TCM health preservation mainly includes prevention view, holism view, balance view and dialectical view.
1. Prevention before illness, care before old age.
2. Heaven and man correspond to each other, with both form and spirit.
3. Adjust Yin and Yang to remedy the disadvantages.
4. Be dynamic, regular, harmonious and moderate. First, the health concept of harmony between man and nature. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that heaven and earth are the big universe, human body is the small universe, and man and nature are interlinked. People are always unaffected by heaven and earth, just like fish in water, water is fish, and the change of water will definitely affect fish. Similarly, changes in everything in the world will affect people. Therefore, TCM health care emphasizes the unity of man and nature, and the methods of health care are cold, hot and cold with the climate change of the four seasons, which should be adjusted appropriately.
Second, a healthy concept of balance between yin and yang. People with a balance of yin and yang are the healthiest people, and the goal of health preservation is to achieve a balance of yin and yang in body and mind. What is Yin? Yin is the material basis of the body. What is Yang? Yang is energy, and Yin and Yang are relative. Everything that is upward, outward, active and feverish belongs to Yang. Everything that is downward, inward and cold belongs to yin. The reason why the body is sick is because of the imbalance of yin and yang, which leads to yang excess or yin excess, yin deficiency or yang deficiency. As long as we try to reduce too many prescriptions, increase too few prescriptions, and restore the original balance of yin and yang, the disease will naturally disappear. Therefore, TCM health care highly emphasizes the balance of yin and yang and healthy life.
Third, the holistic view of body and mind. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to both body and mind, not only to the exercise and maintenance of the tangible body, but also to the cultivation and recuperation of the mind. The body will affect the mind, and the mind will also affect the body. They are two sides of a whole, and they are indispensable. The first question in Huangdi Neijing, the theory of ancient naivety, is the relationship between functional decline and life span: "I heard that ancient people are 100 years old in spring and autumn, and their actions never fail." People in today's world are 500 years old, and their behavior has declined. How different are the times? " Will people miss it? "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica constantly puts forward the concept of' not old'. Nie pointed out in Seeking the Wisdom of Shennong that the development of traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine depends not on accidental experience accumulation, but on the exploration of a large number of ancient philosophers in pursuit of a higher health level.
Tao Te Ching once said that people who are good at keeping in good health know how to avoid physical and mental harm. They know how to avoid diseases through a correct diet and a healthy lifestyle, so as to gain health and live longer than the average person. If people can stay away from diseases, they can naturally delay aging and prolong life.