Main issues: Heart kidney dysfunction, liver spleen imbalance
This type of person usually suffers from insufficient kidney yang or heart yin, and the kidney water cannot be turned over to the heart fire. The heart fire cannot warm the kidney water downwards, resulting in excessive heart fire, upper fire, acne on the face, lymphatic obstruction in the throat, oral ulcers, bad breath, irritability, insomnia, slow sleep, etc.
What are the symptoms of 'upper heat and lower cold'?
In addition to being hot and afraid of cold, there are also these phenomena:
Head and face lumps, mouth and tongue sores, dry and itchy throat;
Frequently feeling weak, constipated, insomnia, and hair loss;
I love to have acne on my face, and it keeps recurring;
Menstruation is often delayed, menstrual flow is low, dysmenorrhea occurs, and people are prone to feeling overheated;
Even in summer, the calves, thighs, or leg joints feel very cold.
As long as one of the above criteria is met, we can consider whether there is a problem of being hot at the top and cold at the bottom.
Why are there more occurrences of "hot on top and cold on bottom" among modern people?
01. Lack of exercise;
02. Eating too much cold food;
03. Frequent anger and overthinking can also lead to a constitution where the upper body is hot and the lower body is cold;
04. Congenital kidney yang deficiency;
The main manifestation of upper heat and lower cold is this cold, which a woman will experience throughout her life: menstruation, childbirth, pregnancy, and childbirth, all of which are in the lower and middle parts of the body.
For over thirty years from adolescence to menopause, I have to deal with my menstrual cycle every month and pay attention to various aspects of it; For women who have given birth, if they do not adjust in a timely manner or use improper methods, the most likely cause is the deficiency of the lower element.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it can be summarized as follows: "If the stomach qi does not decrease, the temperament does not rise, and the kidney qi does not accumulate.
The essence is spleen kidney yang deficiency, with yang floating above and unable to warm the lower body. The best method is to heat up and cool down, and ignite the fire to return to the original state.
The best state of the human body is when yang energy is in the lower part and yin energy is in the upper part, because yin is a liquid that irrigates the whole body from top to bottom; Yang Qi is fire, and fire warms the whole body from bottom to top. But you, who are hot on top and cold on the bottom, have turned it upside down, becoming yang on top and yin on the bottom.
How can we alleviate this phenomenon?
1. Moxibustion can tonify the kidney and ignite the fire, leading to a return to the original essence
Tonifying kidney fire is similar to increasing the quality of yang energy in the lower part to enhance its ability to counteract the yang energy in the upper part. When the kidney yang is abundant, it can also form its own gravitational advantage, causing the upper yang to automatically sink and accumulate for its own use, which is called "igniting fire and returning to the element".
Some people may worry that if they are already on fire, using moxibustion will only add fuel to the fire. No need at all. Because this type of fire is called virtual fire, and the essence of virtual fire is yang deficiency and body coldness, with insufficient kidney yang. Moxibustion is very targeted, and Yongquan acupoint can be frequently treated with moxibustion.
The kidney originates from the gushing spring, and the person who is gushing from the spring also has the foot and heart. If the gushing spring acupoint is warm, the human body will be filled with yang from the genital position, and the yang energy will be sufficient, the gravitational force will increase, and the upper yang will be drawn down and return to its source. So moxibustion with gushing springs can often make people feel a mouthful of sweet saliva, which is a good sign for the rise of fire and water, and the interaction between the upper and lower parts.
Before moxibustion on Yongquan, you can first moxibustion on the central epigastric region, Guan Yuan, and Qi Sea, allowing the Qi to flow downwards. Then, you can moxibustion on Zusanli and Sanyinjiao to supplement the Spleen Meridian and replenish the Yang Qi below.
2. Sports+Foot Soaking
When we are tired, nervous, and under a lot of pressure, we will not get angry or sick, but when we have free time, we are more likely to get angry or catch a cold.
In fact, internal heat is a self-protection reaction of the human body, which is an important process of regulating the body's overdrawn in the past and allowing the body to recover.
When you feel hot in your urine or anus, it means your body is expelling heat and causing lower body heat. At this time, the upper body heat is almost healed. In addition, when your body is cold, you need to sweat. Therefore, to solve the problem of upper body heat and lower body heat, you need to sweat, defecate, urinate, and warm the lower body.
If you want to sweat, it's best to jog or brisk walk for about 45 minutes until your legs and feet are warm and your whole body is slightly sweaty to achieve your goal. If bowel movements are not favorable, moxibustion can be applied to the Tian Shu, Da Chang Yu, and Pi Yu to promote bowel movements.
In addition to moxibustion, warming the lower burner can also be achieved by soaking your feet in water boiled with mugwort before going to bed, until slightly sweaty.