Confucianism emphasizes spiritual adjustment, and The Book of Rites says, "When the mind is whole with you, it hurts with you.". Nourishing the heart and shape is an important part of health preservation. However, between spirit and body, it is spirit that plays a leading role. First of all, health care should emphasize spiritual adjustment, and the best way is to reduce material desires, which is the so-called "nourishing the heart is not good at lust." It is normal to have desires in life, but they can only be realized under the conditions of social permission, and there can be no excessive demands, which requires following the principle of "courtesy".
Paying attention to health care is also an aspect of Confucian health care thought. Arrange life reasonably, pay attention to daily life, combine work and rest, and eat moderately. Is the basic principle of medical care. On the other hand, if we don't pay attention to these principles, "those who sleep uncomfortable, eat inappropriately and are overworked will be killed by disease." This needs attention.
Advocate food hygiene. Confucius attached great importance to food hygiene. In order to ensure his health, he put forward the principle of food hygiene, that is, in the Analects of Confucius and the hard-working township party, he said, "You should be careful to eat but not greasy, and you should be careful to eat but not greasy." A good diet is nutritious, and a fine diet is delicious, which can stimulate appetite and is conducive to digestion and absorption. Also, remind everyone to eat fresh and clean food to prevent diseases.
The Confucian idea of keeping in good health is an extremely valuable experience of keeping in good health, so it has been followed by health preserving experts in past dynasties. Today, it still has practical value.