The academic core of TCM health preservation is "correspondence between man and nature" and "unity of form and spirit", and all its epistemology, methodology and technology are centered around this core.
For example, it emphasizes the coordination between people and the external environment, considers that the coordination between people's life activities and the natural and social environment is the basis of people's health preservation, emphasizes the overall coordination between the body and mind, and expounds the inherent laws of people's birth, aging, illness, disease prevention and longevity by using the theory of yin and yang, the theory of five elements, the theory of meridians and the theory of hiding images, combined with the law of life development.
Essence, qi and spirit are also called the three treasures of human beings, which is the focus of health care. From a dynamic point of view, TCM health preservation focuses on "balance and balance" and "differentiation of causes and nourishment", emphasizing that life is a dynamic process, health is a dynamic and stable state of life, and the influencing factors of heaven and earth on health are complex and changeable.
Therefore, we must conform to the inherent laws of natural environment, social environment and life changes, so that life activities such as diet, daily life and sports can be adjusted with the changes of time and space and the climate of the four seasons.
The theory of TCM health preservation is rooted in the basic theory of TCM, and the basic characteristics of TCM are holistic view and syndrome differentiation, which is deepened into the overall dynamic characteristics in TCM health preservation.