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The First Soyangin (Teyanginesque Soyangin)
As explained earlier, the first soyangin has an organ structure
with the pancreas as the largest, lungs second, liver third, and kidneys
smallest. We can write this as pancreas > lungs > liver > kidneys.
Illustration
7. Organ structure of the first soyangin
We can express this as follows, according to the organ theory of
Lee Jema, who attributes the organs to the four jiaos.
Largest: upper middle jiao: pancreas group (pancreas, stomach, breasts, eyes,
spine, muscles) i
Medium large: upper jiao: lung group (lungs, esophagus, tongue,
ears, brain, skin)
i
Medium small: lower middle jiao: liver group (liver, small
intestine, navel, nose, waist, hypodermal tissues)
i
Smallest: lower jiao: kidney group (kidneys, large intestine, sex
organs, mouth, bladder, bones)
Because with the first soyangin the pancreas is largest, naturally the upper
middle jiao is most developed. That is, the pancreas and all of the organs in
that group: stomach, breasts, eyes, spine and muscles. Secondly, the lungs are
the medium large organs, so the upper jiao is relatively well developed. This
group includes the lungs, esophagus, tongue, ears, brain and skin.
The liver is the medium small organ, so the lower middle jiao is not very well
developed, including the liver, small intestine, navel, nose, waist, and
hypodermal tissues. The smallest of the four organs is the kidney, so the lower
jiao is least developed, This includes the kidneys, large intestine, sex
organs, mouth, bladder and bones.
In a word, the structure pancreas > lungs > liver > kidneys of the
first soyangin naturally characterizes this constitution's body form. The first
soyangin's body shape is such that the upper middle jiao, in which is the
largest organ, the pancreas, is most developed, including the chest. Thus a man
with this structure will have a broad chest and a woman will have large
breasts.
The relatively large lungs also have influence on the body shape of the first
soyangin. The upper jiao, including the lungs and shoulders, are relatively
well developed. So naturally the first soyangin has the best developed upper
body with wide chest and shoulders.
The small liver and smallest kidneys respectively represent the lower middle
and the lower jiaos. The organs in those groups, for example waist and hips,
are not well developed and so look comparatively smaller and weaker than the
chest and shoulders.
Illustration
8. Body shape of the first soyangin
* Note: for clarity, the pancreas has been replaced with the stomach in the
picture.
When observing the shape of someone's body, one must, of course,
compare the various parts of the same person's body. There are no absolute
criteria for their sizes. In other words, one should compare his chest and
shoulders with his waist and hips, and judge their relative sizes.
The constitutional characteristic of the first soyangin, the teyanginesque
soyangin, is that the pancreas is the largest organ. He can digest food well,
so he easily gains weight or even becomes obese if he doesn't check his
tendency toward eating too much.
Because of the largest pancreas he has good digestion, and in
contrast, due to the small kidneys, he has difficulty with bowel movements.
This lack of balance causes corpulence. It is safe to say that almost all of
our acquaintances who are obese are first soyangins. Among the eight
constitutions, only those with the largest pancreas can become obese.
Sumo is a Japanese wrestling sport whose professionals have a
unique body form. Almost all of them are first soyangins. Most people who are
corpulent from early childhood are first soyangins. They have a very large
pancreas and stomach from birth and digest well everything that they eat.
However, that doesn't mean that every first soyangin will unconditionally
become corpulent. They have only that tendency, but many have ordinary body
shapes. In order to distinguish a first soyangin who is not fat, it is
necessary to consider the body shape, temperament, and physiological
characteristics.
According to the organ theory of Lee Jema, muscles belong to the pancreas
group, so the first soyangin has better developed muscles than others. He has a
strong body and likes sports. His muscles are easily developed, so if he cultivates
his body, he can be proud of his most outstanding physical beauty. He easily
gains weight, so many of the shot-putters, weight lifters and other athletes
are first soyangins.
Eyes, too, belong to the pancreas group, so soyangins have a bright shine in
their eyes and a good sense of visual beauty because of their good eyesight.
Depending on the individual, sometimes the eyeballs project forward. Generally
the eyes are very bright and impressive, and in some cases, a few people find
it difficult to look directly into their eyes.
Lungs in the first soyangin are second largest, influencing the lung capacity
and vocal chords, so many successful opera singers are first soyangins. This is
a characteristic of a teyangin with largest lung capacity, but is a result of
the fact that the first soyangin is combined with teyangin.
Another result of
this mixture with teyangin is that the first soyangin is temperamentally
progressive, creative and imaginative, due to the large upper jiao and evolved
brain that belongs to it.
On the other hand, the smallest kidneys influence the lower jiao (to which the
kidneys belong), and the first soyangin has chronic lumbar pain due to a weak
waist. Besides, the large intestine (part of the lower jiao) is small and weak,
so he easily suffers diarrhea or constipation.
The first soyangin usually sits leaning backward or leaning against the back of
a chair. Therefore he can at first glance seem arrogant, but in fact the reason
for sitting that way is that his upper body is more developed than the lower
body, and is heavier.
The upper body is well developed while the lower body is weak. It follows, that
many are not fond of long walks, and prefer to ride. Thus, the weak lower body
becomes even weaker, so it is useful for their health to practice sports which
strengthen the lower body more than the upper.
Walking, running, bicycling and
mountain climbing are examples of such sports that use the feet a lot. The more
a first soyangin practices that kind of sports that balance out the strength of
the lower and upper body, the better will be his health.
If a first soyangin gets fat, the extra weight goes mainly onto the upper body,
because constitutionally he has well developed upper middle and upper jiaos and
so from birth a well developed upper body.
Heat from the most developed pancreas is the main force for digesting well all
foods. So the first soyangin easily gains weight even with little food, and has
the biggest appetite.
Due to his good digestion he doesn't have indigestion in spite of some
excessive eating. Therefore he often eats too much.
If he often eats a lot of spicy foods, eats irregularly, or eats too much at
once, even with the strongest pancreas he will get indigestion. In that case,
it is difficult to cure.
The first soyangin has a small liver, so he must restrain himself from
drinking. However, many of those who like to drink a lot are first soyangins.
This may be due to the constitutional inclination to eat and drink. But eating
and drinking too much will inevitably bring many chronic illnesses. Many obese
people, diabetics and sufferers of hypertension and arteriosclerosis have this
constitution. Wine, beer and cognac are appropriate for this constitution, but
whiskey and vodka are not.
Relative underdevelopment of the lower body compared to the upper
body means that not only the external body shape is not well developed, but
also the organs that belong to the lower body. So the first soyangin has a weak
waist, urinary tract and sex organs, and these areas will be ill relatively
often. For example, a woman with a very developed upper body will have trouble
giving birth or conceiving. She complains of frequent urination because of a
weak bladder and has menstrual pain and an early menopause. A man may complain
of chronic lumbar pain, easily suffer from urethritis and early ejaculation,
and often has weak energy in old age.
The first soyangin tends to walk quickly, because the lower body is not
developed and light. He goes with an easy motion, swinging both shoulders or
looking into the distance.
Of the eight constitutions, the first soyangin is born with the strongest yang,
maybe because this constitution is the mixture of the two yang constitutions:
soyangin and teyangin. The first soyangin contains much warmth principally in
the upper body from the warmth of the pancreas and the stomach. Therefore he
prefers cold food and drinks cold water even in the middle of winter. Food with
a warm character is not good for a first soyangin. If he continues to feed
himself those kinds of foods, they will increase the latent warmth too much and
put the body even more out of balance.
Korean ginseng, known as a miraculous panacea, has a very warm character, so it
is harmful to the first soyangin, although useful to many others. Also honey,
royal jelly, chicken and mutton have warm characters. A first soyangin is
better off not eating such foods as much as possible. Pork, on the other hand,
has a cold character and is very good for him. Beef is acceptable to a degree,
but generally it's better for his health to eat vegetables instead of meat.
In that way, foods that we often eat daily can be divided into foods that are
good or bad depending on the constitution. This is a unique aspect of
constitutional medicine, based on the thinking of Oriental medicine that food
and medicine have the same roots.
The fact, that the first soyangin has the strongest yang, influences not only
the physiology and pathology, but also the temperament and character that he is
born with. The first soyangin has the most yang temperament.
The general characterization of the first soyangin is of an impatient, strong,
direct, extraverted and manly character. The manliest of men, or if a women,
she is energetic, kind and active.
The first soyangin is intuitive, quick thinking, adaptive, clever, progressive,
and inclined toward fairness. He likes to work outdoors and to serve others. He
is very self-confident and is inclined to start doing something without
hesitation. This is caused by the influence of the strong yang.
However, when he does something, he doesn't completely prepare or plan for it.
He gets tired of things easily and often quits in the middle of the job. He
treats things according to his humor or emotion and is too frank and can't hide
or control his emotions. This leads to frivolous conduct. Again, this is due to
the fact that the first soyangin has too much yang in his character.
The first soyangin is very sensitive. He gets excited easily, gets emotional
easily, and sheds tears easily. He speaks without thinking and does whatever he
wants; this sometimes leads him to deeply hurt other people emotionally.
Lee Jema said that if a soyangin develops his personality, he can become a
great force for justice and be respected by many; otherwise he may become the
most frivolous of people. From this viewpoint, his medical theory isn't just
for curing people's physical ailments, but also aims to help people develop
themselves by being conscious of themselves and by defeating their limits.
It is important to know that the above constitutional characterizations vary
according to the individual. Not all first soyangins are corpulent. From
life-style, environment, and constitutional factors from birth, people have
various bodily forms. Similarly, even though people have the same constitution,
they are different to some extent in temperament,physiology and pathology.
For
example, Soyangin has a direct and extroverted temperament, but not all are
like that to the same degree; there are differences between them. One soyangin
may be too direct and extroverted, while another may be less so. This is due to
the degree of yangness factors received from birth and the efforts toward self
cultivation made after birth.
Useful foods for soyangin
Grains: rice, oats, wheat, buckwheat, whole
wheat.
Vegetables: cucumber, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, bracken fern, bean
sprouts, mallow, lettuce, aloe, radish (or daikon), shepherd's purse, squash,
green beans, red beans, wild sesame, black sesame.
Fruits: watermelons, raspberries, strawberries, grapes, melons, bananas,
persimmons, pears, kiwi.
Meats: pork, duck.
Fish and seafood: prawns, shrimp, crab, trepang, oyster, shellfish,
cuttlefish, octopus, small octopus, flatfish, frog flounder, stingray,
mackerel, Pacific saury, sardine, swordfish.
Others: wine, beer, cold water, mushrooms.
Harmful foods for soyangin
Grains: corn, glutenous ("sticky")
rice, glutenous millet, sorghum, whole grain ("brown") rice.
Vegetables: potatoes, carrots, leeks, ginger, onion, green onions,
peppers, brown seaweed, sweet potato, laver, black pepper, mustard, sea tangle.
Fruits: apple, mandarin, lemon, orange, peach, jujube, pomegranate.
Meats: chicken, goat, roe-deer, pheasant, dog, sparrow.
Fish: eel, loach.
Others: Ginseng, honey, snake.
Note: here "useful" or "harmful" food means appropriate
or not appropriate food for the concerned constitution, but does not mean that
a "harmful" food will cause an allergic reaction or side effect. One
should understand, then, that it is good to eat as little as possible of the
harmful foods inappropriate for the constitution.
Examples of the first soyangin:
Luciano Pavarotti, Marilyn Monroe, Hilary Clinton, Lech
WAÒ”SA, Miloseviç Slobodan, Mikhail Gorbachyov, Kim
Jongil, Helmut Kohl, Ariel Sharon.
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