Traditional Chinese health cultivation refers to various methods to nurture life, enhance physical fitness, and prevent diseases, ultimately aiming for longevity. Emphasizing holism and systematic approaches, it focuses on disease prevention and treating illnesses before they manifest. A renowned representative work of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory is the “Huangdi Neijing” (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon). On June 7, 2008, TCM health cultivation was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage.
Remember: Sleep is the primary element of health preservation. The ideal sleeping time should be from 9:00 PM to 3:00 AM. This period corresponds to winter within a day, when the primary storage phase occurs. Failing to store during winter leads to exhaustion the...
Excessive food intake not only fails to increase qi and blood but also burdens the body with waste, which then must be cleared by consuming qi and blood. The organs are like processing plants; food is the raw material, and processing capacity is limited...
There's a saying: "When inspiration strikes, plans come to mind." If you truly comprehend this "inspiration," your enlightenment is considered open. Teachers instruct and doctors heal, essentially guiding this "inspiration" to open up. This "inspiration" is sometimes referred to as the "key."
When the meridians are generally clear but there is insufficient qi. This manifests as frequent localized pains, because the qi is inadequate to transform food properly, resulting in internal heat (also known as deficiency heat). As the meridians run disorderly through the body, wherever...
