhea, and flat warts. 5. Kelp Kelp is also a detoxifying food. It tastes salty, is cold in nature, enters the liver and spleen meridians, and has the effect of clearing heat and promoting diuresis. In addition, kelp also contains iodine, which has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on simple goiter caused by iodine deficiency. Kelp is often covered with a layer of white powder like hoarfrost - mannitol, which is a precious medicinal substance. Modern scientific research has proved that mannitol has the effects of lowering blood pressure, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Kelp can be used for salad dressing or making soup. Kelp can be steamed in a steamer, which makes it taste better and contains all the nutrients. 6. Sweet potatoes Sweet potatoes have the effects of "replenishing deficiency, increasing energy, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and strengthening kidney yin", making people "live longer and have fewer diseases". It can also nourish the middle, harmonize the blood, warm the stomach, and nourish the five internal organs. The fiber contained in sweet potatoes is soft and easy to digest, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and help defecation. The best way to eat sweet potatoes is to roast them with the skin on and eat them together. They taste refreshing and sweet. If you eat sweet potatoes at lunch, all the calcium can be absorbed before dinner and will not affect the absorption of calcium in other foods at dinner. 7. Cucumber Cucumber is sweet and cool in nature. It has the effects of clearing heat, promoting diuresis and detoxifying. It has unique effects on chest heat and diuresis. It also has obvious effects on dehumidification, laxative and analgesia. Succinic acid can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat, so it is beneficial for obese people and patients with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. There are many ways to eat cucumbers. They can be eaten raw, served cold, stir-fried, or added to soup. Eaten raw, it can quench thirst. If you want to promote diuresis and reduce swelling, it is best to drink it as soup. Note: Cucumbers are cold in nature, so people with cold stomachs should eat less. 8. Xiaomi Millet does not contain gluten and will not irritate the intestinal wall. It is a relatively mild fiber and is easily digested, so it is suitable for consumption with detoxification meals. Millet porridge is very suitable for detoxification, has the effect of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, is rich in nutrients, and also helps whiten the skin. 9. Winter melon Winter melon is sweet, light and cool in nature, and can promote diuresis and eliminate phlegm, clear away heat and detoxify. It is suitable for diarrhea caused by damp heat, but should not be eaten by those with diarrhea caused by deficiency and cold. Suitable for people with dry mouth, edema, difficulty urinating, etc. Winter melon has a low sodium content, so it has a significant diuretic effect. It can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat, reduce water and sodium retention, and consume body fat. It is an ideal vegetable for kidney patients and edema patients. It is recommended to cook the winter melon with skin together with carp, which has the functions of nourishing the spleen and stomach and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. 10. Gorgon Fruit Also known as chicken head, it is the fruit of an aquatic plant. Gorgon fruit is mild in nature, sweet and astringent in taste, and rich in starch and protein. Gorgon fruit has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, nourishing and strengthening the body. It is somewhat similar to lotus seeds, but its astringent and sedative effect is stronger than lotus seeds. It is suitable for chronic diarrhea, frequent urination, nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea. In addition, water chestnut can promote blood circulation and make people's face rosy and fair. Gorgon fruit can be fresh, fried or dried. Fresh Gorgon fruit is mainly used to nourish the kidney and astringe the semen, and is often used in soups and stews. Fried Gorgon fruit is mostly used for medicinal purposes and is generally available in pharmacies. It is mainly used to strengthen the spleen and stimulate the appetite. Dried Gorgon fruit is mostly used to make porridge. 11. Adzuki Bean Red beans are sweet, sour and flat in nature, and can strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, detoxify and reduce swelling. Red beans contain a lot of dietary fiber, which can moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements, lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, regulate blood sugar, detoxify and fight cancer, prevent stones, and promote bodybuilding and weight loss. Suitable for people with obesity-related edema, athlete's foot, abdominal distension and diarrhea, etc. For those who need to remove dampness and strengthen the spleen, you can cook dace and red beans together for conditioning, because "Compendium of Materia Medica" mentioned that dace has the effects of "strengthening muscles and bones, promoting blood circulation and qi, and expelling water and dampness". Boiling the two together into soup has a better effect on removing dampness. 12. Carrots Carrots are very helpful in improving constipation and are also rich in beta-carotene, which can neutralize toxins. Fresh carrots are better for detoxification because they can clear away heat, detoxify, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It is recommended to blend carrots into juice and add honey and lemon juice. It is delicious, thirst-quenching and also helps detoxify. Finally, a reminder: if you eat dehumidifying foods while eating a lot of dampness-causing things, the dampness in your body will not be eliminated by the dehumidifying foods. Fatty, heavy-tasting, water-rich, and diuretic foods should be eaten less or not, such as fatty meat, cumin, watermelon, bitter melon, etc., as they will increase moisture in the body. In addition, you should not consume too much cold drinks, as this will affect the body's clouding function, damage the spleen and stomach, and promote "internal dampness", which is not conducive to moisture removal and health. |
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