Four secret recipes of traditional Chinese medicine for health preservation

Nowadays, people are becoming more and more aware of health care and are all talking about health preservation. The society is flooded with various health products and institutions under the banner of "health preservation". In fact, health preservation is neither mysterious nor complicated. To maintain health in Traditional Chinese Medicine, you only need to remember eight words: "childlike heart, ant nature, soft tortoise, and monkey behavior." These are simple and easy to follow, and they also illustrate the basic principles of health preservation, namely, "to maintain health, you must first nourish the heart, and to nourish the heart, you must first nourish virtue." Anyone can maintain good health without spending a lot of money. The key lies in attitude and persistence.

Childlike innocence: that is, having a child's heart. "Man is born good," the ancients realized that children's hearts are the purest and most beautiful. Childlike innocence represents innocence, happiness, simple thoughts, and they are free from adult bad habits and live a carefree life all day long. They observe the world around them and find everything wonderful and magical, and they are always full of expectations for the future. Keeping a childlike innocence can free people from distracting thoughts and keep an optimistic and cheerful character, which is the primary condition for preventing diseases, keeping fit and prolonging life. In fact, everyone has a childlike innocence, but as people grow older, their childlike innocence is easily exhausted by the reality of society. To maintain a childlike innocence is to let the brain be in a relaxed state and rest.

Ant

Ant nature: It means that people should not be unsociable and should chew their meals slowly. Ants are animals that communicate frequently with their own kind in nature. Although they cannot make sounds, it does not prevent them from transmitting information to each other using their antennae. In the eyes of ants, no matter how big the project is, it can be completed as long as they work together. This shows how important communication among ants is. In addition, the food of ants is very irregular. They often eat on the spot without distinguishing between fine and coarse food. Ants generally drink little, eat little, and chew slowly, but their vitality is very tenacious. A single tree cannot make a forest. When people live in society, being too withdrawn will harm their health. If they interact with others, they can solve their problems. In addition, Chinese medicine emphasizes that "eating too much will damage the stomach and intestines", which also emphasizes the harm of overeating. Therefore, people should develop healthy eating habits and avoid excessive dieting or overeating.

Turtle

Turtle and gentle: refers to getting along with others in a kind manner and not getting angry over trivial matters. Turtles are considered auspicious animals by health experts and are revered as a symbol of good fortune because of their long lifespan. Although we must never be cowards in the face of major issues, on general issues we should be like the tortoise, with a non-confrontational mind, a simple and unpretentious attitude, and a broad-minded and magnanimous moral character, so that we can control a hundred movements with one calmness and respond to ever-changing situations with the unchanging attitude. When people reach old age, health and family are the most important things. Fame, wealth and status are external things. There is no need to take them seriously, let alone demand them. Try to argue less with others, make more concessions, and fight less. Keep a calm mind like a tortoise.

Monkey Walk

Monkey walk: It means that you should persist in exercising. Monkeys are very active, so they are the most agile. Being hyperactive is the nature of monkeys, and people should learn from it. To maintain health in old age, one should follow the monkey path, which means to keep all parts of the body as flexible and alert as possible, and not to look old and feeble. Be diligent in thinking, diligent in exercising, and keep your muscles active at all times. Exercise is the basis of health, but to achieve the monkey movement, you must have a healthy heart, good physical strength and a carefree, happy and innocent childlike heart. With these basic conditions, if you let go of the burden of age and travel light, you will have an ageless body and mind.