阳虚体质，是什么意思？

- 人体脏腑功能失调时，易出现体内阳气不足、阳虚生里寒的表现。

- 常表现为面色苍白，气息微弱，体倦嗜卧，畏寒肢冷，全身无力或有肢体浮肿等。

阳虚体质怎么来？

- 先天禀赋不足

- 寒湿之邪外侵

- 过食寒凉之品

- 忧思过极

- 久病不愈、房事不节等

身体有哪些症状？

- 形体白胖

- 面色淡白无华

- 肢体浮肿

- 怕冷

- 四肢倦怠

- 小便清长

- 大便时稀

- 唇淡口和

- 常自汗出

- 腰脊冷痛

想改善，怎么办？

饮食四大原则：

- 少吃或不吃生冷、冰冻食物：食物寒性明显，容易损阳。食用时最好配以温热食物

- 要减少食盐的摄入：阳虚者摄入食盐过多易致肥胖、肿胀、高血压、小便不利。

- 多吃温热之性的食物：食性温热可补肾阳，缓解阳虚之症。

- 选择适当的烹调方式：吃寒性食物时，应选择焖、蒸、煮、炖的方法，可减少寒凉之性。

What is yang-deficiency?

- When human body system dysfunction, it easily causes deficiency of yang qi, leading to occurrence of internal cold.

- Manifested as pale complexion, weak breathing, feeling laziness, cold limbs, body weakness and etc.

What causing yang-deficiency?

- Congenital deficiency

- Invasion of damp-cold

- Over-eating cold food

- Over-thinking

- Prolonged illness

What is the symptoms?

- Plump body

- Pale complexion

- Puffiness of limbs

- Aversion to cold

- Feeling laziness

- Clear and profuse urine

- Sometimes loose stool

- Pale lips

- Spontaneous sweating

- Feeling cold pain at waist and spine

How to improve?

Four main principles in diet:

- Eat less raw and cold food

- Reduce salt intake

- Eat more warm-nature food

- Choosing appropriate cooking method

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