The way of TCM health preservation basically summarizes the health preservation theories of medicine, diet, religion, folk customs, martial arts and other cultures for thousands of years. Its characteristics are as follows:
1, let nature take its course: let nature take its course, which embodies the idea of "harmony between man and nature" and emphasizes that health preservation should conform to the laws of nature and not violate them. At the same time, we should also pay attention to the unity and coordination between man and society. As Huangdi Neijing said: "Knowing astronomy from above, geography from below, and personnel from the middle can last long."
2, both form and spirit: in the process of health preservation, we should not only pay attention to physical maintenance, but also pay attention to mental and psychological adjustment. The so-called combination of form and spirit, keep the overall shape, keep the body, and concentrate.
3. Combination of motion and stillness: Modern medicine advocates "life lies in exercise", and Chinese medicine also advocates "exercise generates yang" and advocates exercise and fitness, but Chinese medicine also advocates "taking quietness in motion" and "not taking light work". As the Zhouyi Biography said, "Motion and static coexist, thinking that everything changes", Jing Lei easily said, "Everything in the world originates from motion and static."
4. Comprehensive and thoughtful care: health care is not limited to one method, and health care activities should be carried out in various ways and ways such as form, spirit, movement, quietness, food and medicine. In addition, different health care methods should be adopted according to different people, different places and different times. The so-called nursing care for different people and dialectical nursing care.
(B) the content of TCM health care
Under the guidance of the theory of health preservation, the content of health preservation of traditional Chinese medicine has been gradually established and continuously developed and improved. Mainly includes the following seven aspects:
1. Spiritual cultivation: including spiritual and psychological cultivation, hobby cultivation and moral quality cultivation. It combines traditional medicine, religion and folk culture.
2. Behavioral support: including clothing, food, shelter, transportation and sexual life. It combines traditional medicine, religion, folklore, art and culture.
3. Supplementing qi: it is mainly the "internal cultivation" of medical fitness qigong. It combines traditional medical culture, religious culture and martial arts culture.
4. Fitness: It mainly includes physical exercise and fitness activities. The content combines medical culture and martial arts culture.
5. Feeding: The main contents are the selection, preparation and application of health food, as well as diet methods and control. The contents include medicine, medicine, food, tea, wine and folk customs. Daily life contains food and nutrition, which has a wide application range and is suitable for more people.
6. Medication: The main content is the selection and preparation of health-care drugs. Its preparations are mostly pure natural edible plant medicines; Its preparation methods are mostly rough blending, and its dosage forms are mostly integrated with food. In ancient times, it was often called medicinal diet and French diet. Its application range is also very wide, suitable for more people, and its nutrition content also involves medicine, medicine, food culture and so on.
7. Skill training: it is a non-food and non-drug health training method other than the above-mentioned health training methods, that is, massage, pushing food, acupuncture, bathing, ironing, magnetic attraction, vessel stimulation and other methods are used for health training. Its content mainly involves medical culture. In a word, the characteristic of health preservation is to emphasize individual behavior, and the methods adopted should vary from person to person. The so-called trial support, support for people, does not force unity within the group.