Doctor Gao Lina
Acupuncture Department
What is obesity?
Obesity is a condition where weight exceeds the standard.
Obesity
Calculation of standard weight: Height – 105 = Standard weight
Are you worried about the arrival of summer, wanting to lose excess fat but unable to find an effective method?
San Fu Tian (The three periods of summer)
The best season for weight loss throughout the year
San Fu (The three periods of summer)
The three periods of summer are not only the golden period of TCM health preservation but also the best time for slimming. With the high temperature and humidity of the three periods of summer, the body’s metabolism will significantly accelerate.
Why is it easier to lose weight during the three periods of summer?
During the three periods of summer, the relatively high temperature leads to a faster metabolism in the human body, resulting in the burning of more calories, which is conducive to fat decomposition and burning.
In the hot summer, people tend to sweat more easily, and sometimes even a little movement can lead to sweating. Sweating can help eliminate some heat and waste from the body.
During the three periods of summer, people’s appetites tend to decrease, which may result in a reduced food intake, making it easier to control calorie intake.
How to lose weight during the three periods of summer?
Acupuncture weight loss
The principle of acupuncture weight loss mainly relies on the application of acupuncture therapy on specific acupoints, which are generally located in different parts of the abdomen, back, and limbs. By stimulating different acupoints in these different parts through acupuncture, it can help regulate the circulation of Qi and blood, promote the body’s metabolism, better regulate various functions of the liver, spleen, and kidneys in the human body, and thereby accelerate the metabolism and decomposition of body fat, achieving effective weight loss.
Dietary adjustment
It is essential to eat breakfast. The morning is the period of fastest metabolism. You can choose to eat more coarse grains in the morning, such as oats, whole wheat bread, which not only provides a strong sense of satiety but also maintains energy supply for a longer duration.
Lunch should be protein-rich to supplement the body’s required energy. Choose white meats such as chicken, fish, shrimp, along with some iron-rich red meats like beef or pork liver, to enhance the physique.
Dinner should focus on vegetables, low-oil and low-salt, to both meet the body’s nutritional needs and control calorie intake. Choose a variety of green vegetables such as broccoli, lettuce, spinach, carrots, and more.
Moderate exercise
Exercise during the three periods of summer shows significant effects. Ten minutes of exercise is equivalent to thirty minutes under normal conditions. You can choose brisk walking or climbing stairs, persevere for half an hour daily, and it is entirely possible to lose twenty pounds in forty days.
Fat-cutting tea
You can try scraping oil fat-cutting tea. Below is a recommended tea recipe; after drinking for a week, you will feel much lighter and your skin will no longer be greasy.
Ingredients: tangerine peel, poria, hawthorn, coix seed, lotus leaf, rose, these ingredients have the effect of removing dampness and promoting bowel movements, helping to eliminate excess oil and waste in the body, promoting metabolism.
Quick tips to accelerate slimming
Drink more water
Drink 2000-2500 milliliters of water daily, every 3 milliliters of water can help burn 1 gram of fat. Maintaining sufficient water intake can accelerate metabolism and fat burning.
Ensure adequate sleep
Staying up late affects leptin secretion, suppresses metabolism, and leads to fat accumulation. Adequate sleep helps regulate hormone balance in the body, enhancing metabolism.
Moderate air conditioning temperature
Air conditioning at a very low temperature keeps the body in a constant-temperature environment for extended periods, reducing the metabolic rate and affecting fat burning. Therefore, the air conditioning temperature should not be too low, maintained within a suitable range.
Moderate consumption of cold drinks
Cold drinks usually contain a large amount of sugar, excessive intake can increase calorie intake. Choose cold drinks with simple ingredient lists and no added sugar, and consume them in moderation to avoid excess calorie intake.
Moderate exercise
There’s a saying, “Train in the cold of the winter, train during the three periods of summer.” Proper exercise during the three periods of summer can not only help with weight loss but also improve physical fitness. It is recommended to choose aerobic exercises such as running, skipping, cycling, swimming, to avoid intense exercise that leads to profuse sweating.
Acupuncture Department
Acupuncture Department of Shanxi Hospital of the West Garden Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (affiliated hospital of Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine) is one of the most distinctive departments of our hospital. Since December 16, 2023, under the overall deployment of the hospital’s general department, our department has been relocated from the outpatient building to the “Shanxi Modern Rehabilitation Center,” with a reasonable layout, beautiful, elegant, and comfortable diagnostic and treatment environment, providing better quality TCM characteristic treatment for patients. The department has a team of professional talents with solid foundation in traditional Chinese medicine and excellent acupuncture skills, including 1 chief physician, 3 associate chief physicians, and 4 attending physicians, amongst them 1 doctoral student and 4 master’s students. The department has the Wang Pimin Provincial Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Studio, adhering to the traditional methods of acupuncture, moxibustion as the main focus, organically combining techniques such as massage, oral Chinese medicine, gua sha, cupping, new nine needles, small needle knife, embedded wire and other treatment methods, integrating traditional therapy with methods like awakening the brain, regulating spirit warming meridians regulating du channels, phased therapy, abdominal four acupoints warming acupuncture combined with facial pinching and spirit regulation relieving depression and other effective therapies. The department has achieved remarkable results in the treatment of various conditions such as hemiplegia caused by stroke, cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscle strain, stubborn facial paralysis, shoulder periarthritis, tennis elbow, osteoarthritis, headache, insomnia, dizziness, obesity, menopausal syndrome, etc. The moxibustion therapy includes carpet moxibustion (du moxibustion), millet moxibustion, ginger-separated moxibustion, ginger-separated warm acupuncture and various moxibustion characteristics therapy, treating and preventing various clinical conditions. The department has pioneered special time moxibustion methods such as the three periods moxibustion, the three nines moxibustion and the solar terms moxibustion. These techniques tonify yang, unblock qi and blood, support genuine qi, enhance the body’s immune system. Equipped with cervical traction physical therapy equipment, lumbar traction beds, computer medium-frequency meridian therapy equipment, microwave therapy equipment, specific electromagnetic wave therapy equipment, traditional Chinese medicine wet (boiled) heat pack device, and other physical therapy equipment to better meet clinical treatment needs.
Text: Doctor Gao Lina, Acupuncture Department
Layout: Publicity Department Kang Xi
Review: Publicity Department Yuan Xiaoxia
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