China's traditional health care emphasizes the relationship between man and nature, and thinks that man should adapt to the changes of natural environment and climate in four seasons, actively adjust himself, keep a balance with nature and avoid the invasion of external evils.
TCM health preservation is the treasure of China traditional culture, and the purpose of health preservation is to cultivate health preservation machines, prevent diseases and strive for health and longevity. There are many health care technologies in TCM, such as food tonic, medicine tonic, acupuncture, massage, qigong and so on.
The first priority of health preservation is to nourish qi and blood.
Huangdi Neijing? Su Wen said: "Man's master, blood and breath." "Jing Yue Quan Shu" said: "People have yin and yang, which is blood gas. Yang governs qi, so qi is full of vitality; Yin governs blood, so blood is abundant and strong. Life depends on Weiss. " The sages said, "When qi and blood are full, all diseases will not be born." The most important thing for human health is the word "qi and blood". All the diseases in our body are caused by problems of qi and blood. From fever and cold to tumor and thrombosis, the main cause of these diseases is poor qi and blood.
Western medicine says that the human body needs all kinds of nutrition, but for Chinese medicine, what the human body needs most is qi and blood. It can be said that the human body is supported by qi and blood, which promotes blood circulation and congestion. Sufficient qi and blood, smooth operation, people will live a long and healthy life, otherwise people will easily get sick. As long as the blood is smooth, the human body will naturally have no problems. Therefore, we say that the most important thing in health preservation is to invigorate qi and nourish blood. When qi and blood are adjusted, the body will be innocent and all diseases will not be born; Disharmony between qi and blood, constant strange diseases and unbearable pain. All the health problems of human body are caused by poor qi and blood and insufficient qi and blood; The conditioning of all physical problems should be achieved by dredging qi and blood and supplementing qi and blood.
As long as we let the qi and blood flow smoothly, we can moan without disease; As long as we supplement qi and blood, the self-healing ability of the human body will automatically start and play a role.
Qi and blood are the foundation of human beings. The internal organs, bones, meridians, hair and skin of the human body must rely on the nourishment of qi and blood. Without qi and blood, there is no life.
Supplementing qi and blood is divided into two aspects: one is supplementing, which is the basis of human health by supplementing enough qi and blood through sleep, medicine and food. The second is luck. It is not enough to supplement qi and blood, but also to transport qi and blood to all parts of the body, otherwise it will be in vain. Zhang, one of the four masters in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, said that "the operation of qi and blood is precious" also meant this. How to replenish qi and blood?
Now people are rich in material conditions, and it seems that eating something is equivalent to supplementing nutrition and making them healthy. Actually, it's not like this. Everyone's physique is different, and the food and supplements they need are naturally different. In addition, natural wind, cold, dryness, fire, people's emotions and sorrows will have an impact on the operation of qi and blood, interfere with the normal operation of qi and blood, make it deviate from the normal track, and thus lead to pathological changes in viscera.
Health care pays attention to smooth meridians
So, what can be done to make qi and blood run smoothly and irreversibly? This has to be said from the meridians. As we know, the channels through which qi and blood run are meridians. Qi and blood are not running smoothly, so they are stuck there. At this time, the most important thing is to get through the blocked meridians. Therefore, the most emphasized word in TCM is "dredging meridians".
Huangdi Neijing said: "Meridian, therefore, can decide life and death, deal with all diseases, regulate deficiency and excess, and be indispensable." For the human body, meridians have the ability to balance yin and yang and nourish the whole body, so the study of meridians has a supreme position in traditional Chinese medicine.
Some people say that meridians are like the internet in the human body. Meridians are deeply hidden in the human body, holding the internal strength of each viscera; Collaterals are tiny branches of meridians, which communicate with each other and reach the body surface directly. Although invisible, it looks like a huge internet. Acupoints are sites on the Internet, and qi and blood are locomotives passing through the station. The "No Parking" sign is always hung high. Once stopped, doctors can only act as network managers.
Specifically, the meridians have the following functions: (1) connecting the whole body meridians can connect the viscera, limbs, facial features, skin, meat, tendons and bones of the human body, and each channel is unobstructed, so that the body can maintain balance and unity and maintain normal activities. (2) Running qi and blood should also be transported to all parts of the body through meridians to moisten the whole body. This is the second function of meridians. Everyone's life depends on qi and blood, and meridians are the channels through which qi and blood run. Only when nutrients such as qi and blood are transported to the whole body through the meridian system can people have normal physiological and psychological activities. (3) Diseases outside the human body barrier often invade the human body from the surface, and then slowly develop inward, that is, from the skin first. The meridians are connected with the skin outward, which can make qi and blood flow to the surface skin and form a solid wall like a brick. Whenever foreign enemies invade, the meridian bears the brunt of its barrier function of resisting foreign evils and defending the body. (4) It reflects that internal diseases are also endogenous. "Illness comes from the mouth" because eating unclean things makes the qi and blood in the body abnormal, thus causing diseases. This internal disease first manifests itself as abnormal qi and blood in viscera, and then it is reflected on the corresponding acupoints through meridians. Therefore, meridians and acupoints can also reflect people's internal problems, which Chinese medicine calls "expressing knowledge inside". (5) People who regulate qi and blood have great potential. Only 65,438+0/3 of the liver and 65,438+0/7 of the heart are working ... If they have problems, the first thing we should do is to stimulate and mobilize the potential of our bodies. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, zang-fu organs are connected with qi and blood of meridians. If there is something wrong with the viscera, the deficiency of qi and blood can be adjusted by stimulating the meridians and acupoints on the body surface. This is also the reason why acupuncture, massage, qigong and other methods can treat internal diseases. As we all know, the oral cavity can not only eat, but also eat bacteria, which has become the way of disease infection. Meridian is the same, it can run blood and exercise the functions mentioned above, but once the human body is sick, it is also the way for the disease to "walk" from the outside. But as long as we know their regularity, we can use this to prevent the development of diseases. Just like the enemy came to sneak attack. Knowing his marching route, we can prepare for protection in advance.
Pay attention to the balance of viscera in health preservation
Whether qi and blood are smooth and sufficient is the key to a person's health and longevity. If a person is overworked for a long time, overworked and leads an irregular life, he will inevitably be short of qi and blood, and the power and energy that can supply his internal organs will also be insufficient. In order to maintain normal life activities, the internal organs must be overloaded and there will be no problems for a day or two. After a long time, injuries will occur, meridians will be blocked, the functions of internal organs will be weakened, and the internal environment of the body will be chaotic. At that time, our bodies had neither the power to clean up toxins in time nor the ability to resist external pathogenic factors.
The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic Su Wen said: Man was born with the spirit of heaven and earth, and it was formed by the method of four seasons. Traditional medicine in China believes that healthy qi exists inside and evil cannot be done. The combination of pathogenic factors leads to qi deficiency; All diseases are born of qi. How to nourish qi and use the essence of natural things to nourish the healthy qi of the human body.
Internal organs are definitely the hardware of the human body. The zang-fu organs are divided into yin and yang, and the five internal organs belong to the interior, so they are yin; The six fu organs belong to the exterior, so they are yang.
The five internal organs refer to the heart, lung, spleen, liver and kidney. The five internal organs have the functions of storing essence, storing spirit and controlling records. Although their physiological functions are different, the physiological functions of the five internal organs depend on each other and restrict each other to maintain the coordination and balance of their physiological activities. Six fu organs refer to gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder and triple energizer. Their same function is to receive and decompose Shui Gu, spread the essence and excrete the dross.
The physiological functions of the five internal organs depend on and restrict each other, thus maintaining the coordination and balance of human physiological activities.
Usually, even if a disease occurs, the body itself can completely cope with it. Of course, not all diseases are cured by the body itself, and some diseases still need to be treated by drugs, surgery, psychology and other means. In most cases, exogenous etiology and drugs are only one aspect in the process of disease occurrence and treatment, while on the other hand, the human body itself plays a major role. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "righteousness exists within, and evil cannot be done." If the healthy qi in the body is sufficient, evil spirits will not destroy the balance of yin and yang in the body.
Zang-fu organs have the ability to cooperate with each other, which can coordinate the whole body yin and yang and maintain the overall health. For example, the liver governs the ascending hair, is good at ascending yang and dispersing stagnation, and regulates qi and blood, so it can promote the ascending and descending of the spleen and stomach; The coordination between liver and lung is even more important, because the liver belongs to wood and the lung belongs to gold, and their operation makes the qi flow up and down, so as to achieve balance. If one of them is out of balance, the ascending and descending of qi in the human body will be unbalanced, which will eventually lead to imbalance of yin and yang, unsmooth qi and blood, stagnant qi and turbid qi, and general illness.
The coordination ability of zang-fu organs determines the self-repair potential of human body. From the perspective of health preservation, the coordination of zang-fu organs is realized through a series of health preservation means and measures. How to coordinate? On the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the synergistic effect of viscera and enhance the vitality of the body's metabolism; On the other hand, it is necessary to "correct the deviation". When there is occasional disharmony between zang-fu organs, it should be adjusted in time to correct its deviation. Traditional Chinese medicine calls it "strengthening the body", that is, attaching importance to the self-repair ability of the body and using various means to restore and promote the self-repair ability of the body.
This so-called self-repair ability of the body, understood by modern concepts, is the cell regeneration ability of zang-fu organs. There are many diseases, such as liver disease, kidney disease and heart disease, whose pathogenic factors are multiple, nonspecific and hidden. Or it can't be found out, or there is no special treatment if it is found out. At this time, we can use various means to promote its own repair ability and promote its cell regeneration. In this way, the viscera can be balanced and the physiological dysfunction can be restored.
The five internal organs need the nourishment of qi and blood, and the meridians can work normally; Sufficient qi and blood should be provided by healthy five internal organs. Therefore, the root of health lies in qi and blood. If you want to be healthy, you must have sufficient blood, dredge meridians and balance viscera.