There is a famous saying in traditional Chinese medicine: "Righteousness is stored in the body, and evil cannot be done." "Only when the yin and yang in our body are balanced, can righteousness exist well in the human body. So how to ensure the balance of yin and yang in the body?Zou Mengying, the attending physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Rocket Army Characteristic Medical Center, told everyone that attention can be paid to the following eight aspects.
Adapt to the weather
Adjust your daily life to the climate change throughout the year. Conform to the health principles of spring, summer, autumn and winter, regulate the living time, eat regularly, and sleep on time. Combined with the 24-hour daily viscera routine health preservation, start from the bits and pieces of life to improve your own immunity.
Regulate your mood
Mental state is an internal environmental factor in the human body, and the stability of the internal environment helps to retain righteous qi in the body for a long time, and immunity is naturally improved. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes that people should be calm, calm in everything, not careless, not difficult for others or for themselves, and avoid the influence of negative emotions such as anxiety and tension.
Eat in moderation
Many people have a health misconception: what can I eat to make up for my weak spleen and stomach?In fact, eating a regular and balanced diet, but being hungry, not too full, and not partial eating is the best way to regulate the spleen and stomach. The so-called eating should pay attention to the balance of yin and yang. The diet should be meticulous and exquisite, from the cooking method to the selection of ingredients, it needs to be in line with the season and solar terms, and Chinese medicine can be appropriately added to the diet.
Keep exercising
There are many ways to exercise, some people like to run and jump rope, some women like yoga and dance, and some men like to go to the gym to practice equipment, then some people will definitely ask: which exercise is better for health?In fact, your body will quietly tell you the answer, when you finish exercising, your body and mind feel relaxed and stretched, and you can continue to do the exercise for a long time, which is good for your health.
The ancients called the movement guidance, and the Baduan Jin, Yijin Jing, Wufowl Opera, Taijiquan, etc., are all guidance methods suitable for all ages. Set yourself a small exercise goal, accumulate it all year round, stick to it, and exercise your body, and your immunity will naturally improve. It should be emphasized that the goal of TCM exercise is not to maintain the figure, but more to pursue the happy balance of body and mind. In the process of exercise, we pay attention to the combination of man and nature, for example, many of the best starting momentum should start towards the east when the sun rises, symbolizing the beginning of the day of life. While exercising, we should pay attention to breathing (breathing) and physical and mental relaxation, and the exercise of spirit and spirit is the most important.
Soak your feet
Foot soaking, also known as foot bath, can be combined with the corresponding traditional Chinese medicine external washing, is a commonly used daily health care method, has the effect of invigorating blood stasis, dispelling dampness and detoxification, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, can promote blood circulation and metabolism, and achieve the effect of health care.
Moxibustion
Moxibustion is one of the most advanced methods in traditional Chinese medicine, which is often used to prevent and treat neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain caused by various cold evils. Moxibustion on certain specific acupuncture points in the body can achieve the purpose of harmonizing qi and blood, regulating meridians, nourishing viscera, and improving immunity. Moxibustion mainly relies on the local warm stimulation of the human body, which can enhance the local blood circulation and lymphatic circulation. The temperature produced by moxibustion or the stimulation of traditional moxibustion smoke on the human body produces a specific state of stress, mobilizes and stimulates the potential of the human body, activates the immune system, and thus improves the body's immunity.
Bian Que's Heart Book pointed out: "When people are not sick, they often moxibustion Guan Yuan, Qi Hai, Life Gate, and Zhong Guan, although they have not attained immortality, they can also be more than 100 years old." "Moxibustion not only has a good health care effect, but also convenient for self-operation at home, each moxibustion for 10 20 minutes, one acupuncture point at a time, and then change the acupuncture point the next day, drink warm water before and after moxibustion, sweating after meals or exercise and after bathing are not suitable for moxibustion directly. If you want to ** the disease should also be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.
Self-massage
Self-massage is also a good TCM health care method, do it for ten minutes a day, and stick to it for a long time, it will have good results. The following is an introduction to several special effect points of self-massage from the perspective of viscera.
Neiguan Acupoint:It is located on the volar side of the forearm, on the line between Quze and Daling, 2 inches above the transverse stria of the wrist, between the palmaris longus tendon and the flexor carpi radialis. In modern times, it is often used for ** angina, myocarditis, arrhythmia, gastritis, hysteria, etc.
Taixi Cave:It is located on the inside of the foot, in the depression between the medial malleolus and the heel tendon, that is, between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon of the foot. It is often used to prevent and treat toothache, sore throat, asthma, bronchitis, cold hands and feet, arthritis, rheumatic pain, etc.
Zusanli Acupoint:Located on the outside of the calf, 3 inches below the calf's nose. It is mainly used for the treatment of gastrointestinal syndrome, lower limb paralysis, mental disease, surgical disease, and fatigue. You can use your thumb to rub or massage the wand, or you can use moxibustion, because the calf muscles are abundant, you can appropriately strengthen the strength of the first two acupoints, pay attention to the pressure and feel the soreness with breathing.
Hegu Cave:On the dorsum of the hand, between the metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone. All kinds of pain can be used for emergency analgesia, in addition, motion sickness, nausea and other symptoms can also be used for emergency use.
Guan Yuanxue:In the lower abdomen, on the anterior midline, when the umbilicus is 3 inches below. Suitable for diseases of the reproductive system** and health care. Combined with moxibustion, the health effect is better.
Middle navel acupoint:The lower end of the sternum and the midpoint of the navel connection line is this point. The main diseases of this acupoint are digestive system diseases, such as abdominal distention, diarrhea, abdominal pain, abdominal sound, acid swallowing, vomiting, constipation, jaundice, etc., in addition to general stomach problems, loss of appetite, dizziness, tinnitus, pimples, lack of energy, neurasthenia is also very effective. Half an hour after eating, the massage effect is better, and the force should not be too large, so as not to cause nausea or pain.
Traditional Chinese medicine conditioning
In addition to home conditioning, you can seek professional conditioning in a TCM hospital**. According to the specific situation of each person's physique, you can choose the appropriate conditioning plan, you can take traditional Chinese medicine decoction, pills, ointments, granules, prescription medicinal diets, etc., you can also choose acupuncture, cupping, scraping, physiotherapy, massage and other green physics** to improve immunity and maintain a healthy body.
Content**: China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine.