It is now the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and after several consecutive days of gloom and doom, we are now greeted with beautiful, sunny spring days. So, how do we see spring in the eyes of Chinese medicine practitioners? Today, I’m going to send you the transcript of my 2012 Spring Wellness Web Edition. Invited guests Huairou District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine attending physician, medical section chief Zhang Liang Interview outline Moderator: netizen friends good day, welcome to watch Huairou information network online interview program, I am the host xx. spring is the earth recovery, all things grow season, but also one of the best time for health and wellness. Today we invite Huairou District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine attending physician, medical section chief Zhang Liang came to our studio, to talk about the spring health way. Dr. Zhang , hello! Guest: Good host, netizen friends, everyone good. Host: Dr. Zhang, it is said that the season of the year is spring, for health, spring is a season of what? Guest: Spring is the first season of the four seasons of the year, but also the most important one. Spring is the most important season. Therefore, the health care and treatment of the body should start from spring. Moderator: It is said that the Chinese medicine culture is profound and profound, so what is the unique feature of Chinese medicine on spring health care? Guest: We have a classical Chinese medical text called Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine). For thousands of years, the concepts of health care and understanding of diseases in TCM have been based on the ideas given in this book. Today, we are mainly based on the concept of health care given in this book to explain to you the method of spring health care. Compared with our modern people, the ancients lived a simple and simple life, no buildings, are cottages, grounded, out of the car, all rely on two feet to walk, no heating in winter, no air conditioning in summer, get up at dawn, go to bed in the dark, no TV, the Internet, directly with nature, so the ancients are closer to nature than our modern people, for the relationship between man and nature to understand the better, more thorough. In addition, “Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine” itself is not a one-man work of the moment, the process of becoming a book has also experienced a long time, bringing together the ideas of many people in it, sometimes, who wrote a thing, think good, everyone will be included in it, it is so, a little bit and now Wikipedia is almost the same. Therefore, the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine is the crystallization of the wisdom of the working people who have been dealing with nature for a long time and struggling with heaven and earth. Most of the ideas in it are not only outdated, but also have a guiding significance in correcting the modern wrong way of life. Moderator: What does the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine say about spring health? Guest: In the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine of the four gas regulating God said: Spring in March, this is called the hair of the Chen, heaven and earth are born, everything to glory, night and morning, wide walk in the court, hair slow shape, in order to make the Zhisheng, born and do not kill, give and do not take, taste and do not punish. This spring should be, the way of life. Against the injury to the liver, summer for the cold change, Feng long less. Moderator: What do you mean by that? Guest: The meaning of the book is that, after the collection of the previous year’s fall and winter, to the spring it, everything is revived, everything is beginning to have a kind of upward and outward trend, is a thriving scene. The first thing you need to do is to lie down at night and get up early. Night sleep is a little late to sleep, ancient people have no entertainment at night, unlike nowadays people have a rich night life, you can go to the bar, Karaoke, but also can watch movies, watch TV, chat on the Internet QQ, playing games. Ancient people generally go to bed earlier at night, soon after dark, equivalent to the current seven or eight o’clock at night. After the equinox, the day will become longer, the night will be shortened, “night sleep” roughly pushed back one or two hours to the night at nine or ten o’clock to sleep just right, the latest not more than 10:30, children should be a little earlier. This is the night sleep. In addition, need to add that: half an hour before going to bed, it is best not to use the eyes, such as watching TV, Internet ah what, in order to blood can return to the liver. Chinese medicine believes that the liver stores blood, sleep at night, part of the blood to return to the liver inside the storage, easy to use the next day, in addition to moistening the role of the liver. Chinese medicine believes that the eye gets blood and can see. So at night before going to bed with the eyes, you lie down, the blood is still in the head, it can not be returned to the liver, which interferes with the normal physiological rhythm, now the fashionable word is rhythm. Rhythm is messed up, the first result is to affect the quality of sleep, some people always say I can not sleep, difficult to fall asleep, chaotic dreams, easy to wake up, or wake up especially early, this is the blood does not return to the liver, the liver does not get enough moistening results. The second is to affect the next day’s state of life. Because sleep is the simplest way to maintain health, the body’s essence in the daytime loss of part of the whole depends on the night to restore and replenish, the first night to sleep well, or several consecutive nights of poor sleep, will affect the rhythm of the daytime, color ah, metabolism ah, reaction ah, thinking ability ah, memory ah, and so on will be reduced, over time, blood pressure will rise, the whole person in the state of disease. Clinical findings, generally this person’s blood pressure is mainly low-pressure elevation, on the hand to see the pulse, the pulse body is relatively tight. In order to make the night before going to bed before the blood better and faster, faster and better return to the liver, down the road, we also have a fire return to the method, that is, before going to bed at night to use warm water to soak your feet, do not be too long, 10-15 minutes will be able to, so that the body of the bubble slightly sweating, will greatly increase the quality of sleep. Moderator: Good, just said the night sleep, then we talk about getting up early. Guest: Okay. The said early rise, there is a premise, is the first to ensure that the sleep time. Now is generally considered to be about eight hours. Ancient people are accustomed to ‘get up early’, usually get up at dawn, because sleep early. Some young people, but also for the sake of merit, to get up to do homework, we have heard of the story of the chicken, Zhu Xi has a book of maxims of governance, mentioned: dawn that is to get up, sweeping the court. Take now to speak, should be based on maintaining 8 hours of adequate sleep, get up as early as possible, do not lazy bed. Some comrades say that on Saturday and Sunday, it is easy to work for five days, so get up a little late, sleep in bed, and then get up again at 3 o’clock in the morning, isn’t it good? This situation in the winter is the best way to maintain health, later we talk about winter health again, but in the spring is not suitable. Because, according to traditional Chinese medicine, spring is the season of all things, in the human body is also the most vigorous blood, the heart of the most full of time, the most spiritual time, young people will find that the morning woke up simply can not lie down, healthy people have such a feeling: that is, the spring morning wake up early, this is a manifestation of good health, said tomorrow, people accordingly, our body conforms to the rhythm of nature, the second is the state of wakefulness in the nest to about 10 o’clock and wake up! Wake up immediately after waking up and nest to about 10 o’clock, the feeling in the body is the same, and will not make their bodies get a greater degree of recovery, in many cases it is just psychological satisfaction; feel more lying a while, they earned. Moderator: Chinese medicine advocates waking up early, so what exactly are the benefits of waking up early? Guest: Well, this is what we are going to talk about: wide walk in the court, hair slow shape, in order to make Zhisheng. Chinese medicine believes that spring in the human body corresponds to the liver, spring is the season of liver qi rise. One of the characteristics of the liver is that the liver meridians like to relax, which is known as the Chinese medicine term, “Lian Da” (条达). In spring, how can we make our body’s qi and blood flow more smoothly? The answer is simple, go for a walk. We Huairou people called walking. Modern medicine has also confirmed that walking is one of the healthiest forms of exercise, beneficial to physical and mental health. We do not have a hundred steps after meals, live to ninety-nine say, but walking is not limited to after meals, get up in the morning can go for a walk. Walking in the process, it is, blood relaxation, access to the limbs, for improving human circulation is very good. Wide, that is, the scope of activities. Ancient people in the courtyard inside the walk, walk, we can drive a car to the countryside trekking. Moderator: Speaking of the custom of trekking is a long time ago, why spring trekking? Guest: According to Chinese medicine, spring is wood, which corresponds to the liver, and wood is the counterpart of earth, while the spleen and stomach correspond to earth. Therefore, there are three reasons for trekking in spring: first, to contact nature, close to nature, close to the soil, the spleen and stomach is earth, get the earth can strengthen the spleen and stomach, prevent the occurrence of digestive diseases. Secondly, trekking is a wide walk in the court, can make the body’s blood circulation more smooth and organized, liver and qi, to prevent the wood Qi stagnation and subdue the spleen and soil, causing the occurrence of disease. Thirdly, after trekking, enhance the communication between man and nature, human communication, the mood will become much more comfortable. Spring must be in a good mood, a good mood cure all diseases. Host: Oh, now I understand why to organize spring tour. The original is good for physical and mental health. Guest: Yes. Since it is to go on a picnic, do not wear too much clothing, to wear loose fat sportswear ah what. Ancient people, because the hair is longer, the hair is spread out, can help to organize the liver qi. So for us, lesbians can spread the shawl hair, men with short hair, you can comb the hair, hair, are the same effect of combing liver qi. When we are in a good mood, we will love life again, and have confidence in our work, our career and our family’s future, and this is what makes us happy. Host: At the end of the program, please give us a summary of today’s content Guest: on the late night: 1. 10:30 pm before going to sleep. 2. before going to bed to soak your feet. 3. half an hour before going to bed, do not use your eyes. About waking up early: 1. Ensure eight hours of sleep. 2. Don’t sleep in the spring. About life: 1. Walking is good for health, go trekking in the spring. 2. Clothes should be wide, so that the body and mind relax. 3. Moderator: You said it very well. In this program, Dr. Zhang introduces us to the knowledge of Chinese medicine, and we hope that you will seize the good time of spring health, and reserve energy for this year’s health. Well, thank you for your participation, thank you for watching, next program, see you.