In the busy city life, Li Wei, like many middle-aged professionals, faces the computer every day and deals with the mountain of work. As a senior accountant, his life is almost occupied by work, and the long hours of sedentary and high-intensity mental stress make him gradually feel the strangeness of his body. Recently, he has started to notice that he often feels tired and dizzy, and these symptoms seem to be becoming more frequent.
Li Wei knows that these may be health warnings from overwork and irregular life. He tried changing his diet and increasing his exercise, but the results were not noticeable. Until by chance, he heard a friend talk about Chinese medicine pulse. Friends say that by touching the pulse, TCM is able to "hear" subtle changes in the body and thus understand the health of the body. This ancient technique piqued Li Wei's curiosity. He thought that if he could master the art, he might be able to gain a deeper understanding of his body and find new ways to improve his health.
After deciding to give it a try, Li Wei began to look for relevant materials and courses. He knows that as a layman in traditional Chinese medicine, it is not easy to learn to accurately take the pulse, but he is eager to try and uncover the secret of his physical health through his own efforts.
Li Wei's journey in TCM Xi began with an ancient TCM book he browsed, detailing various pulses and their corresponding health conditions. He learned that Chinese medicine divides pulses into various types, such as floating, sinking, delaying, and counting, each of which is closely related to certain conditions of the body. The initial knowledge made Li Wei both excited and a little worried, and he was worried that he would not be able to accurately grasp this ancient technique.
Before starting to practice Xi on his pulse, Li Wei first tried to find his pulse. He groped lightly around his wrist, trying to recall the illustrations in the book, adjusting the position and strength of his fingers again and again. At first, he could only feel a faint, vague beat, but as time went on and Xi practice, the beating became clearer and clearer.
After a few days of hard work, Li Wei was finally able to grasp his pulse steadily, and began to try to decipher these pulses. He felt his pulse sometimes tense and sometimes relaxed, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and each pulse check was like reading his body's secret diary. But understanding the specific health information that these pulses represent is not an easy task. He tried to match the sensation in his hand with the description in the book, but each time it seemed to be a little different.
In the process, Li Wei also began to visit TCM clinics to learn and seek Xi from doctors. The doctors patiently instructed him on how to accurately find the pulse points and how to distinguish the nuances of the pulse. Li Wei learned that accurate pulse taking is not only a technical challenge, but also a kind of sensitivity to subtle changes in the body.
As Li Wei's understanding of pulses deepened, he began to notice some small signals in his body. For example, when he is stressed at work, his pulse will become faster and floater, and at night when he does not sleep well, his pulse will appear heavy and slow. This direct feedback has made him more focused on his lifestyle and physical condition.
During this Xi journey, Li Wei also consulted a large number of scientific studies and data, and learned that although Western medicine still has reservations about the scientific nature of Chinese medicine to take the pulse, there are also studies that show that the pulse can reflect people's health status to a certain extent. For example, studies have shown that certain changes in the pulse pattern are associated with cardiovascular disease. The data reinforces Li Wei's belief that what he has learned Xi is not just an ancient art, but may also be a useful health self-check.
Li Wei's persistence began to show results. Every night, he would take a few minutes to take his pulse and record the changes in his pulse. He found that as his lifestyle adjusted, his pulse pattern slowly changed. The previously taut, taut strings of the veins began to become soft and powerful. He feels that his sleep quality has improved and his mental state during the day is much better than before.
Li Wei began to delve deeper into the knowledge of Chinese medicine, and learned that in addition to reflecting the state of health, pulse signs are also closely related to people's mood, diet and even the surrounding environment. He began to try to adjust his diet according to his pulse Xi, eating less greasy and more vegetables and fruits. At the same time, he also tries to do some light exercises, such as walking and tai chi, to relieve work pressure.
Soon after, Li Wei went to the hospital again for a physical examination, and the results made him ecstatic. His blood pressure and blood sugar were back in the normal range, and even the doctors were amazed at the changes in him. Li Wei knows that behind all these changes is his insistence on taking the pulse of traditional Chinese medicine and improving his healthy lifestyle.