health care

Health Preservation

Health preservation refers to nourishing life, enhancing physical fitness, and preventing illness. "Health preservation" varies from person to person, time to time, and place to place; therefore, upon reaching adulthood or old age, it is important to choose health preservation methods that suit oneself, and to comfortably walk this path that truly belongs to oneself.

There are many articles on the internet explaining and describing the "art of health preservation". This page provides hyperlinks to several websites that offer more detailed explanations of this topic, for easy reference. The basic principles of health preservation are to "pay attention to regular routines, appropriate diet, consistent exercise, to achieve yin-yang balance, smooth qi and blood flow, and maintain essence, qi, and spirit at an appropriate level, thus allowing one to age without decline and potentially prolong life".

Regular Routines
The "regular routines" mentioned today are closely related to the life balance point we often discuss. In response to the characteristics of the twenty-four solar terms throughout the four seasons, corresponding adjustments and adaptations are made in daily routines, diet, exercise, and mindset, to nourish the functions of the five internal organs, enabling the body's immunity to function optimally and reduce the chance of illness. Always maintain the stable balance of the "internal environment" to enhance physiological protective capabilities.

Appropriate Diet
This page introduces healthy and simple cooking methods and meal plans for healthy eating, and also compiles therapeutic soup recipes provided by several Chinese medicine practitioners that help adjust imbalances of yin, yang, qi, and blood in the body. At the same time, by introducing the nutrition of food and the efficacy of medicinal materials, it allows "Green-Agers" to design comprehensive, reasonable, and complementary dietary adjustments in their therapeutic diets, to achieve the principles of a balanced diet.

Consistent Exercise
Exercising can promote the smooth flow of qi and blood and enhance physical fitness. Exercise is an important aspect of health preservation activities. For "Green-Agers," especially those who have rarely exercised, it is essential to progress gradually, maintain a moderate amount of exercise, and persevere. This page provides some exercises that help the body and mind feel comfortable, suitable for "Green-Agers" to stretch at home, and also helpful for like-minded friends to practice together outdoors.