Life originates from essence; Life energy depends on qi; The vitality of life is manifested as God. The ancients believed that there were three treasures in the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars, the earth, fire and wind, and people. The word "spirit" is often used in our daily life, from which we can see its importance. Traditional Chinese medicine has the theories of "those who are exhausted die", "those who are exhausted die" and "those who are not", which shows that "essence and spirit" are the key to human life. As long as people can maintain their feet, qi and spirit, they can naturally get rid of diseases and prolong their lives. Therefore, the fundamental purpose of Chinese medicine is to preserve health. "Huangdi Neijing Lingshu Benzang" said: "People are full of blood and qi, so those who keep in good health are also concerned about their lives." What do you mean? In other words, the mutual use of qi, blood and essence is the basis of supporting the body and maintaining life. It can be seen that the ancients attached great importance to these three aspects of care and adoption.

First, the essence

In Huangdi Neijing Su Wenjin Kui Yan Zhen, essence is the foundation of the body. Without this basic fine substance, there can be no human body.

"The Collection of Lingshu Ben" said: "Those who store sperm are the masters of the five zang-organs, so they should not be injured, and the injured fall and suffer from yin deficiency; Yin deficiency means qi deficiency, and qi deficiency means death. " From this passage, we can also see the relationship between the three. Five treasures contain essence, and essence is the house of god. Only when you have essence can you have spirit, so you can "know god" by "fixing". If the essence is hurt, God will give up, just to fall. This is the relationship between essence and God, that is to say, essence is the body and God is the use.

Essence is not only the home of God, but also the mother of Qi. Lack of essential qi leads to suffocation, and people die without qi. Spirit and essence are the foundation and the ground; God is the master, not the sky. In the free exchange of qi, hair growth is the "spirit" of metaplasia.

Therefore, Taiping Jing said: "God is subject to heaven, essence is subject to earth, and qi is subject to neutralization." The three are unified in Qi, mutually reinforcing and promoting each other. We can make an analogy: practice is like a fire in the forest. Essence is fire, qi is wind, and God is light and heat. When there is a fire, the air flows-the stronger the wind, the greater the fire. The greater the wind and fire, the greater the light and heat. However, fire needs trees to light it. In essence, this "forest" is a reasonable dietary nutrition. There are two sources of essence, one is inherited by parents, that is, congenital essence, which is the foundation of life. "Soul Pivot Exhales" says that parents "Er Shen" meet and then give birth to us. What constitutes our human body is essence.

Another source of the essence is the nutrition we absorb after birth, which is the essence of Shui Gu. If a person wants to live a long and healthy life, he should not only embrace the innate kidney essence, but also care for the acquired Shui Gu essence. China's traditional way of keeping fit emphasizes vegetarianism. For the average person, vegetarianism is easier to keep fit, but people with high mental and physical labor intensity should also supplement meat and balanced nutrition appropriately to supplement the consumed essence.

Second, qi

The importance of "Qi" to human body is self-evident. There is "qi" everywhere. Once it is gone, people will die.

Generally speaking, Qi is an invisible but absolute unit. Since it is invisible and exists, how can we prove its existence? The method is through its function. First of all, we can understand this "qi" as vitality, and the condition of vitality can represent a person's health, which is the role of qi. There is a saying in Chinese medicine: "Qi gathers, which leads to health; strong qi leads to weakness; scattered qi leads to death." Sufficient vitality, strong immunity, can overcome the disease; If the human body is weak, it is weak and sick; And when the vitality is exhausted, people will die. For example, Japanese is a language evolved from ancient Chinese, and the Japanese have this sentence when greeting; Yuan Qi?' Literally translated as "Are you energetic?" That is to say, how are you?

People's innate vitality is given by their parents. Huangdi Neijing said: "Those who are really angry are subject to heaven, and those who are positive are also." Vitality comes from the sky, and the sky here refers to parents. Here, everyone should understand that if you plan to have children, you must first raise the health of both husband and wife and give the children a sufficient vitality. You know, pregnancy in October will affect a child's life.

Qi, or vitality, has four parts: the essence of parents, Shui Gu's Qi, breathing Qi and natural Qi. If you want to keep in good health, you must grasp the latter three, because they are acquired and can be manipulated.

Shui Gu's qi is obtained by people's digestion and absorption after eating. In this regard, people should pay more attention to diet and not go on a diet casually. Think about it, if a person doesn't even eat rice, or eats very little, then he can't get or get very little Shui Gu spirit, which will affect his vitality and then his health.

Breathing gas is also well understood, that is, the oxygen obtained by the human body through the respiratory system. What do we need to do in this regard? First of all, we should protect our lungs, which is the main qi. Second, we should all protect the environment and prevent air pollution, which we should understand very well. If the air is polluted, it's no use keeping in good health, because all you breathe into your stomach all day is harmful gas.

Natural qi can be understood as 24 solar terms. If you want to nourish your vitality, you must follow the solar terms, which also emphasize that health should be "natural". Only in this way can we improve our vitality.

Some friends may say that I am born with qi deficiency and can't help it. It's not impossible. You didn't take care of yourself. Paying more attention at ordinary times can make up for one's congenital deficiency. In that case, even if you are less angry than others, it will not affect your health.

Third, God.

Let's look at the composition of the word "God". The word "God" consists of two words, namely "teacher" and "God". There are two horizontal lines above the word "time" to indicate the sky above, and the word "dawn" below is the image of the sun, moon and stars. "God" is the pictograph of lightning. The ancients believed that lightning was boundless and mysterious, so they worshipped it and regarded it as a god. Lightning is one of the most primitive gods worshipped by the ancients, the representative of heaven and the master of all things. The human body is also a small world. Therefore, in the human body, God represents the supreme master of human beings, and is the thought, mind, spirit and soul of human beings and their manifestations. The viewpoint in Huangdi Neijing holds that when God is full, he will be strong, when God is weak, he will live, and when God is gone, he will die.

Among the three treasures of the human body, "God" is the most important, because it commands essence and harmony and is the supreme commander of all life activities. Only with the existence of God can all human life activities take place. Ancient health experts emphasized that "God is strong and longevity is long".

The most important thing is to keep a good attitude. For example, the ancient theory of innocence emphasized that "if you do everything, the true spirit will follow, and the spirit will be hidden inside. Is it safe?" The "tranquility" here is silence. Ancient health care emphasized quietness and taboo restlessness. "Lightness" means simplicity and not being confused by material things. Being able to be "indifferent and empty" will make you feel peaceful.