Excessive stress is one of the causes of sub-health for ancient people. No matter how busy you are at work and how much pressure you bear, remember the health preservation principle "rather get up early than go to bed late."
Let me teach you a tapping exercise: The inner side of our arms is where the pericardium meridian passes, which governs mood. Office workers who often tap this area can relieve stress, stabilize emotions, and release chest oppression. The method is to make an empty palm with your hand and use the strength of the wrist joint to tap the inner arm, once per second. People who easily develop spots after tapping should do it more often.
Cold food may feel good, but "long-term consumption damages the yang energy of the spleen and stomach." Even in summer, it's not advisable to excessively indulge in cold food. Unfortunately, people often can't control themselves, leading to "diarrhea around the summer solstice." In fact, summer is dominated by yang energy. Due to "external heat," the body's energy leaks outward, making the internal gastrointestinal system very weak. At this time, if you drink cold drinks, diarrhea is likely to occur. Start improving your eating habits, buy a thermos, and drink warm water regularly.
The cold pathogen has a significant impact on women, especially affecting menstrual problems, which in turn affect fertility. "A woman's bag must not lack a scarf. If you encounter low air conditioning temperatures or direct airflow in public places, put it on quickly to prevent the cold pathogen."
Besides keeping the "back door" warm, there are two acupoints called Fengchi and Fengfu located on either side of the neck behind and beside the spine. When you have free time or feel coolness in your back, you can rub your hands until they're hot and quickly massage these areas.
Repeated colds, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, infertility, depression, joint pain, gastrointestinal diseases, obesity... These are all diseases caused by the cold pathogen. In modern society, there are many sources of cold pathogens: such as air conditioners, cold drinks, foods without temperature, fashionable bare-shoulder clothes, etc. Therefore, in general, you should consume fewer cold drinks, and keep your back, neck, and feet from getting cold.
Moreover, "movement generates yang energy," exercise helps generate yang and produce heat. However, if you exercise in the evening, cold is more likely to invade the body. Therefore, from a health preservation perspective, it is recommended to exercise in the morning. Many office workers only have time to exercise in the evening. How can this be remedied? After exercising, you can soak your feet in water boiled with ginger or Sichuan pepper for 5~10 minutes to drive out the cold air and prevent the invasion of the cold pathogen.
Office workers' illnesses - overworked
Shoulder massage drives out the cold pathogen
Women's diseases - caused by cold
Health preservation focuses mainly on diet and exercise. According to health preservation theory, "movement is beneficial, valuable in persistence." Walking briskly five times a week, each session lasting 30~45 minutes, improves cardiac muscle contraction force.
Many night owls experience the feeling that "once too tired, they aren't sleepy anymore." Around 10 PM, they feel very sleepy, but after midnight, they're not only not sleepy but also more energetic. Why is this? Traditional Chinese medicine has a "yin-yang theory" that can explain this: From 11 PM to 1 AM, it's the time when yin and yang transition. Afterwards, yang energy gradually rises until noon the next day. Near dawn, yang energy just begins to sprout, so people become more alert. However, at this point, yang energy is just starting to sprout, and the body is in a reserve phase. Naturally, it should sleep to store energy. Staying up too late prematurely uses up yang energy, akin to picking fruit before it's ripe. Over time, this harms the entire body.
Cantonese love to drink porridge. Here's a small tip: "Rice in Guangdong tends to be cold in nature. You can first lightly fry the rice, then leave it in the fridge overnight before cooking it into porridge." Also, adding ginger or tangerine peel while drinking porridge makes its nature pungent and warm.
In terms of diet, the Chinese Dietary Guidelines are worth referring to. They specify that three meals a day must include milk, meat, vegetables, fruits, and grains, with as much variety in food types as possible. In the "Huangdi Neijing," there's a health preservation theory of "five colors entering the five organs": white nourishes the lungs, yellow benefits the spleen and stomach, red supplements the heart, green nurtures the liver, and black replenishes the kidneys. Try to make your dining table colorful by purchasing various colored vegetables to supplement different nutrients.
World organization investigations have found that 60% of disease causes stem from lifestyle, with medical standards accounting for only 8%. Therefore, health doesn't depend on medical care but should improve through life details to achieve well-being.
After a busy period, dizziness and brain fog are common concerns among office workers. How can this be improved? Find the Baihui point on top of your head (the intersection of lines drawn upward from both ear tips). Tap every second, with the total number being a multiple of nine. You can also tap the temples similarly to refresh your mind; eye fatigue can be alleviated by pressing around the eye sockets since there are many acupoints around the eyes. Practicing the "combing hair technique" can also invigorate you. Use your fingers as a comb, start by combing the sides of your head (where the gallbladder and kidney meridians pass), then comb the middle (where the bladder meridian passes).
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