Psychological health preservation refers to the method of nourishing the heart, regulating the mood and life, so as to achieve the purpose of maintaining the body, reducing diseases, improving health and prolonging life.
This paper mainly discusses the way of keeping in good health from the relationship between the physical taste of diet, the efficacy of nourishing and astringent, and the state of human body, weather and climate, geographical area and so on. , including dieting, avoiding food and so on. This paper mainly discusses the theory and specific methods of Qigong and Daogong, and expounds the methods of eliminating diseases, preserving health and prolonging life, including various schools and forms of Qigong and various Daogong (such as Baduanjin, Wu Qin Xi and Yijinjing).
The purpose of health preservation is to prolong life and be healthy and disease-free. People should keep in good health as long as they have a breath, and the requirements of keeping in good health vary according to their own different situations.
Starting from maintaining the normal state of people, the theory of health preservation takes reducing consumption, strengthening regeneration, maintaining patency and maintaining stability as important links, and mainly emphasizes the following points.
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Neijing says that "the source of life lies in Yin and Yang", "Yin and Pingyang are the secret, and God is the rule". Therefore, reconciling Yin and Yang will make you energetic, evil can't invade, and you can keep healthy. The way of reconciliation must be to nourish yang at the right time, season and nourish yin, so that the yang is solid and the yin is quiet, so as to achieve a healthy and long life.
Qi and blood circulation
Qi is handsome blood, and blood is the mother of qi. The two go hand in hand, running through the whole body, pumping hundreds of knots, normal circulation, stagnation is sick. There are two ways of circulation: one is to promote the popularization of qi and blood through physical movements, that is, when Hua Tuo taught his disciple Wuqinxi, the human body should do work, but it should not be extreme. Labor makes qi and blood flow everywhere, which is the truth that running water does not rot. The second is to guide the movement of qi with ideas, and the movement of qi leads to the movement of blood. Although the body moves or stops, the circulation of qi and blood and the comfort of [[meridians]] are always guaranteed, which is the art of qigong breathing. Both of them maintain health through the circulation of qi and blood.
Nourish essence
When a person is born, he becomes the essence first. Congenital essence comes from parents and hides in kidney, which is the foundation of life and the source of reproduction. The essence of the day after tomorrow comes from biochemistry and is also hidden in the kidney. Therefore, essence is the source of Yin Qi, the essence is vigorous, and the source of gasification is vigorous, so it is full of vitality. However, all human activities consume yin essence, so medicine and food are homologous, replenishing essence and nourishing source, benefiting qi and helping essence. Although there are many medicines and foods to prolong life, it is nothing more than the importance of nourishing the essence of heaven and earth.
Abstinence and semen preservation
Secular desires are helpless, and excessive desires will damage the essence, so be abstinent and safe; Atrial node protects kidney essence, makes essence flourish, keeps healthy and prolongs life.