Basic principles of traditional Chinese medicine health care

Follow nature and respond to people without competing with others, do not blindly follow syndrome differentiation and care, and focus on treatment rather than making rash advances. All health-preserving methods that have been passed down for thousands of years are essentially an extension of these three sentences, without exception.

Don't tell me, I've seen too many cases in the outpatient clinic of Tianshi's trouble. A while ago, there was a little girl in her early 20s. In order to follow the "detoxification and beauty" trend, she wore midriff-baring clothes in the middle of winter. She drank ice fruit and vegetable juice on an empty stomach every day. Finally, she came to register for registration after three months of amenorrhea. Her face was as white as a piece of paper, and her hands and feet were so cold that I was shocked when I touched her. Of course, there are different opinions here. Many martial arts schools pay attention to "training in winter, training in winter and training in summer", and deliberately polish their bodies in extreme weather. There are indeed some people who have developed good Qi and blood, but the prerequisite is that they have good skills and have a master to adjust their breathing and exertion. Ordinary people's Qi and blood are inherently weak, and blindly following them will only deplete their righteousness and lead to problems. Just like what people often say, "spring covers autumn with frost". Some old Chinese doctors say that autumn frost can stimulate the human body's yang energy and enhance resistance. Some doctors say that the elderly have a deficiency of yang energy, and autumn frost can easily induce coughing, asthma, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problems. In fact, both opinions are correct. The former refers to strong young people, while the latter refers to frail elderly people. The applicable groups are different. In fact, it's not that mysterious to be a good person. It means going out more often in the spring instead of sulking at home. In the summer, don't let the air conditioner blow directly on your back. In the autumn, don't eat spicy food every day and make your nose bleed. In the winter, wear more socks and don't expose your ankles. To put it bluntly, just follow God's rhythm and don't bear it.

It's not enough to just follow the weather. The pitfall that many people fall into is that they don't understand that "people are different." Last month, an aunt followed a neighbor in the community to maintain health. She said that drinking Panax notoginseng and American ginseng soaked in water can open up blood vessels. She has a constitution of yin deficiency and fire exuberance. After drinking it for half a month, she had nosebleeds every day. She was so scared that she hurriedly came to register. This is just like growing flowers. If you like flowers that like sunshine, you have to place them on the balcony to bask in the sun. If you like flowers that like shade, you have to put them in the shade of the living room. If you water them indiscriminately regardless of the variety, no matter how good the flowers are, they will die. The two schools that are currently quarreling in the health care circle can illustrate this problem: The febrile disease school is mostly located in the south, where the climate is hot and humid. People themselves deplete body fluids quickly, so they advocate eating more cool and moist things to nourish body fluids and less using hot tonics. ； Doctors from the Vulcan sect mostly live in places with severe cold and dampness in the southwest. People's yang energy is easily suppressed by moisture, so they advocate replenishing yang more and avoid exposure to cold and cold. Who do you think is right? Both are correct, it depends on your physique and where you live. Just like Sichuan people eat red oil hot pot every day without getting angry, Cantonese people have to drink herbal tea for three days after a hot pot meal. If you forcefully apply Sichuan health methods to Guangdong, it would be weird if you don't get upset. I often tell people who come for consultations, don’t always copy other people’s health care tips. Other people’s panacea may be poison when put on you. First, figure out whether you are cold or hot, deficient or real, which is more effective than buying too many Internet celebrity health products.

Another mistake that many people tend to make is to regard health care as a "quick-act medicine" for treating diseases. They wish that if they take care of their health today, they will be completely different tomorrow. This is actually wrong. An elder brother was diagnosed with high blood lipids during a physical examination. He heard on the Internet that there is a "fat-lowering magic tea" that can be cured by drinking it for three months. He stopped statins without authorization and drank tea every day. After three months, the blood lipids were three times the normal upper limit. He was so dizzy that he couldn't stand and almost had a stroke. He was helped by his family members. Nowadays, many people on the Internet promote "health maintenance instead of taking medicine", and some people say that health maintenance is an IQ tax and is of no use. Both of these views are too extreme. Health preservation is inherently a slow effort, which involves slowly laying the foundation for the body through daily eating, drinking, and eating. You cannot expect it to replace regular treatment, and you cannot think it is useless just because it cannot cure the disease immediately. My grandpa has high blood pressure. He usually takes antihypertensive medicines on time, and goes for a half-hour walk every day. He eats less salt and less spicy food. Now he is 82, his blood pressure is very stable, and he rarely catches a cold. This is the role of nourishment. It does not mean that you should stop taking medicine, but on the basis of treatment, it can give your body more help.

In fact, to put it bluntly, health preservation in traditional Chinese medicine is the knowledge of living life, and there are not so many mysterious doctrines. I usually don’t deliberately eat expensive cordyceps and deer antlers. I just stay up late and sleep an extra half hour the next day. If I eat too much, I go out for a couple of walks. When the weather gets cold, I add a coat. Occasionally I drink iced milk tea and eat hot pot when I’m craving. I don’t set so many restrictions for myself. After all, health maintenance is about living people, not the standard template in the textbook. If you are comfortable with yourself, it is better than anything else.