Sub-health refers to non-disease and unhealthy state, which is a sub-health state (meaning sub-health) and a state between health and disease, so it is also called sub-health, third state, intermediate state, free (dynamic) state and gray state. It is a state of low physiological function between disease and health, and sub-health is also a precursor of many diseases, such as hepatitis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, metabolic diseases and so on. Sub-health people generally have six highs and one low, that is, high load (psychological and physical strength), hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, high weight and low immune function.
After careful study, sub-health is a big concept, which includes several successive stages. Among them, the one closely adjacent to health can be called "mild psychosomatic disorder", which is often manifested as fatigue, insomnia, loss of appetite, emotional instability and so on. But these obstacles are easy to recover, and they are no different from healthy people after recovery. About 25% ~ 28% of the population.
If the disease continues to develop, it can enter a "potential clinical" state. At this time, it has shown a high-risk tendency to develop into a certain disease, and it is very likely to develop into a certain disease. In the population, more than 1/3 people are in this state, and the proportion of people over 40 years old has increased sharply. Its manifestations are complex, which can be chronic fatigue or persistent psychosomatic disorder, including the above symptoms lasting for more than 2 months, often accompanied by chronic sore throat, repeated colds, listlessness and so on. Some experts also summarized its complicated performance into three types: decreased vitality, decreased responsiveness and decreased adaptability. From the clinical test, this kind of people in cities tend to be "three highs and one low", that is, they have near critical levels of hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia, high blood viscosity and low immune function.
In addition, at least 10% or more people are between the latent clinic and the disease, which can be called "pre-clinical" state, that is to say, the disease has occurred, but the symptoms are not obvious or have not attracted enough attention, or they have not sought diagnosis, or even if the doctor has made an examination, they have not been found out for some time. Strictly speaking, the last category is not sub-health, but a sick and unhealthy state, which just needs a clear diagnosis. Therefore, excluding this part of the population, many researchers believe that sub-health people account for about 60% of the population.
Studies at home and abroad show that only about 15% of the total population meets the health standards in modern society. Interestingly, about 15% people were diagnosed as sick and in an unhealthy state. If health and disease are regarded as two ends of the life process, then it is like an olive with two pointed ends, with a large piece protruding in the middle, which is in the transitional state of health and disease-sub-health.
Balance view and sub-health in traditional Chinese medicine 1 balance view and sub-health
According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, a healthy person should be a balanced and coordinated organism. There is a passage in Su Wen's On the Wrath of Heaven: "Yin and Yang are the secret, and God is the rule. Yin and Yang are separated and refined. " Both "peace" and "mystery" here refer to balance, and point out that balance is the basis of "spiritual governance", that is, physical and mental health. "Su Wen Tiaojing Lun" also defined Ren Ping: "Yin and Yang are balanced to fill their shapes, and if they wait nine times, they are called Ren Ping." Normal body maintains the relative balance of Yin and Yang's qi and blood rising and falling through self-regulation within a certain limit. Sub-health is a state in which deviation does not become a major disease within a certain limit.
2 the role of balance in sub-health regulation
The concept of "balance of yin and yang is health" in TCM theory points out the direction for the treatment of sub-health state. In clinical practice, we should "carefully observe the positions of Yin and Yang and adjust them within a period of time" (Su Wen Zhi Zhen Da Lun) to achieve good results.
2. 1 Guiding syndrome differentiation and treatment Chinese medicine believes that the viscera represented by Yin and Yang in the human body are in the best state of essence, qi, blood, body fluid filling and functional coordination. In short, "Yin is the secret of Pingyang", that is, completely healthy. Once the balance of yin and yang deviates, it can be summarized as yin deficiency, yang deficiency, qi deficiency, phlegm-dampness and other syndromes, and the human body will appear various sub-health states tending to pathology. The syndrome types of pathological constitution have become the basis of treating sub-health in traditional Chinese medicine. Based on the viewpoint of overall balance, adjustment and treatment can restore the balance of yin and yang and the imbalance of qi and blood in zang-fu organs to normal.
2.2 Instruct drug intervention to make use of the "warm, hot, cold and cool" qi and the "ascending, descending, sinking and floating" nature of drugs, which can be a single flavor or a compound prescription, to reverse its disease, "cold is hot, heat is cold, deficiency is tonic, but actually diarrhea", in order to balance. If the symptoms are qi deficiency, such as fatigue, qi deficiency, laziness, listlessness, etc., you can replenish qi and regulate deficiency. For the depressed heat syndrome with high voice, shortness of breath, irritability, red tongue and Huang Gan fur, diarrhea can be used to tease.
2.3 Guiding the selection of health care products and dietary adjustment The labels of health care products on the market have many functions, all of which claim that they have no toxic or side effects, but their performances are different from those of cold and heat, and most of them have the functions of partial tonic and diarrhea. Huang believes that the sub-health of middle-aged and elderly people is related to the abuse of health care products. Therefore, when using it, we should fully understand its efficacy and characteristics, and choose it according to the cold and heat deficiency of the constitution. Dietary nutrition should be comprehensive and reasonable. We should not only pay attention to the promotion of five flavors to human body, but also prevent the five flavors from damaging the five internal organs. The statement about the method of storing qi in Su Wen is an excellent guide to a reasonable diet, which is "five grains for nourishment, five fruits for help, five livestock for benefit, five vegetables for filling, and smells for replenishing essence".
2.4 Traditional Chinese medicine has accumulated rich experience in guiding health care practice for thousands of years, and created many methods: exercise, qigong, guiding breathing, emotional victory over law, etc. The concept of balance requires everyone to pay attention to the combination of work and rest and moderate balance in the choice of methods. For example, happiness can make people feel happy and blood vessels are unobstructed, but excessive happiness is "slow". Moderate exercise can promote blood circulation, dredge meridians, improve physical fitness and enhance function, but overwork will hurt body fluid and consume gas. In short, it is necessary to "practice yin and yang, adapt skills, eat moderately, live a regular life, and do not act rashly." Take personal fitness as the degree and "balance of yin and yang" as the method.
The complexity of sub-health syndrome manifestations determines the diversity of its treatment methods. No matter what method, as long as we adhere to the principle of "syndrome differentiation and treatment" and aim at "balance", it is a reasonable method. Traditional Chinese medicine theory has a clear understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of such diseases and rich experience in prevention and treatment. After in-depth study, it will certainly make due contributions to the prevention and treatment of sub-health.