Our health depends on the quality of the work of the systems (tissues and organs). And our life expectancy? It depends on the longevity of each system, and their longevity depends on their aging rate, which is called the “barrel effect”. How much water a barrel can hold depends on the length of the shortest plank. A person’s life expectancy depends on the earliest system to be disposed of. A patient with liver cancer dies in his 40s because his liver has been destroyed, even though the other systems are still intact. A hypertensive patient died of a cerebral thrombosis in his 30s because his brain had been destroyed, even though the other systems were fine. Therefore, to live a long and healthy life, we need to take care of each system of the body. And what is the root cause that affects the aging rate of the system? It is the degree and speed of microcirculation stasis and blockage. In other words, the life expectancy of a person depends on the microcirculation. Why would someone die early? That is, the earliest system to be disused, why will there be problems? It is because of the problem of “local microcirculation”, about this reason and solve the problem of local microcirculation, will be discussed in the article of each part of the conditioning. Why do people die of old age when they are “seventy or eighty”? The older people get, the slower they move, and they all feel this way: they have less and less energy and can’t walk anymore. What is the reason for this? It is because of microcirculation. Microcirculation is located at the outer and distal ends of the body, where stasis and blockage are formed first, and then slowly spread inward, generally one percent per year. When people reach the age of 50, the microcirculation stasis reaches about 50% (more than half), when the human body begins to go into rapid aging. At the age of 70 or 80, the microcirculatory stasis reaches 70 – 80%, basically only the middle part of the body is circulating smoothly, the limbs and the distal microcirculation are basically not working, and people’s life is coming to an end. Why can some people live more than 100 years old? Because their microcirculation can be kept open, why many people now “age before they age”? It is because although they are young, the microcirculatory stagnation is very serious. This is not a figment of our imagination, each of us can compare our health condition with the following levels of stagnation, and we will be able to judge our approximate future. So, what will stasis feel like? Or how do we know if we have a blockage? The first thing that happens with a blockage is pain. Is pain a good thing or a bad thing? The most typical symptom of a meridian or blood circulation problem is pain, which is called “pain is not passable, pass is not painful”. Many people are most afraid of pain, and many people are most anxious to treat it. Pain makes it impossible to move, pain makes it impossible to eat, pain makes it impossible to sleep. However, there is one thing that perhaps people do not understand, once we have a problem with our body, we are afraid not of pain, but of not being in pain. Pain is a good thing, it means that the blood circulation is not completely blocked, the body is producing self-help, in the impact of “stagnation”. And once the blockage, you will not feel the pain, which is bad. Just like many people have varicose veins, we can clearly see that a blood vessel is blocked, but does anyone feel the pain? Perhaps many people have not noticed that varicose veins are painful only in the early stage, but in the later stage when they are completely blocked, they do not feel pain. When the blood vessels are blocked, we can’t feel the pain, and then comes the numbness, wood and coldness, which is the more serious consequence. So here, we must understand one thing, if we deal with pain by using painkillers, don’t think that it’s good to stop hurting later. Only when the meridians are completely opened up is the most fundamental solution to the pain. Because it is not just a matter of solving the pain, but of eliminating the hidden problems. Where is the blood circulation most likely to be stagnant? Joints and capillaries. There are many gaps in the joints, called acupuncture points in Chinese medicine, which are the “breakthroughs” for the invasion of external evil and the drainage of internal evil, so if you pay attention, you will understand that the body has the most acupuncture points in the joints. This alarm signal is the most important, and cupping and warm moxibustion are the fastest and most effective ways to “get rid of evil” outward. The capillaries are in the microcirculation, and the joints are mostly capillaries, because generally the large and medium vessels are not blocked. Why is it easy to block the microcirculation? (1), impurities in the blood, do not take it lightly, the body is creating garbage every day. (2), feel the “wind and cold”, once the wind and cold blood vessels will contract, and the blood will become sticky, which will cause stasis. First, the joints and skin are stimulated by cold, and second, the internal organs (gastrointestinal) are easily stimulated by “cold drinks and cold food”. Therefore, the microcirculation covered with capillary plexus is the most prone to stagnation. In fact, microcirculatory stagnation exists in all of us, and it increases with age. Although we can’t see it in our body, we can feel it, and the older we get, the slower we move, which is a sign that our blood is not active in old age. Just like the “varicose veins” mentioned earlier, this is something we can see, but we can’t see it inside our body? How can we visually determine the degree of stasis and blockage in the body? There is another “window” that can help us, which is the “sublingual veins”, called “sublingual veins” in Chinese medicine, and now Chinese medicine has formed Chinese medicine has now developed the doctrine of “veins under the tongue” and established the “veins under the tongue” society. The pathological changes of the sublingual veins are mainly manifested in two aspects: color and form. The tongue veins are blue and purple in color, their shape is thick and long or angry, suggesting stagnation of qi and blood stasis, or phlegm and blood stasis; their color is light purple, their shape is thick or angry, suggesting cold stagnation or qi deficiency and blood stasis; their color is purple and red, their shape is angry, suggesting heat congestion and blood stagnation, their color is light red or light blue, their pulse shape is small, suggesting weakness of positive qi. The changes in the veins under the tongue mainly indicate the presence of stagnant blood lesions, and according to their blue, light purple, or purple-red color, the stagnant blood is identified as Qi stagnation, cold clotting, Qi deficiency, or heat congestion, respectively. In general, we simply classify the degree of stasis into four levels, which can be seen in the photo album. Grade 1: The two veins under the tongue are hidden, the trunk diameter is less than 2.6 mm, the length does not exceed the stopping point of the tongue tie, and the whole sublingual vein is not twisted or angered. Grade 2: The trunk is full, with a diameter of no more than 2.6 mm and a length of no more than 1/2 of the tongue ligament stop and the tip of the tongue, with mild curvature. Grade 3: The trunk is full with a thickened diameter of more than 2.6 mm and a length of more than 3/5 of the tongue ligament stop and the tip of the tongue, with mild curvature. Grade III indicates stagnation of qi and blood circulation. Grade IV: Full trunk with marked varicosity, thickening more than 2.6 mm in diameter, length exceeding 3/5 of the tongue ligament stop to the tip of the tongue or reaching the tip of the tongue, with thick branching or caviar spine-like external bands. Grade IV indicates an early tumor in the body. Three acupuncture points for treating kidney yang deficiency (for both men and women): Kidney yang deficiency is a symptom that people of every age are prone to have: constant cold, fear of cold, love of water, lack of warmth in the limbs, and dry mouth, more prone to mouth ulcers; more urination at night; frequent pain in the bones such as back pain and joints; fear of heat, soreness in the back, sores in the mouth and tongue, yellow hot urine, irritability and fatigue, and restlessness. If the above symptoms are not taken care of, they will develop into hypertension, nephritis, kidney prolapse, cystitis, diabetes, impotence, and gynecological diseases. According to Chinese medicine, qi, blood and fluid are the basic elements of human life activities. Qi includes many kinds, such as Yuan Qi, Zong Qi and Wei Qi. Among them, Yuan Qi is the most basic and fundamental Qi in the human body, rooted in the kidneys and belongs to the innate Qi. Therefore, it is often said that don’t hurt Yuan Qi even if you hurt anything, and Yuan Qi includes Yuan Yin and Yuan Yang. And Wei Qi (Wei Yang), meaning “guard”, mainly plays the role of warming and defending the internal organs and muscle surface, which comes from the water and grain essence material transformed from food. Yang deficiency means Wei Qi and Wei Yang deficiency. Zong Qi is formed by the natural Qi absorbed by the lungs and the water and grain Qi transported by the spleen and stomach, which drives the rise and fall of lung Qi and the dispersal of heart and blood throughout the body. The kidney is the innate essence, so it has to be taken care of through careful conditioning in the later life. Since childhood, colds have been frequent because of the weakness of innate energy. The fear of cold and the lack of warmth in the extremities is due to the weakness of Wei-Yang and the lack of heat, so that the warming function is insufficient; at the same time, there will be back pain, frequent urination, urgent urination, short urination, easy fatigue and fear; there is no power to push the Yin and Jin to nourish the whole body, so people will have dry mouth, dry throat and love to drink water; the Wei-Qi is weak and the function of defending the body is reduced, which is what Western medicine calls reduced immunity, so it is easier to get mouth ulcers. At the same time, insufficient Wei Qi also causes the kidney machine to run without lubricant (lack of fluid) to generate heat, which is manifested in the human body is sore back, urine yellow heat, restlessness. Although Kidney Yang deficiency is not a major disease, it can easily lead to major diseases of the stomach, lungs and kidneys, and should not be underestimated. Once the above situation occurs, it can be solved by using the following 3 simple and effective acupuncture point stimulation. Hegu is an important point for human health care, commonly known as the “tiger’s mouth”, is the hand Yangming large intestine meridian points, can be called the body’s second major health care points, daily massage, can be very good to improve the function of Wei Yang. It is suitable for moxibustion in winter and late autumn, as well as at the turn of summer and autumn, and for massage in spring and summer. The ancient people believed that pressing or moxibustion this point could expel evil qi from inside the body beyond the three miles, and a folk proverb says: “Patting the foot three miles is better than eating an old hen”. This point nourishes the stomach, kidneys and lungs, and should be used in conjunction with Hegu. It should be pressed in the direction of the little finger, with a sore and swollen feeling for the degree, moxibustion should be held at a distance of about two fingers from the point. Fish interval, an acupuncture point of the solar lung meridian of the hand, can keep the lungs safe and sound by insisting on pinching and rubbing the acupuncture points of both hands every day. Be sure to use it in conjunction with hegu and sesanli. Press and rub the bilateral Hegu points for 3 minutes each before breakfast and dinner each day, followed by pressing or moxibustion of the bilateral Yuzhishan and Foot Sanli points for 3 minutes each. To strengthen the defensive role of the Wei Qi, you can eat some spicy products. The pungent taste of the publicity, can drive the Wei Qi to the skin surface of the couples, to do five steps a post, ten steps a post, the body’s guard is naturally as solid as a golden soup. The kidney should eat more black food, such as black beans, black sesame, etc.