Three sentences summarize the health care of Mr. Xiao Longyou, one of the four famous doctors in Beijing

In his later years, Mr. Xiao Longyou suffered from tuberculosis, coronary heart disease, stomach disease, cholecystitis and other chronic diseases. But at the age of 80, he still went to the clinic every day, and in his eighties he still ate sugarcane with his teeth, and died at the age of 90. Where is the "secret" of Mr. Xiao Longyou's longevity? His descendants summed up these three points.

The first is to emphasize "nourishing the heart"

If you want to be in good health, the mentality is the most important. Only by facing life with a good attitude can we be healthy and healthy.

First of all, the key to "nourishing the heart" is the word indifference. He is very indifferent to the officialdom, and he still looks very indifferent to the word fame and fortune. After the founding of New China, during his tenure as a leader of the Chinese medicine community and a deputy to the National People's Congress, he looked at problems calmly and objectively, without any personal emotions. In 1957, some young and vigorous people in the field of Traditional Chinese medicine invited him to join a certain party and faction, taking the lead in accusing the government of not paying attention to Chinese medicine, but he flatly refused. In the 1950s, his good friend Qi Baishi won an international peace prize abroad, and some relatives and friends were afraid that the elderly dragon friends would feel dwarfed and afraid to tell him. In fact, when he later saw the news in this regard from the newspaper, he was as happy as a child, so excited that he laughed loudly, and he wanted to personally go to the door to say hello to the old man of Shiraishi, which made these relatives and friends ashamed.

Secondly, to be indifferent to fame and fortune is to be indifferent to materialism, and Xiao Longyou can be a model for this. He drew up the first easy-to-understand and easy-to-remember "priceless treasure", which was read to the whole family before the ancestor worship during the New Year, and then solemnly pasted it on the west wall of the "Upper House" for the whole family to remember and practice. He and his family were quite frugal in their material lives, but wealthy in spiritual pursuits, especially in their books. At that time, in the east house of the north house of the "Fuji-in temple", a considerable part of the ten floors were full of books.

Again, be generous and generous. He was a man of kindness and a keen helper. He himself and his immediate family lived frugally, but he always helped others, his people, his friends in trouble, and even strangers in his power. Before the founding of New China, some relatives had no fixed place to live, Xiao Longyou bought a courtyard in the Jade Belt Hutong behind No. 22 of the West Terracotta Army, placed several relatives, and finally, simply gave the house to them. On weekdays, there are often a number of friends who have no life to eat, and sometimes they eat lunch and come to eat in the evening, and Xiao Longyou and his wife are always warmly received. At that time, there were often "helpers" who did not know each other to come to the door for help, and Xiao Longyou always did not let them leave empty-handed. Even though he later had a difficult life and had to sell half of his house to make ends meet, even in this predicament, he never stopped helping his people.

The second is to be good at "nourishing gas"

Only by "being calm" can we be "idle". The "qi" mentioned here refers to the vitality, righteousness, and aura of people. Those who are good at "nourishing qi" have sufficient vitality, and it is difficult for evil qi to invade.

"Nourishing Qi" is first and foremost the vitality of nourishing the internal organs. Xiao Longyou has a bad stomach, he uses conservative therapy, homemade "Buddha JinShan", which must be used after meals, and has never been uninterrupted for decades, and the result is that the stomach care is very good. In order to nourish the stomach, he strictly controlled the amount of food, each meal half a small bowl of rice, only 60% or even only 50% full. But when he eats this half-full meal, he always has many homemade side dishes to accompany the meal, such as kimchi tempeh, moldy tofu, and festive dishes. Xiao Longyou was on a diet, and when the children in the family suffered from the disease of "eating fire", they let the children change to liquid food or eat as little as possible for a day or two, and they would always be cured.

Another important content of "nourishing qi" is pure heart and widowhood. Xiao Longyou did not pick flowers and weeds all his life, and his wife loved each other all his life, and when he bid farewell to his old wife, he personally called "fifty years like a day", but the two lived separately very early. In the 1950s, a Soviet expert from the Ministry of Railways sought a prescription to increase sexual ability through Xiao Jin, the son of Xiao Longyou, who was the chief engineer of the Third Design Institute of the Ministry of Railways. "Calm and relaxed", pure heart and widowhood, is another important reason for Mr. Longevity.

The third is to "nourish the body"

Mr. Li's daily life is as regular as a standard clock, every day "up in the early morning", walking around the four large courtyards with a cane, watching the flowers and practicing in the morning. Punctual clinic after breakfast. Take a nap in the afternoon and visit the doctor in the afternoon. Rest at ten o'clock every night and never stay up late. Mr. Xijing, but there are many social activities. The daily visitors are continuous, which can be described as "the bottle is not empty, and the seats are often full". On his seventieth birthday, many celebrities from all walks of life came, and famous artists such as Qi Baishi and Cheng Yanqiu specially painted for his birthday. Mei Lanfang was not in Beijing at that time, but she also sent paintings. The rich and colorful information source allows him to keep in constant communication with the outside world and the times, so that the brain never stops moving.

Xiao Longyou entertained himself with poetry. Every holiday, he will write a pen, or encourage himself, or give it to others. Calligraphy and painting are an important part of his health. He is particularly fond of flowers and trees, and his home is full of strange flowers and plants. In the spring, the "vine and lotus courtyard" is full of flowers, attracting bees from all over the place to collect honey, and the sound of beeps can drown out people's speeches; in summer, the sun is thick, the lotus flowers are in full bloom, the flowers are blooming, and the flowers are full of flowers, and the flowers are full of intoxication; in autumn, the begonias hang branches, the pomegranates spit red, and the large and small red dates are like bells of large and small sizes; in winter, the snow and pine, plum, and bamboo years of the three friends inspire people's reverie. Hua Mu has affection and is an indispensable friend for Xiao Longyou to raise up for a long time.

The content is transferred from: Renwei Chinese Medicine WeChat

This article is selected from the "Interpretation of the Evidence of "Medical Forest Correction"" by Xiao Chengwei and Zuo Qi

Editor: Dong Juntong

Review: Zhu Fengzheng

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