Don’t ignore the sub-healthy state!

Definition of Subhealth The Clinical Guide to Subhealth Chinese Medicine issued by the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine states that subhealth is a state in which the human body is between health and disease. A person in a state of subhealth cannot meet the standard of health and shows symptoms of reduced vitality, function and adaptability for a certain period of time, but does not meet the clinical or subclinical diagnostic criteria of modern medicine regarding diseases. The clinical manifestations of subhealth are diverse. The physical manifestations may include fatigue, muscle and joint pain, dizziness and headache, palpitation and chest tightness, sleep disorders, loss of appetite, abdominal discomfort, loose stools and constipation, reduced sexual function, fear of cold and heat, easy to catch a cold, dry eyes, etc. The psychological manifestations may include depressed mood, distraction, restlessness, impatience and irritability, fear and timidity, memory loss, inability to concentrate, lack of energy, and lack of aspiration. In terms of social interaction, it can be manifested as inability to assume the corresponding social role, difficulty in work and study, inability to handle interpersonal and family relationships normally, and difficulty in normal social interaction. Many patients who come to my male clinic often have symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness and reduced sexual function, and through various clinical examinations, the indicators are basically normal and no diseases can be detected, but the semen quality is off. Patients often ask me, “Dr. Wang how to improve semen quality? If you meet the criteria of subhealth, then the first thing you need to do is to adjust your body from subhealth to a healthy state! Early relief of sub-healthy state 1. adjust the psychological state and maintain positive, optimistic; a wide range of hobbies will benefit people, not only to cultivate the body, but also to assist in the treatment of some psychological diseases. Treat stress as an inseparable part of life, and learn to reduce stress moderately to ensure a healthy and good state of mind. 2. Timely adjustment of life rules, work and rest, to ensure adequate sleep; moderate work and rest is the mother of health, the normal functioning of the human biological clock is a guarantee of health, and the biological clock “wrong” is the beginning of sub-health. 3. increase outdoor physical exercise activities, to ensure a certain amount of exercise every day; modern people are keen on urban life and busy with their careers, the time for physical exercise is getting less and less. Strengthen self-exercise can improve the body’s resistance to disease 4. quit smoking and limit alcohol: medical evidence, smoking when the body’s blood vessels are prone to spasm, the local organ blood supply is reduced, nutrients and oxygen supply is reduced, especially the mucous membrane of the whistle is not supplied with oxygen and nutrients, the ability to resist disease is also reduced. Less alcohol is good for health, alcoholism, drunkenness, alcohol abuse will cut the body’s immune function, must be strictly limited.