TCM health preservation is the crystallization of thousands of years' experience of doctors. Judging from the contents and methods involved, it can be said that it is rich in information, well documented, effective and simple. With the upsurge of returning to nature, the integrity and naturalness of TCM health preservation will show great vitality. The theories and methods of TCM health preservation are extremely rich, and one of the important core contents is timely health preservation. As Huangdi Neijing said: Therefore, the health of the wise must be suitable for cold and summer. Appropriate cold and summer is an extremely important principle in TCM health preservation, and it can also be said to be a magic weapon to prolong life.
Four-season health care refers to nursed back to health according to the laws and characteristics of yin and yang changes in climate throughout the year, so as to achieve the purpose of health care and longevity. The changes of cold, hot and cool in spring, summer, autumn and winter are formed by the ups and downs of yin and yang in a year. The solstice in winter brings the sun. From spring to summer, the sun grows and the yin disappears, so there is the temperature in spring and the heat in summer. It is cloudy from summer to day. From autumn to winter, the shade grows and the yang disappears, so it is cool in autumn and cold in winter. As a part of nature, human beings can't live without objective natural conditions, but should adapt to the changes of the four seasons to adjust the human body, so as to achieve the health care purposes of balance of yin and yang, coordination of viscera, qi and blood filling, access to meridians, and good mood.
1, corresponding to the health-keeping concept of heaven and man.
China's philosophy of the correspondence between man and nature and the unity of man and nature had a far-reaching influence on the theoretical formation of traditional Chinese medicine. It also suggested that people should adapt to the changes in nature in their production and life in order to coexist peacefully. What is most relevant to human survival is the natural sun, moon and stars and the changes of the four seasons.
Sun-moon variation
The ancients discovered long ago that the sun was full when it rose and weak when it set. Therefore, the ancients did it at sunrise, and the day did not rest. When the moon is full, people's blood is smooth, their skin is dense, and foreign evils are not easy to invade; When the month is short, the qi and blood in the body run slowly, the skin is slack, and external evils are easy to take advantage of it. People are more likely to get sick if they encounter a sudden storm when the moon is getting shorter.
Changing Seasons
The changes of climate, yin and yang cold and heat all year round will directly affect people's life activities. To achieve happiness, we must make corresponding adjustments to the periodic changes of the four seasons in nature. Like "Su Wen?" "Four Qi Regulating the Spirit" says: If you go against it, it will be a disaster, and if you go against it, it will be a disease. According to the climate characteristics of the four seasons, people summed up the five-organ nursing methods of nourishing liver in spring, heart in summer, spleen in summer, lung in autumn and kidney in winter, as well as the experience of nourishing yang in spring and summer and yin in autumn and winter, which is of great significance to health care in the four seasons.
2. The concept of keeping in good health with unity of form and spirit
The unity of form and spirit is the key to enjoying the years. God lives in form, and form is unified with God. God hurts when he hurts, and God dies when he dies. This so-called absence of God leads to life. Mental decline is bound to be manifested in the form, such as dull eyes, dull complexion, weakness of limbs, poor food intake, thin body and so on. Because human spirit is dominated by the heart, ambition, will, soul and spirit are all dominated by the heart, so there is a saying that "the heart is the master of form" Therefore, regulating the mind has become the key to regulating the body. Therefore, the theory of TCM health preservation emphasizes quietness and mental cultivation, because quietness can strengthen the body, and you can live to 100 years old without illness ("Eight Records of Respect for Life").
Essence, qi and spirit are called the three treasures of the human body, and they are inseparable. Their ups and downs directly reflect the growth, development and even aging of human beings. Essence is the source of life, the basic substance that constitutes the human body and the material basis of various functional activities of the human body. Qi is the motive force of life activities, which is transformed from essence, and essence is the basis of qi. God refers to the manifestation of God's will and life activities in spiritual consciousness. Where there is essence, there is God. God is the concrete expression of the five internal organs, the essence of heaven and the highest dominant activity of the human body. It is a high generalization of spiritual consciousness, thinking activities and external manifestations of viscera essence, qi, blood and body fluid activities. Qin Shou's new book on providing for the aged once summarized the relationship between essence, qi and spirit: subject is spirit, qi is essence, essence is qi, and qi is food. Therefore, the abundance of God needs a material basis such as essence, and the fullness or deficiency of essence can directly affect the role of God. In view of this, a good health-preserving person must maintain the essence and achieve the harmony between essence and spirit.
3. The concept of healthy dynamic balance.
All kinds of physiological activities of the human body are dynamic, and the cycle is equal through adjustment. Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the dynamic balance of yin and yang and qi and blood.
the banlance of yin and yang
The balance of yin and yang in human body is the premise of healthy longevity and disease care. Yin and Yang have the relationship of mutual growth and decline, mutual transformation, mutual opposition and mutual restriction. Only when the yin and yang of the body reach a dynamic balance can the human body maintain a healthy and stable state. For example, in summer, the yang is abundant and there are many inflammations, so it is easy to sweat due to heat and damage the qi and yin. At this time, you can take nourishing yin and cooling medicated diet, such as mung bean soup, lotus leaf porridge, watermelon soup, etc., to maintain the balance of yin and yang in the body. Chinese medicine's treatment of human body is also based on the principle of yin-yang balance. It uses cold medicine to treat fever and heat method to treat cold diseases, so as to achieve the balance of yin-yang and prevent diseases.
Qi and blood are the material basis of human life activities. Qi can produce blood, and blood can transport qi, and the two go hand in hand. When the balance of qi and blood is out of balance, there will be pathological changes such as stagnation and failure of qi and blood, which will lead to dysfunction of viscera and meridians. Therefore, maintaining the normal metabolism and circulation of qi and blood is a necessary condition to maintain health, and regulating qi and blood has become an important method to prevent and treat diseases.