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In today's fast-paced, stressful environment, people are becoming more aware of the importance of staying healthy and fit. Various approaches have been taken to achieve this. Some opt for high-intensity training in the gym, others choose a regular diet and adequate sleep, and others rely on drugs and surgeries from modern medicine. However, we in TCM have their own unique perspectives and methods to maintain health and enhance the body.
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the concept of wholeness and balance, believing that the human body is a complex whole, with various organs and systems interrelated and interacting with each other. Therefore, the key to staying healthy and strengthening your body is to maintain the balance and coordination of various systems within the body. There are many ancient and modern prescriptions recorded in the classics of traditional Chinese medicine, which are widely used for ** diseases at the same time, they can also be used to enhance the body and regulate the body. The following will introduce you to several common TCM health preservation methods.
The first is diet. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that food and the human body are closely intertwined, and a proper diet can play a role in nourishing and strengthening the body. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, different foods have different tastes and effects, and there are corresponding maintenance methods for people with different constitutions and physical deficiency. For example, for people with qi deficiency, you can eat more warm foods, such as ginger, green onions, garlic, etc.;For people with yin deficiency constitution, you can eat more foods that nourish yin and moisturize dryness, such as wolfberries, yams, etc. In addition, TCM also pays attention to the regularity and moderation of diet and daily life, avoiding overeating and drinking, and maintaining a balanced diet to maintain the health of the body.
The second is traditional Chinese medicine conditioning. Traditional Chinese medicine is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for health preservation and diseases due to its unique medicinal properties. The application of famous formulas has a long history, and many of the formulas are summarized by the predecessors of Chinese medicine in long-term practice. For example, Liuwei Dihuang Pill is a common prescription for tonifying kidney yin, which is suitable for the sub-health state of the body caused by the loss of kidney yinThe four inverse dispersions are used to regulate yang deficiency and enhance the physique. These TCM formulas help people stay healthy by strengthening the body's righteous qi and maintaining the internal organs, thereby improving the body's immunity and resistance.
In addition, TCM emphasizes exercise conditioning. Slow exercise and internal exercise are widely respected in TCM health preservation. For example, Tai Chi manipulates the body's qi, emphasizing soothing and gentle movements and breathing regulation, which can improve the body's self-healing ability and regulatory functions. TCM also emphasizes the coordination of exercise and breathing, believing that through proper exercise, it can increase oxygen intake in the body, eliminate waste products in the body, promote blood circulation, and improve immunity and resistance. Other internal exercises, such as Qigong, Tai Chi, and Wufowl Opera, are also widely believed to have health care effects.
To sum up, the health preservation methods of Chinese medicine include dietary therapy, Chinese medicine conditioning and exercise conditioning. Compared with modern medicine, TCM focuses on overall balance and coordination, and focuses on the improvement of the body's self-healing ability and immunity. These methods have shown unique advantages in improving immunity and strengthening the body. However, TCM health preservation is not only suitable for healthy people, but also has great significance for the regulation of diseases and sub-health. Therefore, we can adopt the methods of Chinese medicine to maintain health and strengthen the body, so as to resist the invasion of the outside world and enjoy a good quality of life.
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