Nine constitutions
Yang deficiency
Insufficient yang — feels the cold, hands and feet stay icy
A yang-deficient constitution lacks warming energy. The standout signs are aversion to cold, icy hands and feet, preferring warmth, low spirits, and a tendency to loose stools. The focus is to warm yang and protect the body’s warming reserves.
Typical signs
- Cold hands and feet, prefers warmth
- Low energy, easily tired
- Loose stools, frequent clear urine
- Pale face, prefers hot drinks
Who tends to have it: People in cold/damp environments, heavy consumers of cold raw food, the elderly, or those with long illness.
Favour
- Ginger, longan, red dates
- Walnut, chestnut
- Chives, lamb and other warming foods
Limit
- ·Iced foods and ice cream
- ·Watermelon, bitter melon, mung bean and other cooling foods
- ·Excess green tea, raw cold seafood
Lifestyle
- Keep warm (especially lower back, belly, feet)
- Get sunshine, avoid prolonged air-conditioning
- Gentle aerobic exercise to raise yang
Tea direction: Look for warming, cold-dispelling blends — ginger, longan, red date and similar — that warm the middle without being harshly drying.
Classic formulas for yang deficiency
Herbalist-curated; directional, not prescriptive.
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This content is wellness education, not medical diagnosis or treatment. Constitution should be assessed by a qualified practitioner; if you have a medical condition, are pregnant, or take medication, consult a professional first.