The basic points of TCM health care

  Chinese health care is a practical science that explores and studies the traditional Chinese theories and methods of nourishing the body and mind, enhancing physical fitness, preventing disease and prolonging life, and uses these theories and methods to guide people’s health care activities under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory. Under the guidance of TCM theory, the science of health care draws on the essence of various schools of thought and proposes a series of principles of health care. Such as the form and spirit of common nourishment, coordination of yin and Yang, in line with nature, diet, careful living, and regulate the internal organs, smooth the meridians, abstain from desire to protect the essence, benefit gas to regulate the rest, movement and static appropriate, etc., so that health activities have rules to follow, there are laws to follow.  Chinese medicine health science is an important part of the excellent culture of the Chinese nation, which has a long history and a long history. During its long history, the Chinese people have attached great importance to health and longevity, and have accumulated rich experience in life practice, creating Chinese health science with systematic theory, various schools and methods, and national characteristics, making outstanding contributions to the health care of the Chinese people and the reproduction and prosperity of the Chinese people. The formation and development of TCM health science has gone through a long period of time. Through long-term practice of disease prevention and health care, health practitioners, medical doctors and the majority of working people have continuously enriched and developed the content of health care, gradually formed a more complete theoretical system and systematic health care methods, and made outstanding contributions to the prosperity of the Chinese nation, and has had a profound impact on the world.  Traditional Chinese medicine and health care inherit the theories of traditional Chinese medicine and the essence of ancient philosophical thought, taking the holistic view of “the harmony of heaven and man” and “the unity of form and spirit” as the starting point. It advocates a holistic view of life and life activities from a comprehensive perspective. The basic guideline for the method of health maintenance is to maintain the mutual connotation, balance and coordination of life activities. It advocates “righteousness-based”, “prevention-oriented” and discriminatory thinking. It requires people to consciously and correctly apply the knowledge and methods of health care in a persistent spirit, and to improve their physical quality and ability to resist and prevent diseases through self-care and self-healing, in order to prolong their lives.  The new health standard of the World Health Organization (WHO) is “five good and three good”.    Five good: 1, good appetite, not picky about food; 2, good stool, urinary and fecal flow; 3, good sleep; 4, good eloquence, smooth speech; 5, good legs and feet, walking freely.    Three good: 1, good personality, gentle, frank, strong; 2, good ability to deal with the world, can handle things objectively, adapt to the complex and changing social environment; 3, good interpersonal relations, treat people with generosity, help people.   Chinese medicine believes that it is to look at a person’s essence, qi and spirit. The essence is full, the qi is sufficient, and the spirit is complete is the fundamental of a long and healthy life. Therefore, nourishing health is to nourish the essence, qi, and spirit. Essence: According to Chinese medicine, there is a difference between innate and acquired essence. The innate essence is derived from the parents and is the origin of human life, which is the key to the existence of life or not; the acquired essence is made of water and grain and plays a positive role in the life activities of the human body. If the essence is damaged, it will lead to physical fatigue, weakness of Qi and blood, invasion of external evil, and damage to human health. Therefore, we should not ignore the nourishment of essence. Nourish Qi: is to nurture the vital energy, the vital energy is the foundation of human life, if the vital energy is sufficient, the human body is rich in vitality. Nourish God: God is the master of human life activities, it coordinates the relationship between the various physiological activities and the relationship between man and nature, if God is depleted, it will affect human health, therefore, God also needs to be raised. The most prominent feature of TCM health care is that it is guided by the theory of Chinese medicine, which uses the theory of the five elements of yin and yang, the theory of Tibetan images, the theory of meridians, etc., to innovate and develop the traditional doctrine of health care, which is applied in daily life and requires persistence in order to “penetrate the stone with water” and naturally achieve the effect of preventing and curing diseases and prolonging life.  Harmonization of yin and yang, in accordance with nature. The doctrine of yin and yang believes that the colorful universe is composed of yin and yang, the human body is a small universe and a collection of yin and yang, yin and yang balance is in a healthy state, yin and yang imbalance is in a diseased state, the sign of human health is the balance of yin and yang, including the balance of mind. The material basis of the balance of yin and yang is nutrition, the spiritual support of the balance of yin and yang is faith, people must control excessive emotions, “let nature take its course”, not to violate the laws of health, overspending health and deliberately pursuing success, do not be too obsessed with everything, this is my personal experience over the years. The balance of yin and yang is full of positive energy, the body’s ability to resist external evil, external evil will not invade. No matter how bad the environment, no matter what setbacks, can maintain health; on the contrary, the human body due to nutritional imbalance or faith crisis, it is very easy to be in a state of sub-health, suffering from various diseases and loss of health. Imbalance of yin and yang can lead to diseases, while balanced nutrition can cure many diseases. Heart disease can lead to body disease, and body disease can cause imbalance of the mind, leading to heart disease, resulting in a vicious circle, modern “rich disease” cardiovascular disease, cancer, etc. is a combination of physical and mental diseases. By adjusting the mind, absorbing various effective ingredients of herbs, balancing human nutrition, adjusting the balance of yin and yang in the five and six internal organs of the human body, the human body can overcome stubborn diseases and restore health Chinese medicine believes that the human emotions, that is, the spiritual world is very important. Spiritual conditioning is an important part of health care. Avoiding bad mental stimulation and improving self-regulation is one of the principles followed in Chinese medicine. People should be good at self-psychological regulation, eliminate negative stimuli, maintain a good state of mind. Spiritual health is to protect and enhance people’s psychological health to achieve a high degree of unity of form and spirit and improve health under the guidance of the holistic concept of “Heaven and Man”, through the methods of nourishing the mind, regulating the emotions and regulating life. Health” is not only the absence of disease and weakness, but also a good mental state and the ability to adapt to society. Psychosomatic disorders caused by mental factors have become a common disease and epidemic in contemporary society. For a long time, not enough attention has been paid to mental health. Therefore, in order to fundamentally improve the quality of the population, it is necessary to pay attention to the research and application of mental health.  Careful living, regular living and rest, as well as maintaining good living habits, can improve the body’s ability to adapt to the natural environment, thus avoiding disease and achieving the purpose of slowing down aging and living a long and healthy life. Abstinence from sex and sperm, that is, room for health, is based on the physiological characteristics of the human body and the law of life, to take healthy sexual behavior, to prevent disease and health care, improve the quality of life, so as to achieve the purpose of a long and healthy life. Sexual behavior is a human instinct, is one of the important elements of human life, so some people put sex life, material life and spiritual life together as the three major human life. The fundamental task of sexual health care is the human sexual physiology, psychology, sex and a series of activities such as law, through publicity and education, so that people master the necessary knowledge of sex and formal sexual behavior, the cultivation of noble sexual morality, the construction of socialist sexual civilization, improve the quality of the population. There are degrees of sex, that is, to solve a number of problems. But “degree” is not an absolute concept. According to the “Sutra”, “people who are 20 years old, four days a discharge; 30 years old, eight days a discharge; 40 years old, 16 days a discharge; 50 years old, 21 days a discharge; 60 years old, that is, should close the semen, do not repeat the discharge. If the physical strength is still strong, one ejaculation in January. Anyone who is stronger than others, should not be suppressed; long without ejaculation, resulting in carbuncles and gangrene. If you are over 60 years old, and there are a few decades can not be intercourse, the intention of the flat, you can close the semen do not ejaculate. The ancients believed that different seasons, the standard of degrees are different, should follow the principle of “spring two, summer three, autumn one, winter none”, that is, spring twice a month, summer three times a month, once a month in autumn, winter to avoid intercourse. Sun Simiao also pointed out that “people below the age of 40, there is a lot of unrestrained”, if not restrained, “double the strength of the room, but half a year, the essence of depletion, only to death near, teenagers should be extremely cautious”. These views of the ancients on gender life contain sound scientific elements.  The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) proposed the four cornerstones of modern health: “reasonable diet, moderate exercise, quit smoking and limit alcohol, psychological balance”. This is also the modern lifestyle of health, of which moderate exercise is the second cornerstone of health, indicating that no exercise or excessive exercise is not conducive to health, only to achieve moderate exercise to refine the health. ”Walk 10,000 steps for health” is a health campaign that has quietly emerged around the world. Perhaps not everyone can walk 10,000 steps a day, but the key is to develop a healthy concept of active exercise. Exercise is not an overnight thing, we must pay attention to often adhere to the uninterrupted. The famous doctor Hua Tuo’s phrase “flowing water does not rot, the pivot is not worm-eaten” on the one hand pointed out the “movement is not decay”, on the other hand, also stressed the importance of regular, uninterrupted exercise. Therefore, only persistent, persistent and appropriate exercise, in order to receive the health and fitness benefits. Exercise for health, does not mean that we have to keep moving, but to have relaxation, labor and leisure, in order to achieve the purpose of health. Tense and powerful exercise, to alternate with relaxation, rest and other rest exercise; long time exercise, must pay attention to proper rest, otherwise it will affect the efficiency of work, leading to mental fatigue, and even affect the health and fitness. In the traditional Chinese exercise and health activities, the close coordination of consciousness, breathing and body movement is very important, that is, the coordination and unity of the so-called intention, rest and movement. Consciousness is to focus on the consciousness, the mind without distractions; adjusting the breath is the regulation of breathing, to be even, rhythmic; moving shape is the movement of the body, to be natural, coherent, rigid and flexible. Exercise health tightly grasp these three links, so that the whole body can be a comprehensive and coordinated exercise, it can enhance the unity of the various functions of the human body, to promote health, to eliminate disease and prolong life.