Traditional Chinese medicine says that blood is the mother of qi, and qi is the handsomeness of blood. Whether a person lives long or not depends on whether his qi and blood are balanced.
Hu Weiqin, a full-time health doctor for national leaders, is the chief physician of the Health Department of the General Staff Security Bureau of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He has successively served as a full-time health doctor for Marshal Zhu De and Chairman Hua Guofeng, and has served in health care work in many major conferences and activities of the party and the state, and has been rated as a "medical scientist with outstanding contributions" by the State Council and enjoys special allowances from the State Council.
Balance of qi and blood
The life span is long
When we look at whether a person's body is healthy or not and how long he can live, we can not only look at the part of his body that is particularly good, but also look at the part of his body that is the weakest.
There was an old chief, and during the physical examination, he found a cyst in his kidney. At that time, more than 40 years ago, there was only one hospital in Beijing that had an MRI, and when I went to check it, it was not a kidney cyst, but clear cell kidney cancer.
As you know, kidney cancer is very dangerous if it is not well treated, and the life expectancy will definitely not be too long. But because he was discovered relatively early and scientifically conditioned, he died at the age of ninety-six, and was only seventy years old when he was discovered.
This shows that after the shortcomings are adjusted, your life will be longer. And the best way to adjust your shortcomings is to regulate your qi and blood.
Marshal Zhu De and Hu Weiqin
[Qi] is divided into innate qi and acquired qi.
- Innate qi is what we often call vitality, which is given to us by our parents and is originally present in the body.
- The acquired qi is called Zhongqi, which is a kind of qi produced by movement after we eat whole grains.
[Blood] is an innate presence in our human body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that blood is related to the kidneys, and the main bone of the kidney, the bone produces the marrow, and the marrow produces blood. Therefore, after the kidney qi is deficient, the blood is insufficient.
Blood is the mother of qi, and qi is the handsomeness of blood. If your blood and qi are balanced, your life will be long! This is Hu Lao's experience as a leading health care doctor of the central government for decades. How can we tell if our qi and blood are out of balance?
Fat people replenish qi
Thin people replenish blood
Qi is the driving force of people, and sufficient qi can excrete the fat and garbage in the body. If there is not enough qi and poor excretion, fat will accumulate on the stomach. When it accumulates in the blood vessels, it causes arteriosclerosis. When it accumulates in the liver, it causes fatty liver.
Fat is garbage that hasn't been digested by gas! Why do many people become obese when they reach middle age? It's because he has less qi than when he was younger, and there is no way to metabolize fat. The main reason for the lack of qi is the lack of central qi, that is, the spleen and stomach function is not good, and there is a problem with luck.
【Lack of blood leads to thinness】Lack of blood will lead to yin deficiency, and yin deficiency will lead to fire, which will speed up the metabolism of fat and waste in the body, and at the same time will consume some normal nutrients.
Therefore, whether it is a fat person or a thin person, a qi or a blood supplement, the most fundamental thing is to replenish the spleen!
The spleen and stomach are deficient
Look at the hands, look at the eyes, look at the tongue
1. Look at the index finger on the hand first, the index finger reflects the function of the entire spleen and stomach, if the index finger is bent and deformed, and the root is sore, it means that your digestive system is dysfunctional.
In particular, there are hard lumps, nodules, and discoloration at the index finger joints where the two acupuncture points of Shangyang and Qiantou are located, which indicate that the spleen and stomach are relatively weak.
In addition to looking at the index finger, bring the ten fingers together to see if there is a gap between the fingers. If the gap at the base of the finger is too large, it is what people call "leaking money", and 90% of people with this kind of hand have a bad spleen and stomach.
2. Traditional Chinese medicine can determine whether a person's spleen and stomach are weak by whether there is edema in the lower eyelid of the eye, which is commonly known as "big eye bags". If the person is always swollen with bags under his eyes, it is a sign that his spleen and stomach are weak. If you want to completely eliminate eye bags, you must first replenish the spleen and stomach, after the spleen and stomach are strong, the movement will have strength, the body's moisture will slowly decrease, and the eye bags will slowly become smaller or even disappear.
3. It is highly accurate to judge whether the spleen and stomach are weak through the tongue. The tongue of people with a bad spleen and stomach usually has the following characteristics:
First, the size of the tongue is relatively fat;
second, there are dented tooth marks on both sides of the tongue;
Thirdly, there is a deep vertical groove in the middle of the tongue surface;
Fourth, there is a crack on the surface of the tongue;
Fifth, the tongue coating is thick or yellow.
Diet to nourish the spleen and stomach
Four treasures porridge
【Method】About 10 grams of lotus seed meat, 20 grams of yam, 30 grams of barley kernels, about 10 grams of seeds, add one or two handfuls of rice, boil into porridge, eat a bowl of this four-treasure porridge in the morning, and drink another bowl in the evening.
According to the feedback of many of my patients, after eating this four-treasure porridge, some of them will play a role in a week, and some will take half a month, and the spleen and stomach will slowly get better.
In addition to eating four-treasure porridge, you should also pay attention to the spleen and stomach are particularly afraid of cold, dampness, support, and sweetness, so don't catch a cold, don't eat too much, don't eat too sweet, go to damp places less, drink less wine, and eat less spicy.
This article is based on the program "Fat People Replenish Qi and Thin People Replenish Blood" by Hu Weiqin in "Ten Thousand Lights".
Attached: 16 simple ways to nourish qi and blood
01 The color of the spleen is yellow, and the yellow complexion indicates that there is a problem with the spleen and stomach - Materia Medica says: "Jujube is the fruit of the spleen, and spleen disease should be eaten." "To make it easier to absorb, we can make it into a paste.
Method: Jujube (500g), remove the pit, add water to boil, boil into a paste, add brown sugar and mix well, and store in the refrigerator. Take 15g twice in the morning and evening. Do not eat cold. If you persist, your spleen will regain your qi and blood, and your complexion will be well improved.
02 Tonifying Qi and Blood Jade Spirit Ointment:
Take 250g of longan meat, 15g of American ginseng, and an appropriate amount of sugar. Mash the longan meat like mud, grind the American ginseng, mix the two things together with the sugar, put it in a sealed porcelain, put it in a pot, and steam it for 2 hours.
Take 1 spoon at a time, melt with boiling water and eat. 1 time in the morning and 1 time in the evening. This recipe comes from the famous Qing Dynasty doctor Wang Mengying's "Suixingju Diet Recipe", which has a very good effect on regulating qi and blood, benefiting the heart and spleen, replenishing qi and blood, and calming the nerves and intellect.
03 Manifestations of lack of qi and blood:
1. Pale face and dull skin;
2. Dizziness and fatigue;
3. Dry skin, easy hair loss, easy to crack nails;
4. Heart palpitations and chest tightness;
5. Numbness and coldness in hands and feet;
6. Loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension and diarrhea;
7. Girls have oligomenorrhagia.
Do this: 3 jujubes a day to replenish blood; Hawthorn tea aeration; A handful of boiled water and rock sugar to nourish blood with a handful of cooked black beans; Astragalus porridge soup to replenish qi; Lotus root invigorates blood.
04 Stressed, temperamental, easy to become a yellow-faced woman, poor complexion, and stiff facial muscles. The simple way is to quickly rub the earlobe; Rub your earlobes often! Rubbing the earlobes until they are red and hot, you may immediately feel that the qi and blood in the head and face are smooth. The earlobe corresponds to the head and face area of the human body, which is refreshing and anti-aging.
05 Rub the abdomen 100 times a day, and harmonize the qi and blood to benefit the Shenyuan - the abdomen is the "official city of the five internal organs and six internal organs, the source of yin and yang" of the human body. Abdominal rubbing, that is, rubbing back and forth between the chest and pelvis, including the abdominal wall, abdominal cavity and its internal organs.
First rub the upper part of the stomach in a clockwise direction with the right hand thenar 130 times, move down to the belly button and rub 120 times, then rub the whole abdomen with the whole palm of the left hand 120 times, and finally repeat the reverse direction.
06 Neijing said: After the age of 35, the qi and blood of the large intestine meridian and stomach meridian are gradually insufficient, because these two meridians go up to the hairline of the head and face, once the meridian qi declines, the complexion begins to be haggard, and the hair begins to fall out.
Therefore, if you want to have a ruddy complexion and thick hair, the qi and blood in the stomach and intestines need to be abundant. often eat yam barley porridge, the longest gastrointestinal qi and blood; Knock more on the stomach and large intestine meridian to nourish the skin and prevent aging.
07 Practicing the hand-shaking exercise for 5 minutes every day will make you feel refreshed and energetic - many senior brothers use this skill to cure neurasthenia, insomnia, forgetfulness, etc.
Specific method: horse step, ten toes gently grasp the ground, slightly lift the anus, tongue against the palate. Slowly raise your arms up to shoulder level, then naturally drop them behind you. 5~10 minutes for 1 time, 2~3 times a day. This set of movements can move the six meridians of the hands, three yin, three yang, so it can regulate qi and blood, balance yin and yang, and raise and clear and reduce turbidity.
08 abdominal fat seriously affects the operation of qi and blood, kneading is very painful, and the fingers are foamy, which is garbage fat, which can not provide energy to the body, but affects the operation of qi and blood, and can be removed by insisting on kneading and kneading.
Sitting, both hands from the two ribs to fully pinch the fat twist and knead three times (a few days ago to endure the pain, if the pain is not painful, the pain is not through) and then in turn to the direction of the navel, 2 times a day, 10 minutes each time. In addition to fat, persistence is the key!
09 Moxibustion Laogong Conditioning Pseudomyopia Reference—— Myopia is related to liver and kidney insufficiency, and lack of qi and blood. During conditioning, it should be mainly beneficial to the liver and kidneys. The Lao Gong acupoint belongs to the hand syncope yin pericardial meridian, and the hand syncope yin pericardium and the foot syncope yin liver meridian are on the surface and belong to each other.
"The liver hides blood, the heart acts, the blood travels to the meridians, and the blood returns to the liver when the person is quiet." The liver opens to the eyes, and the essence of the liver is strong and weak, which directly affects the strength of vision, and moxibustion can promote the function of the liver and improve vision.
10. Only when the spleen is good can the face be beautiful - the spleen and stomach function is healthy, the qi and blood are vigorous, and the complexion is ruddy; On the contrary, if the spleen is not healthy, and the qi, blood, and fluid are insufficient, the person will be depressed and pale.
People with spleen luck disorders should use red jujube and poria porridge: 20 large red dates, 30 grams of poria cocos, and 100 grams of japonica rice. Wash and remove the core of the red dates, mash the poria cocos, and cook it into porridge with japonica rice for breakfast. It moisturizes the skin and increases elasticity and radiance.
11. Qi and blood double tonic food therapy: Every morning, 5 peanut kernels, 3 red dates, 1 walnut kernel, chew, then send it down with warm water, sit quietly for 1-2 minutes, you can.
Long-term persistence, the effect of nourishing qi and blood is very obvious. Although there is little food and the movements are simple, it can be said that the five elements are sufficient here, which can effectively replenish qi and blood!
12 sub-healthy dietary prescriptions:
(1) Weakness of qi and blood, decreased immunity: Astragalus soaked in water or stewed.
(2) Yellowish complexion and pale lips: jujube and japonica rice porridge.
(3) Decreased digestion: Frequent chewing of Codonopsis ginseng, Codonopsis can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi.
(4) Poor sleep quality: lilies, lotus seeds, sour dates, and poria cocos all have the effect of nourishing the heart and soothing the nerves, and can be stewed or boiled porridge.
13 Hold down the face with the hot palms of the hands, put the fingers together and bend slightly, and rub the face downwards and outwards dozens of times, which can "make the complexion shiny, wrinkles are not born, and the color is like less mugwort for five years."
The three yang meridians of the hands and feet are all through the face, especially the yang and stomach meridians of the feet with more qi and more blood are the most widely distributed, so this method can make the qi and blood immortal, and the five meridians can be nourished, once in the morning and once in the evening, and the beauty will stay forever.
14 Moxibustion Shenque, self-destruction of all diseases - Shenque is the innate life, the acquired qi, the general center of the meridians, and the key points of health care.
The health proverb points out that "often moxibustion Shenque acupoint, all diseases will be extinguished", moxibustion in the umbilicus (direct moxibustion or ginger moxibustion), using the characteristics of thin skin, high sensitivity, fast absorption and other characteristics of this acupoint, with the help of moxa heat, harmonize qi and blood, dredge the meridians, so as to achieve disease prevention and health and longevity.
15 Beauty secrets are inseparable from "blood nourishment": ancient books often say that "ginseng is the first to replenish qi, and notoginseng is the first to replenish blood".
Panax notoginseng also has the effect of invigorating blood and stopping bleeding, while age spots are often a manifestation of lack of qi and blood, so regular consumption of Panax notoginseng can make qi and blood unobstructed, nourishing the skin and removing freckles. People with dull skin and spots can eat 1-3 grams of Panax notoginseng powder every day, mix it in water or porridge, stir it well and drink it.
16. Rubbing the three yin intersections helps to open up the congestion of the human body, maintain the uterus and ovaries, regulate menstruation, remove freckles, remove wrinkles, acne, and treat skin allergies, dermatitis and eczema. 3 days before menstruation, start to rub the three yin sex every day, and insist on 3 months, which can relieve menstrual irregularities and dysmenorrhea.
When kneading, place your thumb upright on the acupuncture point, press down and then knead for 1 minute each time, and then knead again after a pause. This acupoint can regulate the flow of qi and blood in the human body, and cannot be used by pregnant women.