Laozi during the Spring and Autumn Period was not only a great thinker and founder of Taoism, but also a great health caretaker. Now I will introduce to you Laozi’s health-preserving secrets, I hope it will be useful to you!

Laozi’s fifty-six-character health-preserving secrets

The jade furnace is used to smelt longevity medicine. Practicing the true way of life elixir,

Breathing in and out, the breath comes from me, the nature is empty and the heart disappears without seeing.

Silence can make you forget about the illusory self, which is the natural precursor to seeing life. < /p>

The magic elixir of lead and mercury is handed over, and the universe is made clear by the immortals.

Laozi’s way of maintaining health

Frugality means frugality

Frugality is one of the important cultural sources of the Chinese nation. Success comes from diligence and frugality, failure comes from extravagance. Thrift can make a family prosperous, but extravagance can ruin a family. Frugality here not only refers to cherishing talents and things to cultivate virtue, but also a rule of health. Being frugal in seeing can nourish the mind; being frugal in speaking can nourish the spirit; being frugal in eating can nourish the spleen and stomach; being frugal in wine and sex can keep the mind pure; being frugal in making friends can keep oneself clean; being frugal in thinking can lead to few worries. Things in this world are always dialectical. Knowing how to be frugal and grasping the limits of life is really a treasure in life.

Compassion is love

Treating colleagues and friends, being grateful and compassionate to society is love; bringing happiness to the people around you and treating others with sincerity is charity . Bringing happiness to others will make you happy too. Is it possible not to live a long life?

Modesty is a broad mind

Lao Tzu believes that everything is born from nothing, and nothing is rich in use value. The invisible things are the richest, and the cup Only when it is empty can you add water, and only when the house is empty can you live in it. Only when you are humble can you learn. In the "Book of Changes", the hexagram "Qian" is the most auspicious, modest will benefit, full will cause losses, this is a classic ancient saying. As the saying goes, "A wise man must be very humble", he can have a broad and humble mind and a heart that tolerates all things. Can such a person not see through everything, be wise and long-term?

Therefore, people today cannot You only need to learn competitive knowledge, but also learn the skills of health preservation from our Lao Tzu, so that you can have the three treasures, virtue, kindness, frugality and humility, so that you can live a hundred years like him.

Lao Tzu’s 8 Secret Recipes for Prolonging Life

The first method of invigorating Yang: Invigorating the body’s Yang Qi

1. Close your eyes;

2. Press the palm and heel of the palm against the chin, with the tiger's mouth facing outward;

3. Support the chin upward, left, right, front and back in sequence;

4. Open your eyes;

5. Tap your teeth, that is, touch your upper and lower teeth;

6. While tapping your teeth, put your four fingers together and use the front half of your palm to move from left to right Wipe your eyes right, from right to left;

7. Put your palms on the top of your head, press your palms hard, and gently press your head down, do this 5 to 6 times;

8. Grasp the ears with both hands and pull them outward;

9. Open your left and right hands and comb your hair with your fingers. Closing the eyes and wiping the eyes can maintain the Yang Qi of the five internal organs; holding the chin up stimulates the Yang Qi of the stomach meridian; tapping the teeth to nourish the kidneys; pressing the head to pull out and stretch the Du Meridian and Bladder Meridian; plucking the ears and combing the hair stimulates the Gallbladder Meridian. These 6 movements can boost your vitality when combined together. It is best to practice in the morning or before 12 o'clock in the morning every day, because the morning and morning are the times when vitality rises.

The second hand-washing method: good news for joint patients

Use your hands as usual to wash your hands, making sure to move your wrists. The hand washing method can activate the 6 meridians on the hands and keep the meridians on the hands smooth. When the meridians in the hands are unblocked, swelling and pain in the finger joints caused by rheumatism or rheumatoid arthritis, and various hand problems can be cured without medication.

The third arm stretching method: Prevent and treat frozen shoulder

1. Cross the fingers of both hands, and then press the chest with the palms of both hands;

2. Then Turn your palms over, palms facing outward;

3. Immediately afterwards, straighten your arms forward, above, below, left, and right, and do it a dozen times in total. The arm stretching method stretches the heart meridian and pericardium meridian forward and upward. After doing it, the person's spirit will immediately be lifted up.

When stretching left and right, pull the three yang meridians of the hand. They circulate through the shoulder and elbow, which can activate the qi and blood in the shoulder and elbow, so it can prevent and treat elbow joint pain and frozen shoulder.

The fourth waist-loosening method: a great way to protect the kidneys

1. Stand with your feet together;

2. Cross your hands and hug your calves;

3. At the same time, bring the head as close to the legs as possible;

4. Keep the waist still, twist the head to the left, and then to the right, 10 times each.

The waist is the "house of the kidneys", and mobilizing the waist is a great way to protect the kidneys. The waist-loosening method can also activate the Du Vessel and Bladder Meridian in the waist, prevent and relieve lumbar muscle strain, and has a significant effect on low back pain caused by intervertebral disc herniation.

The Fifth Rib Smoking Method: A Good Way to Lose Weight

1. Sit on a chair;

2. Cross the fingers of both hands and place them behind the head, with both hands Hold your head;

3. Hold your head and lean down, with your head almost touching your thigh;

4. Turn your head left and right and feel the muscles between the ribs being stretched Tight.

The gallbladder meridian, spleen meridian and girdle meridians all pass through the waist and ribs, so the rib pulling method can invigorate these three meridians. To eliminate all kinds of intercostal pain, swelling and tightness in the flanks, and to reduce fat on the waist, the rib extraction method should be used.

The Sixth Tiger Gaze Method: Protect Vision

1. Stand;

2. Press the palms of both hands on the knees;

3 .Twist your head and waist to the left and right.

When doing this movement, you will feel that your neck muscles are stretched and your eyeballs will feel swollen. The liver opens up to the eyes and the eyeballs are swollen, indicating that the liver meridian qi and blood have been mobilized. It has a good effect on eye diseases such as premature eyesight in middle-aged and elderly people. < /p>

3. Lean your body back as much as possible and then straighten it.

After completing these three steps, it is a complete burping action. If you do this 10 times in a row, you will hiccup. The burping method mainly exercises the abdominal muscles, and the stomach meridian and spleen meridian pass through the abdomen, so this action can stimulate the stomach meridian and spleen meridian, and the turbid qi accumulated every day will be discharged through burping.

The eighth hip-opening method: relieve waist and leg pain

1. Sit on a chair and place your right ankle above the left knee;

2. Place both hands on the knee of your right leg, and gently press down on the knee of your right leg with both hands;

3. Perform the left and right legs alternately. Be careful not to use too much force when doing this pose, otherwise you may injure your hip joints.

When you press your knees downward, you will feel that your crotch is very tense, which can stretch the gallbladder meridian and Yangzhi meridians. The gallbladder meridian governs tendons, and the Yangzhi meridians govern movement. Stimulating these two meridians can relieve pain. Lower back and leg pain.