The five organs are the collective name of the heart, lungs, spleen, liver and kidneys, and traditional Chinese medicine believes that the five organs are the center of life, and the organic whole of human beings is based on the five organs.
If the five internal organs are dysfunctional, life activities will be greatly affected, so what details in life will reflect the aging of the five internal organs?
Monarch's Officer: Heart
The position of the heart in the five organs of the human body is like that of the old commander in chess, which dominates the overall situation. Therefore, the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing" is called the "official of the monarch", in charge of the operation of the body's qi and blood.
As the first of the five organs, the importance of the heart is self-evident, and it generally begins to enter the aging stage after the age of 40. Men over the age of 45 and women over the age of 55 will enter a period of high incidence of heart disease.
Therefore, once you are over 40 years old, it is time to pay more attention to the heart, which is the first of the five internal organs. So, what are the signals in life that reflect the aging of the heart?
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Chest tightness and shortness of breath
After climbing 3-5 floors, you are out of breath, short of breath, and even feel tightness in your chest, and your activity endurance is drastically reduced, which requires special attention.
02
Clothes and shoes become tighter
Clothes and shoes become tight and chubby are signs of edema, which is one of the early symptoms of heart failure. Edema can occur in different parts of the body, such as a sudden increase in waist circumference, thickening of the neck, etc., but cardiogenic edema has a distinct feature: it mostly starts from the lower limbs such as the instep, ankles, calves, etc.
Canopy of the five viscera: lungs
The lungs are the bridge between the five organs and the outside world, and their main physiological functions are the main qi, the main breathing, the main propaganda and suppression, and the water channel.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs are the canopy of the five organs, called "delicate organs", and are very delicate organs. And now research has also confirmed this, and the lungs in the five organs are the earliest to age.
What are the signals that the lungs are in the best condition of their lives when they are 20-25 years old, and then they begin to age?
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Decreased lung capacity
As the lungs age, the elasticity of the lungs decreases, and the number and area of alveoli decrease, resulting in a decrease in lung capacity and a decrease in the ability to breathe.
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Pale face
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the skin of the lungs and body", pale, yellowish and haggard, and dull are all manifestations of the weakness of the lungs and the inability of the blood to moisturize the skin.
The foundation of nurture: the spleen
After a person is born, the continuation of the body's vital activities and the metaplasia of qi, blood and fluid all depend on the grains and water transported by the spleen and stomach, so the spleen (stomach) is the foundation of the day after tomorrow.
The age of 40 is the watershed of the spleen, and after the age of 40, the function of the spleen begins to decline, so what are the manifestations?
01
Bloating and loss of appetite
If the spleen is weak, the spleen is weak, and the spleen is responsible for the subtle accumulation of water grains, we will feel that our stomach is swollen without eating, and we have no appetite to eat.
02
Obesity, puffiness
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen is the main limb and muscle, and the body becomes obese and swollen because of the dampness, and in the final analysis, it is the dysfunction of the spleen, resulting in water retention in a certain part of the body.
Officer of the General: Liver
The liver belongs to wood in the five elements, and its qi lord ascends to the initiative, and is called "the general's officer". This metaphor means that the liver, like a general, not only directs the various physiological activities of the body, but is also responsible for strategizing, which is equivalent to the liver's blood storage and excretion functions.
The regeneration ability of liver cells is very strong, and it is also the latest aging among the five internal organs, starting from the age of 70, and the common manifestations are as follows:
01
Nails are sunken and less shiny
As the saying goes, "the liver nourishes the tendons, and the nails are glorious", only a person's liver is good and the nutrition is sufficient, in order to be able to strengthen the muscles and bones. The liver is good, the limbs are flexible, and the nails are smooth and shiny.
Once the liver is deficient, it will lead to uncomfortable tendons, nails that are easily broken or sunken, and lack luster and blood color.
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Dry eyes and blurred vision
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is open to the eyes, and if a person's liver is healthy, the heart will be bright and the eyes will be bright. On the contrary, you will often feel that your eyes are dry and your vision is blurry.
Innate foundation: kidneys
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the foundation of innate nature, that is, the function of the individual's kidney can determine the strength of the innate endowment of the human body, the speed of development, the function of the viscera, etc., and has physiological functions such as main growth and development, qi absorption, and main water.
Renal filtration decreases from the age of 50, and the amount of renal filtration in 75-year-olds is half that of 30-year-olds. As a result, the person loses the ability to hold urine at night and needs to run to the bathroom many times.
So, what are the signals of aging in the kidneys?
01
Itchy skin
Itchy skin is also not uncommon in uremia due to hyperphosphatemia, hyperparathyroidism, and accumulation of uremic toxins.
It can occur all over the skin of the body, and there is no rash, and sometimes many scratches can be seen. In some patients who drag on for too long, urea cream can be seen.
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Poverty
In the early stages of kidney failure, some problems begin to appear in the function of the kidneys in the body, and over time, the function of the kidneys gradually deteriorates, resulting in the body being unable to metabolize waste products and excess water properly.
This accumulated waste and water can accumulate in the body, causing symptoms of drowsiness and fatigue.