What is subhealth?

In the 1980s, the World Health Organization called the state of the body without organic pathology, but with some functional changes as “third state”, which is called “sub-healthy state” in China. Sub-health means non-disease and non-healthy state, which is a kind of secondary health state (sub means secondary), is the state between health and disease, so there are also “secondary health”, “third state”, “intermediate state Therefore, it is also called “sub-healthy”, “third state”, “intermediate state”, “free state”, “gray state” and so on. This critical state generally refers to a physiological state in which the body has no obvious disease, but presents reduced vitality and various adaptive abilities to varying degrees. Causes of the “third state” state of the body, mainly the following aspects: 1, excessive tension and stress. Studies have shown that long periods of tension and stress can cause acute and chronic cardiovascular system and gastrointestinal system damage, resulting in stress ulcers and increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, accelerated vascular sclerosis process and cardiovascular events; trigger brain stress fatigue and cognitive function decline; while disrupting the biological clock, resulting in sleep quality and immune function decline; 2, poor lifestyle and habits. Such as high salt, high fat and high calorie diet, heavy smoking and alcohol consumption and sedentary without exercise are the most common causes of sub-health; 3, the adverse effects of environmental pollution. Such as water and air pollution; noise, microwave, electromagnetic waves and other chemical and physical factors pollution is a hidden health killer that can not be prevented. 4, bad spiritual and psychological factors stimulation. People in a state of subhealth are mostly in a state of chronic stress; physical, mental or mental burden is relatively heavy, irregular life, unbalanced diet, smoking and alcohol abuse, which is why there are surveys show that 90% of white-collar workers today have subhealth problems. There are no clear medical indicators to diagnose sub-health, according to the WHO’s new concept of four-in-one health, sub-health can be divided into: 1, physical sub-health. The main manifestations are physical fatigue, weakness, peripheral discomfort, decreased sexual function and menstrual cycle disorders of unknown or excluded causes; 2. Mainly manifested as unexplained brain fatigue, emotional disorders, disordered thinking, panic, anxiety, low self-esteem, as well as neuroticism, apathy, loneliness, rashness, and even suicidal thoughts; 3, social adaptation subhealth. Prominent manifestations are difficulties in adapting to the work, life, study and other environments, and difficulties in coordinating interpersonal relationships, i.e., role dislocation and maladjustment are the concentrated manifestations of social adaptive subhealth; 4. Moral subhealth. The main manifestation is the existence of obvious deviations in the world view, outlook on life and values that are detrimental to others and harmful to oneself. Where there is no organic disease of important organs through systematic examination, no obvious evidence of pathological damage and positive changes in laboratory test indicators but with various physical discomfort mainly fatigue, and the symptoms last more than six months, or psychological discomfort such as impatience, anxiety, depression, fear, and the symptoms last more than six months or the frequency of interpersonal interaction decreases, interpersonal tension and other social adaptation ability decreases, and the symptoms If the symptoms persist for more than half a year, it can be considered as subhealth. When the human body is in a “sub-healthy state”, it often has the following manifestations: tinnitus, headache, easy fatigue, poor concentration, poor sleep, restlessness, reluctance to get up in the morning, irritability, general weakness, muscle tension in the shoulder and neck, darkness in the eyes, easy fatigue, vision loss, facial pain, involuntary blinking, nasal congestion, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, stomach discomfort, constipation, burning palms, cold hands and feet, numbness in the hands and feet, etc., easy motion sickness, etc. For the average person, the following questions can be used to measure the health status of the body: 1, is it easy to get tired, yawn often, or feel a lack of energy and strength for no apparent reason? 2.Is it that you can’t wake up without an alarm clock before 8:00 am? Is the sleep time getting shorter and shorter, wake up still tired or even insomnia? 3.Do you stumble a lot when climbing stairs, have shortness of breath and fast heartbeat? 4.Is the ability to concentrate getting worse and worse? 5.Is your memory deteriorating and you are starting to forget the names of your acquaintances? 6.Is there constipation, or frequent stomach discomfort or loss of appetite? 7.Is there any sudden weight loss or increase, more than 4 kg in a month? 8.Is there any hair loss, baldness or early baldness? Is there a significant decline in sexual performance? 9.Is it easy to catch cold and flu frequently? 10.No self-confidence in front of others, feeling nervous or uncomfortable? 11.After doing something, do you often think over and over again or regret? 12.Do you often stare at the window, depressed, pessimistic, work, study, entertainment, life can not raise the spirit and interest? 13.Are you afraid of interacting with people and disgusted by crowds? 14.Is it unhappy, irritable, irritable and difficult to control your emotions because your life routine is disturbed? 15.Is it very sensitive to the pollution and noise of the city, and more than normal people desire the seclusion and tranquility of the mountains and waters to rest their body and mind? If three or more of the above questions are answered in the affirmative, it suggests that your health has lit up the red light. So how to get rid of the subhealth state? Mild sub-health can be relieved by adjusting your lifestyle habits: ensuring sufficient sleep, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, increasing outdoor exercise, having a reasonable diet and balanced nutrition, relaxing your mind and reducing stress; those who cannot adjust themselves in a moderate or severe way should seek medical attention in time. The practice of Chinese medicine for thousands of years has accumulated a wealth of experience, and Chinese acupuncture has advantages for the treatment of sub-health. In the Su Wen? The “Theory of the Breath of Life” has a text: “The spirit is cured when yin and yang are secret. When yin and yang are separated from the decision, the essence is extinct. According to the theory of Chinese medicine, a healthy person should be a balanced and harmonious organism, and the opposite is the imbalance of yin and yang in the human body and the dysfunction of the internal organs. Chinese medicine has a long history of understanding sub-health, as early as in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, Suwen? As early as the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine (Suwen?), there is a discussion on treating the untreated diseases: “Therefore, the sages do not treat the untreated diseases, and do not treat the untreated chaos. Through the use of Chinese medicine theory to determine the “yin and yang, qi and blood and internal organs function of the bias”, the use of a variety of treatment means such as and herbal infusion, acupuncture, acupuncture point compress, auricular point embedding beans, scraping, acupuncture, massage, etc., so that the patient to restore the “balance of yin and Yang” health. The state of health. There are also Chinese medicine methods of health care, such as food therapy, medicinal food, taijiquan, taiji sword, qigong, and channeling, etc. can also adjust the functions of the internal organs, balance yin and yang, to achieve the purpose of strengthening the body, preventing disease, and prolonging life.