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The source of TCM health care
As far as the historical accuracy of written records is concerned, the germination of health-preserving culture in China can only be traced back to Shang Dynasty. From the textual research of Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed, it can be found that people in Shang Dynasty always prayed for the help of their ancestors when they were sick or gave birth. From time to time, they also ask about the good and bad luck and health status in their daily lives, and then hold various forms of sacrificial activities to eliminate the ominous. In addition, there are some records about personal hygiene (such as bathing, bathing) and collective hygiene (such as "sweeping the floor") in Oracle Bone Inscriptions.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the idea of health preservation was further developed. In the Zhou Dynasty, there was also a food doctor who was in charge of the diet of the nobles, guiding the diet conditioning work in many aspects, such as "six drinks, six meals, hundred dishes and hundred sauces", and proposing that the diet conditioning should adapt to the climate of the four seasons; And there are full-time officials in charge of environmental sanitation, such as the "Shuzhang detoxification method"; Chu removed midges from his palm ... and smoked them with weeds'; "Hu Zhuo Zhang gets rid of water bugs" to make the water clean.

Food necessary for life; Warming food can warm yang and help fire, improve the symptoms of chills, and thus enhance physical fitness, such as yin deficiency and internal heat. Eating more food will aggravate yang heat and get angry, resulting in dry throat, toothache, bleeding gums, constipation and other symptoms; Cold food can clear fire, such as yang deficiency and cold constitution. Eating too much will aggravate the coldness of the body and lead to diarrhea and abdominal pain.

Therefore, even if you are weak, you can't blindly "make up". There are many kinds of physical deficiency, and each deficiency syndrome has targeted tonic, tonic and food. Inconsistency between medicine and syndrome will not only be ineffective but also have side effects.

Myth 4: There is no empty and blind "seeking compensation"

Nowadays, due to the wide spread of the media, the propaganda of the magical and effective functions of various "tonics" in advertisements is often exaggerated. People are seeking compensation, and there are many people who are not "empty". There is no tonic in the world that can cure diseases and protect health without getting sick. Throughout the ages, people who violate the law of "deficiency is tonic" and ask for tonic drugs to attract trouble abound. Such as ginseng, which is called tonic in Chinese medicine, is the best tonic for calming the heart and improving intelligence, benefiting the lung and strengthening the spleen. In case of heart failure, shock, bleeding, physical weakness, impotence and other symptoms, ginseng does have the effect of medicine to remove the disease. But if the supplement is not symptomatic, it will be uncomfortable and fatal.

If your hands, feet, ears and calves feel particularly cold, try several "warm-up meals" recommended by experts that can help you resist the cold in winter. Warm-up Raiders 1 Eat more north tofu and blood tofu to supplement nutrition.

Suitable for people who lose weight and have a partial eclipse.

If the body is not so warm except for cold hands and feet, it may be a cold syndrome of malnutrition. Girls and middle-aged women who often lose weight and are partial to food are most likely to have insufficient vitamin intake, and vitamin B2 is an important substance to balance human oxygen consumption. Therefore, people who are afraid of the cold and don't want to eat fat meat to keep out the cold can eat more Beijing tofu and cabbage.

Beidoufu is rich in vitamin B2, which can reduce the rapid loss of body heat during work and activities, not only help to maintain energy, but also help you improve your cold tolerance.

It is best to use fresh Chinese cabbage to make hot tofu and bake Chinese cabbage. Wash Chinese cabbage, filter, chop, chop tofu, stir-fry shredded ginger in an oil pan, then add Chinese cabbage, add appropriate amount of salt and stir-fry until it changes color, then add tofu, stir-fry for about one minute, then add appropriate amount of water or soybean milk, boil for two minutes, then turn off the heat and pour a little sesame oil.

Red and white tofu made from north tofu and blood tofu is also a good dish to warm up. Because blood tofu has a special function of supplementing iron, enriching blood and strengthening nutrition for people with blood deficiency and cold syndrome (except fear of cold, poor complexion and easy fatigue), thus achieving the effect of warming up. The practice of red and white tofu is particularly simple, that is, cut the north tofu and blood tofu into strips, fry them together and season them.

Warm-up Raiders 2 North Mushroom Plus Yam Fully Nourish

Suitable for people with weak body and poor resistance.

In the cold winter, eating more fungi and root foods helps to supplement vitamins and carbohydrates.

The mushroom mentioned here refers to the kind with a particularly thick root. This kind of mushroom, which grows in the deep mountains of Northeast China, has good cold resistance. If you eat this mushroom with thick roots, the human body will supplement rich vitamin A, vitamin B and trace elements such as iron, selenium and potassium at one time.

Yam is a common vegetable in winter, containing high-quality protein and starch, which can be quickly decomposed into heat in human body, thus increasing energy for the body and playing a role in cold resistance. It is especially suitable for the elderly and children with weak body and poor resistance.

The specific method is to soak mushrooms, remove pedicels, wash them, peel and wash yam, cut them into small pieces, and slice them for later use. Stir-fry mushrooms in hot pot with oil, then add water, soy sauce and sugar for soaking mushrooms, boil them on low fire 10 minute, add yam and cook them together, add salt and starch, and serve.

Warm-up Raiders 3 Eat more carrots to activate the internal organs, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

Suitable for people with poor cardiopulmonary function.

People who have irregular work and rest for a long time, lack of exercise and poor cardiopulmonary function are also people who are afraid of the cold. For them, it is more difficult to solve the problem of being afraid of cold, because the main reason why these people are afraid of cold is organ dysfunction or poor metabolism. This kind of cold syndrome is most common in people with weak constitution, patients with chronic stomach diseases and elderly people with declining organ function.

For this kind of people who are afraid of cold, it is recommended to drink carrot and onion soup often. Because carrots can enhance physical strength and immunity, activate visceral function and blood circulation, thus achieving the effects of conditioning the five internal organs, warming and nourishing. Onions can not only reduce blood fat and prevent arteriosclerosis, but also have a significant bactericidal effect and enhance resistance.

Wash and slice carrots and onions, stir-fry onions in olive oil until transparent, then add carrots and stir-fry. Add stock to boil, and add a little seasoning salt. Drinking 200 ml for a long time at lunch or dinner every day will improve the fear of cold.

Warm-up Raiders 4 Eat Douchi Pumpkin twice a week to relieve stress

Suitable for people with high work pressure and nervous spirit.

Pumpkin, corn, yellow pepper and other yellow vegetables are rich in vitamin A, which can promote human metabolic cycle, replenish medium coke and enhance cold tolerance. It is especially suitable for people with cold syndrome with nervous disorder and poor peripheral blood circulation (possibly accompanied by insomnia, anxiety, headache and other symptoms) caused by heavy work pressure and irregular life.

If you also have this type of cold, it is recommended to eat lobster sauce pumpkin twice a week. Because this dish is rich in flavor, it is better to keep warm with pepper. The specific method is to use half a small pumpkin with black skin (about 1, 200g), peel it, cut it into squares, add salt and a glass of water, and cook it until it is soft and waxy, then put oil in a hot pan, add lobster sauce, minced garlic, red pepper, soy sauce, sugar and a little water, stir-fry, add water starch, and turn off the heat for later use. Put the fried pumpkin into a dish and pour in the fried lobster sauce.

Warm-up Raiders 5 Fuzi Mutton Soup Warming Meridian and Dispelling Cold

Suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that aconite is a good medicine for warming meridians and dispelling cold, promoting qi and promoting blood circulation. It is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with spleen and stomach weakness, liver and kidney insufficiency and fear of cold. Mutton is also a kind of warming food, which can help yang strengthen the stomach, promote blood circulation and promote fluid production.

If the middle-aged and elderly people in the family still have symptoms such as chills in the waist and knees and frequent urination, they can drink more aconite mutton soup. Drinking a small bowl at dinner every day can not only help the body keep warm and cold, but also solve the discomfort such as chills in the waist and knees and frequent urination.

The specific method of aconite mutton soup is to wash 250g mutton, cut it into small pieces, wrap 25g Eucommia ulmoides, 30g Aconitum Lateralis and 15g Radix Rehmanniae with gauze, then put all the materials, onion, ginger and salt into the pot, add appropriate amount of water, cover all the materials, boil them with strong fire, simmer them with low fire until cooked, and take out the medicine bag and take them out.

Misunderstanding of tonifying kidney in TCM People may have some misunderstandings about TCM. For example, they think that seeing TCM means eating TCM, which has a slow curative effect and is only used to treat serious diseases or incurable diseases. These concepts are actually some misunderstandings. Chinese medicine is closely related to us and can be used in all aspects of our lives. Let's summarize some misunderstandings about Chinese medicine in daily life for your reference. Myth 1: Seeing Chinese medicine means eating Chinese medicine.

Chinese medicine refers to the traditional medicine in China, that is, Chinese medicine. It bears the accumulation of 5,000 years of medical culture in China, and brings together the experience and knowledge of ancient people in fighting diseases. Under the guidance of ancient naive materialism and spontaneous dialectics, it has gradually formed and developed into a medical theoretical system through long-term clinical practice.

Traditional Chinese medicine is based on the theories of yin and yang, five elements, qi and blood, body fluid and five internal organs. Qi, blood, body fluid and essence are part of human body. Through the four methods of looking, listening, asking and cutting, the etiology and pathogenesis are analyzed, the symptom types are determined, and the treatment law is established. Then through Chinese medicine, acupuncture, daily routine, eating habits and other Chinese medicine therapies to guide, treat or regulate the body. This shows that Chinese medicine, as the quintessence of China, has a huge and perfect system; As a discipline, Chinese medicine has various sub-disciplines, so it is not the same as eating Chinese medicine. In addition to eating Chinese herbal medicines, Chinese medicine has many methods, such as acupuncture, cupping, massage, medicated bath, scraping, dietotherapy and so on, and the curative effect is very good.

Myth 2: Traditional Chinese medicine has slow curative effect.

Many people think that Chinese medicine is slow to take effect. In fact, Chinese medicine is the macro way, while western medicine is the micro way. Western medicine is more what you see is what you get, while Chinese medicine is to eliminate evil and consolidate the foundation. In addition, Chinese medicine is very effective in treating some emergencies. For example, acupuncture is often effective in the treatment of acute pain, and even in the rescue of acute diseases, Chinese medicine has a unique effect, such as from ancient Huatuo acupuncture anesthesia to Shenfu decoction to rescue patients with heart failure. Therefore, Chinese medicine should change "dispersing" into long-term curative effect.

Myth 3: Chinese medicine is not good for western medicine.

Chinese medicine is not a "life-saving straw"

Some patients only think of looking for Chinese medicine when the curative effect of western medicine is not good, and regard Chinese medicine as a "life-saving straw". At this time, if the curative effect of Chinese medicine is not good, it is considered that Chinese medicine is not good. In fact, Chinese medicine can intervene in many diseases from the beginning, so the effect will be better. For example, diabetes, western medicine treatment of diabetes, mostly diet control, insulin injection. However, diabetes is a "thirst-quenching disease" in traditional Chinese medicine. The treatment method needs clearing stomach and purging fire, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, supplemented by dietotherapy, so as to be effective. It can be seen that the treatment of diseases in traditional Chinese medicine mostly starts from the whole and regulates the functions of zang-fu organs, so as to achieve the effect of keeping yin and calming down the secrets and filling qi and blood.

Myth 4: Western medicine nutrition equals Chinese medicine diet therapy.

Western nutrition attaches great importance to and emphasizes the acidity and alkalinity of food, not by taste, but by whether the final metabolite of food is acidic or alkaline after metabolic transformation in the body. It is used to control diet and ultimately achieve the goal of balancing physical fitness.

Chinese dietotherapy is to prevent and treat diseases by using foods with the same origin of medicine and food, so as to promote the recovery of the sick body.

Traditional Chinese medicine dietotherapy nursed back to health according to the qi of food, treating people as adults, and paying attention to weather, location and harmony; Follow the four seasons and eat seasonal food. Use food to regulate the body and achieve the purpose of balancing yin and yang.

Myth 5: TCM health care has nothing to do with young people.

Chinese medicine is indispensable for keeping young people healthy.

Nowadays, many young people think that keeping in good health with Chinese medicine is a matter for the elderly, but this is completely wrong. Traditional Chinese medicine health preservation refers to a method to support life, enhance physical fitness and prevent diseases through various methods, so as to achieve longevity. TCM health care mainly includes: 1, meridian health care; 2. Good health; 3, four seasons health; 4. Drug health; 5. Living and keeping healthy; 6. Healthy diet; 7. Sleep well; 8, emotional health and other content. TCM health preservation lies in harmonizing yin and yang, dredging qi and blood, and ensuring human health. Modern people are under great pressure, busy with work, irregular in life, and sub-health is getting younger and younger, so it is essential for people of any age to keep fit.