Based on traditional culture and TCM theory, our ancestors gathered the essence of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and a hundred schools of thought, combined with the methods of health preservation, disease prevention and fitness in previous dynasties, and formed a unique method of life cognition and the theory and method of happy health preservation.
Is the ancient concept of health preservation useful to modern times? In 2009, 30 "Masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine" were selected for the first time, the oldest being 93 years old and the youngest being 74 years old. This shows that TCM health preservation still has the effect of prolonging life in modern times.
Natural health
Health preservation is to treat diseases, prevent diseases, keep fit and live a long life through diet, daily life, exercise, qigong, meditation, acupuncture and entertainment.
The four seasons of health preservation are spring, long summer, autumn harvest and winter storage. This is the law of nature, and people should conform to the law of nature to keep fit.
In spring, the yang is getting longer, the yin is fading, and everything grows and is full of vitality. It is also a season prone to depression and recurrence of chronic diseases. Need to keep warm and cold, eat more sweets, such as onions and dates. In summer, everything flourishes and metabolism is vigorous. "The solstice in summer is cloudy." Children and frail old people should use less cold drinks and cold things. It is easy to sweat in summer and feel cold and wet. Go to bed late and get up early, maintain yang, and eat less bitter food. In autumn, Yin Qi is getting longer and everything is mature, but it is easy to consume lung yin, resulting in dry mouth and throat, and less cough and phlegm. Diet should nourish yin and moisten the lungs, and eat more nourishing yin products such as ginseng, adenophora, American ginseng, lily, tremella, lotus seeds, yam and almonds. In winter, Yin Qi is extremely rich and has everything. Old people should go to bed early and get up late, waiting for the sunshine. "The sun rises on the solstice in winter", and Chinese medicine pays attention to maintaining Yin Qi when it is cold. In addition, winter is a good season for tonic. Patients with yang deficiency can eat mutton and other foods, while patients with yin deficiency can use turtle shell, fungus and trotters.
According to health needs, time rhythm and personal habits. Time rhythm includes annual rhythm and daily rhythm. Annual rhythm is the harvest law of storage in spring, summer, autumn and winter. The daily rhythm is "the sun is not popular", "the sun rises at noon" and "the sun rises in the west but the sun is empty and the air valve is closed". Meridian sense is the key, which is beneficial to physical condition and circulation of meridians. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the daily circulation cycle of meridians is related to viscera, and the occurrence, development and recovery of diseases are related to the law of time.
Eating for health 20 years ago, people often said that "medicine is not as good as food", and eating well is enough. But in recent years, it has suddenly been discovered that taking health care drugs will be more helpful to our energy and physical strength.
Eating, also known as bait, refers to taking medicine for health. It originated from the alchemists in the Warring States period and was later inherited by Taoism. Living conditions in ancient times were poor, but many people lived long by taking drugs. Ge Hong, like the Jin Dynasty, lived in a mountainous area and was relatively humid. Boil Rhizoma Atractylodis powder every day to strengthen spleen and dry dampness.
Shennong Herbal Classic, one of the four classics of traditional Chinese medicine, divides drugs into three categories: upper, middle and lower. The top grade is nourishing life, like ginseng and rehmannia, which are mild in nature and cure diseases and preserve health. Chinese medicine can cure diseases and preserve health. Inferior products are medicines for treating diseases, and many of them have side effects. Yan Zhitui has been serving Shi Huai. He is over seventy years old. His eyes are full of good words and his hair and beard are still black. "
First, ginseng can improve energy and physical strength. Include ginseng, northeast red ginseng, Shanxi codonopsis pilosula, Korean Korean ginseng, American American ginseng, etc. Has effect in invigorating primordial qi, invigorate spleen and lung, promoting salivation, quenching thirst, tranquilizing mind and improve intelligence. The main components are ginsenoside and amino acids. Red ginseng is hot, easy to get angry when taken, slow heart rate and cold body, which is more suitable for the elderly. Sun-dried ginseng has mild medicinal properties; American ginseng is cool and used as herbal tea in Southeast Asia. There is a patient who often eats American ginseng, and his energy and physical strength are ok, but he has to wear cotton trousers when he is old and cold in summer. The second is velvet antler, which has the functions of tonifying kidney-yang, nourishing essence and blood, strengthening bones and muscles, regulating chong and ren, and supporting sore poison. Its main components are estradiol and amino acids. Many patients with low back pain, kidney deficiency or poor physique have better medical effects. The third kind is Cordyceps sinensis, which has the effects of tonifying kidney and lung, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that asthma is rooted in the kidney and marked in the lungs, so it is necessary to treat both lungs and kidneys. Cordyceps sinensis can not only replenish lung but also kidney, which deserves attention.
When making supplements, we should master the principles and taboos of making supplements. Supplementing deficiency, stopping deficiency, depending on people, place and time are the three principles of traditional Chinese medicine. Deficiency syndrome should not be supplemented. If the patient has symptoms such as cold, dry mouth, bitter taste, sore throat, cough, yellow sputum, chest tightness, abdominal distension, constipation, red tongue, thick and greasy fur and strong pulse, it should be used with caution.
The ancients believed that exercise can dredge meridians and qi and blood, but it should follow certain principles.
One is the combination of static and dynamic health care, that is, static health care methods such as meditation and meditation are combined with dynamic health care methods such as physical exercise. Wuqinxi, Tai Ji Chuan, Baduanjin, Yijinjing, and walking are all very good. Second, long-term persistence. No matter what kind of exercise, what suits you is the best, but it needs long-term persistence to achieve results. Third, Hu Yajie, a rich girl in Beijing, works moderately and needs to combine her physical condition. Overwork will hurt her internal organs. Say: long-term vision hurts blood, long-term lying hurts gas, long-term sitting hurts meat, long-term standing hurts bones, and long-term walking hurts tendons. It can be seen that excessive comfort can also hurt people.