With the increase of age, the human body will gradually age naturally, so in order to prevent premature aging, we must pay attention to health care. In our daily life, ” five strains and seven impairments ” are often overlooked, so it will “get sick from overwork”.
What are Five Strains?
“Huang Di Nei Jing” say “Protracted use of eyes impairs the blood, Protracted lying damages qi, Protracted sitting injures the muscles, Protracted standing inujres the bones, Prolonged walking injuring tendons, ”
It means five strains.
Protracted use of eyes impairs the blood
It means that excessive use of the eyes for a long time will damage the liver blood. The eyes can see when they receive blood. That is to say, the normal vision of the eyes is mainly nourished by the liver blood to play a normal role. If the liver blood is damaged, it will affect the vision.
Protracted standing inujres the bones
It means that people who often lie still or do not like to exercise will cause the body’s qi and blood to run poorly, which will damage the body’s qi machine and cause the decline of body functions.
Protracted sitting injures the muscles
It means that prolonged sitting for a long time will cause obvious compression of the muscles of the buttocks. When there is no activity for a long time, the local nerves or ligaments may be slightly damaged, resulting in local pain or numbness.
Protracted standing inujres the bones
It means that standing for a long time for a long time will damage the bones to a certain extent, which may cause bone loss or the occurrence of osteoarthritis.
Prolonged walking injuring tendons
It refers to walking for a long time. Exceeding a certain load will always keep the muscles in a tense state, and it is easy to damage the soft tissues such as tendons, fascia and ligaments around the joints of the lower limbs due to overwork.
What is seven impairments?
< ZHU BING YUAN HOU LUN>say “seven impairments is ,Too full will hurt Spleen, Too angry hurts the liver, Powerlifting, sedentary wetlands damage kidneys, Lung injury due to cold drink and cold weather, Sad, worried, thinking hurts heart, Wind, rain, cold and heat hurt body, Great fear hurts mind.”
So how do the seven impairments hurt the body?
Too full will hurt Spleen
Excessive food intake that exceeds the digestive capacity of the spleen and stomach will damage the spleen and stomach.Cause indigestion, diarrhea, food accumulation and other diseases.
Too angry hurts the liver
It means that when people get angry, it is easy to make the liver qi go up and damage the liver function. Then there are diseases such as increased blood pressure, dizziness, tinnitus, irregular menstruation, breast hyperplasia, and endocrine disorders.
Powerlifting, sedentary wetlands damage kidneys
It means refers to the back pain caused by lifting heavy objects beyond one’s ability or sitting in a wet place for a long time. Chinese medicine believes that back pain is a manifestation of kidney damage.
Lung injury due to cold drink and cold weather
It means that once the body catches cold or eats cold food, it is easy to damage the lungs, and symptoms such as cough, expectoration, nasal congestion, and runny nose will appear.
Sad, worried, thinking hurts heart
It means that too much thinking, too much trouble, too much pressure will damage the mind. prone to neurasthenia, nervousness and even depression.
Wind, rain, cold and heat hurt body
It means that pathogenic factors such as wind, cold and dampness will damage the human body, such as exposure to rain and cold, sunstroke, etc., which can lead to physical diseases.
Great fear hurts mind
It means that excessive fear can damage the state of mind. Too severe mental stimulation will affect the human body’s psychology and cause dysfunction of the viscera. Therefore, some people will experience symptoms such as urinary incontinence, impotence in men, and irregular menstruation in women after being overly frightened and frightened.
All in all, these are all symptoms of weakness, there are many reasons for the ” five strains and seven impairments “. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine believes that when maintaining health, we should pay attention to the appropriate intake of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, and must not be a partial eclipse. In daily life, it is necessary to increase or decrease clothes according to the alternation of seasons, heating and cooling, appropriate exercise, and follow nature. These are all necessary measures to keep fit and prevent ” five strains and seven impairments “. The five strains and seven impairments are all related to the habits in life. If you want to better protect your body, you must develop good habits. If you can do more exercise properly at ordinary times, it can bring good effects to the body, improve blood circulation and body metabolism, but also improve the body’s immunity, also have a protective effect on bones and joints, and can effectively control weight.
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