Being angry can cause blockages in the meridians and worsen gout
Many people are suffering from gout now, what are the reasons? It's just eating seafood and drinking beer. As we all know, seafood contains a substance called purine. Over time, the acidic substances and purines in seafood accumulate and do not circulate in the blood. Without exercise, it is easy to develop gout.
I encountered a gout patient who was a taxi driver while attending an outpatient clinic before. He drives all day and doesn't have any suitable exercise. He particularly enjoys getting angry and fighting. When he sought medical attention, it was summer and he lifted his clothes, leaving scars one after another.
He said, 'Dr. Peng, I have a symptom that feels quite scary now. I used to like to fight with people. But now, when I get angry, I have a strange phenomenon. I find that I can't move and my whole body freezes. Moreover, the small joints below the knees, especially in the feet, will ache.' This is a typical manifestation of gout.
Some people may not understand why getting angry or fighting can trigger gout? As mentioned earlier, when people are angry, they secrete a lot of harmful substances that deposit in small joints such as joint capsules and joint cavities. This can lead to inflammatory reactions and trigger a vicious cycle of gout.
If there is no circulation of qi and blood, and the qi pulse is tense, the hands and feet will become cold. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, this is due to the blockage of meridians, combined with the deposition of acidic substances, resulting in stiff muscles and bones, and inconvenient movement of hands and feet.
Later, I prescribed Danggui Niantong Tang for him and asked him to cooperate to adjust his mentality. Because of this long period of time, he also realized the problem with his personality and gradually adjusted his mentality to be gentle. The gout symptoms of small joint pain also disappeared.
It should be emphasized that a person's personality must be gentle, not about being a kind person, but rather a respectful attitude towards others. Once this mentality arises, the fire energy naturally decreases. Once the fire energy decreases, the qi and blood are easily unobstructed, and the body is better.
Simple hair combing and massage can soothe the liver and dispel qi
Someone may ask, with the liver being so important, which problems can cause so many problems? So, which problems can harm the liver and what ways can be used to nourish it?
The first one is anger. Anger leads to anger, as I have already mentioned many times before. People secrete a lot of harmful substances when they are angry. There are over 200 cases of sudden death in Beijing. According to statistics, 50% of people become angry, anxious, or depressed within 24 hours. 25% of people are anxious and angry half an hour before death.
Next is drinking alcohol. Especially after getting angry and anxious, never drink alcohol. Because alcohol has an upward trend, many people blush when they drink. Why is that? Because the cocktail party pushes qi and blood to surge upwards. When young, there may not be too many problems. But as one grows older, the fragility of blood vessels increases. If qi and blood come up to rupture the cerebral blood vessels, it can lead to stroke, and if not rescued in time, death may occur due to cerebral edema.
So, many people's problems are caused by anger, anxiety, and drinking. 18% of deaths occur within 30 seconds, which is known as sudden death. We know that the most important cause of sudden death is myocardial infarction. Once our heart stops beating, within a few seconds, blood will no longer supply to the brain. Generally speaking, if there is no fresh blood supply to the brain for about 20 seconds, some brain cells will die, leading to what is known as brain death. Nowadays, medicine believes that brain death is the true criterion for determining whether a person has died.
Why are there cases of sudden death among elites and entrepreneurs every year? These are the reasons: emotional fluctuations, anger and anxiety, drinking alcohol, and staying up late. These are very serious damages to our internal body.
So, what are the methods to nourish the liver? Unity and mutual assistance can nourish the liver, and what corresponds to unity and mutual assistance is kindness. Kindness is like spring, giving people a very warm feeling, like willow branches that are particularly stretched. It's about adjusting from within, loving others, loving oneself.
Someone said, Dr. Peng, that the operability of what you said is too poor. You always keep us from getting angry. You know the pressure in this society is so great, can we not get angry? This is difficult, but we need to try our best to adjust it. We all know that the most talented people are those with big talents and small temperaments, and they are first-class people. When dealing with problems, wisdom is needed. Once wisdom is gained, emotions will be resolved.
If you really can't hold back, I'll teach you a few liver soothing tips here. When encountering some things, besides adjusting your mentality, you can also use these tips to assist in the operation of liver qi and minimize the damage already caused to your body.
The first one is combing hair. The method of combing hair can prevent many stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. When you look around your temples with your hands, you will find some nodules that look like lumps. In traditional Chinese medicine, they are called tendons. If you rub them vigorously, it will feel very sour. Rub these tendons open. Regular rubbing will greatly reduce the incidence rate of cerebrovascular diseases in the future. Moreover, after kneading, the brain will feel particularly relaxed.
How to comb it? Open your fingers and stroke them back from the front, like combing your hair. After a few strokes, you will feel that your brain suddenly becomes much clearer. Because of this stroke, the capillaries under the scalp will open, and the qi and blood will be filled. The internal qi and blood interaction will improve the circulation of qi and blood in the brain, and you will feel refreshed.
The second method is massage. We all know that tapping the Liver and Gallbladder Meridian is very beneficial to the body. The Gallbladder Meridian is located on the outer side of the thigh. Hold your hands into fists and start tapping from both sides to open the Gallbladder Meridian, which can cure many diseases in the body. Especially the meridians of the liver meridian will be knocked open, making the brain easier and preventing stroke problems. Knocking open the liver meridian can also help digestion, because the human liver and gallbladder are connected. After the liver and gallbladder are unblocked, the secretion of bile increases, and the peristalsis of the stomach meridian will increase. After the peristalsis of the stomach increases, the qi and blood will be unobstructed, and the body will be better.
The third one is the method of dispelling qi. Before discussing this method, let's first take a look at the essence of anger? The first sign of anger is that the chest and chest are blocked and stuffy, and the volume increases when one wants to get angry. Why is this? The essence is to use voice and tone to spray out the pent up breath in your chest through shouting. After spraying out, you will feel very comfortable, but after feeling comfortable, you will feel very tired. Why? Losing energy and producing toxic substances is called harming others without benefiting oneself.
The essence of getting angry is like this, after you finish emitting this "evil aura" through shouting and yelling. Calm down, 80% of people will regret it and feel it's unnecessary. But the damage to others and the damage to one's own body have already been caused.
After saying so much, what should we do? It's simple! When you feel angry, your chest is stuffy, and you want to get angry, first find an empty place and practice one thing for 10 seconds, which is to take deep breaths.
The specific operation method is: first inhale, inhale enough, until the lungs are full, then slowly exhale all the turbid and stagnant qi in the chest as thoroughly as possible, until there is no breath at all, as if the body is deflated. After exhaling, inhale and exhale again. After practicing 10 times, you will feel like a deflated ball, and the fire will dissipate.
This is actually the method of expelling negative emotions and substances produced in the heart through the elimination of turbid qi. If there are relatives and friends nearby, you can let them smell it. At this time, the breath they exhale is usually very smelly. What does this mean? It indicates that we secrete a lot of toxins internally.
If this foul smelling and turbid substance deposits in the body, can it prevent illness over time? After calling it out, one's mood is likely to change. As long as one's emotions stabilize, wisdom will arise and they will handle problems more satisfactorily. This is a way to dispel qi.
Additionally, it is important to remind everyone to find an empty place during practice and exhale turbid qi to detoxify. Otherwise, if you exhale the poisonous gas, you will be fine, but others may be injured as a result. We say that benevolence nourishes the liver, and while considering oneself, one must also not forget others.
Disclaimer: This article is a sharing of health knowledge. The drugs, prescriptions, acupuncture and moxibustion and other treatment and health preserving methods mentioned in this article should be applied under the guidance of professional doctors, and should not be applied by yourself. We are not responsible for any issues arising from improper use.