There is a famous saying in traditional Chinese medicine: “When there is a balance between yin and yang in our body, evil cannot be dried up.” Only when there is a balance between yin and yang in our body can the positive energy exist properly. So how to ensure the balance of yin and yang in the body? Attention can be paid to the following eight aspects.
Adapt to the timing
In daily life, one should adjust their daily routine according to the climate changes throughout the year. Adhere to the health principles of spring birth, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage, regulate daily living time, eat regularly, and sleep on time. Combining the 24-hour organ circulation pattern for health preservation, starting from every little bit of life, to enhance one’s own immunity.
Regulate emotions
The mental state is an internal environmental factor of the human body, and the stability of the internal environment helps to preserve positive energy in the body for a long time, naturally improving immunity. The concept of “tranquility and emptiness” emphasized in traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the importance of maintaining a peaceful mindset, being calm in everything, not being overly concerned, not being difficult for others or oneself, and avoiding negative emotions such as anxiety and tension.
Moderate diet
Many people have a misconception about health preservation: What can I eat to supplement my weak spleen and stomach? In fact, a balanced diet is the best way to regulate the spleen and stomach, but hunger, satiety, and not being picky eaters are the best ways. The so-called food should pay attention to the balance of yin and yang. The diet should be careful. From the cooking method to the choice of ingredients, it needs to be coordinated with the seasons and solar terms. Chinese medicine Tonic Diet can be properly added for conditioning.
Persist in exercising
There are many ways to exercise, some people like running and skipping rope, some women like yoga and dancing, and some men like to go to the gym to practice equipment. So, some people will definitely ask: which kind of exercise is more beneficial to health? In fact, your body will quietly tell you the answer. When you finish exercising, you feel relaxed and stretched both physically and mentally, and can persist in doing exercises for a long time, which are beneficial to your health.
The ancients called exercise guidance, and techniques such as Eight Section Brocade, Yi Jin Jing, Five Animal Play, Tai Chi, etc. are suitable for all ages. Set a small exercise goal for yourself, accumulate and persist over the years, exercise your body, and your immunity will naturally improve.
Soak your feet
Also known as foot bath, it can be combined with corresponding traditional Chinese medicine for external washing. It is a commonly used health and wellness method in daily life, with the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, dampness, detoxification, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. It can promote blood circulation and metabolism, achieving the function of nourishing the body and health.
moxibustion
Moxibustion is one of the external treatment methods in traditional Chinese medicine, commonly used to prevent and treat neck, shoulder, waist, and leg pain caused by various cold pathogens. Applying moxibustion on specific acupoints in the body can achieve the goal of harmonizing qi and blood, regulating meridians, nourishing organs, and enhancing immunity. Moxibustion mainly relies on local thermal stimulation of the human body, which can enhance local blood and lymphatic circulation. The temperature generated by moxibustion or the stimulation of traditional moxibustion smoke on the human body creates a specific stress state, mobilizing and stimulating the body’s potential, activating the immune system, and thus improving the body’s immunity.
Self massage
Self massage is also a good traditional Chinese medicine health preservation method. Doing it for ten minutes every day and persisting for a long time can have good results.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulation
In addition to home conditioning, one can seek professional conditioning treatment at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. According to the specific condition of each person’s physique, choose an appropriate conditioning program. You can take traditional Chinese medicine decoction, pills, ointment, granules, prescription Tonic Diet, etc., or you can choose green physiotherapy such as acupuncture and moxibustion, cupping, scraping, physiotherapy, massage, etc. to improve immunity and maintain healthy physique.
