Taoism originally paid attention to keeping in good health and taught Zhao Gou the art of sexual intercourse, which is the key to tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, because the kidney is the "innate foundation". Regarding how to tonify the kidney, Zhao Gou believed in the saying that "the form supplements the form" and "the dirty one supplements the dirty one", so he loved to eat and was good at eating, including his stomach, bullwhip and oysters.

Pilose antler is a very precious traditional Chinese medicine, which has strong effects of aphrodisiac, nourishing essence, strengthening tendons and bones, and is also called "the first holy medicine for aphrodisiac". Therefore, velvet antler has always been a special medicine for ancient emperors to tonify kidney, strengthen yang and benefit essence and blood. The medical books in Historical Records of the Qing Dynasty once left some records of the health-preserving pharmacology of the Qing emperors. They all attach great importance to dietotherapy or improving their health through medicated diet.

In general, the methods of supplementing Yang Qi include sun exposure, diet, exercise, moxibustion and Chinese medicine. Get more sunshine. With the help of the sun's light and heat, patients can generally effectively supplement the yang needed in the body and stay in a dark and humid environment as little as possible. When sunbathing, it is better to sunbathe in the morning, avoid noon and pay attention to heatstroke prevention. Diet. Pay attention to supplement nutrition. Foods rich in nutritional value such as meat, eggs and milk can be eaten more, or warm foods can be eaten more, which can not only replenish yang but also hurt yin. Don't eat cold food, common ones are red dates.