What are the characteristics of Chinese medicine health care

1. Unique theoretical system

The theory of TCM health care takes the holistic concepts of "Heaven and Man Corresponding" and "Form and Spirit Unity" as the starting point to recognize the life activities of the human body and its relationship with nature and society. Special emphasis is placed on the coordination of human beings with the natural and social environments, and on the elevation of qi in the body, as well as the harmonization of the psychological and physiological aspects of the body. And with the doctrine of yin and yang, five elements, organs and meridians theory to elaborate the laws of human life, old age, disease and death. Especially the essence, gas, God as the body's three treasures, as the core of health care, and then determine the principles that guide the practice of health care, health care must be "law of yin and yang, and in the art of counting," the wide living and living with the usual, that is, in line with nature, to protect the vitality of the body, follow the laws of nature, so that the rhythm of the life process with time, space and space. The rhythm of the process with the time, space and climate change and adjustments.

2. Harmony and moderation as the purpose

Health care must be coordinated as a whole, and health care in daily life, throughout the clothing, food, housing, transportation, sitting, lying down, everything has to pay attention to. One of the prominent features is harmony and moderation. So that the balance of yin and yang in the body, guarding its positive, to protect its Chung and, then you can live a long and healthy life. For example, emotional health care requirements are not low, not overbearing, impartial, neutral and moderate, as well as, dietary restraint, abstinence and preservation of sperm, sleep moderation, form of labor and not tired, etc., are reflected in this idea. Jin Dynasty health care Ge Hong put forward the "health to not hurt for this" point of view, not hurt the key is to follow the law of change of nature and the life process, mastery of moderation, pay attention to regulation.

3. Combination of comprehensive nourishment and evidence-based nourishment

According to the law of development of life, health refers to the human body, spirit and social relations in all aspects are in a relatively good state, so the practice of nourishment activities should be accompanied by all aspects of our life process, to take a variety of methods of nourishment, and perseverance in the review of the cause of nourishment, in order to achieve the purpose. On the one hand, Chinese medicine health care emphasizes from the natural environment to clothing, food, housing and transportation, from life hobbies to mental health, from the pharmacy to strengthen the body to exercise health care, etc., to carry out a more comprehensive, integrated disease prevention and health care. On the other hand, it attaches great importance to differentiation in accordance with different circumstances, against uniformity, a model, but for the different characteristics of their own targeted, reflecting the dynamic overall balance of Chinese medicine and health maintenance of the dynamic cause of the idea of nutrition. All generations of health care practitioners have advocated that health care should be tailored to the person, the time, the place, and the overall coordination. For example, according to age, pay attention to the phases of health; follow the changes in nature, the four seasons of health; pay attention to the relationship between the environment and health and longevity, pay attention to the environment of health, etc..

4. Wide range of adaptation

Health care is a lifelong companion, long-term practice of activities. Life since the beginning of pregnancy in the mother's body, until the oldest old, there is a health care content at every age. People in the time of illness, illness, after the disease, there is a need for health care. Not only that, there are corresponding measures for people of different physiques, different genders and different regions. Therefore, the scope of adaptation of health maintenance is very wide. It should attract great attention from people, popularize it comprehensively, raise the consciousness of health care, and regard health care activities as an important part of life activities.