Mental health. It is argued that the main method to maintain life and prolong life is to quietly regulate the mental and thinking activities of the human body. Meditation was initiated by Laozi and Zhuangzi, who put forward the theory of "doing nothing". Huangdi Neijing, after Laozi and Zhuangzi, first put forward that nourishing the spirit is the key to prevent diseases from a medical point of view, and advocated that the spirit should be nursed back to health according to the characteristics of qi in the four seasons.
The school that advocates spiritual health preservation thinks that God is the master of life activities, while calmness can resist aging and prolong life. People's thoughts, worries, wisdom, ambition, urgency and soul are all dominated by God. Advocate quiet and internal defense, and should not be irritable and extravagant; Emphasize abstinence, restrain eyes and ears, adjust the mind, adapt to the four seasons, often practice static exercises, keep quiet and promote health.
Keep fit. Advocate the use of sports to maintain life. Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals first advocated fitness, believing that regular exercise can strengthen the body and prolong life. Hua Tuo, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, imitated the movements of tigers, deer, bears, apes and birds, and created the "Five Birds Play" gymnastics as a means for people to exercise and keep fit. Sun Simiao and Wang Zhu, famous doctors in the Tang Dynasty, also advocated that people should exercise regularly and moderately.
Regulating qi and keeping in good health. Advocate regulating the true qi and prolonging life. Huangdi Neijing advocates regulating qi to cure diseases and prolong life. The school that holds this view thinks that qi is the root and motive force of life, which is full of the whole body and ubiquitous, and has the effect of treating diseases and preventing diseases. Gasoline is very expensive in operation. Frequent ups and downs regulate the rise and fall of qi to maintain its normal function, which is enough to strengthen the body. The methods of regulating vitality include careful maintenance of shield, following the four seasons, quitting labor and avoiding escape. Adjust five flavors of diet, seven emotions, save words, learn to breathe, guide behavior and so on. By regulating Qi-flow, we can achieve health and longevity.
Cure for health. It is advocated that yin essence should be firmly absorbed to enrich its connotation, so as to achieve the purpose of health preservation. According to the interception, Guan Zhong first put forward the idea of solid essence. Huangdi Neijing also attaches great importance to the role of essence in life, arguing that essence is the foundation of human life, the basis of life activities and the key to longevity. The key to health preservation lies in abstinence and essence preservation. Yin essence is important in filling, then the human body nourishes, is full of energy, and is strong and long-lived. The premise of solid essence is to close the heart and correct the heart. Therefore, this school tries its best to regulate lust, prevent the waste of yin essence and advocate late marriage. Abstinence, conditioning seven emotions, etc. To maintain yin essence and prolong life.
Eat and stay healthy. It is advocated that diet should be nursed back to health, replenish essence and deficiency, correct the deviation of yin and yang in the viscera, and achieve the purpose of conditioning diseases and prolonging life. Huangdi Neijing put forward the principles of diet adjustment such as "harmony of five flavors" and "moderate diet". Sun Sixian, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, is a descendant of this party. His leading idea is to control diet, treat pain with diet, and prolong the life of the elderly. Diet should be clear, light, soft and simple, and avoid greasy and cold.