What are the taboos of TCM health preservation?

Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to their own bodies, so health preservation has become a popular topic, and using traditional Chinese medicine to preserve health is also a widely recognized effective method. However, many people believe that traditional Chinese medicine health preservation is nothing more than paying attention to what you eat, and then taking some medicines or medicated foods to regulate the body. This view is wrong. Traditional Chinese medicine health preservation involves all aspects of life. Here I will tell you about the taboos of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation.

1. Raise your child only when you are old

Many people believe that health preservation is something for the elderly and there is no need to do so when you are young. In fact, health preservation should start from childhood, just as a machine needs maintenance from the time it is new. Once the parts are damaged, it is too late to maintain them and the effect will be greatly reduced.

2. Treat when you are sick

Many people do not check their health until they are sick, and only see a doctor when they are sick. In fact, health care should be based on prevention, and regular checks and maintenance should be carried out.

3. Eat only when you are hungry

Many people skip breakfast or do not eat on time because they are not hungry. Physiology tells us that food is completely emptied from the stomach after 4 to 5 hours. When you feel hungry, gastric juice has already begun to "digest" the gastric mucosa. Regular diet and balanced nutrition are the essential material basis for health care.

4. Drink only when you are thirsty

It is a habit of many people not to drink water on normal days and only drink water when they are thirsty. In fact, water plays a more important role in human metabolism than food. Feeling thirsty indicates that your body is dehydrated to a certain extent. Clinically, it has been found that people who do not drink water often have a significantly higher chance of suffering from constipation and urinary stones than those who have the habit of drinking water.

5. Only queue when you are in a hurry

Many people do not have the habit of regular bowel movements, and some even have difficulty defecating and would rather hold it in, which is extremely harmful to their health. If urine and feces stay in the body for too long, it can easily cause constipation or an overfilled bladder. The toxic substances in the feces and urine are absorbed by the body, causing "self-poisoning."

The above introduces the taboos of TCM health preservation. Of course, these are just a few of them. After understanding them, have you corrected many misunderstandings about health preservation? The most important thing to remind you is that health preservation is not something you do after you are old, but the sooner the better. Many health preservation methods must start from the details of life, and forming good living habits is the beginning of health preservation.