everyone wants to have a healthy body. In the past, it was generally believed that “health is the absence of disease”. Nowadays, health is not only healthy limbs and no disease, but also needs good mental and social adaptability in addition to physical health. Different from western medicine in judging health by quantitative indicators of laboratory examination, traditional Chinese medicine has its own set of health indicators. Only by combining the two can it be evaluated more comprehensively.
1. The eyes are divine
. The eyes are bright and bright without a dull feeling, indicating that the essence is full, the Qi is sufficient, the spirit is vigorous, and the viscera function is good《 The Yellow Emperor’s Canon of internal medicine says, “the essence of the five zang organs and six Fu organs are all focused on the eyes.” It means that the eyes are the gathering place of viscera and essence《 The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic also says that “the nest of essence is the eye, the essence of bone is the pupil, the essence of muscle is the black eye, the essence of blood is the collaterals, the essence of nest Qi is the white eye, and the essence of muscle is the constraint”. The ancients divided different parts of the eyes into five internal organs. The whole eye socket is the expression of essence and Qi. Among them, the kidney is shown in the pupil, the liver is shown in the black eyeball, the heart is shown in the blood collaterals of the eyes, the lung is shown in the white eyeball, and the spleen restricts the whole eyelid. It can be seen that the condition of the eyes is closely related to the essence and Qi of the five zang organs.
2. His face is ruddy
. His face is red and yellow, bright and implicit. The ancients said that “twelve meridians, 365 collaterals, their blood and Qi are all on the face”, so the complexion is the “barometer” of the rise and fall of Qi and blood. The viscera function is good. If the Qi and blood is sufficient, the face will be ruddy, and if the Qi and blood is deficient, the face will have no luster.
3. The sound is loud
. The lung is in charge of Qi. If the lung is full of Qi, the sound is loud; Lung qi deficiency, the voice is weak and weak, so the level of the voice depends on whether the lung qi is sufficient or not.
4. Breathing is smooth
“difficult menstruation” points out: “exhale the heart and lung, inhale the liver and kidney”. It can be seen that breathing is closely related to human heart, lung, liver and kidney. Only when breathing is not urgent, slow and leisurely can we prove the good function of Zang Fu organs.
5, strong teeth
, oral hygiene, basically no dental caries and other oral diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that “the kidney governs the bone” and “teeth are beyond the bone”. Teeth are a part of bone and share the same origin with bone, so teeth also rely on the essence and Qi in the kidney to nourish them. If the kidney essence is sufficient, the teeth are firm and complete; If the essence is insufficient, the teeth become loose or even fall off.
6. Hair moisturizing
traditional Chinese medicine believes that “the kidney is in the hair” and “hair is more than blood”. The growth and falling off, moistening and withering of hair depend not only on the filling of essence and Qi in the kidney, but also on the moistening of blood. Healthy people are full of blood essence and moist hair; On the contrary, when the essence and blood are deficient, the hair is easy to turn white and fall off.
7. The waist and legs are flexible
. The waist is the house of the kidney. If the kidney is deficient, the waist is weak. The knee is the house of tendons. The liver governs tendons. If the liver blood is insufficient and the muscles and veins are not nurtured, the flexion and extension of the limbs are unfavorable. Flexible waist and legs and calm pace are the performance of sufficient kidney essence and vigorous liver blood. It is recommended that you keep exercising more than three times a week for half an hour each time to make your muscles, bones and limbs flexible.
8. The body shape is suitable
, that is, keep the body shape symmetrical, not fat or thin. Standard weight = height (CM) – 100 (female minus 105) (kg). Traditional Chinese medicine believes that fat people have more Qi deficiency and phlegm dampness; Thin people have more yin deficiency and more fire. Too thin or too fat is a pathological reflection, it is easy to suffer from diabetes, cough, stroke and other diseases.
9. Good memory
“the brain is the house of the yuan God”, “the brain is the sea of marrow”, “the kidney governs the bone and generates marrow”. The brain is the place where the essence and gods converge. People’s memory all depends on the function of the brain. When the kidney is full of essence and Qi, the marrow sea can be maintained, which is manifested in strong memory and good understanding.
10, emotional stability
seven emotional changes: joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear and shock reflect the mental state of the body. If seven emotions can be expressed normally, you will be healthy. If seven emotions are overexpressed, you will directly hurt the five internal organs: too angry hurts the liver, too happy and sad, too thinking hurts the spleen, too sad the lung, and too frightened hurts the kidney. Therefore, for all kinds of emotions generated daily, it is healthy to treat them correctly and be good at regulation.