Eight moves of traditional Chinese medicine to ensure the balance of yin and yang in the body
There is a famous saying in Chinese medicine: "When righteousness is within, evil cannot be affected." 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? You can pay attention to the following eight aspects.
Adapt to the weather In daily life, you should adjust your daily life according to the climate changes throughout the year. Comply with the health principles of spring growth, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage, adjust your daily life time, eat regularly, and sleep on time. Combined with 24 hours a day of regular health maintenance of the internal organs, start from every bit of life to improve your own immunity.
Regulating emotions: The mental state is an internal environmental factor of the human body. The stability of the internal environment helps to retain righteousness in the body for a long time, and the immunity is naturally improved. The "tranquility and nothingness" that Chinese medicine emphasizes emphasizes that people should have a calm mind, be normal about everything, not care about everything, not make it difficult for others or themselves, and avoid the influence of negative emotions such as anxiety and tension.
Diet control Many people have a misunderstanding about health: What can I eat to make up for my weak spleen and stomach? In fact, the best way to regulate the spleen and stomach is to eat a regular and balanced diet that is not hungry, not full, and not partial to eclipse. The so-called eating should pay attention to the balance of yin and yang. The diet must be meticulous, from the cooking methods to the selection of ingredients, it needs to be in accordance with the seasons and solar terms, and Chinese herbal medicines can be appropriately added to the diet.
There are many ways to maintain exercise. Some people like running and skipping, some women like yoga and dancing, and some men like to go to the gym to practice equipment. Then some people will definitely ask: Which kind? Is exercise better for your health? In fact, your body will tell you the answer quietly. When you finish exercising, your body and mind will feel relaxed and stretched, and exercise that you can continue to do for a long time is beneficial to your health.
The ancients called exercise Daoyin. Ba Duan Jin, Yi Jin Jing, Wu Qin Xi, Tai Chi, etc. are all Daoyin methods suitable for all ages. Set a small exercise goal for yourself, and if you stick to it over the years, your body will be exercised and your immunity will naturally improve. It should be emphasized that the goal of TCM exercise is not to lose weight to maintain a figure, but more to pursue a happy balance of body and mind. During the exercise process, we pay attention to the combination of man and nature. For example, many exercises should start towards the east where the sun rises, which symbolizes the beginning of a day in life. While exercising, you should pay attention to exhalation (breathing) and relaxation of body and mind. The most important thing is the exercise of energy and spirit.
Foot soaking, also known as foot bath, can be combined with corresponding traditional Chinese medicine for external washing. It is a commonly used daily health care method. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, removing dampness and detoxification, nourishing the heart and calming the mind, and can promote blood circulation and metabolism. To achieve the effect of health care.
Moxibustion is one of the treatments outside traditional Chinese medicine. It is often used to prevent and treat neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain caused by various cold evils. Applying moxibustion on specific acupoints on the body can harmonize qi and blood, regulate meridians, nourish the organs, and improve immunity. Moxibustion mainly relies on local warm stimulation of the human body, which can enhance local blood circulation and lymph circulation. The temperature generated by moxibustion or the smoke of traditional moxibustion stimulates the human body to produce a specific stress state, stimulating the human body's potential and activating the immune system, thereby improving human immunity.
"Bian Que Xin Shu" points out: "When people are not sick, they often moxibustion Guanyuan, Qihai, Mingmen, and Zhongwan. Although they do not achieve immortality, they can still live for more than a hundred years." Moxibustion has good effects It has a health care effect and is easy to operate at home. Each moxibustion lasts for 10 to 20 minutes. Select one acupoint at a time and change the acupoint the next day. Drink warm water before and after moxibustion, sweat profusely after meals or exercise, and after bathing. It is not advisable to perform moxibustion directly. To treat the disease, it must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.
Self-massage Self-massage is also a very good traditional Chinese medicine health care method. If you do it for ten minutes a day, if you insist on it for a long time, you will have good results. The following introduces several special self-massage points from the perspective of viscera
① Neiguan point: located on the palm side of the forearm, on the line connecting Quze and Daling, 2 inches above the wrist crease and palm length Between the tendon and the flexor carpi radialis tendon. In modern times, it is often used to treat angina pectoris, myocarditis, arrhythmia, gastritis, hysteria, etc. ② Taixi point: It is located on the inside of the foot, in the depression behind the medial malleolus and the heel tendon, that is to say, between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon of the foot. the depression in between.
It is often used to prevent and treat toothache, sore throat, asthma, bronchitis, cold hands and feet, arthritis, rheumatic pain, etc. ③ Zusanli point: Located on the outside of the calf, 3 inches below the calf’s nose. It is mainly used to treat gastrointestinal diseases, lower limb paralysis, mental illness, surgical diseases, and fatigue. You can rub it with your thumb or tap it with a massage stick, or you can also combine it with moxibustion. Because the calf muscles are rich, you can strengthen the strength of the first two points. Pay attention to breathing when you feel pain when pressing. ④Hegu point: On the back of the hand, between the first and second metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone. It can be used for emergency analgesia for various pain conditions. In addition, it can also be used for emergency analgesia for symptoms such as motion sickness and nausea. ⑤Guanyuan Point: On the lower abdomen, on the front midline, 3 inches below the middle of the navel. Suitable for the treatment and health care of reproductive system diseases. Combined with moxibustion, the health care effect will be better. ⑥Zhongwan point: The midpoint of the line connecting the lower end of the sternum and the navel is this point. The main diseases treated by this point are digestive system diseases, such as abdominal distension, diarrhea, abdominal pain, borborygmi, acid swallowing, vomiting, constipation, jaundice, etc. In addition, it can treat general stomach problems, loss of appetite, dizziness, tinnitus, acne, low energy, and neurasthenia. Also very effective. The massage effect is better half an hour after a meal, and the intensity should not be too strong to avoid nausea or pain.
Chinese medicine conditioning In addition to home conditioning, you can seek professional conditioning treatment at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. Choose an appropriate conditioning plan according to each person's physical condition. You can take Chinese herbal decoctions, pills, ointments, granules, prescription medicated meals, etc. You can also choose green physical therapies such as acupuncture, cupping, scraping, physiotherapy, and massage to improve immunity. , maintain a healthy body.