Eight core words of traditional Chinese medicine health care

The core eight words of TCM health care, and the current mainstream clinical and inheritance consensus are "comply with nature, nourish both body and soul". However, there are also many doctors of the Jingfang School who are deeply involved in folk inheritance and respect the original texts of classics. They are more willing to take the "moderate diet and regular daily life" in the "Huangdi Neijing" as the core of their implementation - the two are essentially the relationship between Tao and art. There is no right or wrong, but they are just different dimensions.

Not long ago, a girl in 1998 came to me to care for her aunt. She said that she had been keeping in good health for almost two years. She drank Wuhong soup every day and soaked her feet before going to bed. However, her aunt was still not clean for half a month and her hair kept falling out. When I asked, I found out that she worked in new media operations and didn't go to bed until two or three in the morning every day. Last month, she was so angry that she couldn't eat for a whole week because she had a disagreement with her boss. You said that you are following the biological clock every day, and your emotions are more blocked than the rivers in flood season. What's the use of drinking more health soup?

Many people have misunderstandings about "following nature". They think that they eat pears and dumplings at the beginning of winter and follow the same solar terms, regardless of whether they live in the Northeast or Hainan and whether they have a cold or hot stomach. I met a patient from Dalian a few years ago. I read on the Internet that he should drink mung bean soup to relieve the summer. After drinking it for a week, he immediately had stomach pain and went to the hospital. He has a constitution of spleen and yang deficiency. The hottest summer in Dalian is only 27 or 8 degrees. How can he use something so cold? In fact, following nature is never about following the trend and following the formality. Externally, it should conform to the region and current seasonal patterns you are in. Internally, it should follow your own physical endowment. There is no need to force yourself to align with other people's health templates. Oh, yes, there are also many health bloggers who advocate that everyone should go to bed early and get up early to run in the morning at 5 a.m. In fact, there has always been a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that "everyone follows their own talents." Some people are born with a nocturnal constitution. As long as they have a regular schedule and sleep for 7 hours, even if they go to bed at 1 a.m. and wake up at 9 a.m., it will be much better than having to wake up early and feel flustered and short of breath.

It's not enough to just follow the laws of the outside world and the body. Many people have been cultivating the "shape" all their lives, but they have missed the "spirit", and in the end they end up with a lot of minor problems. I know a fitness trainer who has muscles that look like sculptures. He rarely catches a cold throughout the year. As a result, last year’s physical examination revealed Type 3 breast nodules, and he suffers from constipation and insomnia all year round. When I took his pulse, his pulse was as tight as a bowstring. When I asked him, I found out that he had started a business and opened a studio in the past two years. He had to worry about rent, students, and coach salaries every day. On the surface, he looked glamorous, but secretly he was often anxious until two or three in the morning, scrolling through his mobile phone to find operational plans. You see, no matter how strong the body is, if the "spirit" is kept tightened, the qi and blood will have been blocked for a long time, and problems will naturally arise. In fact, different schools have different emphasis on this. For example, the health regimen inherited by the Wu family focuses on cultivating the body, such as standing, boxing, and practicing muscles and bones. Once the body is well developed, the mind will naturally be at peace. ； The inheritance of Confucianism and Taoism focuses more on nourishing the mind, sitting quietly, practicing mindfulness, and thinking less. If the mind is calm, there will be no big problems. In fact, the combination of the two can be regarded as touching the core of health preservation.

As for the "moderate diet and regular daily life" advocated by many people, it is actually the most convenient way to put the eight core words into practice. My grandfather is 92 this year. He has never taken any health products or supplements in his life. When he was young, he was tired from farm work and had no means to eat good food. He followed two rules: he would always eat only seven to eight cents full, no matter how much he liked to eat, and he would sleep until midnight. Even if relatives got together to play cards during the holidays, he would definitely go back to the house to sleep at nine o'clock. Now that I am not deaf or blind, I can still carry a hoe and work in the small vegetable garden for half an hour every day. I am tougher than many people in their 50s and 60s. To put it bluntly, this is about adapting to nature and cultivating both body and soul into the little things every day, without any pretense.

Many people now always think that health care is a very complicated matter. They have to remember a lot of acupuncture points, a lot of recipes, and a lot of taboos. In fact, if you can't grasp the core, all the hard work will be in vain. You stay up late every day drinking liver-protecting tea, and you take Xiaoyao Pills when you feel sulky every day. This is not health care, it is just to find comfort for your anxiety. All said and done, just don’t compete with the world, don’t compete with yourself, eat well, sleep well and stop pretending, it’s better than any expensive tonic.