1、To maintain a healthy life, keep your back thin by an inch, and you will live ten more years.
It is essential to take good care of your back.
2、Your head should be cool, your feet warm, and your stomach not too full.
Your head should not be too hot, your feet should not be too cold, and you should not eat until you are too full.
3、Three parts medicine, seven parts nourishment, and ten parts prevention.
Paying attention to diet and maintenance is more important than anything else.
4、Drink more water.
This is a common saying, but it is the most basic and important. Drinking plenty of water is good for the body and skin and can help with weight loss. Start your day with a cup of warm water!
5、The best way to maintain health is to focus on one word—moderation!
Maintain three moderate conditions: keep your stomach slightly hungry, your body slightly sweating, and your mind slightly foolish. This will build a strong foundation for your body and provide shelter for your spirit, helping you resist many diseases and troubles from the outside world.
6、Eat less.
When a person is hungry, they have only one worry; when they are full, they have many worries. As long as you ensure your health, try to eat less because eating less reduces desires, and with fewer desires, there are fewer worries and more wisdom. When a person overeats, their body becomes heavy, which is not only detrimental to health but also clouds the mind, making one either sleepy or lost in thought.A glutton first loses their wisdom. You see some animals, when they are full, they sleep, and when they wake up, they eat again. Such animals become foolish and lack spirit.
7、Calm your mind.
The CPU consumes the most energy in a computer, while the brain consumes the most energy in a person. A person engaged in mental work may not have done any physical labor, but they will still feel tired after a day of work. Children can play all day without getting tired because they have no burdens and do not hold onto thoughts.Energy, as described in TCM, refers to Qi and blood. When Qi and blood are insufficient, the body is prone to illness; when Qi and blood are abundant, the body will be healthy.
8、Sleeping is the best tonic, and exercise is the best medicine for circulation.
If you can sleep, and have the conditions to sleep, then sleep well and try to go to bed early. Exercise can help the circulation of Qi and blood, which is suitable for those with imbalances of cold and heat, deficiency-cold, or excess-heat according to TCM. Exercise is often better than medication.Exercise should also be tailored to the individual; some may need to meditate or practice standing postures, while others may need to jog or do strength training.
Health-preserving exercises and medicine are similar; they emphasize the balance of movement and stillness, caution against excess, and advocate for acting according to one’s capacity without forcing oneself.Appropriate exercise can improve sleep quality, and for those who are deficient and cannot tolerate tonics, even a suitable amount can be nourishing.
9、Be sure to soak your feet.
As the saying goes: soaking your feet in the morning and evening is as good as taking tonic medicine. Soaking your feet can help clear your blood vessels and remove dampness from your body, which is very beneficial.Soaking your feet has many benefits: it improves sleep, regulates endocrine and metabolism, enhances immunity, and more. This simple health-preserving method must be utilized.
10、Supplement nutrition.
Supplement the nutrients needed by the brain, especially after intense study or thinking. Milk, eggs, and other high-quality proteins promote the growth of brain cells. Seafood, especially deep-sea fish, is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which can enhance brain efficiency. Nuts like walnuts, cashews, and almonds are rich in unsaturated fatty acids and various nutrients that help improve memory.
11、Speak less and try to restrain your desire to express.
Consider your mouth as a checkpoint; when the energy cycle reaches your mouth, speaking consumes energy. Using your eyes, ears, nose, mouth, body, and mind all lead to the leakage of vital energy. By speaking less, your body’s energy can circulate better.In TCM, it is said that speaking less nourishes Qi, less visual stimulation nourishes the spirit, and less desire nourishes essence. Speaking less can nourish Qi, using the eyes less can nourish the spirit, and restraining desires can nourish essence.
12、The benefits of a short nap—taking a midday nap.
Scientific research shows that napping can effectively reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.One particularly surprising statistic is that people who regularly take naps have a nearly 20% lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases compared to those who do not nap.A midday nap is like giving our heart and blood vessels a “mid-game care.”
13、Avoid internal consumption.
This means not overthinking. After thinking about one person’s matters, moving on to think about another person’s matters endlessly leads to internal consumption every day.Internal consumption causes long-term mental tension and stress, leading to insomnia, headaches, indigestion, and various ailments.
14、Learn to let go.
Being human comes with many worries; when faced with issues, one must learn to let go. If you can view things with an open mind, you will naturally live well. After all, health preservation focuses on nurturing the heart; maintaining stable emotions can prevent most diseases. Learning to balance nutrition can strengthen the body, and learning to let go will allow worries and sadness to slip away.
15、Develop a sense of dullness.
Do not casually speculate about others’ thoughts or think about things that have not happened. You should be less sensitive to many things and not rush to make judgments.Being a bit dull and slow will help you find true comfort.
In today’s world, we receive too much information daily; if you are very sensitive, you may be misled and preemptively anxious.
16、Do not become a slave to your phone.
Staring at your phone screen for long periods significantly increases the incidence of myopia, and cervical spondylosis is becoming more common among younger people.The blue light from phones disrupts our biological clock, leading to difficulties in falling asleep and shallow sleep.Put down your phone, and you will have bright eyes, good sleep, and a strong body.