Taoism believes that everything is inseparable from yin and yang, the five elements, and people are no exception. You can see that our head belongs to Yang, we have to keep calm at all times. When the mind is hot, there will be problems. The feet belong to the shade, so you need to keep them warm all the time. If your feet get cold, there will be problems. This is also in line with what the Book of Changes said, one yin and one yang are called Tao. Our heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney correspond to metal, wood, water, fire, and earth in the five elements, so the way of health preservation in the five elements is also closely related to this.
Many studies have shown that people’s emotions and physical health are closely related, both joys and sorrows. Sun Simiao believes that people’s spirit, qi and blood are limited, so the key to health preservation is not only to pay attention to nourishment and care, but also to minimize its consumption. When it comes to happiness, anger, sadness, and joy, it is better to have less. “Laughing too much will hurt the dirty, and too much joy will overflow the mind.”
happy heart
Happy can have, but not too much. Because of surprises or excessive joy, it will be sad. Because Daxi is a strong stimulus, it can cause the sympathetic nerve to be excited, release a lot of adrenaline, increase the heart rate, increase blood pressure, and cause disorders in the human body. Especially for patients who already have high blood pressure and heart disease, it is a serious threat. Historically, Fan Jinzhong was overjoyed and became mentally ill. Cases such as Niu Gao’s death due to overjoyed surgery after he was captured alive, remind us that we must learn to control our emotions. The right amount of joy is okay, but not excessive.
anger hurts the liver
To be angry is to punish yourself with the mistakes of others. I believe everyone understands this, but it is our livers that are really hurt. We usually see angry people, often blushing and thick necks. In fact, it is a manifestation of liver qi reversing and yin blood not hiding. In addition, after violent anger, there will be headaches, high blood pressure, and the possibility of stroke. Even more serious, it will endanger life. Although Zhou Yu is a romance in history, there is also a certain theoretical basis of traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, Dr. Yi advises everyone to think more about everything, especially for patients who already have cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Fear of kidney damage
Fright is a person’s emergency response to external emergencies. When people are frightened, their heart qi will be depleted and kidney qi will be injured. Therefore, Dr. Yi suggested that everyone, for no special reason, should play less room escape, haunted house and other games, and watch less horror movies, which is not good for the kidneys.
Thinking hurts the spleen
You can think about it, if we encounter some problems in our daily life that have not been solved, or if we are troubled, do we often have trouble eating and drinking, and sleep well? In fact, people who have been engaged in mental work for a long time are often more likely to fall into thinking, coupled with the lack of appropriate exercise, which further affects the function of the spleen and stomach.
sad lung
Lungs are the main organs for expressing people’s sadness and emotional activities. When people are extremely sad, they will cry bitterly. This is mainly because the lungs open to the nose, the lungs govern qi and are the chief manager of the voice. Lung injury can lead to chest tightness, shortness of breath, inability to eat, and muscle numbness. Lin Daiyu in A Dream of Red Mansions was melancholy all day, and eventually fell ill and coughed up blood, and Xiang Xiaoyu died.
In the end, Dr. Yi believes that the key to health preservation is the word “abstinence”. Make sure that your ears are free from false hearing, your mouth is free of false words, your body is free from false actions, and your mind is free from false thoughts. After facing the busy work and study every day, listen to a piece of soothing music, take a comfortable hot bath, close your eyes and rest your mind, which not only relaxes the body and mind, but also eliminates the tension, why not do it.