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Overweight

1. Overview and Causes
2. Symptoms
3. TCM Effectiveness and Evaluation
4. Common Syndromes and Treatments in TCM
5. Healing by Other Therapies
  a. Qigong and other
  b. Medicated diet
  c. Life style
6. Psychological Adaptation


1. Overview and Causes

Overweight or "obesity"refers to excessive adipose (fat) tissues in the body, caused by the calorie intake exceeding the normal calorie requirement. This occurs when a person eats more food than is necessary to produce the required energy for each days' activity. Obesity is either self-inflicted (caused by over-eating) or it could be familial (runs in the family). Obesity basically damages vital organs of the body and also afects the appearance of an individual, therefore, causing emotional disturbances as well. Generally speaking, the diagnosis of obesity may be made by the body weight which exceeds the standard body weight by 20%.

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2. Symptoms

3. TCM Effectiveness and Evaluation

TCM’s treatment is effective in reducing obesity and making the person stick to a low-calorie diet and exercise daily. TCM’s treatment has a less side effects and it is convenient and economic.

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4. Common Syndromes and Treatments in TCM

This ailment, according to TCM, has different syndromes. The treatment for these syndromes using herbal medicine and acupuncture is shown below.

Obesity, listlessness, sleepiness, lassitude, shortness of breath, edema (swelling) of the lower limbs (legs), irregular menstruation, constipation, pale and enlarged tongue with white and greasy coating, deep and taut pulse.

To treat by Herbal medicine
Prescription/Formula: Guizhi 8g, Zexie 15g, Fuling 15g, Zhuling 12g, Yiyiren 15g, Huangqi 10g, Cheqianzi 10g. Dissolve them in hot water and drink daily for 30-50 days

  

To treat by Acupuncture and Moxibustion
 (a) Body Acupuncture
Method: Use the filiform needles to puncture the points with the even movement method. Take the treatment once daily.

Prescription: Zusanli (S 36), Tianshu (S 25), Sanyinjiao (Sp 6), Zhongwan (Ren 12), Pishu (B 20), Weishu (B21) and Fenglong (S40).

(b) Ear Acupuncture
Method: Select 3-5 points for each treatment. Give a moderate or strong stimulation and retain the needles for 30 minutes. Take the treatment once daily. The auricular-seed-Pressing therapy may also be used. Take the treatment once every 3-5 days. Seven treatments make up a course.

Prescription: Pt. Shenmen, Pt. Stomach, Pt. Large Intestine, Pt. Spleen, Pt. Mouth, Pt. Endocrine and Pt. Gallbladder (Pancreas).

  

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5. Healing by Other Therapies

(a) Qigong and other therapies

For effect of Qigong on the Metabolism, click here.

Generally speaking, Qigong is good for healing effect of this specific ailment, however individual results may vary. It improves the flow of the qi and the circulation of the blood, so you'll experience more energy, but, you won't see/ feel any immediate effects, as with many exercises and therapies, it takes a few weeks or even months of practice before you'll see any significant improvements.

The following types of Qigong may help:

For the information of different types of Qigong ,just click a link above.

This information is for education purpose only. We strongly advise you seek a licensed Qigong master to learn the correct ways to conduct these exercises before attempting them.

(b) Medicated diet
1) Put Lotus Leaf (Heye) 10g, Green Tea (Luca) 10g into a pot with appropriate quantity of water to boil it for an hour. Drink the tea anytime when feeling thirsty.
2) Green Tea 10g, Fleeceflower Root (Heshouwu)10g, Rhizome (Zexie) 10g, Danshen Root (Danshen) 10g.
Put them into a pot with appropriate quantity of water, boil it for 15 minutes, get the soup and remove the dregs. Take the soup as tea.


(c) Life style
1. Follow the schedule to take food 3 times each day, limit the amount of food to take.
2. Control the amount of sweet food and drink.
3. Don't take too much food in holidays and vacation.
4. Do more exercise as you can, like taking a walk, swimming.
5. Consulting with the doctors and dietitians.

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6. Psychological Adaptation to a Chronic and Severe Illness
One encounters different health problems in the course of one's life. Some problems are acute yet minor and often improve by themselves or yield to simple self-management. Severe and acute conditions often necessitate the help of health professionals who may provide fast relief with specific interventions. However, when the condition is chronic, the management required is quite different.

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