Chinese medicine pays attention to the five elements and yin and yang. The five elements refer to the movement of five substances, namely wood, fire, earth, gold and water. There is a rich and restrictive relationship between these five substances, which maintains a dynamic balance in the constant movement of mutual growth and mutual resistance. This is the basic meaning of the five elements theory. According to the theory of five elements, "straight wood is straight", and everything that has the function or nature of growth, rising and smoothness belongs to wood; "Fire is said to get angry", and everything that has a warm and upward effect belongs to fire; "Soil and crops", all things with biochemical and bearing functions belong to soil; "Gold says that it follows the leather", and everything that has the function of cleaning and reducing convergence belongs to gold; "Moisturizing" means that everything that is cold, moist and moving downward belongs to water. There is a relationship between the five elements: life, grams, multiplication and humiliation. The relationship between the five elements can explain the relationship between things, and the multiplication of the five elements can be used to show the mutual influence after the balance between things is broken.

What about Yin and Yang? Yin He not only represents opposing things, but also can be used to analyze two aspects of internal opposition. Generally speaking, everything that is vigorous, extroverted, rising, warm and bright belongs to Yang; Relatively quiet, defensive, healthy, cold and dark belong to yin. In terms of heaven and earth, the weather is light and bright, and the atmosphere is heavy and turbid. In terms of fire and water, water is cold, nourishing subordinate yin, fire is hot, and inflammation belongs to yang.

The above is just the basic viewpoint of TCM, so how to treat health preservation from the viewpoint of Yin-Yang and Five Elements? This spring has arrived, and there is still some chill in the early spring, so how to do a good job in spring health?

First of all, we should do a good job of protecting the liver in spring. In spring, the liver is very fragile. According to the viewpoint of Yin and Yang, the liver of human body has the characteristics of hair growth. In spring, the liver undertakes more work to regulate the balance of the body, so it needs enough liver qi. So some people say that the liver should be raised first in spring. To this end, we should keep a good mood, ensure adequate sleep, and pay attention to spring exercise.

The second is the protection of the lungs. With the warming of spring, the lung's throughput function should be strengthened. How to raise lungs? Regular exercise is the main means of nourishing the lungs, such as jogging and playing Tai Ji Chuan.

In addition, the protection of the spleen can not be ignored, and the liver and gallbladder meridians are most active in spring. If the liver qi is not well nourished in spring, the whole qi and blood will run abnormally, and other organs, especially the spleen, will be disturbed and cause diseases. Eat more sweets, eat less sour food and nourish the spleen in shock season. You can also eat jujube, crispy rice, yam and so on. And make jujube porridge and yam porridge; Eat more vegetables, preferably leeks, spinach and shepherd's purse.