Traditional Chinese medicine advocates the unity of man and nature, and believes that man is a part of nature, and living habits should conform to the laws of nature. Look at the rise and fall of human viscera for twelve hours, interlocking and very orderly.
Yin Shi (3:00-5:00): Hand Taiyin lung meridian season.
Gradually Yang got up to welcome the arrival of a new day. At this time, the lung meridian of Taiyin hand is the most prosperous. Chinese medicine believes that "the lung is full of pulses." After the liver breaks down the toxins in the blood and produces new toxins, fresh blood is transferred to the lungs and transported to the whole body through the lungs. So in the early morning, most people are full of energy and clear thinking.
Seal stone is the beginning of yang, and it is the transformation process of human qi and blood from static to dynamic. This shows that we should go to bed early and get up early. If staying up late leads to getting up too late, we will miss the opportunity to innovate through the lung meridian.
Shi Mao (5:00-7:00): Hand Yangming large intestine meridian is in season.
In Shi Mao, the large intestine meridian of hand Yangming is the most active and enters an excited state. The large intestine is mainly responsible for absorbing water and nutrients in food and discharging dregs. People should get out of bed and drink a glass of water to promote intestinal peristalsis. We start a new day by removing the turbidity.
Chen Shi (7:00-9:00): Foot Yangming stomach meridian is in season.
After the waste is discharged from the large intestine, it is time to eat. At dawn, the stomach meridian of Foot Yangming is the most abundant, which is the most suitable time for food digestion and absorption in a day. Therefore, after breakfast at 7 o'clock, not only the digestion ability is strong, but also the absorption efficiency of nutrients is high.
Shi Si (9:00 1 1:00): Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian is in season.
The main function of the spleen is to transport and absorb delicate Shui Gu. After breakfast in the morning, the spleen meridian of Foot Taiyin is the most prosperous, which is the best time to absorb nutrition and biochemical qi and blood. With adequate nutrition, people will have enough energy to face a day's work. When we live and work according to the rules of meridian operation, we can absorb nutrition most efficiently and ensure that we are full of vitality every day.
Noon (11:0013: 00): Hand-shaoyin heart meridian is in season.
Noon is the most energetic time of the day. After that, the yang gradually weakened and the yin formed. About to enter the transformation of yin and yang, qi and blood are unstable. Therefore, you should rest at this time to avoid mood swings. At noon, the heart meridian of the hand is the most prosperous, which is also the time of the day. At this time, rest can not only calm the mind, but also provide abundant energy for the afternoon work.
Wechsler's (13:00 15:00): Hand-Taiyang small intestine meridian season.
The main function of the small intestine is to distinguish turbid secretions, send dregs to the large intestine, put water into the bladder and transport nutrients to the spleen. At this time, the small intestine regulates the nutrition of a day, absorbs useful nutrition, and excludes useless dregs from the body, which is a regulation work involving multiple organs. Therefore, it is necessary to give priority to the quiet and leisurely state and provide a comfortable "working environment" for the small intestine.
Kidney excess (15:00 17:00): the bladder meridian of foot-taiyang is in season.
On the one hand, the bladder is responsible for storing body fluids, on the other hand, it is responsible for excreting excess water. During the mental period, the bladder meridian is the most abundant, and the useful body fluid is re-absorbed and circulated in the body fluid system, and the redundant body fluid is discharged out of the body together with the waste in the body, which is beneficial to the diarrhea of the small intestine and the fire poison of the whole body. Shen Shi is the time when the metabolic rate of human body is the highest, and it is the most suitable for physical exercise at this time.
You's (17:00 19:00): the kidney meridian of foot-shaoyin is in season.
Kidney is the foundation of congenital, which contains the essence of reproduction and the essence of viscera. In a short period of time, the kidney meridian with insufficient yin qi is vigorous, which is beneficial to store the viscera essence for one day. After the metabolism of the human body, the kidney begins to store the essence of the five internal organs, that is, the vitality of the human body, for a rainy day. People with kidney-yang deficiency can warm and tonify kidney-yang at this time; Kidney yin deficiency is suitable for nourishing kidney yin at this time.
Qushi (19:00 2 1:00): pericardial meridian of hand jueyin in season.
The pericardium is the protective tissue of the heart, the outer membrane of the heart meridian, and has veins and channels of qi and blood. At this time, the pericardium meridian of hand jueyin is the most prosperous, which is most conducive to cleaning up the diseases around the heart, maintaining the normal balance of the heart and preparing for sleep.
Shihai (2 1: 00, 23: 00): Shaoyang Sanjiao is in the fine season.
Triple energizer refers to the greater omentum area connecting the five zang-organs and six fu-organs, which has the functions of connecting meridians, controlling qi and dredging waterways. At this time, Yin Qi has gradually reached its peak. If people can fall asleep when the triple energizer meridians are flourishing, all the pulse conditions have to rest, and the operation of the internal organs can also be adjusted, which is very beneficial to the body.
Zi Shi (23:00 1:00): the foot is full of yang and the gallbladder meridian is flourishing.
If people can fall asleep or go to rest before midnight, the gallbladder can enter metabolism normally. Generally, people who sleep 1.2 hours before midnight wake up fresh-headed and ruddy. Instead, I often stay up until 2 or 3 o'clock to go to bed, which is easy to hurt my courage because of staying up late.
Clown (1:00 3:00): Liver Meridian of Foot Jueyin is in season.
Among ugliness, the liver meridian of foot Jue Yin is the most abundant, and liver blood enters the metabolic stage. Chinese medicine believes that "blood belongs to the liver when lying down". Therefore, only when the liver is supine can the whole body blood flow to the liver. After the liver detoxifies the blood, fresh blood is delivered. If the clown is still asleep and the liver is still outputting energy to support people's thinking and actions, then the metabolism of liver blood detoxification cannot be completed, and people's immunity will be greatly reduced. People who often stay up late until they are ugly are prone to emotional burnout and impatience, and are prone to liver system diseases.
Author: Zhang Xiyuan, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine