Neijing said: "The man of Yin and Yang in the four seasons is the foundation of all things. Therefore, saints nourish yang in spring and summer and yin in autumn and winter. " This sentence puts forward the principle of keeping in good health in four seasons: the yang is born in spring and summer, and keeping in good health should help raise the yang; Harvest yang and nourish yin in autumn and winter. The four seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter, are the manifestations of the changes of the four seasons, and also the signs of the ups and downs of Yin and Yang and the alternation of cold and summer. The changes of the four seasons have an influence on everything in nature. Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the unity of heaven and man, and it is necessary to adapt to the changes of the four seasons, so is health preservation.
Specific practices are as follows:
(1) "Spring Health Machine" Everything comes into being in spring. We should get up early, adjust our mood and enjoy the spirit to adapt to the vitality of nature.
(2) "Summer nourishes the spirit" Everything grows and prospers in summer. People should go to bed late and get up early, and at the same time, they should adjust their mood. Be careful not to be greedy and drink cold in your diet.
(3) "Autumn yang gathers qi" Autumn is the season when lung qi is easy to dry, so you should eat less spicy food and eat more sweet and sour food. At the same time, we should go to bed early and get up early in daily life.
(4) The "Qi of winter storage" is latent in winter. People should also go to bed early and get up late in daily life according to the characteristics of winter storage, and pay attention to tonic in diet.
These are the simple principles of keeping in good health in the four seasons. Pay more attention to your daily life, adjust your body and mind, and conform to nature.