Chinese medicine says, "If you want to be in good shape, you can't get sick." . Therefore, in medical and life practice, the ancients explored and formed massage, Qigong, Tai Ji Chuan, Bagua Palm, Wu Qin Opera and other sports forms to strengthen the body and prolong life. Of course, if people are overworked, it is easy to cause "injuries", which are commonly known as "five old injuries", that is, long-term blood injuries, long-term lying injuries, sedentary injuries, long-term standing injuries and long-term injuries.
A reasonable diet can nourish healthy qi, correct the imbalance between yin and yang of zang-fu organs, prevent diseases and prolong life. According to the theory of TCM health preservation, diet should be based on the principle of "five grains as nourishment, five fruits as help, five Tibetan foods as benefit and five dishes as supplement", and pay attention to the harmony of five flavors, otherwise it will cause diseases due to malnutrition, physical loss and dysfunction of five internal organs. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, if you want to stay healthy and live a long life, you must first start with your own cultivation. For example, we should get rid of all kinds of misconceptions, say more good things, do more good deeds, keep ourselves open-minded and emotionally stable, so as to maintain physical and mental health.
Clearing heart and nourishing qi plays an important role in TCM health preservation. The ancients believed that God was the master of life activities. Keeping the air calm and mental balance can keep innocent vitality, balance the five internal organs, help prevent diseases, improve health and prolong life. On the contrary, it will lead to emotional injury, such as anger hurting the liver, liking hurting the spleen, grieving the lungs, fearing hurting the kidney, and inducing various physical and mental diseases.
The vitality of human body has the functions of metaplasia, promoting blood circulation, calming blood, moistening whole body tissues, resisting diseases and pathogens, and enhancing the functions of viscera. Many factors, such as malnutrition, improper work and rest, emotional disorder and invasion of pathogenic factors, can cause qi deficiency, depression, stagnation and reaction, and then cause pathological changes of the body. Traditional Chinese medicine advocates regulating qi, avoiding four seasons, stopping overwork, preventing excessive relaxation, regulating diet, regulating five flavors, regulating seven emotions, saving language and learning to breathe to regulate vitality, eliminate diseases and prolong life.