Health care guide related to the five internal organs: balance, harmony, and nature

The five internal organs (heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys) are the core of traditional Chinese medicine health care. Overall health is achieved by regulating qi, blood, yin and yang. Health care requires clear priorities:Liver as hub(discharge qi machine),Based on spleen(transformation nutrition),Based on kidney(Housing essence controls longevity), taking into account cardiopulmonary function. Daily diet, emotion, and exercise can be coordinated to regulate the body's health to avoid excessive supplementation or loss.

Diet nourishes the five internal organs: the five tastes correspond to each other, and timing is the key

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the five flavors enter the five internal organs: sour to the liver (such as hawthorn), bitter to the heart (such as lotus seeds), sweet to the spleen (such as yam), pungent to the lungs (such as ginger), and salty to the kidneys (such as black beans). It is advisable to soothe the liver in spring (eat more green leafy vegetables), nourish the heart in summer (appropriate amount of bitter melon), strengthen the spleen in summer (millet porridge), nourish the lungs in autumn (pears), and warm the kidneys in winter (walnuts).Avoid long-term partiality, such as excessive spicy damage to lung yin, excessive salty increase the burden on the kidneys.

Emotional regulation of the five internal organs: emotional balance and avoid excess

"Huangdi Neijing" points out that "anger hurts the liver, joy hurts the heart, thinking hurts the spleen, sadness hurts the lungs, and fear hurts the kidneys." Modern people are prone to liver stagnation (shown as insomnia and hypochondriasis) due to stress, which can be relieved by tapping the gallbladder meridian (outside of the thigh) in the morning or drinking rose tangerine peel tea. Excessive thinking consumes the spleen. It is recommended to sit quietly for 10 minutes every day. When you are sad, do chest expansion exercises to release lung qi; when you are afraid, massage Yongquan point (solar) to strengthen kidney qi.Maintaining a peaceful mind is the key to harmonizing the five internal organs.

Exercise stimulates the five internal organs: a combination of movement and stillness, which varies from person to person

Exercise must comply with the characteristics of the internal organs: the liver likes to be strong, so it is suitable for walking and Tai Chi; the heart governs the blood vessels, and brisk walking or swimming is beneficial; the spleen governs the muscles, and Baduanjin’s "single lift to regulate the spleen and stomach" movement is effective; the lungs govern breathing, and abdominal breathing or jogging is best; the kidney governs the bones, and squatting or tiptoe exercises can strengthen it. Elderly people should mainly do gentle exercise, while young people can increase the intensity appropriately.Avoid excessive sweating to deplete the heart yangOr sitting for a long time can damage the spleen.

Comprehensive practice: adapt to the four seasons and persist in the long term

The health care of the five internal organs needs to be systematic: go to bed early and get up early in spring to nourish the liver, take a lunch break in summer to nourish the heart, lie down early and get up early in autumn to protect the lungs, and lie down early and get up late in winter to store the kidneys. Recommended combination plan: Take gallbladder meridian in the morning (liver) + brisk walking at noon (heart) + Baduanjin after dinner (spleen) + soak your feet in hot water before going to bed (kidney).Maintaining good health depends on perseverance, you can refer to the "Health Preservation of Traditional Chinese Medicine" (People's Health Publishing House) or the health advice of time-honored brands such as Tongrentang and Guangyuyuan, such as Liuwei Dihuang Pills (tonifying the kidneys), Guipi Pills (strengthening the spleen), etc., which must be used under the guidance of a physician.

Quote sources:1. The classic theory of "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" 2. "Theories on the Five Internal Organs" by Deng Tietao, a master of traditional Chinese medicine 3. Traditional prescriptions from traditional Chinese medicine companies such as Beijing Tong Ren Tang and Guang Yuyuan 4. "Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Care" textbook by People's Medical Publishing House