Sun Simiao's health motto

Anger is too harmful to the spirit, and thinking is too harmful to the mind. The spirit is tired and the mind is easy to work, and the qi is weak and diseases invade. Don't let your sorrows and joys become too great, and make sure you eat well. Beware of getting drunk at night again and again, and the first thing to avoid is anger in the morning. When Hai sleeps, the heavenly drum sounds, when Yin rises, Yujin coughs. It is difficult for evil spirits to invade, and the essence comes from the whole body. If you want to avoid all kinds of diseases, you should always avoid the five pungents. It is good to soothe the mind and be happy, cherish the energy and preserve the peace. Life is determined by longevity and death, and cultivation is up to oneself. If we can follow this principle, we can reach the truth on flat ground.

Sun Simiao was a famous medical scientist in the Tang Dynasty. He studied medicine due to illness when he was young. He was familiar with hundreds of classics and history. He wrote the immortal works "Qian Jin Yao Fang" and "Qian Jin Yi Fang" each of 30 times. Volume, occupies an important position in the history of medicine in my country, and is revered as the "King of Medicine" by later generations. Sun Simiao not only had excellent medical skills, but also maintained good health. He was over 100 years old and was the oldest among medical scientists in our country. On Yaowang Mountain in Sunjiayuan, Yao County, Shaanxi Province, there are more than 100 stone tablets erected in later generations. One of them is engraved with the "Health Inscription" written by Sun Simiao, which is a wise saying about health care.

Traditional Chinese medicine regards "jing, qi, and spirit" as the "three treasures" of life. It believes that if a person wants to be healthy and live a long life, he must "cherish the qi" and "calm the mind" and pay attention to maintenance. Therefore, Sun Simiao first pointed out in his "Health Preservation Inscription" that one should not "hurt the Qi with anger" and "hurt the mind with thoughts" to avoid disorder of the Qi mechanism, disharmony of the blood vessels, dysfunction of the internal organs, and the occurrence of various diseases. Sun Simiao paid special attention to mental recuperation and believed that a person should maintain a peaceful and optimistic attitude at ordinary times, try to avoid negative mental stimulation, and avoid excessive joys and sorrows, so as to avoid situations such as "sorrow can hurt the lungs" and "great joy makes you sad". Sun Simiao also pointed out that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is an important aspect of health care. Therefore, your daily life must be regular, pay attention to diet control, and maintain a balanced diet. In particular, avoid eating and drinking at night and being drunk, so as not to cause adverse consequences such as stopping eating, indigestion, stomach damage, or liver damage. In terms of living habits, you should pay attention to eating less irritating foods, and avoid being partial to eclipse. This is the meaning of "Five Pungent Foods" in the health inscription. The so-called "Hai sleeps with the Tiangu" means tapping the teeth 36 times before going to bed (9 to 11 o'clock in the evening). Lift and lower the palate dozens of times until your mouth is full and you can swallow it. The above two guiding methods are often mentioned in medical and health care books before the Tang Dynasty, and have the functions of protecting body fluids and solidifying teeth. Sun Simiao believes that as long as everyone pays attention to health care, they can achieve the goal of "preserving righteousness and preventing evil", which can effectively prevent the "pre-disease" state of the body in which "the mind is tired and the mind is easy to work, and the qi is weak and diseases invade". Sun Simiao finally pointed out in the "Health Preservation Inscription" that whether you can live a healthy and long life actually lies in your own hands and is by no means destined. As long as you take good care of yourself and maintain your health properly, you can live a long life.