The word "keeping in good health" originally comes from Guanzi, which means keeping healthy to achieve a long life. In the long history of human development, health and longevity have always been a good wish that people yearn for and pursue, so health-preserving culture has been enriched and developed all over the world. Compared with the health culture in other parts of the world, China's health theory and practice are particularly profound because of its ancient philosophy and basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine. It brings together many methods of disease prevention and fitness of working people in past dynasties in China, and integrates the essence of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and a hundred schools of thought. It can be called a tree of wisdom full of vitality and strong oriental mystery.
In this issue, I will share with you the wisdom and stories of ancient people's health preservation, and explore the longevity secret of longevity town together, so that everyone can learn the essence of health preservation together.
How did the ancient "health experts" keep in good health?
Shouxing Peng Zu
Speaking of the oldest person in the history of China, it is Peng Zu. In fairy tales, Peng Zu's life is legendary. According to legend, he was born in Pengshan, grew up in Pengshan and died in Pengshan in his later years. He lived to be 880 years old and still showed no signs of aging. He is deaf, blind, with a bent back and no pain in his waist and legs. Liu Xiang said in Fairy Biography that Peng Zu was used from Yao to the end of Yin. Peng Zu's legend is full of romantic myths, but judging from various ancient books, there is indeed such a Peng Zu who is good at keeping in good health and lives much longer than the average person in history. His surname is Zhuang Mingkeng, and he is the third great-grandson of Zhuan Xu Emperor Levin and the eighth descendant of Xuanyuan Huangdi. The Xia Dynasty sealed Peng Zu in Dapeng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu).
So, is Peng Zu really as long as the legend? In fact, the ancient timing method is different from today's, and now it is 365 days a year. However, according to research, the Jiazi calendar was used in the Yao and Shun period, and 60 days was a year, equivalent to 800 years old, which is now 130 years old. In the hometown of longevity, it is not surprising that the elderly live to 120 years old. It is scientific for Peng Zu to live to the age of 130.
According to research, Peng Zu has a good medical skill, exquisite cooking skills, pays attention to diet and likes physical exercise. Peng Zu liked to travel alone when he was young. Therefore, people don't know where he is. When traveling, although he has chariots and horses, he seldom rides them. He spends most of his time walking with his feet to exercise his will and physique.
When Peng Zu was old, he realized a set of "guiding and mending skills" in his exercise. It is to use the method of mind guidance to make the acupuncture points on the head and face converge upwards, rather than the acupuncture points on the limbs and hair converge upwards; Five zang-organs specialty. If you feel uncomfortable, you can use psychotherapy to flush the focus with gas and expel the sick gas from the body until you feel comfortable. Sometimes, he holds his breath from early morning until noon. Then, gently wipe your eyes, massage your limbs, lick your tongue and palate, and swallow saliva. I have inhaled dozens of times before I started to get up, walk and talk. He said: "Anyone who wants to learn to practice Qi should do it step by step." That is to say, there is no secret to learning to guide Qi-flow, but the key lies in long-term persistence. Peng Zu thinks that the way of keeping in good health is not complicated, and the key is not to pursue excessive desires. Food and clothing should not be too gorgeous, and we should not think too much about success or failure, honor or disgrace, otherwise we will increase our troubles in vain. The method of improving eyesight invented by Peng Zu in sports is still popular in the world.
Peng Zu is a kind-hearted man. He is very sympathetic to the working people all over the world. He is willing to help people solve problems wherever he goes, so he is deeply respected and loved by the people. After the news of Peng Zuxian's longevity reached Wang Yin's ears, Wang Yin wanted to get the secret recipe of immortality, and immediately decided to give him the position of doctor, and sent someone to invite him out of the mountain. Peng Zu heard that he was arrogant and extravagant, ruthless and unwilling to be an official, so he refused by illness. Yin Wang never gave up, and went to visit Peng Zu in person to get health tips. Peng Zu still refused to pass on the secret to him. King Yin shook Peng Zu's heart with wealth and gave Peng Zu a lot of gold and silver treasures and precious cloth brocade. In this regard, Peng Zu is open to all. The reason is that he needs to help many poor people with these gifts.
Because Peng Zu is proficient in all kinds of health preserving techniques, and has proved the wonderful efficacy of these health preserving techniques with his own practice, he is called the ancestor of health preserving techniques in China by later health preserving experts. Later generations have been exploring the secret of Peng Zu's health and longevity, in order to prolong his life. According to legend, there is a book called "Peng Zu's Health Preservation Classic", which specifically records his health preservation methods. Although Peng Zu's health-preserving classics have been lost, we can still sum up Peng Zu's health-preserving thoughts from many other ancient books, namely, five health-preserving techniques, namely, introduction, nursed back to health, diet, counseling and sexual intercourse. These five kinds of health preserving techniques not only have a very significant effect on health preserving, but also many of them have included the budding ideas of Chinese medicine, Qigong and Inner alchemy in later generations.
Empress Wu Zetian
As a legendary queen, Wu Zetian is a controversial figure in history. On the one hand, she opened the imperial examination and developed the economy. During her administration, social stability and economic development. On the other hand, she is responsible for her father and son, causing troubles in the palace, killing children and disabled people and leading a promiscuous life. After her death, she left herself a tablet without words, and her merits and demerits were judged by others.
Wu Zetian lived for more than 80 years and was very old at that time. She has the ability to look after her face and will be healthy and beautiful all her life. It is said that she had two new teeth when she was sixty, and people around her didn't think she was old. Of course, this is first related to her own innate conditions and later rich court life, but she is good at keeping in good health and nourishing facial fat, and now she uses a mask for external use every day. These two prescriptions, both made of Chinese herbal medicines, are very effective, and Wu Zetian used them all her life. Perhaps it is because of this effective drug maintenance that Wu Zetian still has a face in her forties and fifties. Although she has wrinkles when she is old, her face is still as rosy as a girl!
Storing Toy Boy is also an important reason for Wu Zetian to maintain her youthful vitality. Wu Zetian had a Toy Boy named Shen Nan Miu. He was not only handsome, but also a doctor who knew the art of sexual intercourse. He told Wu Zetian that it was difficult to replenish qi through medical stone because of weak blood gas. It is best to adopt the method of Yuanyang, and the combination of yin and yang can supplement blood gas. Besides, although Wu Zetian is busy with state affairs, she has a wide range of interests and is versatile. She has studied calligraphy for a long time, and also dabbled in literature and history. She is quite talented in poetry, and she has written The Collection of Bows and The Collection of Golden Wheels. Li Bai once listed Wu Zetian as one of the "Seven Saints" in the Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian favored Laozi and praised the Taoist philosophy of health preservation.
When Wu Zetian was 27 years old, Emperor Taizong died. As one of the empresses of Emperor Taizong, she was sent to Ganye Temple as a nun for three years. During these three years, she meditated all day and made great progress in physical and mental cultivation, which also became one of the important reasons for her longevity.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that seven emotions are one of the reasons for people's illness, and Wu Zetian knows the way of emotional health preservation. She is broad-minded and open-minded, which is beyond the reach of most men. Shangguan Waner is the granddaughter of criminal Shangguan Yi, but she is brilliant. When she was fourteen, Wu Zetian entrusted her with an important task. Xu Jingye fought back. Wang Luo, one of the four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty, wrote an article for him, attacking Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was not angry after reading it, but also repeatedly praised Luo's writing style, saying that it was the fault of the prime minister that the court did not appoint such talents. After Xu Jingye's defeat, Wu Zetian didn't cut him off as a conspirator, but relegated him to other places and made a secretariat. In addition, she also pardoned some people who abused themselves and slandered state affairs. She has such a mind and accomplishment, which is undoubtedly the best guarantee for her health and longevity. Her personality doesn't like to stick to the rules and do things unconventional. During her administration, the title changed frequently, and she also liked to create words. The word "Wu" in her name was created by herself. In the feudal society dominated by male power, Wu Zetian had the courage to be an emperor and pursue the independence of women's rights, which in itself was a great courage. Even when she became an emperor, under great pressure, she would not live long without a strong psychological quality and an open mind.
The above is selected from Travel World Magazine Monthly 202 1 1 1.
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