During the rainy season, changes in atmospheric pressure lead to significant temperature fluctuations, causing many people to experience discomfort such as headaches, shoulder pain, fatigue, and drowsiness due to autonomic nervous system disturbances. Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that headaches during the rainy season are caused by disrupted body fluid circulation. Remedies include taking herbal medicine, improving lifestyle habits, and consuming foods that help rebalance the body. By addressing these issues early on, individuals can avoid the discomfort associated with the rainy season. It is important to focus on maintaining a healthy body that is less affected by weather changes, preventing illness and fatigue.
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During the rainy season, the alternating presence of low and high pressure systems and large temperature differences can disrupt the autonomic nervous system, leading to common discomforts such as headaches, shoulder pain, fatigue, and drowsiness.
This article from sarai.jp discusses the health issues related to the rainy season. By understanding the causes and coping methods, you can avoid these difficult days.
1: Improve Rainy Season Headaches with Herbal Medicine and Reevaluate Lifestyle
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In traditional Chinese medicine, headaches during the rainy season are believed to be caused by the obstruction of fluid flow in the body due to bad weather. In addition to taking herbal medicines such as Goringo-san or Keishu-yoku, it is also important to enhance your physical strength through lifestyle habits. Taking a shower while massaging the core, engaging in moderate exercise to cool the body, consuming foods that balance water content (job’s tears, adzuki beans, kelp, etc.), and foods that promote circulation is essential. Reevaluate your lifestyle to improve physical strength, for example, by incorporating perilla leaves, crushed fruit, and oranges into your diet.
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2: Relieve Rainy Day Headaches with Simple Recipes Using Common Ingredients
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Dr. Kubo Nahom, an international traditional Chinese medicine consultant who conducts about 2,000 medical consultations annually, mentions that during the rainy season, excess fluids accumulate in the body. Paying attention to diet, engaging in moderate exercise, sweating to improve excretion is crucial. For relieving headaches common on rainy days, “Salted Kombu Bean Sprouts” is recommended. Bean sprouts and kombu have diuretic and antipyretic effects, effective for reducing swelling. The recipe is simple: mix boiled bean sprouts with salted kombu, chicken broth, and sesame oil for a versatile side dish.
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3: When feeling sluggish, bloated, swelling, and loss of appetite… consume easily digestible warm udon noodles
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When experiencing bloating, fatigue, headaches, and lack of appetite, soothe a tired stomach and replenish nutrients with “Tororo Kombu Chicken Udon.” Top white broth udon with boiled chicken tenderloin, crushed umeboshi, and tororo kombu. In the humid rainy season, you may crave cold noodles, but eating warm noodles is recommended to avoid cooling the body. Enjoy the umami of broth and umeboshi while using ingredients such as chicken tenderloin and udon to aid digestion. When lacking appetite, consider consuming nutritious multigrain rice, eggs, and soy products.
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4: Build a resilient body unaffected by weather and prevent illnesses
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Dr. Jun Sato, known as the “Weather Pain Doctor,” has researched the relationship between weather, pain, and the autonomic nervous system for over 30 years. Japan can be considered a country with many weather-related illnesses. Coping with symptoms associated with weather changes is possible by prevention before symptoms arise and making our bodies less susceptible to these effects. Numerous weather conditions are triggered by existing chronic pain and symptoms worsened by the weather. In Dr. Sato’s clinic, students learn techniques to prevent and control current pain, aiding in treatment.
* Reasons why feeling uncomfortable when the weather is bad, taught by a weather pain doctor who has treated 10,000 people
5: Relieve fatigue by refreshing the stomach and balancing the autonomic nervous system
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Fatigue should not be underestimated as it may affect daily life. According to traditional Chinese medicine, fatigue is attributed to the spleen, one of the five organs. The spleen governs digestion, absorption, transport, and transformation, and fatigue occurs when spleen “qi” weakens, preventing nutrients from reaching the body, leading to sluggishness. Try “Hochu Ekki-to” to balance the stomach, improve fatigue, and regulate the autonomic nervous system using herbal medicine.
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When feeling unwell during the rainy season, reevaluate your lifestyle and prepare early. Let’s have a healthy rainy season this year.
Written by / Editorial Team