Shi Lao is 82 years old. Speaking of the mantra of health preservation, he summed it up in eight words: mentality, moderation, interest and guidance.
positive attitude
The first and most important factor is "mentality". Shi Lao once said, "All people who live long in the world, whether they are doctors or other professions, whether they smoke or drink, have one thing in common in their experiences, that is, optimism and cheerfulness, that is, a particularly good attitude."
Why is mentality so important? From the perspective of Chinese medicine, being in a bad mood can lead to illness. Long-term bad mood will not cause disease immediately, but the qi of zang-fu organs will gradually become unbalanced, and the mood will fluctuate violently and be abnormal. If it lasts for a long time, qi and blood will not run smoothly, and spleen and kidney will be damaged, it will be impossible to bring forth the old and bring forth the new, thus prolonging life. If it is serious, it will be a serious illness and you will lose your life. Therefore, it is very important to cultivate an optimistic and cheerful attitude. When you are in a good mood, it goes smoothly. Even if there is external pathogen and internal toxin, it is not easy to damage the human body and be excreted smoothly, thus restoring the normal operation of the body function. As the Huangdi Neijing said, "If it contains righteousness, it is evil."
Everything has its limits.
Shi Lao believes that Chinese medicine pays attention to the balance of yin and yang. From 0755 to 79000, the so-called "Yin and Yang are the secrets, and the spirit is the rule". How to grasp this balance, the key lies in "degree", that is, there is a limit to everything. After this boundary, yin and yang will be out of balance, and the condition will get worse over time.
For example, diet, Shi Lao's three meals don't pay much attention to the proportion of nutrients. He also likes eating, but he doesn't like eating, but he can't have too much. He won't overeat what he likes, and he won't touch what he doesn't like bit by bit, because Huangdi Neijing has the principle of "five fruits for nourishment, five animals for benefit, five vegetables for filling and five flavors for taking". Shi Lao also likes seasonal fruits and vegetables, but rarely eats out-of-season crops, especially genetically modified foods. Now there is a lot of noise. He strongly opposed it. Shi Lao said: things that violate the laws of nature are bound to be bad for people. Although some things may not bring disaster immediately, they will inevitably have adverse effects over time. If you want to live a long life, you must follow Tao. What is Tao? Tao is nature, and nature is Tao.
Such as daily life, Shi Lao's work and rest are also very regular. Shi Lao usually goes to bed at 9 o'clock in the evening, because he thinks that the metabolism of the elderly is slow and the cleaning and detoxification function is poor. Night is the time for internal organs to rest and clean and detoxify, so it is very beneficial to keep enough rest for the body to clean and detoxify itself. If you are still doing physical or mental work at night, and the qi and blood can't return to the viscera, then the cleaning work will inevitably be inefficient and will also increase the burden on the viscera. Nowadays, young people are strong and often stay up late to work overtime. After a long time, they will become dirty and give up on themselves, suffer from various diseases, and even die of overwork at a young age. Of course, sleeping too much is not a good thing, so it is a good habit to go to bed early and get up early.
In addition, Mr. Shi Lao also attaches great importance to taking a nap. He believes that when the fire and water are in the afternoon, the heart and kidney intersect, and the essence is slowly transformed and endless. Therefore, even if you sleep for a while, a few minutes at these two time points are very beneficial and people will feel more energetic. But people who often stay up late or work at night are not very energetic, which can be seen at a glance. In Shi Lao's view, all kinds of health preservation methods are nothing more than a grasp of "degree" Therefore, only people who can exercise.
Hobbies are people's spiritual pillar and sustenance. A good hobby can delight the body and mind, regulate qi and blood, and is very beneficial to the body. Shi Lao has a wide range of hobbies, and his favorite is music and opera, especially classical music, Huangmei opera and Beijing opera, and occasionally he hums a few words. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, five tones can enter the five internal organs, and five bodies belong to the five internal organs. Good music can regulate the balance of yin and yang in the five zang-organs and play a role in calming the heart, soothing the liver and promoting blood circulation. It can also recuperate some daily chronic diseases such as insomnia and dizziness. Therefore, based on this principle of music, Shi Lao and I studied and created a set of musical neck balance exercises, which perfectly combined music with guidance and added a new therapy for cervical spondylosis. If you can practice for a long time, it will be enough to cure diseases and prolong life.
Diligent guidance
Guidance is also one of the ancient health care methods. Huatuo's Five-Animal Play, Shaolin Yijinjing, Baduanjin, etc. Both of them have the effects of relaxing muscles and activating collaterals and regulating qi and blood. Guide is also one of the origins of martial arts, the most famous of which is the Taiji biography of Wudang. Shi's traumatology started from the escort agency and practiced martial arts for generations. It is very famous in Jiangnan area. Shi Lao followed his grandfather's martial arts to strengthen his body and laid a solid foundation in martial arts. He has rich guidance experience. Before suffering from chronic bronchitis, Shi Lao practiced a set of martial arts routines almost every day for three or nine times without interruption. Therefore, Shi Lao's strength is still much stronger than his peers, thanks to martial arts and guidance.
What to eat for health?
Health care, as the name implies, is to care for the body, not only the internal organs, but also the external skin. So what should we eat in spring? The "eating" in spring should be light, eyesight improving and liver nourishing, so it is beneficial to eat these functional foods in spring.
In order to be healthy in spring, we should eat light and non-greasy food.
In spring, the temperature is high, the human body is relatively short of water, and there are many cases of getting angry. Therefore, the diet in spring must be light and not greasy. Light ingredients not only have the function of reducing fire, but also are beneficial to digestion and can meet the energy needed for metabolism in spring. Light food: white gourd, Chinese cabbage, spinach, corn, strawberry, tomato, pear, carambola, etc. Meat includes lean meat, duck meat, fish and so on.
Eating food in spring can improve your eyesight and keep your eyes healthy.
Have symptoms of spring sleep, and your eyes are easy to get tired. So what if this situation is effectively alleviated? Health experts tell us that we can relieve this spring sleep through diet. Drink more water and eat more cold food in spring. For example, fruits include carambola, pear, apple, jujube, strawberry and guava; There are Chinese cabbage, mung bean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, kelp, fungus and so on. It is best to give priority to green vegetables and fruits and eat less meat. Meat is an acidic food, and the stomach needs a lot of blood to digest, so it is more likely to cause spring sleep.
Eating liver-nourishing food in spring is good for health.
The liver is one of the important internal organs. It undertakes the work of detoxification, maintains the health of the body and is the protector of the body. Therefore, it is particularly important to nourish the liver in spring, so what food to eat in spring to nourish the liver? Green vegetables include spinach, kelp, auricularia auricula, Flammulina velutipes, Hericium erinaceus, garlic and shallots; Meat: crucian carp, carp, lean meat, beef and duck; Fruits include pears, plums, strawberries and peaches.
In short, eating the right food in spring will keep you healthy. You can refer to some of the dietary principles listed above to arrange your own diet rules, so that you can eat well, eat well and eat right in spring and add points to your family's health.