How to maintain sufficient yang energy in the body

Maintaining sufficient yang energy can be achieved by adjusting work and rest, warming and nourishing diet, moderate exercise, moxibustion conditioning, and emotional management. Insufficient yang energy may be related to factors such as staying up late, being greedy for cold weather, and being sedentary for long periods of time. It usually manifests as symptoms such as chills, fatigue, and decreased immunity.

1. Adjust work and rest

Going to bed before 11 o'clock at night helps to maintain Yang Qi, and Zishi is the key period for the birth of Yang Qi. Avoid staying up late or reversing day and night. Long-term lack of sleep will deplete kidney yang. It is recommended to take a 30-minute nap at noon to replenish yang energy, but avoid excessive sleep during the day that affects the quality of your night's rest.

2. Warm and nourishing diet

Eat mutton, leeks, longan and other warm foods in moderation, and drink ginger-date tea in winter. To avoid excessive raw and cold food from damaging the spleen yang, add spicy and warm seasonings such as ginger and Sichuan peppercorns when cooking. People with weak spleen and stomach can heat the fruit before eating it to reduce cold stimulation.

3. Moderate exercise

Gentle exercises such as Baduanjin and Tai Chi can promote the growth of yang energy, and should be carried out 3-5 times a week. Avoid sweating profusely after strenuous exercise. Just sweat a little. Patting the back while basking in the sun in the morning can help stimulate the yang energy of the Du Meridian.

4. Moxibustion conditioning

Moxibustion on Guanyuan, Mingmen and other acupoints can directly warm and replenish Yang Qi, 2-3 times a week is appropriate. Those with weak and cold constitutions can choose to perform Du Channel moxibustion on the dog days of summer, and pay attention to avoid wind and cold after moxibustion. The first moxibustion should be started for a short period of time to avoid overdosing and causing internal heat.

5. Emotional management

Long-term anxiety and depression will consume Yang Qi. You can relieve stress through meditation, music, etc. Cultivate an open-minded and optimistic attitude to avoid overthinking and damaging the spleen yang. Social activities help the circulation of yang energy, but care must be taken to avoid excessive socializing and staying up late.

Pay attention to keeping warm from the cold on a daily basis, especially protecting the waist, abdomen, ankles and other parts that are susceptible to cold. Avoid using the air conditioner for a long time in summer. Drink warm tangerine peel water to dissolve moisture. People with yang deficiency constitution are recommended to use ointments every winter. Chronic fatigue or persistent chills require medical treatment to check for pathological factors such as hypothyroidism. Maintain a regular life rhythm to avoid overwork and depletion of the Yang Qi foundation.