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Want to know how old you are?

The Gregorian calendar year in Chinese medicine means 100- 120 years old.

Tiannian is a meaningful proposition about life in ancient China. Years, that is, the natural years of life, is a person's natural life span while keeping various organs of the body in a healthy state, that is, natural life span. There is a time limit to human life. Ancient health care experts and doctors thought it was 100 to 120 years old.

How old should people live?

Huangdi Neijing thinks it is 100 years old. For example, Su Wen's Theory of Ancient Naivety says, "You can't go until you are 100 years old." The Book of Rites calls centenarians "Yi". Shangshu also puts forward that "one life is 120 years old", that is, one can live to 120 years old.

The great philosopher Wang Chong said: "A hundred years old is a positive number of years. Things still die in autumn, and things are in the right period. " Ji Kang, a famous health expert in Jin Dynasty, thought that "longevity can reach 120, which is true in ancient and modern times".

According to the above, people's life span should be around 100- 120 years old. But the reality of society tells us that most people can't reach their natural life span. The fundamental reason why we can't enjoy the "natural year" is that we can't adapt to nature.