What are the methods of keeping in good health?

The so-called nourishing qi includes two aspects. One is to regulate and improve the functions of various organs of the human body. The second is to pay attention to the maintenance and adjustment of the spirit. The latter is particularly important. "Su Tong. "On the Ancient Naivety" says: "Being quiet and empty, following the true qi and keeping the spirit inside, is content with illness." However, in real life, it is not easy to really become a person who has no desire, no desire, stable mood, no greed but both form and spirit. This requires a long period of character cultivation, so that the adjustment of healthy qi can be smooth and the pathogenic factors can not be ignored. As the saying goes: "righteousness is included, evil cannot be done." Mencius once said, "I am good at cultivating my noble spirit." As long as you conform to nature, have no distractions, be quiet and optimistic, and feel at ease, your body will not age and your spirit will not dissipate easily. The above refers to the spiritual way of nourishing qi. Physically, we should also pay attention to maintaining the righteousness of the human body. That is to ensure the vitality of the five internal organs, especially to maintain the qi of the spleen, stomach and kidney. Because the kidney is the innate foundation of the human body, its essence presides over the growth, development and ups and downs of the human body, and the kidney is full of essence, so that the human body can be healthy and strong and prolong life. Moreover, the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow and the fundamental source of maintaining the innate essence. So eat regularly and don't overeat; Regularly quantify and keep the spleen and stomach function sound.

Adjust diet

Diet, whether fine, fine, coarse or poor, has its own "subtle nutrition". The "delicious food" mentioned in Neijing does not refer to exquisite food, but refers to the fact that no matter whether the food is fine or coarse, it is sweet, so it is an important content of diet regulation not to be partial to food, not to supplement food and not to overdo it. In addition, the adjustment of diet should adapt to the changes of seasonal climate in order to conform to nature. If the summer climate is hot and humid, you should eat less spicy, greasy and strong-smelling products, such as watermelon, cucumber, fresh lotus root and green vegetables. You can use mung bean soup and rock sugar instead of tea, which can not only clear away heat and detoxify, but also promote diuresis.

take exercise

Human qi and blood circulation, diet and digestion are all exercises. Exercise can enhance human metabolism, improve qi and blood circulation, improve human disease resistance, and delay human aging, that is, as the saying goes, "life lies in exercise."