At four o'clock, heaven and man are one.
Vitality comes from innate parents and is nourished by the valley in the later period, thus regulating and maintaining the whole process of human life, such as birth, growth, strength, old age and self-sufficiency. Full of vitality, mild illness can be recovered without drugs, and severe illness can be overcome with drugs or therapy. If vitality declines, death is inevitable despite effective treatment.
Chinese medicine believes that people should adapt to the changes of natural climate, otherwise they will get sick or even die. Chinese medicine is called "harmony between man and nature", also called "correspondence between man and nature". People's health and longevity can't go against the laws of natural climate change. Therefore, in daily life, in addition to adapting to the four seasons of cold, hot, warm and cool, we should also pay attention to avoiding the six evils of wind, cold, hot, wet, dry and fire, and pay more attention to preventing the abnormal qi movement. Diseases caused by abnormal climate and atmosphere in this season are called seasonal diseases.
How to avoid pathogenic factors, first of all, we should "move to avoid cold" and "live in seclusion to avoid summer", at the same time, we should feel comfortable, have no distractions and delusions, and maintain the vitality and disease-resistant function of the body. These preventive measures are more important for the elderly and infirm. This is also called adjusting to four o'clock, which is in harmony with the human body. Adapting to the sudden change of seasonal climate is a very important aspect of TCM health preservation.
Peace of mind, smooth qi and blood
Chinese medicine believes that life activities depend on the smoothness of qi and blood, so "evacuating qi and blood, making it smooth and achieving peace" is a great method for Chinese medicine to treat diseases. The main factors affecting qi and blood stasis are unhappy mood and restless mood. Emotional peace can keep the dynamic balance of qi and blood circulation, while emotional abnormality can make qi and blood circulation disorder. According to statistics, more than 90% people who live a long and healthy life are mild, cheerful and optimistic. Traditional Chinese medicine divides people's emotions into seven aspects: joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and shock, which are also called "seven emotions". Too much emotion will lead to emotional restlessness and damage the vitality and function of the human body. The seven emotions are related to the five internal organs of the human body, such as: excessive anger hurts the liver, excessive joy and sorrow, excessive sorrow hurts the lung, excessive worry hurts the spleen, and excessive panic hurts the kidney. If excessive anger hurts the liver, it can lead to liver physiological dysfunction, stagnation of liver qi, adding fuel to the fire, dizziness, headache, upset, impatience, bitter taste and other symptoms. Long-term stagnation of liver qi can also lead to imbalance of zang-fu relations. First of all, it will affect the spleen and stomach and cause stomach problems. Many common diseases in clinic, such as hypertension, vertigo, cholecystitis, gastritis and neurasthenia, are mostly caused by restless emotions. It can be seen how closely emotions are related to human life and health. Therefore, emotional peace is another very important aspect of TCM health care.
Combination of motion and static, unity of form and spirit
Life lies in exercise, which can strengthen bones and muscles, enhance physical function and make people strong. However, exercise must be combined with activities, and form and spirit should be integrated. For example, when you exercise, you are uneasy and cranky, but it will promote qi and blood disorder. Only the unity of form and spirit, mutual utilization and interdependence can make people full of vitality, health and longevity. Wuqinxi, Qigong, Tai Ji Chuan, Baduanjin, Yijinjing, etc. All need physical activity and meditation to achieve the unity of form and spirit. It can be seen that exercise, the combination of form and spirit, and the unity of form and spirit are important links in the way of TCM health preservation.
Dietary restraint protects the spleen and stomach
Bread is the pillar of life. Diet is the most important material basis of human life activities, but the digestion, absorption and excretion of diet must rely on the sound function of spleen and stomach. All tissues and organs of the human body can maintain their normal functional activities only through the digestion, absorption and distribution of water and grain by the spleen and stomach. Therefore, health care attaches great importance to protecting the spleen and stomach. Practice has proved that long-lived and healthy old people are people with good diet and healthy spleen and stomach. At the same time, the spleen and stomach function is perfect, which can increase the disease resistance of human vitality, that is, immune function. Zhang Zhongjing, a famous doctor at the end of the Han Dynasty, also pointed out: "Spleen flourishing is free from evil at four seasons". Therefore, physicians in past dynasties attached great importance to regulating the spleen and stomach in the prevention and treatment of diseases and health care.
There are many reasons for the impairment of spleen and stomach function, such as sudden climate change and mental stimulation. However, it is mainly manifested in diet, overeating, eating cold and greasy products, or overeating and drinking too much. , will damage the spleen and stomach. Li Dongyuan, a famous doctor in Jin and Yuan Dynasties, also pointed out: "If the spleen and stomach are weak and the diet is doubled, the spleen and stomach will be injured and the vitality will not be filled, and all diseases will be caused by it." In terms of diet, it is best to be regular, quantitative and qualitative. Eat well for breakfast, eat enough for lunch and eat less for dinner to protect the spleen and stomach.
Chinese medicine also attaches great importance to food types. For example, "Su Wen Qi Fa Lun" said: "Five grains are nourishing, five fruits are helping, five animals are benefiting, and five dishes are filling". This shows that people put rice, wheat, cereals, beans and so on. As a staple food, and then eat some fruit. It is good to eat less meat and more vegetables to supplement your diet. Modern scientific research on human nutrition puts forward that the staple food should be mixed with coarse grains of flour and rice, the food should be seven or eight percent full, not sweet or greasy, eat more vegetables, eat some fruits, lean meat, eggs, fish and shrimp properly, ensure the protein and various trace elements needed by the human body, and keep healthy. There are dietotherapy, medicated diet and so on. , you can choose appropriately.
Nourishing kidney, solidifying essence and nourishing body.
The kidney is one of the important organs of the human body, which is called "congenital foundation" by Chinese medicine. It is full of kidney-qi, which can make people full of essence, strong fertility, quick thinking, strong bones and muscles, hearing and seeing, and providing for the elderly. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine advocates that tonifying kidney and fixing essence should be the focus of health care, so as to strengthen the body and prolong life. Some people are still deaf, blind, hairless and full of energy, although they are too old, all of which are related to kidney essence fixation. On the contrary, some people are not old enough, but they are old before they are old. There are many reasons for kidney essence deficiency. The most common and easiest cause of kidney deficiency is excessive sexual life in middle-aged and young people, delusion of overwork, and ignorance of health care. So when I was young and middle-aged, I didn't know how to tonify kidney for health. It's too late to regret the illness. Therefore, if you want to live a long and healthy life, you should have moderate sexual intercourse in youth and middle age, and pay attention to nourishing yin and strengthening the kidney.
For thousands of years, Chinese medicine has accumulated rich experience and theory. It is difficult to achieve longevity and health if you are full of essence, qi and spirit, but if you can do the above five aspects well, it is completely achievable. Disease and health, aging and longevity are all related to many diets. Apart from some external factors, our relationship with longevity is particularly important, especially for maintaining vitality. The core of TCM health preservation is to maintain vitality. With sufficient vitality, the body can be healthy and people can live longer. So how should we stay alive?
How do the elderly keep fit?
Live a healthy life
Sleep health in autumn can be divided into three stages: early autumn, Mid-Autumn and late autumn to adjust the schedule. Now that the early autumn is over, in the Mid-Autumn Festival and late autumn, we should follow the principle of avoiding dampness, preventing cold and cooling, and adopt the way of going to bed early and getting up early to adapt to the changes of nature, going to bed early and nourishing yin and getting up early to nourish yang. Getting up early in autumn and sleeping for health preservation can make people wake up early and be full of energy, thus avoiding the occurrence of autumn deficiency. Generally speaking, it is more appropriate to fall asleep at 9:00- 10 in autumn and get up at 5:00-6:00 in the morning.
When it is cold in autumn, always keep indoor ventilation. When the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor is 10℃, indoor air can be exchanged within 15 minutes. Smoke less indoors to reduce pollution. It is best to install a ventilator in the kitchen, and some flowers and plants can be raised in the courtyard and indoors to adjust the air humidity.
Anti-static injury in autumn. In order to prevent the occurrence of static electricity, it is necessary to maintain a certain humidity indoors, often mop the floor, often sprinkle water, or humidify with a humidifier; Take a bath and change clothes frequently to eliminate the static charge accumulated on the surface of human body. When you find that your hair can't be combed, soak the comb in water for a while, and then comb your hair after the static electricity is eliminated. For the elderly, we should choose soft and smooth cotton or silk underwear and underwear, and try not to wear chemical fiber clothing to minimize the harm of static electricity.
"Autumn freezing" cannot be simply understood as "cold weather without clothes". When the weather suddenly turns cold, it is necessary to add clothes appropriately, otherwise it will not only prevent diseases, but will bring disasters and get sick. It is advisable to "add clothes appropriately" to make yourself a little cold and not feel cold, instead of dressing warmly and wrapping tightly. Another meaning of "autumn freezing" is that in late autumn, the time to add clothes can be postponed appropriately, but it should be acceptable to you.
Diet regulation
1, cold and warm. Daily breakfast, mainly warm food, such as red dates, dried ginger porridge, walnuts, sweet almonds, grapes and so on. You can also eat soybean milk, Hu spicy soup, mutton soup, vinegar fried cabbage, sugar garlic and so on.
2, dampness and hurricane. In case of rainy and humid weather or wet body in loose stool, the elderly should increase the diet of dispelling wind and removing dampness, such as rice, lentils, adzuki beans, coix seed, lotus seeds, chestnuts, onions, ginger, pepper, fennel, clove and pepper.
3. Moisturize and nourish yin. In the case of dry weather or dry mouth, the elderly should choose a diet that moistens and nourishes yin. This diet can enhance immunity, and you can choose whole wheat flour, wheat kernels, bean sprouts, soybean milk, peanuts, sesame seeds, sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkins, radishes, Chinese cabbage, lotus seeds, lilies, fungus, pears, apples, grapes, medlar, jujube, sweet almonds and sugarcane.
4. Convergence of Yang's momentum. Adding sour food such as hawthorn, Schisandra chinensis and persimmon vinegar to the diet can restrain the yang. If there is no cold weather or cold body, the elderly should try to use less or no sweaty food, such as green onions, ginger, peppers, mustard and so on.
5, five flavors are harmonious. This is one of the eight cornerstones of health, and the elderly should pay attention to the following relations: spicy taste and sour taste or bitter taste restrict each other; Sweetness and salty or sour taste restrict each other; Salty taste and bitter taste or sweet taste are mutually restricted.
Mental and post-exercise care
Pleasant body and mind, edifying sentiment, crisp autumn, bleak scenery of nature can easily lead to pessimistic and sad negative emotions of the elderly. It is found that bad psychological stimulation will inhibit the immune defense function of human body, which will easily lead to endocrine and metabolic disorders, thus leading to many diseases. Therefore, the elderly should pay special attention to mental health care.
The sunshine in autumn is warm, the leaves are golden, and the autumn is crisp. It is a good time for the elderly to close their eyes and gather elites. At this time, the elderly will go to parks, villages, mountains and other prosperous, quiet and elegant places to do closed-door qigong. Close your eyes, relax your eyes first, then relax your face, and your heart will come out and your eyes will be filled with gods. Many celebrity bachelors, in addition to busy and tense mental work, can also do closed-door exercises to recuperate their physical strength, which can achieve miraculous results.
In addition, autumn is the golden season for tourism and mountaineering. Old people can go to the wild countryside together, climb high and enjoy the beautiful scenery of nature, such as blooming autumn flowers, and red leaves win the fire. If all the melancholy and melancholy disappear at once, a cheerful and harmonious mood will make you glow with youthful vitality.