Chinese medicine also has the saying of "five pains". "Five pains" refers to "blood injury, gas injury, flesh injury, bone injury and tendon injury" in Huangdi Neijing.
It hurts to lie down for a long time.
"Lying for a long time hurts the spirit" means that lying still for a long time will lead to lethargy and listlessness, which will lead to the disorder of qi and the failure of qi to condense. When qi dissipates for a long time, it becomes weak, and then people's spirit is suppressed, and the spirit is exhausted, forming a vicious circle. Therefore, "lying down for a long time will hurt the spirit."
Long-term visual impairment
"Long-term blood injury" means that people who use their eyes for a long time are prone to myopia or suffer from certain eye diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "there must be one inside and outside", so the damage to the eyes is not simply an eye disease. If the elderly are used to reading books and newspapers for a long time, but they don't cooperate with proper rest and activities, or don't get the adjustment of sleep and other factors, blood deficiency diseases such as pale face or conscious dizziness, dry eyes and unclear vision will appear over time.
Long-term bone injury
"Standing for a long time hurts the muscles and bones" means that if people stand still for a long time, their bones will be strained because they support their bodies for a long time. Generally speaking, proper standing is beneficial to increase bone density and enhance bone hardness. If the human body does not have certain standing activities, the bones will not be stimulated by supporting force, which will lead to osteoporosis. However, standing for a long time will lead to muscle fatigue supporting the bones, causing developmental deformity and dyskinesia of bones or joints, so it is said that "sitting for a long time hurts bones".
Sedentary injury
"Sedentary injury" means that sedentary injury will damage the muscle tissue of the neck, waist and other parts of the human body, causing local fatigue. Because when the human body is sitting, the muscles in the neck, waist and other parts should maintain a certain tension to maintain the balance of the body. If the muscles remain tense for a long time after sitting for a long time, local muscles such as neck and waist will inevitably be tired. Furthermore, when the human body is sitting, the blood circulation of muscles and limbs under the heart will not be improved by posture, thus affecting the metabolic activities of muscles and other tissues. In the long run, the function of muscles will deteriorate, and muscle tissue may shrink, so there is a saying that "sitting for a long time will hurt the meat."
Long-term injury
"Long-term tendon injury" means that people who walk for a long time will damage their muscles. Because people walk mainly by pulling muscles on bones, if they walk for a long time, the ligaments, tendons, fascia and other soft tissues around the joints of lower limbs will be injured or strained due to fatigue, which is also the reason why people will be sore and tired after walking too much, so they say "long-term injury to tendons".
No matter the "five pains" in traditional Chinese medicine or fatigue, it is by no means "scabies", but the enemy of human health, which should be highly valued by office workers and placed in the same important position as other diseases (such as heart disease and cancer) for prevention. The following are the countermeasures that preventive medicine experts tell you to take:
Work and rest by biological clock
The so-called biological clock refers to the inherent physiological rhythm of various organs of the human body. A person should arrange his work and rest according to his own circadian rhythm, and never violate or interfere with this rhythm. If you do the opposite, staying up late at night, not taking a nap at noon, eating irregularly, you will be groggy and exhausted all day.
Strengthen the nutrition of three meals
When we arrange three meals a day, there should be many varieties and the proportion between varieties should be balanced. Of course, under the premise of maintaining the principle of "balance", it is not excluded to adjust nutrients according to the physiological characteristics of different age groups in order to better promote health. As for specific foods, nutritionists advise you not to forget chicken, beans, spinach, fish, strawberries, bananas, oatmeal, kelp, skim yogurt and so on, no matter what your age, because they are rich in energy, which can help you avoid overwork and ensure the efficient operation of this engine.
Learn to take the initiative to rest
The longer the human body continues to work or the greater the intensity, the heavier the degree of fatigue and the longer the time to eliminate fatigue, which is the reason why the traditional rest method is not effective. On the other hand, active rest can not only protect the body from little or no fatigue, but also greatly improve work efficiency, specifically from the following points:
First, take time to have a rest before important activities. For example, take a break before taking exams, competitions, performances, hosting important meetings, long-distance trips, etc.
Secondly, ensure 8 hours' sleep every day, "rest as a whole" on Sunday, and have a relaxed and happy play, so as to lay a good foundation for the intense and busy work next week.
Third, make arrangements for the whole day. In addition to working, eating and sleeping, it is also necessary to clearly stipulate the number, time and way of rest in a day. Unless absolutely necessary, it should not be changed or cancelled at will.
Finally, pay attention to and have a good rest, make full use of this short time to go for a walk outdoors, or take a deep breath, or enjoy music, so as to relax your body and mind.
a regular health checkup
Whether young people or middle-aged or elderly people, whether manual workers or mental workers, it is best to have a physical examination once a year, including ECG (exercise load test) and other heart-related examinations, so as to find hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, especially recessive coronary heart disease at an early stage, and treat it promptly and seriously regardless of its severity.
Be good at combining work and rest
Everyone should learn to adjust their lives, travel for a short time and visit places of interest; Climb the mountain and overlook, broaden your horizons; Breathe fresh air and increase spiritual vitality; Listening to music, dancing and singing are all effective ways to relieve fatigue and relax nerves, and they are also spiritual medicines to prevent fatigue.
Adhere to reasonable exercise
The characteristics of modern people's work are often quiet and motionless, and the easiest thing to get tired of is being motionless for a long time. Sports medicine experts believe that to maintain lasting and vigorous energy, it is necessary to exercise regularly to increase the body reserve, and it is necessary to take a walk 4-5 times a week for 30-45 minutes each time, or to engage in light outdoor activities 3-4 times a week for 30 minutes each time. At first, you may feel more tired after exercise, which just shows that your body needs to be adjusted. After a period of persistence, you will gradually adapt, your physical fitness will gradually improve, and your anti-fatigue ability will also be strengthened. For people who exercise regularly, muscle atrophy and strength decline can be delayed by 10 ~ 20 years, and blood pressure can be maintained at a stable normal level. Exercise can also delay the aging of nerve cells and help waste discharge, thus playing an anti-cancer role. Long-term adherence to fitness running and unarmed gymnastics will greatly enhance human metabolism and work ability.
Keep a good mood
Not only physical weakness will lead to overwork, but also psychological overwork-disappointment, anxiety, fear, depression and so on. It can also make people tired. Modern psychological research: when a person feels irritable, depressed and anxious, the blood pressure and oxidation of the body will decrease, while when a person is in a happy mood, the whole metabolism will improve. As the saying goes, "a smile is ten years old." Boredom, regret, resentment, anxiety and sadness are the internal factors leading to fatigue. Therefore, in order to prevent fatigue and maintain abundant energy, we must always maintain a happy mood, be an optimist with a wide range of hobbies and interests, and always maintain a positive attitude towards life.
Chinese medicine also has unique methods in dealing with "five labors":
First, enough is enough. For example, Chinese medicine advocates changing "five kinds of injuries" into "five kinds of care", that is, "nourishing blood, lying down and nourishing qi, sitting and nourishing meat, strengthening tendons and strengthening bones". In other words, both body and mind should be "overworked", but the degree must be controlled. Proper exertion is good for health, and overwork is harmful to body and mind.
Secondly, we should pay attention to the combination of work and rest. As the old saying goes, "A relaxation is the way of civil and military affairs". "Zhang" means tension, and "relaxation" means relaxation. If the two are properly matched, it is not easy to get tired. Sun Simiao, a medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty, said, "If you don't want to work hard, you won't want to escape." . That's one thing.
Finally, we must pay attention to sleep. The ancients said, "Sleeping and eating are very important for health preservation". People who can sleep, eat and live a hundred years. Adequate sleep can not only prevent fatigue, but also eliminate fatigue, thus having a positive impact on health.
Only by fully recognizing the harm of fatigue, exercising and resting reasonably, and paying attention to health preservation, can we effectively deal with fatigue, which will be as fearless as a paper tiger.