TCM health care and coordination: balance yin and yang, harmonize the five internal organs

Traditional Chinese medicine health care emphasizes that the core of "coordination" is to adjust the body and mind through natural laws to achieve balance of yin and yang and smooth qi and blood. The main contents include:Eat in moderation(five-flavor blend),Regular daily life(according to the four seasons),Emotionally attuned(Avoid excessive emotions) andModerate exercise(Such as Tai Chi, Baduanjin). Among them, the balance of yin and yang is fundamental, and the harmony of the five internal organs is the key. It needs to be applied flexibly based on individual physical differences.

Diet coordination: Five flavors return to the meridian, suitable for tonic and diarrhea

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that food is divided into five flavors (sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, and salty), which correspond to the five internal organs (liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys). For example, to nourish the liver in spring, you should eat sour foods (such as hawthorn), and in summer to clear your mind, you can eat moderate amounts of bitter foods (such as bitter melon), but you need to avoid being addicted."Huangdi Neijing"It is proposed that "five grains are for nourishment and five fruits are for help", emphasizing a balanced diet. Modern people can refer to the principles of "thickness and thickness matching" and "cold and temperature balance". For example, those with weak constitutions should eat less raw and cold food, and mix it with ginger and red dates.

Coordination of daily life: adapt to the weather and have a regular schedule

"Work at sunrise and rest at sunset" is the basis of daily life and health preservation in traditional Chinese medicine."Suwen·The Four Qi Regulating the Spirit"It is pointed out that in spring, you should "sleep at night and get up early", and in winter, you should "go to bed early and get up late". Staying up late can easily damage the liver and blood, but taking a nap at noon can nourish the heart and yang. In addition, the living environment needs to be ventilated and protected from moisture. For example, in humid areas in the south, mugwort fumigation can be used to dehumidify, and in dry areas in the north, a humidifier can be used to moisturize the lungs.

Emotions and movement: coordination of body and mind, combination of movement and stillness

Excessive emotions will damage the corresponding organs, such as anger damaging the liver and happiness hurting the heart. PassableMeditationorWuqinxiChannel emotions. In terms of exercise, those with yang deficiency are suitable for jogging and Ba Duan Jin to enhance yang energy, while those with yin deficiency are suitable for gentle activities such as yoga and walking. The famous doctor Hua Tuo once said: "When shaken, the grain energy will disappear and the blood vessels will flow." However, overexertion must be avoided.

Summary: Personalized coordination, long-lasting health care

The coordinated health care of traditional Chinese medicine needs to be tailored to the individual, time and local conditions. For example, people with weak spleen and stomach can usePoria, yamPorridge (Tongrentang Poria and Chinese Yam Powder), if you have blood stasis, you can drink itSalvia tea(Such as Tasly Compound Salvia Tablets). The ultimate goal is to form a virtuous cycle of "diet-daily-emotion-exercise" to achieve a healthy state of "yin balances yang secretly".

Quote sources:

1. Theoretical basis: "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" and "Suwen·Four Qi Regulating the Spirit" (collective works of medical doctors from the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty)

2. Celebrity views: Hua Tuo (a medical scientist of the Eastern Han Dynasty)’s discussion on exercise

3. Product examples: Tongrentang Poria and Chinese Yam Powder (spleen-strengthening effect), Tasly Compound Salvia Tablets (blood-activating effect)