As practitioners of life cultivation, we like to adjust our body so that our body is in perfect balance and we are in perfect health.

The Type A constitution is referred to as the Pinghe Type, or the Neutral and Balanced type. This type of body constitution is the perfectly healthy body. All other types of body constitution is deviation from the Pinghe type.

We will differentiate the basic characteristics of each body constitution type. We will then discuss how we can adjust our body so that they become perfectly balanced and healthy.

Herbal medicine is a practical science. In the long course of its development, many schools and branches of herbal medicine have undergone changes. However, with the progress of time, herbal medicine has evolved with time, although many people still misunderstand herbal medicine.

We may sum up herbal medicine with just one sentence.

Take the power of nature, coupled with the good fortune of God, we will achieve the beauty of success in health.

Classification of Body Constitution

The classification of body constitution is a relatively new concept. It was developed in the last forty years.

Let us ask ourselves. Is our body a teddy bear or a fine lady?

Although everyone looks human on the outside, they are very different inside. With the onslaught of various bad lifestyles, we have developed mental stress leading to hair loss, inability to sleep and poop, etc. There are fewer and fewer healthy people on earth.

Many people will say that humans are living longer now compared to that of a caveman and that proves that we are healthier than before.

But which is more important, quality of life or length of life? Actually, it’s all important. However, If we spend the rest of our life in bed, is it not a tragedy?

Thus, we will look into different types of body constitution, and the adjustment thereof.

Let us recap the different types of body constitution below.

Type A Pinghe (Normal, Typical, Neutral, Balanced Type)
Type B Qixu (Energy-deficient Type)
Type C Yangxu (Yang-deficient Type)
Type D Yinxu (Yin-deficient Type)
Type E Tanshi (Phlegm-moisture Type)
Type F Shire (Moisture-heat Type)
Type G Xueyu (Blood-stasis Type)
Type H Qiyu (Energy-depressed Type)
Type I Tebing (Special-intrinsic Type)

Well, these nine body constitution all have different characteristics, manifestations, and specific disease tendencies. However, we have different techniques to adjust our body so that it will return to its perfectly healthy state.

Here we will share our knowledge. We hope everyone can sit down and take decisive measures as soon as possible to attain perfect health. This way you will rejuvenate your body to that of an eighteen-year-old again.

Let us discuss the different body constitution one by one. Let us continue with the Type F Moisture-heat Body Constitution.

Characteristics of Type F Moisture-heat Body Constitution

The type F moisture-heat body constitution is fairly common, because eating chili peppers and drinking alcohol often will lead to the production of this constitution.

Let us think about it. In the kitchen, we are usually asked to keep our food in a cool and dry place. Why? If we keep the food in a hot and humid place, what will happen to the food?

If we have a body constitution that is both not and moist, what will happen?

We will be sweaty. We will have bad breath. We will have a very smelly stool. Our teeth will be particularly prone to yellowing, no matter how we brush it. We often look like we have a layer of oil on our face.

There are two possibilities for the smelly stool:

First, the food itself is too meaty. Compounds such as indole, skatole, hydrocarbons, amines, acetic acid, butyric acid, etc. are decomposed during digestion and absorption, so it is smelly.

Second, the stool rots in our body before being pulled out.

These are the two reasons for the smelly stool. You may figure out which one affects you more. The second is not good but the first is normal.

If the bowel movement is not smooth for people with high blood lipids, high sugar, or high blood pressure, they must not exert force. Instead, they should devise a method. If they defecate with the whole body exerting force, they are particularly prone to hemorrhagic injuries, such as direct brain damage.

People with unsmooth stools can try getting up in the morning with a glass of warm water to directly induce gastrointestinal motility. Then, at seven to nine in the morning, when the meridians of the gastrointestinal system are activated, they go and poop, then the pulling will be very smooth.

For people with the type F moisture-heat body constitution, they are particularly prone to diseases of the urinary system, such as prostatitis, urethritis, etc., and also to diseases of the liver and gallbladder system, such as cholecystitis and biliary polyps.

You are smart. You said, if there is moisture-heat, won’t there be moisture-cold? What do we do with moisture-cold?

In addition to moisture-heat, there is another kind of deviation called moisture-cold. How do we tell the difference?

For moisture-heat, it is easy to develop red acne. For moisture-cold, it is easy to develop whitehead acne.

For moisture-heat, it is easy to have a red face and red ears. For moisture-cold, it is easy to become pale.

Plus, people who are moisture-hot feel a constant urge to undress. People who are moisture-cold feel like they’re drowning in sea water next to the Titanic.

People who are moisture-hot are particularly prone to irritability and anger. They are also often nervous. They like spicy food. They are alcoholic drinkers.

Adjusting Type F Moisture-heat Body Constitution

This type of body constitution is very common, because eating chili peppers and drinking alcohol often will lead to the formation of this body constitution. As a result, various health programs and health preservation methods are proposed for adjusting the body constitution. Such articles are very popular on the social media WeChat and the Internet. Various foods include Guyuan paste, whole grain porridge, Wuhong nourishing blood soup are recommended. Some people take the food monthly, but the body doesn’t seem to have changed.

Why is that?

The reasons include (1) the food is not the right type for the body constitution, (2) the quality of the food is not good, and (3) not persistent enough for the food to work.

Let us take a very simple example. Let us talk about using dietary techniques for body health, may it be prescriptions, main prescriptions, auxiliary prescriptions, or over-the-counter formulas. If we just take in without any guideline, it is simply food, not a therapy.

It is an exact science to make dietary technique work, because each food has different traits and medicinal tastes. It is food if we eat it casually, and it will be health-effective if we eat it accurately.

Some health-conscious people eat a variety of foods, but each of them in very small portions. They also change what they eat according to seasonal changes, thus effectively changing the food structure with seasonal changes. They eat that way so they are full of energy everyday of the year.

We have heard that red dates are very healthy for us because they are good for our blood. Women lose blood more easily compared with men because of the menstrual cycles, so women will eat red dates to replenish blood loss. Right?

Yes and No. It depends on how we eat it.

First of all, if we eat too many red dates, our virtual fire will go up due to the nature of the red dates. If we eat them on an empty stomach, the situation will be even worse. Therefore, it is not the case that the more the better.

Let’s just say, in nature, there are various kinds and grades of starch, although we call all of them starch. For example, wheat starch is more nutritious than buckwheat starch. Yam starch is more beneficial than wheat starch. Plant germ starch is more energizing than seed starch, and so on.

It will take us more than half-a-year to really list all of these, so let us stop here. It is not hard for you at all. All you have to do is to note the effect of various foods on you and to eat accordingly.

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Folks, that is all for now. If you think this article may be beneficial to your friends and loved-ones, feel free to forward this article to them. Life cultivation is mostly for older people with declining body health. If you are young and energetic, this may not be your cup of tea. However, if you have family members or friends who are middle-aged or older, they may want to practice life cultivation to maintain a life without pain or medication.

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