As early as Huangdi Neijing, the concept of health preservation has been established, that is, the concept of "unity of form and spirit", the concept of "yin and yang are secrets" and the concept of "righteousness-based". In addition, in Huangdi Neijing, hair, teeth and muscles are regarded as important signs to measure health. The main contents of the theory, from etiology and pathogenesis, to diagnosis and syndrome differentiation, to prevention and treatment, as well as dirty images, meridians and other theories, almost revolve around the understanding of the concept of health. Understanding the concept of learning health will guide our daily life and aftercare.

Health view of

The concept of "learning" is an ancient philosophical concept of China, which means that people live between heaven and earth, and in the universe, all activities are in harmony with nature. This is the idea of "harmony between man and nature". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the human body has its own law of life activities and has a corresponding relationship with nature. No matter the movement of the sun and the moon, the geographical environment, the four seasons and the morning and evening, all kinds of changes will have an important impact on the physiology and function of the human body. For example, the climate change of the four seasons in nature can affect people's emotions, qi and blood, viscera and emotions. Under the guidance of this idea, scientists believe that human beings must master and understand the laws of climate change in four seasons and the characteristics of different natural environments, conform to nature, and maintain the harmony between human body and natural environment in order to prevent diseases.

Health concept of unity of form and spirit

The theory of "unity of form and spirit" in traditional Chinese medicine comes from Huangdi Neijing and is always based on objective physiological structure. First of all, from the origin of life, it is born of form, that is, life and form come first, and then psychological activities come into being. The concept of unity of form and spirit holds that God is the master of form and form is the material basis of God, and the two are both opposite and unified. Among them, form refers to the body and flesh, and God refers to thoughts and thinking. The combination of form and spirit in traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the close relationship between form and spirit. Only when the human body and spirit are closely combined, that is, the unity of form and spirit, can health be maintained and promoted. Studies have shown that diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and diabetes are closely related to emotional anxiety and psychological imbalance. Cheerful personality and peaceful mentality are the basis of health and longevity, which coincides with the concept of "unity of form and spirit" in traditional Chinese medicine.

Yin Pingyang's Secret Health View

Yin and Yang are the generalization of the opposite nature of interrelated things or phenomena in the universe. Yin and Yang respectively represent some properties of matter and function, such as qi as Yang, blood as Yin, excitement as Yang and depression as Yin. "Ping" means normal, and "secret" means persistence and confidentiality. "Yin and Pingyang secret" means that both Yin and Yang are in a normal state, and they also have a coordinated relationship. As a healthy state of human beings, the secret of Yin and Ping Yang is reflected in different aspects and levels of life activities, such as acid-base balance, blood sugar balance and metabolic balance. In addition, the secret of Yin and Yang is also reflected in the orderly steady state of human activities, which is similar to the "internal steady state" referred to by modern science. "Internal balance" refers to the tendency of the human body to maintain physiological balance. For example, body temperature, blood pressure, blood pH and blood sugar concentration are all regulated by "homeostasis". If our body reaches this steady state, it is a healthy state.

Health concept based on healthy qi

In traditional Chinese medicine, what is opposite to evil refers to the functional activities of the human body and its ability to resist diseases and recover from the external environment. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the root cause of premature aging lies in the lack of healthy qi. Sufficient vital qi can coordinate yin and yang, enrich qi and blood, make viscera function normal, resist external evils and avoid getting sick. If healthy qi is insufficient, pathogenic factors will easily damage the human body, and the body will be dysfunctional and produce diseases. When pathogens invade, if they are weak enough to compete with human healthy qi, they will be expelled, eliminated or temporarily hidden in the body by healthy qi, and they will not get sick; Symptoms (symptoms, signs, etc.) only when the pathogenic factors are serious and can resist the strong reaction caused by healthy qi. ) appears in the human body, which is the onset.

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