Four key points of TCM health care

1. Adapt to natural changes

In the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, the characteristics of the changes of yin and yang in the four seasons and the corresponding health-preserving methods are explained in detail. "Only the sages follow it, so they have no strange diseases, all things are not lost, and vitality is inexhaustible." If you do not follow the changes of the four seasons and go against the way of nature, you will be hurt if you go against it, and you will be prone to various diseases.

2. Eat and drink in moderation

"In the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, there is a discussion about the "five flavors", namely sour, salty, sweet, bitter, and spicy. If the five flavors are too strong in the diet, it will cause changes in the body and cause diseases. Therefore, the way of health preservation of "ancient people" requires a moderate diet and not to overeat fatty and sweet foods.

3. Regular work and rest schedule

When explaining the changes of yin and yang in the four seasons in "The Great Treatise on the Four Qi and Regulating the Spirit", it mentioned how people should adjust their work and rest schedules during the changes of the four seasons, and put forward the view of "nourishing yang in spring and summer, and nourishing yin in autumn and winter".

4. Don’t overwork yourself

In "On the Innocence of Ancient Times", Qi Bo believed that the reason why "people nowadays become weak in movements when they reach the age of fifty is that they "take wine as their drink, take nonsense as their norm, go to bed drunk, exhaust their essence with desire, dissipate their energy, do not know how to keep themselves full, cannot control their spirits at the right time, only care about pleasing their hearts, go against the joy of life, have no discipline in their daily life, and therefore become weak when they reach the age of fifty".