Health care is more important than treatment in Chinese medicine. It is mentioned in Huangdi Neijing that preventing diseases is more important than seeking medical treatment after illness. So how has Chinese medicine been keeping in good health since ancient times? With this question, let's learn about the health preserving methods of Chinese medicine and why these health preserving methods are effective.

Five-character health preservation is actually a summary of different health preservation methods of traditional Chinese medicine, which also correspond to different time periods. Only in this way can we maintain the balance of yin and yang in the body and reduce the occurrence of diseases.

1, slow down.

Slow health preservation has always been advocated by Chinese medicine, especially by modern people.

First, move slowly. Don't be too anxious whether you get up or exercise. Moving too fast and too hard will lead to untimely blood supply, persistent dizziness, palpitations and other phenomena.

Second, eat slowly. Eating in a hurry will not only lead to obesity, but also cause gastrointestinal diseases, which will lead to insufficient absorption of nutrients in food and endanger health.

Step 2 exercise regularly

There is a saying in Chinese medicine that five strains hurt the body, among which long-term sight hurts blood, long-term lying hurts gas, long-term sitting hurts meat and long-term standing hurts bones. These four strains are related to inactivity. If you don't move, the qi and blood will not run smoothly, leading to qi stagnation and blood stasis. Doing this for a long time will naturally make you sick.

First of all, for young people, they can take part in some sports with relatively large amount of exercise, such as running, cycling and swimming. On the one hand, it can increase resistance, on the other hand, it can burn fat, which is conducive to maintaining a good figure.

Secondly, for middle-aged and elderly people, you can choose some slow-paced sports, such as Tai Ji Chuan, Wuqinxi and walking. This will help the circulation of qi and blood and avoid the occurrence of diseases. On the other hand, with the growth of age, human metabolism will slow down and toxins will accumulate more easily, so moderate exercise will also help to delay aging and clean up the body.

In addition, exercise is not only the movement of the body, but also the movement of the brain. Aging is an inevitable problem. With the aging of the body, brain cells are also dying and decreasing. Doing more mental exercises can delay the death of the brain and mobilize its potential.

Step 3 moisturize the body

Moisturizing health can be seen from two aspects: skin moisturizing and visceral moisturizing. Water accounts for about 70% of the human body, and the water content of each age group will be different. The older you get, the more water you lose in your body. Or the loss of water is the beginning of aging.

First, drink plenty of water. Blood is the most important body fluid, but it is water that carries the blood flow. In one day, as many as 200 liters of water are filtered out of the blood vessels. If the body loses more than 65,438+05% of water, it will gradually lose its vital signs.

Secondly, we should nourish the five internal organs. The dryness and heat of internal organs will bring many diseases, such as lung dryness and dry cough, and the prosperous event of liver fire will lead to greasy hair, bad breath and acne. Therefore, to ensure the moisture of the internal organs is also to ensure the health of the body.

4, pay attention to keep warm

Keeping warm is the focus of TCM health care. Keeping warm doesn't mean wearing more clothes. Wearing more clothes blindly is not good for your health. Chinese medicine also has the saying of freezing for health preservation. Keeping warm means paying attention to the warmth of the four ends of the body, that is, the warmth of the hands, feet and limbs.

First of all, the limbs of the human body are farthest from the heart and are most prone to poor blood circulation. Keeping limbs warm can alleviate this phenomenon.

Secondly, there are many acupoints corresponding to human internal organs on the feet. Keeping warm can effectively reduce the occurrence of diseases.

In addition, we should also pay attention to the warmth of other parts of the body, such as protecting the neck, back and navel in winter.

Step 5 relax

Modern people have great work pressure and fast pace of life, which leads to long-term mental and physical tension. On the one hand, it increases mental stress, causes endocrine disorders and is prone to illness. On the other hand, the body will have muscle stiffness, fatigue, soreness and other phenomena. In addition, compared with the ancients, modern people in a hurry are shortening their breathing time, so relaxation is more important.

First, you can relax mentally. You can listen to music and read books. You can also turn off your cell phone, go out and relax in the wild.

Secondly, the body is relaxed. Long-term physical tension will lead to stagnation of qi and blood, and pain will occur if qi and blood are blocked. Physical relaxation can take the methods of exercise, massage and bathing. In addition, doing deep breathing exercise is also a good way to relax.

Compared with the ancients, modern people need health preservation methods other than food. With the improvement of physical level, modern people are not short of nutrients, but should pay more attention to physical exercise and mental health preservation. Above, we briefly summarized the five points of TCM health care, and hope that through the understanding here, you can also pay attention to TCM health care methods.