Acupuncture Houston

Treatments

• Aging Center
• Pain Center
• • Low Back Pain
  • Neck Pain
  • Foot Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Wrist, Hand Pain
  • Migraine Headache
• Infertility
• Weight Loss & Ear Stapling
• Other Symptoms

中医诊疗所

ヒューストン鍼灸

Downtown Acupuncture Houston

Case Study

Stroke recovery
  Male, 60 years old. Cases of patients with left hemiplegia had more than seven months. Sick side of pain, can only be flattering to the chest, fingers can not bend and stretch, lower extremity difficulty walking, urine normal. Blood pressure 160/90mmHg, pale tongue with a wet, bitter white, pulse sink 。 Diagnosis of deficiency of qi and blood, tendons and dystrophy.
Treatment Method: replenishing qi and blood,tendons.
    Prescription: 12 penetrate points, (Qu Chi permeability shaohai, waiguan thoroughly neiguan, Hegu thoroughly laogong, Yang Chi thoroughly Daling, huantiao thoroughly fengshi ， yangguang thoroughly Qu Quan, Yang Ling Quan thoroughly yinlingquan, jugu thoroughly Sanyinjiao bone, qiouxu thoroughly zhongfeng, Taichong thoroughly Yongquan).
     After the treatment ， three times a week, first reinforce for the cleaning.after needle five times ,the onset of upper limb pain did not, lower limb strength increased. Thin white tongue fur, blood pressure 150/90mmHg, following with the needle 10 times, be able to hold things harder. Continued to 10 times, can do dozens of meters, hand-held objects can be cooking.
    [Press] This patient is a blood and Qi energy two losses, governance in order to nourishing blood, qi and tendons, and side thoroughly with 12 points group to the first meeting after the crash the way. Needle rule five times, upper limb pain to catch at the end, stronger than before. Following the front and 10 times, walking fingers function has been restored. Another needle 10 times, on the lower limb function was restored.

Stroke
    65 years old female, two years ago, suffered from hypertension, and left hemiplegia, after acupuncture treatment, physical activity to resume. In the afternoon, confusion, not speech, the right limbs unresponsive. Irritable mood, can still sleep and eating, constipation, urine normal. Tongue coating is thin, floating pulse string. Differentiation is blood loss and liver heat, moving within a virtual wind.
Treatment: repression of liver yang, flat put out in the wind , replenishing qi and blood.
Prescription: 12 Well Point, baihui, renzhong, hand-foot 12-pin points (quchi, Hegu, neiguan, Yang Ling-chuen, Zusanli ， Sanyinjiao).

     Well first stab 12 points bleeding, and then stab baihui, renzhong, and hand-foot 12-pin points, leaving needle 30 minutes. The needle four times after the clear consciousness, language gradually restored, the stool had solution, physical activity returned to normal.
     In this case the more urgent because of illness, suddenly lost conscious, first to repression of liver yang and flat put out in the wind, conscious resuscitation, so the first 12 wells points bloodletting, and then pin BAIHUI, renzhong, with hand, foot and 12-pin side pass through the channel, Regulating Qi and blood, through the rule four times their right mind has been clear, every symptoms get better.

Tinnitus and deafness
In order to tinggong ， tinghui ， Yifeng the main points, with zhongzhu zuqiaoyin points, kidney deficiency add taixi points ， and some ear points, such as yifeng ， tinghui ， tinggong points ， to be transmitted to the ear canal so that a sense pin. Remote points such as zhongzhu ， zuqiaoyin are obtained needle felt based on the application of acupuncture techniques, so that acupuncture meridian to the hearts conduction.

Vertigo (essential High Blood Pressure)
Female, 43 years old. A result of the past six months in patients with frequent headaches, dizziness, palpitations, through medical and neurological examination, diagnosed as essential hypertension, who had taken antihypertensive drugs in Western medicine, but not significant decline in blood pressure, and after the treatment has not dropped after a week the normal range, blood pressure, frequent fluctuations in the 170-140/140-100mmHg.
     Prescriptions; blood pressure regulator point (line).
      After the treatment: patients taking seats, side to the medical staff, the first level of attention to the positive direction of the former. Surge point (line) in the ear lobe horizon, the sternocleidomastoid muscle before the 1 / 3 and 1 / 3 at the junction, and then on to the muscle prior to the 1 / 3 at the junction below the 0.5-3.0mm within are voltage point of the needle point. Rhadinosa into the needle, after the case of a little bone out. Needle depth: Adult general 2-3cm.

  Tactics: Small amplitude light Twist 2-3 times, after the decline according to blood pressure every 5-15 minutes before the small-amplitude light Twist 2-3 times, 1-2 hours a newcomer to stay needle needle, gently twisting the needles after the Quit. Needle sense: it is necessary to make it radiation to the ipsilateral head, accompanied by the head cool feeling. After acupuncture: 20 minutes, blood pressure 124/96mmHg, 30 Fenzhong blood pressure 130/92 mmHg, 4s minutes, blood pressure 128/88 mmHg, 2-hour blood pressure 112/84 mmHg, at the same time, the patient feels comfortable sane. Follow-up Study: Acupuncture treatment of patients with a total of four times, at the first symptoms after acupuncture was significantly reduced in the next day on the resumption of full-time work, and stop - cut antihypertensive drugs, although work is very tight, but the symptoms have gradually disappeared, blood pressure has been the normal range. In January after the out-patient follow-up, blood pressure 130/90 mmHg. Six months later follow-up, blood pressure is still normal, never fluctuating, subjective feeling good.

Dysuria (simple benign prostatic hyperplasia)

Stroke (stroke sequelae)
Male, hypertension, history of more than ten years, a day after working a sudden delirium being rushed to hospital, hospitalization months, the consciousness recovery, left hemiplegia, mouth oblique eyes, drooling, speech leakage. A few months after beginning acupuncture treatment. At that time sane, body fat, shortness of breath, right upper and lower limbs muscle tone weakened, the right upper limb can be carried to the chest, grip strength "0" level, lower extremity can lift knee, but weak, without the arm and can not walk. Nasolabial fold shallow, inflatable air leak, salivation. Pulse string slide. Tongue body fat much tooth print. Greasy yellow tongue coating. Card is a stroke (in organs) after-effects. Patients with more body fat have phlegm, combined with exhaustion, relying on sputum on the liver-wind disturbance, blinded clear awakened, faint flutter is not provincial, Meridian closed resistance, blood unreasonable. Therefore, oblique mouth breathing of fish eyes, limbs fail to materialize.
    Prescription: Jiaji (lumbar), the Jian Yu, Qu chi, Hegu. Liang Qiu, Yang Ling-chuen, ba feng, on the following paralysis
     After the treatment: 1 day, 30 times as a course of treatment. After needle treatment 10 times, no significant change in the right upper limb, right lower limb improved, can take 3-5 steps by help. After the second treatment, the right corners of the mouth is no longer leaking, the right upper limb may be holding off the shoulder, right lower limb can independently walk a few meters, to correct facial paralysis, right upper limb flexion-extension flexibility and smooth running strong right lower limb. Blood pressure stable at 150/80mmHg.

    [By] taking Jiaji stimulate internal organs and the Governor's yang qi, Xingpi order of phlegm, take the following paralysis, two points with the use, can clear the facial meridians. Treatment of facial paralysis to take on more of Foot-Yangming, foot Shaoying, hand Sanyang meridians of acupuncture points. Jian Yu point is Yang Ming and Yang Jiao's Society, good tune qi can be guided in order to cure upper Juluan blood, limp weakness. Hegu the original hole for the Hand-Yangming. It can adjust the body functions, pass through the rolling. Quchi, hand-Yangming's combined points, the meridians of the qi into also. With Hegu useful, up-head-face, local treatment of upper limb fail to materialize and indifferent. Yanglingquan. Of Foot-Shaoyang combined points, and the leaked liver Xifeng, Shujin rolling. Hanging bell: foot Sanyang large network, marrow of the Council, co-eight wind, enough to relieve hard-line rule. Therefore, the hole with the use, hemiplegia survived.)

Tinnitus
52-year-old, ringing in the ears the course of time, tiredness after the heavier sound, such as cicada, dizziness, insomnia, upset by ear examination, no abnormality was found. Has served Longdanxiegan Pills and other drugs is invalid. Patient external ear, pharynx, tonsils were normal, blood pressure 120/90mmHg, pulse breakdown, tongue red and yellowish moss. Differentiation of renal resuscitation in the ears, kidney deficiency, are ringing in the ears. Kidney essence, the brain is a sea of marrow, kidney qi deficiency, brain does not charge, so dizzy, kidney main bone of the lumbar kidney House. Heart and kidney do not pay, water and fire incompetent, then the insomnia and dreams. Tongue red, pulse breakdown. Expelling nourishing kidney yin.
     Prescriptions, Shenshu, Sanyinjiao, Tinghui.
      After treatment: Daily needle 1time, needle with reinforcing method. Acupuncture for more than 20 times, ringing in the ears disappeared. 

  Insomnia
Male, 46 years old, patients with insomnia for three years, at times, been able to sleep, but the Night's Dream and more upset, dry mouth, spontaneous perspiration, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, poor memory, each in the work of tight, hard to sleep through the night . The oral sedation, an ineffective medication, pulse breakdown, tongue red, less-chun, no moss. This is a thought-injured spleen, blood does not raise heart.
    Prescription: Pishu. shenmen, neiguan. Sanyinjiao.
     After the treatment: Daily needle 1time, leaving needles for 20 minutes. After needle 7 times, the night can sleep in peace, which all patients were followed extinction.
    [Press] This case was thought-over-temper damage, insufficient effort deficiency, mind dystrophy caused by the insomnia, so they chose a Pishu. Spleen excited by the channel Qi energy flow, take the Shenmen's Heart Sutra conditioning gas, Sanyinjiao for the full-yin and through the intersection of the points, nourishing yin and blood, kidney spleen, to charge organs, This is a fundamental policy in order to cure the disease mind dystrophy.

Mechanism of Qigong

The reason why there are health longevity qigong role, first, because by practicing qigong, you can clear the body meridians, qi and blood circulation, especially in the vigor of the body strong, so there was no disease can be physical, can cure the sick; secondly, because   Qigong exercises using a variety of exercise that can help "fine, gas, god," the three integration, enhance the body's vitality, life will naturally extend, delay aging, health and longevity.


1.   Complement strength training, strengthening healthy evil

In Qigong theory, by running through the "gas-based" arguments, in the method of exercise, but also emphasizes strength training to complement and reinforce the guiding point of view.   So Qigong is achieved through what mechanism the effect of strength training make it?   "Su asked Elder naive theory" states: "tranquil and empty, infuriating from it; keep within the spirit has never been patient safety." This is the strength mechanism for Nourishing Qigong incisive exposition and persuasive.   Country medicine to fine, gas, God as the body's internal, it generally reflects the functional state of the human body, is outside the practice of Qigong, "tendons, bone, skin," firing "fine, gas, god," the static and dynamic combination of self-   exercise regimen.   "Fine" after including congenital kidney essence and the essence of Tianshui Valley two parts, both lungs Heart all through the dirty, compresses the body, to ensure the body's growth, development, reproduction and other physiological activities implementation.   Qigong has a significant effect on the precision and function, as long as the practice well, and perseverance, of congenital and acquired Jing Jing has strengthened the role of enrichment.   Male patients with nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, fine cold, thin and fine women with vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding, the less pathological phenomena such as amenorrhea, all belong to the pathological range of precision, these pathological phenomena, can be obtained through the different levels of practice   effect, namely that the role of Qigong on the sex fluid evidence.   Digestive disorders, nutritional disorders in patients with heart and kidney by Qigong intersection of law, kidney due to constipation, kidney and spleen yang have health movement, have to stomach yin, water economy and kidney nourishing to the stomach organs and reducing corruption are good at is satisfied,   spleen shipment degrees, subtle filling pulse, clinical manifestations boosted appetite, food intake increased.   Strong digestive gland secretion, synthesis and metabolism to enhance nutritional status improved, and so, this is the essence of Qigong on the role of water valley corroboration.   These are the effect of Qigong on the performance of acquired fine.   Qigong also has the innate essence of the role of charge and benefits.   Congenital essence hidden in the kidney, intended to keep the pubic region Qigong Vital of the law, is to enrich the art of fine water.   Innate essence of the cable depends on the day after intensive care, arrived summarized by closed suction exercise, both holding full-mold few desires, then sex fluid nature full and Guse, kidney essence have sex fluid Ru Yang, the increasingly strong interest, Yuan Jing   Yi-solid, self-sufficient strength, which is "refined gas train," the inevitable trend.Obviously, Qigong Yijing solid water, which is to make strength training qigong the mechanism.   Sufficient strength exercise benefits, you can better stimulate and promote effective internal organs were normal physiological activities, which is of great significance to maintain health.   In addition, the qi can further play the role of God.   God, including congenital and acquired knowledge of God the God of both.   Element in the innate strength of God biochemical, biological and chemical knowledge of God in the acquired essence.   Soul, knowledge of God are derived from the material, but also are counterproductive in the matter.   "Q refocus Qi" about: "God may prosper, absences will perish," God pointed out the importance of life events, this is another strength Nourishing Qigong significance.

2.   Regulating yin and yang

Experimental research and clinical observations, also confirmed the regulation of Qigong on the yin and yang balance of effects is widespread.   Medicine believes that form, can be converted to function fine, which was derived from the yin yang normal physiological phenomenon, but the body hyperthyroidism, you can shape, fine Hao Shang.   Qigong meditation, the weakening of the sympathetic nerve, lower gas metabolism, high reaction state can be corrected, Kang strong features can be adjusted, these are the role of Qigong Yin Fu Yang suppression of specific performance.Yang Qigong is extremely broad under the role of "kidney deficiency" theory of classification, observed deficiency who, after practice the limbs by the Jueleng warming, urine ketone steroids returned to normal levels, plasma ATP.   CAMP content increased, and the phagocytic capacity enhancement and other changes are a manifestation of the role of qigong yang.   Adjust the dynamic balance of yin and yang, the role of qigong, is through the "weak and inhibit excessive" and achieved double-modulation effects, the role and level of performance at different levels out, this is the qigong healing, health, where the mechanism.

3.   Through the meridians, qi and blood

Qigong healing, the role of health care, through the "pass by the active" to achieve clinically observed meridian unreasonable, blood does not transfer the patients, their limbs on both sides of the meridian or difference of measured values ranging from a few poor; practice after   Where the weak blood, through practice, can have varying degrees of strengthening.   Practice the process, was also observed meridian and the gas sensing loop term, the Governor and other collaterals to run and so on, this is the role of Qigong through the meridians of specific performance.

 

Introduction and selection of commonly used Qigong

1. Qigong relaxation

Enhancing the qigong can be used as the basis for a variety of other Qigong Kung Fu. Healthy practice this qigong, can enhance physical fitness, disease prevention; on the infirm, the more is the ideal means of rehabilitation. Static Qigong Qigong is relaxed, easy to learn and practice, not easy to out side, which is the main body to relax from the ideas and new kinds of qigong.Method in practice is intended to keep breathing to relax when the site, intended to keep breath away when the idea of the site, while meditation "loose" character and experience the loose sense. In the position, the first person practicing qigong, or by sitting with supine; Skilled practicing qigong, and actions in the Zhan Zhuang exercises to relax. Breathing, the general use of natural breathing.

2. Internal Cultivation Qigong

Is a summary from Mr. Liu Guizhen order, has become a major qigong qigong one species. Qigong focus on the interest rate adjustment, more stringent requirements on the respiration and meditation with the words to induce meditation, which will adjust the breath and meditation intended to keep close together, with a brain, static, dynamic characteristics of the organs. First be Qigong generally within the horizontal support start-style sit with each other, but also alone. Qigong breathing in raising more complex, requiring respiration, pauses, tongue action, meditation words four motions together. Breathing should strive for natural, try to keep deep, long, thin, uniform, do not hold your breath, to prevent the side. Care about punctuality, should naturally do not like Shou Shou. Consciousness can not be too concentrated, but not no intention to keep.

3. Strong Qigong

This party is well-known qigong master Mr. Liu Guizhen lessons of civil law and the interpretation of Qigong, Taoism, Confucianism and the essence of various qigong methods, integrated order made in support of its characteristics are essentially the same as qigong, qigong is quiet, only breathing and position has its own characteristics, such as sitting cross-legged and Zhan Zhuang and so on. Its role can be summarized as: raising fierce strength, fitness and disease prevention, longevity.

4. Health Qigong

Is a kind of Qigong from the outside and inside the law, it is those who practice qigong with their own hands in different parts of the body massage, supplemented by the activities of respiratory and ideas massage therapy. This Qigong is simple, gentle role, especially for the elderly and the chronically ill, the protection of the facial features and beauty, is also an effective method. As the Sun Ssu: "May the body Yuet-taek, looking brilliant, coming from Mao Runze, shrewd eyes and ears, it is fresh beauty, strength strong, all diseases are go."

5. Five palm

Is passed down the health illnesses Mountain Qigong method, which is characterized by three transfer and use. Movement and training, hardness and softness, the actual situation transformation, elastic complementary, comprehensive campaign. Including the preparatory activities and the five elements to push the palm, extension, flutter, pinching, touching five kinds of qigong method, according to health condition or under the Four Seasons, select the appropriate practicing Qigong method, in accordance with the order of a full set of exercises. Qigong specific method is as follows:

① preparatory activities before Qigong. Undress loose belt, relax; tapping at 36 teeth, tongue, stir in the mouth 36; 3 times to swallow fluid, below the belly button to pubic ideas sent to the Department; to finger comb the hair several times, the relative rub palms, and dry cleaning side 36 times.

② extrapolation. Is a wood, and liver Accordingly, the meditation, "sh" word. Standing two feet parallel, shoulder width, knees bend, arms down, bend the wrist, palms up, fingers relatively close to the lower abdomen; to nasal breathing slowly, suggesting ideas clear air from the big toe along the two-legged inner thigh up to two threatened by the liver; At the same time, such as child care, like hands and slowly move to the chest and shoulders parallel to the suction do; with breath meditation boo word, implying an aggregate of all kinds, clear air threatened by two feet along the big toe down to the liver; while supination, palms forward, fingers up, with his hands slowly to the left front of the launch of breath, step left foot forward along the left, showing bow step, the center of gravity in the flexion of the left leg, right leg straight; to do when the supination breath, palms up, fingers relative, back down to the lower abdomen, before extending the same right knee bent left leg, moving the center of gravity right leg, and then began to breathe, and so forth 5 to 10 times, back left leg; and back to the front right foot step and repeat 5 to 10 times. Do push the law, the action should be slow, with soft, natural breathing, eyes of both hands, bend the wrist a little harder, so that your fingertips have a sense of qi Ma exciting moment, suggesting ideas through the line of blood along the route down by the liver, large inspiratory slightly upturned toe, easy to get Qi energy.

③ Extension. Is a fire, and the corresponding heart, meditation, "Oh," the word. Basically the same starting position and movement to push law, but hinted breathing clear air along the inside of the heart by small means the route to the chest; breath meditation, "O", which implies an aggregate of all kinds, clear air along the heart is scattered to the little finger, while the launch of the palms, such as paste-like extension of the monument, slowly moving from left to right, to the breath to do, the Zhi Yao squat legs, palms up, fingers relative, hands down close to the lower abdomen before; start smoking again gas as ever, and repeat 5 to 10 times; back left leg, and then a right leg extension from right to left, and repeat 5 to 10 times. Extension breath to do, in addition to meditation, "O" word, but to keep the palm meaning "house of labor" inside the hole and the small finger. "Less red" points, and to force upturned fingers straight, dumb gas to produce a sense of integrity back to the trunk with his hands down to do about circular movement.

④ Bian law. Territories, and spleen Accordingly, the meditation, "call" is used. The starting position with the push method; with the suction leg knees, thighs as elevation, toe down, suggesting the clear air from the foot of the big toe along the inside of the inside leg up to the abdomen by the spleen; while the left hand bend, the palm up , five fingers close together naturally slightly bent, the elbow axis, up from the lower abdomen on the right, left, Hua Hu movement, and the line of sight to the usual, try breathing, palm turned to face; with breath meditation, "call", which implies an aggregate of best out, clear air of the spleen along the inner thigh down; while the left foot step forward, left palm turned to the front, left. Round draw down, down to the lower abdomen before and supination up, stacked on the right hand under the back; and then breathe in the right hand leg, the action with the start, so alternately 5 to 10 times, then back to do 5 to 10 times. Do Bian method, hands, eyes, head, legs, breathing, a good idea to tie.

⑤ pinching method. Is gold, and the corresponding lung, meditation, "silk" word. A big step forward left foot to the left, was lunge, left left arm stretched in front, palms up, fingers pinching Shoulong such as spherical; right arm raised, bent back down when the wrist, palm down, fingers pinching same applies things like, 40 degrees elbow flexion, hand set chest, so that the shoulder, elbow, congratulating each level; with breathing, stretching his left leg, right leg bent, the focus shifted to the right, sit back hip; the same time when his left arm bent back, right direction of the left arm on his left arm stretched out in front, after a relatively weak attempt after both supination, left palm down, right palm up; the same time, suggesting that clear air from the front edge of the thumb by the arm of the lung by inhalation in the lung; with the breath, left arm outstretched, right arm elbow back, legs, after the bow before the arrow was the center of gravity shifted to the left front, with the start to operate; while meditation, "silk", which implies an aggregate of all kinds, to clear air scattered along the lung to the thumb; is repeated 5 - 10 times, and back towards the front right arm and leg to the right, but also back and forth 5 - 10 times. Do pinching method, the action should be slow and gentle, the trunk in the back and forth, while the thoracic and is about to reverse, in order to expand lung capacity.

⑥ touch method. Is water, and renal Accordingly, the meditation, "blowing" is used. A big step to the left front foot, stride after the bow was before, his arms drooping naturally, bend the elbow, palm down, fingers forward, placed in the left front of the flat belly navel; with breathing, his hands from left to Right, back back, to do touch the circle action plan, to close to the right lower abdomen when the suction
Do; while his left leg straight, right knee flexion, the center of gravity moving the right leg, left slightly upturned toe, foot heel, suggesting clear air from the way of the sole "springs" points along the inner thigh up to the kidney waist two kidneys; with breath meditation, "blowing", which implies an aggregate of all kinds, clear air along the kidney down to "springs" Point; while his hands to the left and move work out, meaning keep the palm, fingers slightly upturned to generate a sense of air; while the left knee bent, stretched his right leg, right leg on the center of gravity moved forward; breath to do when starting to do before the action; is repeated 5 to 10 times, and back right leg, step forward right out, also 5 to 10 times. Do touch method, palms round draw parallel to the ground, such as grinding bean curd in general, high-but navel, waist, circling movements with breathing and palms, the trunk to maintain the integrity, which can enhance the "Shenshu" Code and other points of views.
More action is simple, but make the spine and upper and lower limbs joints are fully active. Therefore, for health care can palm five elements can also be used for rehabilitation therapy, its application range is very wide, and can be used as the basic qigong TCM and Qigong method.

There are many qigong method described here is not one by one. Next, turn on qigong method of choice:

In general, frail persons are advised to keep practicing qigong in, to be strong with a big future, to practice Zhan Zhuang Qigong, Qigong, and various fixed-line qigong. Body fat, to use the strong Qigong, Zhan Zhuang Qigong, Qigong and other lines; hypertension, can be practicing qigong and Inner Song Yang Jing Qigong; gastrointestinal diseases such as digestive disorders and tuberculosis, in support optional Qigong; nervous breakdown , impotence, seminal emission, premature ejaculation, etc., should be strong selection qigong, qigong with care. In short, should be based on traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis, to distinguish between their bodies are somewhat yin, yang, cold, hot, virtual, real kind of state. If absorption is positive, calls for overcast, adjust the length of breathing yin and yang, yin and yang can be adjusted. For example, the Yin fire people, can absorb the short length of call, pains in the breath; Yang a cold person, pains in the breathing, deep breathing. Born in Jing Yin and Yang was born in moving to regulate the movement of yin and yang is also adjustable. If Yin deficiency with static qigong practice based, Yang, the more the dynamic qigong practice. Intended to keep cold and heat can also adjust the yin and yang, "the text before Scriptures," says: "Qi edge of the heart, as if the want to fire a long time feel heat, internal to the flood, the long winter sleep." Means that you can use the imagination and suggest ways to suited to their needs to create a cool and cold and heat environments.

 

The basic method of qigong exercises

Both static and dynamic work, or work, the basic requirements in practice, generally the same, has the following several aspects.

1. Interest rate adjustment, tone the body, aligning

Practice of law, first of all is to the interest rate adjustment, tone the body, mind transfer efforts. The so-called self-aligning, is the sense of conscious control activities, the central part of the so-called Qigong. The basic requirement is to achieve the "ascetic" eliminate distractions, to "Sitting Still" state. Difficult to practice qigong meditation is the beginning of a major obstacle, as with the effects of meditation on, they are often eager to find static, anti-raw impatience, the more practice the more annoying and harder into the static. The so-called "Sitting Still", is to "keep meaning" change "cranky" to "retreat designed to", then do "without thinking without thinking", quiet and pleasant, relaxed posture. The so-called "intended to keep" is to focus on certain parts of the body or some kind of an activity, or imagine some useful things to the body. The most common "intended to keep" approach is intended to keep breathing with Italian defense "pubic region." Pubic region, refers to a half inches below the belly button of "sea air hole." Intended to keep breathing and intended to keep the pubic region combined, that is called "gas penetration pubic region." The general pubic region gas penetration is: abdominal breathing, inspiratory diaphragm down, abdominal pressure increases, the lower abdomen outside the drum, as if inhaling air through the lung pubic region; breath, abdominal retraction, as if out of gas from the lower abdomen, pulmonary . This method is Qigong gas penetration pubic region of the main measures to produce good results, it can spleen, heart and kidney but also traffic.

The so-called interest rate adjustment is the conscious control of breathing, the basic requirement is "small, quiet, smooth and long" to gradually achieve silent. Out of rain, if the deposit if the death of the situation. Beginning of training, find their natural, not forced, slowly from the sound to be silent, from short to long, deep. Best practice "gas consistent pubic region," Law, as "Great Heavenly Circuit," "small Zhou" and other methods of luck, until after a certain effort to learn.

Luck is breathing through the long, deep breath and close-to leading Italian gas, open up the meridians, which means with the gas line, run Zhou, which in ancient times also called "breath", "bleed air", "Qi", "luck", etc. . If luck attack the affected area, treat yourself referred to as "qi"; if luck out, send gas to other treatment, called "cloth gas."

The significance of the first interest rate adjustment is to improve breathing efficiency, although the decline in minute ventilation, tidal volume but increased lung capacity increases, and alveolar gas exhaled carbon dioxide increase and oxygen decrease, indicating the least energy consumption, to get the most oxygen. More due to the slow breathing exercise, changing the rhythm of abdominal cavity pressure on the internal organs gently massage played a role, thus improving the internal organs of blood circulation.

The so-called tone the body is consciously control the body's posture and movements. Tone the body common branch, stand, sit, down, do it. Five cases with self-aligning and must match the interest rate adjustment. Stressed the general requirements of the body is the incense burner, comfortable and natural, informal manner. Line, to ping is not shaking, on road, air penetration pubic region, anus breath, inhale relax.

Li, the two feet parallel and shoulder width, knees bend, trunk straight, Hanxiong abdomen, arms held forward in a half, when the Wrist flexion, such as holding ball, two eyes staring nose-closed, then the interest rate adjustment, Italy keep the pubic region, the so-called "three-circle-type Zhan Zhuang."

Sit, there are two kinds of freestyle and cross one's legs: freestyle, select the appropriate height of the chair. Stool or bed, two-foot to sit, legs shoulder width apart, hands on your lower belly with Yang palm stacked before the head half closed, as the nose, or hands together in prayer, such as Buddha, head half-open eyes, as the tip of finger . Sitting cross-legged, with a single cross-legged, double-cross one's legs and the natural cross one's legs. Single-cross one's legs is placed on one side the other leg above the calf; double-cross one's legs is the first leg on the left leg above the right, then left leg lift on the right leg above the intersection of two legs, two-foot lap overturned ; natural cross one's legs into the two legs of natural cross-eight-shaped, two-legged under pressure in the thigh. Upper body posture the same as those freestyle. Power lines should be prepared cushion, his legs numb, the possible resumption of self massage function.

Lying, for sick or insomnia, this feature may be the line before going to bed. Better to the right lateral position, head slightly forward. The following elbow with one hand placed anterior, palms up, the top with one hand on the thighs, palms down, or put pubic region at the palms by belly. Leg position is straight or slightly below the natural bent, knees above 120 ° put the other leg above.

Do, there are two implications: one is the daily labor, depending on the nature of work, fatigue is not easy to take reasonable position, with the meaning keep the pubic region and abdominal breathing, its essence is always intended to keep the pubic region can be practiced everywhere Dan Gong ; the other is to guide lead, tai chi and other various factions in the dynamic power exercises its gestures varied, and scholars to be elected its kind, carefully implemented.

In short, the tone of adjusting the body shape, so that their body posture consistent with practice. Form requirements.

2. Qigong practice essentials

Well-known qigong masters Liu Guizhen that qigong practice to master these essentials.

(1) pine static complementary, in accord with nature. Pine is closely related with the static, the body can promote relaxation meditation, into the room quiet, too, must show the whole body relax, so the two are complementary. The so-called loose, on the one hand muscles relax, the song loose and hard to grasp the state. Horizontal, relax easier to achieve, but in the future pose, but also a few whole body shaking slightly, to the comfortable lying.Station, take the two type of maintenance, muscles must have a certain tension, but also need to maximize relaxation. Another aspect of relaxation is the sense of relaxation, the first along with the muscles relax, so that the whole body a feeling of comfort Songkuai, the other is intended to keep breathing or is intended to keep the pubic region can not be thinking too concentrated, to eliminate the tension relaxation to spiritual awareness. The so-called quiet, is relatively quiet, the silence in the respiratory and out, leisurely experience, stress the importance of the awareness, intended to keep, eliminate distractions, to meditation. In short, the song's quiet nature is a key practice to master well, with quick access to good effect, master properly, often out of deviation.

(2) training intended to qi, emotional one.

Qigong "Qi", mainly refers to the genuine qi (vital energy) terms. Chi-training at the beginning, it must be practiced lung (breathing gas) start. Lung exercise, due to the different exercises, using breathing patterns are also different. Even so, no matter what the exercises, most of the requirements of breathing to do: You, uniform, thin, long and slow. Well-established practice of the people, respiratory rate per minute, even up to two or three times, the formation of slow abdominal breathing. Breathing air exercise to be implemented progressively, from fast to slow, gradual practice, can not demand that in a short time to form a complete deep breathing. Beginning of training must be based on ideas induction, reaches a certain level, we can achieve a natural and regular breathing. The so-called training means: one is excluded from distracting thoughts, to meditation; the second is intended to keep the pubic region, so that the whole body more profound changes occurred. Qigong beginners who want to quickly rule out the distractions can be very difficult to practice certain period of time must pass in order to gradually reduce distractions to reach into the static requirements.
Practice the process of how to combine the training means and chi-training? Start breathing exercises, but also intended to keep breathing, breathing as soon as possible to help Enhancing. To be deep. The formation of even breathing, and then pay attention to the abdomen rise and fall with respiration. When the breathing exercise is very skillful, even breathing can not pay attention to the natural gas penetration to reach the pubic region, this time, simply means that you can keep the pubic region. This chi-training intention, the two can be closely integrated to achieve emotional one, so plenty of infuriating, to cure diseases fitness.
(3) emotional balance and mood.

Qigong therapy in the emotional balance that must be stressed, happy, so as to promote health, eradicate disease, and after doing work in each will have a comfort and a feeling of euphoria.

(4) the gradual, not Jiqiu into.

Not anxious for the early practice, requiring a effect with the practice time is gradually emerging out of the process. Practice method, although not very complicated, but mastery of the more skilled, but also by a certain time of practice, can be achieved. Support work within, for example, can first master the postures and deep breathing exercises, deep breathing more skilled at the time, coupled with close-in close-skilled after breathing, coupled with the words silently, and then add tongue touching the palate, in these actions are more skilled, coupled intended to keep the pubic region, so step by step to master, often more smoothly.

(5) training and support phase, closely.

The so-called training phase and support, that is, both practice and reasonable rest. Only practice, pay attention to reasonable rest, victory over the disease would be a barrier, so training, support must be closely linked. Reasonable rest should be included is: pay attention to proper rest, the law of life, optimistic mood, Diet, moderate physical activity. The course content and even practice in the whole life, should note that this is often achieved disease-fighting health guarantee. Each practice should implement the requirements of training and support phase. Such as training or a strong power within the maintenance work, the practicing half an hour later, you can give close-to breathe, to give meaning keep the pubic region, simply relax, supine in bed, resting 10 to 20 minutes. After care can continue to practice, so practice your Yang Yang, the effect is also very good.

(6) a constant power law function when appropriate.

The current exercises around the country are many. Some exercises have been widely used in clinical practice, good results; also some exercises, practice is limited to individuals, not yet fully open, or use one little effect how, it is difficult conclusion. Practitioners should be under the guidance of doctors, according to the disease, physical and daily habits, select 1 ~ 2 power law fit, exercise, this way, easy to master, but also easy to be effective.

(7) sum up experience, to avoid bias.

Is the qigong therapy in patients with major requirements and methods of practice to master their own, continue to exercise. Most of the workout is not easy, can produce serious bias. This situation, the most common cause is anxious, not step by step, breathing force is too large, the blind pursuit of deep, slow, or is intended to keep too much intensity, or the blind pursuit of some sense, resulting in shortness of breath, chest tightness, shortness of breath even the respiratory disorders, headache, dizziness, mental stress and so on.

Deviation, often by the micro to the display, from light to heavy, when began to have performance, relatively easy to correct, a shorter time, if the deviation has been formed, it is more effort to correct. Thus the beginning of practice, we must appreciate the thorough and meticulous, sum up experience, to find enough time to correct, so as to prevent bias.

3. Practice notes

First, select the appropriate practice areas. Quiet is particularly important for beginners. In the outdoor practice, it is best to choose the woods, lawn, garden and other fresh air; in the indoor practice, it should keep the air circulation. Practice should be darker places of light, is conducive to fast into the static. But regardless of indoor and outdoor, are not let the wind blow directly on the body, especially to avoid blowing in the nape section. Second, the work out of trouble before, and I feel happy. In the work that should be stopped 20 minutes before more intense physical and mental activities to ensure that my practice to relax muscles, calm and conducive to adjust the breathing and meditation intended to keep. Loose undress before doing work with in order to facilitate smooth muscle relaxation and breathing. If horizontal, should take off his coat, safety on the bed. Practice but also ruled out before the toilet.

Also note that the frequency and duration of practice. Beginners should practice once a day, exercise 10 to 15 minutes; Skilled practitioners can increase the time of the first practice, each extended to 20 to 30 minutes. Or at home recuperating in a nursing home who can practice 3 to 4 times a day. During the practice, should be the law of life, the diet may be appropriate to increase nutrition, remove the tobacco and alcohol addiction, while the impassioned to avoid interference and maintain emotional stability. After practice, do not rush to stand up, you should wipe face with both hands and gently rubbed his eyes, then slowly rose, activities, events limbs. But to be noted that after the hunger and satiation, are not practice; fever, diarrhea, cold or physical fatigue, the practice should be suspended.

 

Mechanism of Qigong

The reason why there are health longevity qigong role, first, because by practicing qigong, you can clear the body meridians, qi and blood circulation, especially in the vigor of the body strong, so there was no disease can be physical, can cure the sick; secondly, because Qigong exercises using a variety of exercise that can help "fine, gas, god," the three integration, enhance the body's vitality, life will naturally extend, delay aging, health and longevity.

1. Complement strength training, strengthening healthy evil

In Qigong theory, by running through the "gas-based" arguments, in the method of exercise, but also emphasizes strength training to complement and reinforce the guiding point of view. So Qigong is achieved through what mechanism the effect of strength training make it? "Su asked Elder naive theory" states: "tranquil and empty, infuriating from it; keep within the spirit has never been patient safety." This is the strength mechanism for Nourishing Qigong incisive exposition and persuasive. The essence of Chinese medicine, gas, God as the body's internal, it generally reflects the functional state of the human body, is outside the practice of Qigong, "tendons, bone, skin," firing "fine, gas, god," the static and dynamic combination of self- exercise regimen."Fine" after including congenital kidney essence and the essence of Tianshui Valley two parts, both lungs Heart all through the dirty, compresses the body, to ensure the body's growth, development, reproduction and other physiological activities implementation. Qigong has a significant effect on the precision and function, as long as the practice well, and perseverance, of congenital and acquired Jing Jing has strengthened the role of enrichment. Male patients with nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, fine cold, thin and fine women with vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding, the less pathological phenomena such as amenorrhea, all belong to the pathological range of precision, these pathological phenomena, can be obtained through the different levels of practice effect, namely that the role of Qigong on the sex fluid evidence. Digestive disorders, nutritional disorders in patients with heart and kidney by Qigong intersection of law, kidney due to constipation, kidney and spleen yang have health movement, have to stomach yin, water economy and kidney nourishing to the stomach organs and reducing corruption are good at is satisfied, spleen shipment degrees, subtle filling pulse, clinical manifestations boosted appetite, food intake increased. Strong digestive gland secretion, synthesis and metabolism to enhance nutritional status improved, and so, this is the essence of Qigong on the role of water valley corroboration. These are the effect of Qigong on the performance of acquired fine. Qigong also has the innate essence of the role of charge and benefits. Congenital essence hidden in the kidney, intended to keep the pubic region Qigong Vital of the law, is to enrich the art of fine water. Innate essence of the cable depends on the day after intensive care, arrived summarized by closed suction exercise, both holding full-mold few desires, then sex fluid nature full and Guse, kidney essence have sex fluid Ru Yang, the increasingly strong interest, Yuan Jing Yi-solid, self-sufficient strength, which is "refined gas train," the inevitable trend. Obviously, Qigong   Yijing solid water, which is to make strength training qigong the mechanism. Sufficient strength exercise benefits, you can better stimulate and promote effective internal organs were normal physiological activities, which is of great significance to maintain health. In addition, the qi can further play the role of God. God, including congenital and acquired knowledge of God the God of both. Element in the innate strength of God biochemical, biological and chemical knowledge of God in the acquired essence. Soul, knowledge of God are derived from the material, but also are counterproductive in the matter. "Q refocus Qi" about: "God may prosper, absences will perish," God pointed out the importance of life events, this is another strength Nourishing Qigong significance.

2. Regulating yin and yang

Experimental research and clinical observations, also confirmed the regulation of Qigong on the yin and yang balance of effects is widespread. Medicine believes that form, can be converted to function fine, which was derived from the yin yang normal physiological phenomenon, but the body hyperthyroidism, you can shape, fine Hao Shang. Qigong meditation, the weakening of the sympathetic nerve, lower gas metabolism, high reaction state can be corrected, Kang strong features can be adjusted, these are the role of Qigong Yin Fu Yang suppression of specific performance.Yang Qigong is extremely broad under the role of "kidney deficiency" theory of classification, observed deficiency who, after practice the limbs by the Jueleng warming, urine ketone steroids returned to normal levels, plasma ATP. CAMP content increased, and the phagocytic capacity enhancement and other changes are a manifestation of the role of qigong yang. Adjust the dynamic balance of yin and yang, the role of qigong, is through the "weak and inhibit excessive" and achieved double-modulation effects, the role and level of performance at different levels out, this is the qigong healing, health, where the mechanism.

3. Through the meridians, qi and blood

Qigong healing, the role of health care, through the "pass by the active" to achieve clinically observed meridian unreasonable, blood does not transfer the patients, their limbs on both sides of the meridian or difference of measured values ranging from a few poor; practice after Where the weak blood, through practice, can have varying degrees of strengthening. Practice the process, was also observed meridian and the gas sensing loop term, the Governor and other collaterals to run and so on, this is the role of Qigong through the meridians of specific performance.

More than a brief description of Qigong is an excellent way to keep fit, healthy every desire to "do the end of their natural life span" of the people should study hard, practice hard, and truly inherit and carry forward this valuable Chinese medicine heritage.

  Qigong History

Qigong, as health care, and its long history. It originated in the Tang Yao period, founded on the Spring and Autumn, later ages to develop. Qin Dynasty two thousand years ago, far away in medical books and other writings, there is the discussion on Qigong. Taoist Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, are mentioned in their writings of the ancient qigong, such as "I" in "empty their hearts, their bellies", "To virtual pole, keep quiet Benedict," "special gas induced soft, Babies can almost "," Zhuang Zi "in the" blowing breath, renewal, extension bears by birds ", etc., are all about practice for. The earliest extant description of breathing exercises and complete, and the early years of the Warring States to the number of the text in the stone "jade Qi Ming." 1973 Changsha Mawangdui Tomb unearthed a number of medical books of bamboo and silk, silk painting silk qigong have described. "Yellow Emperor" in many places and qigong are also relevant, such as "element between the acupuncture theory," "kidney chronic illness who can yin shi facing south, the net think God is not chaos, endless breath seven timeseagerly die along with it, such as the pharynx is very hard, so seven times, the bait after a huge number of under-chun, "and so on .Qigong word first appeared in the Jin pm Jackson, "recorded a net out of religion" and "Interpretation of Qigong," but the word is not commonly used in ancient times, but prevalent until modern times; In ancient times, is still known as the guidance, breathing. Convinced and so on. Ge Hong in his "Bao Pu", the experience of Qigong and methods were documented in detail. Northern and Southern Dynasties, Hongjing featuring the Six Qigong previous experience of editing a "cultivation Enmei record", accounting for half of the book's "convinced curing diseases" and "guided massage" in two parts, some of the content with the current work in the application of static and dynamic method is very similar.

Chao Yuan Fang "to treat patients on the" in, in most of the syndromes are contained under the guidance, breathing method, about 260 species, can be said that before the Sui Dynasty as a summary of Qigong therapy. Sun Simiao "camera support pillow China," a book in which guidance, Qi two sections, specifically on the ancient Qi Gong. Sun special emphasis on "atmosphere was reasonable, that is not riddled with students" the role of breathing exercises. He also introduced the use of specific tactics sixth, and the dynamic power "Tianzhu State Massage Brahman Law" total eighteen potential, "I massage" count forty-nine action.

Song Jin-Yuan era, the rise of Taoist elixir, fusion of the ancient qigong began to parts of them, this is the period of qigong development characteristics. "San Franciscans overall record" is the repair of the Northern Song Dynasty official party governance in the book, voluminous vast. Jin did not swallow the original book, guide, convinced of three parts, is designed on qigong. Into the Ming and Qing dynasties, the ancient Qigong is characterized by the development of more widely to the hands of physicians, the application of Qigong in the monograph of the more than 60. Such as "Paul Health Miyao," sets out guidance movement disorders nearly ten methods. Written by famous doctor Li Ming, "eight extra test", the recorded number of practice methods, proposed the "interior falling Road, only according to the police to return the viewer to" the practice experience. Qing Wang cut Om "written by the medical side Annals", the recorded details of the interest rate adjustment methods of operation and power considerations.

 The basic method of qigong exercises 

Both static and dynamic work, or work, the basic requirements in practice, generally the same, has the following several aspects.

1. Interest rate adjustment, tone the body, aligning

Practice of law, first of all is to the interest rate adjustment, tone the body, mind transfer efforts. The so-called self-aligning, is the sense of conscious control activities, the central part of the so-called Qigong. The basic requirement is to achieve the "ascetic" eliminate distractions, to "Sitting Still" state. Difficult to practice qigong meditation is the beginning of a major obstacle, as with the effects of meditation on, they are often eager to find static, anti-raw impatience, the more practice the more annoying and harder into the static. The so-called "Sitting Still", is to "keep meaning" change "cranky" to "retreat designed to", then do "without thinking without thinking", quiet and pleasant, relaxed posture. The so-called "intended to keep" is to focus on certain parts of the body or some kind of an activity, or imagine some useful things to the body. The most common "intended to keep" approach is intended to keep breathing with Italian defense "pubic region." Pubic region, refers to a half inches below the belly button of "sea air hole." Intended to keep breathing and intended to keep the pubic region combined, that is called "gas penetration pubic region." The general pubic region gas penetration is: abdominal breathing, inspiratory diaphragm down, abdominal pressure increases, the lower abdomen outside the drum, as if inhaling air through the lung pubic region; breath, abdominal retraction, as if out of gas from the lower abdomen, pulmonary . This method is Qigong gas penetration pubic region of the main measures to produce good results, it can spleen, heart and kidney but also traffic.

The so-called interest rate adjustment is the conscious control of breathing, the basic requirement is "small, quiet, smooth and long" to gradually achieve silent. Out of rain, if the deposit if the death of the situation. Beginning of training, find their natural, not forced, slowly from the sound to be silent, from short to long, deep. Best practice "gas consistent pubic region," Law, as "Great Heavenly Circuit," "small Zhou" and other methods of luck, until after a certain effort to learn.

Luck is breathing through the long, deep breath and close-to leading Italian gas, open up the meridians, which means with the gas line, run Zhou, which in ancient times also called "breath", "bleed air", "Qi", "luck", etc. . If luck attack the affected area, treat yourself referred to as "qi"; if luck out, send gas to other treatment, called "cloth gas."

The significance of the first interest rate adjustment is to improve breathing efficiency, although the decline in minute ventilation, tidal volume but increased lung capacity increases, and alveolar gas exhaled carbon dioxide increase and oxygen decrease, indicating the least energy consumption, to get the most oxygen. More due to the slow breathing exercise, changing the rhythm of abdominal cavity pressure on the internal organs gently massage played a role, thus improving the internal organs of blood circulation.

The so-called tone the body is consciously control the body's posture and movements. Tone the body common branch, stand, sit, down, do it. Five cases with self-aligning and must match the interest rate adjustment. Stressed the general requirements of the body is the incense burner, comfortable and natural, informal manner. Line, to ping is not shaking, on road, air penetration pubic region, anus breath, inhale relax.

Li, the two feet parallel and shoulder width, knees bend, trunk straight, Hanxiong abdomen, arms held forward in a half, when the Wrist flexion, such as holding ball, two eyes staring nose-closed, then the interest rate adjustment, Italy keep the pubic region, the so-called "three-circle-type Zhan Zhuang."

Sit, there are two kinds of freestyle and cross one's legs: freestyle, select the appropriate height of the chair. Stool or bed, two-foot to sit, legs shoulder width apart, hands on your lower belly with Yang palm stacked before the head half closed, as the nose, or hands together in prayer, such as Buddha, head half-open eyes, as the tip of finger . Sitting cross-legged, with a single cross-legged, double-cross one's legs and the natural cross one's legs. Single-cross one's legs is placed on one side the other leg above the calf; double-cross one's legs is the first leg on the left leg above the right, then left leg lift on the right leg above the intersection of two legs, two-foot lap overturned ; natural cross one's legs into the two legs of natural cross-eight-shaped, two-legged under pressure in the thigh. Upper body posture the same as those freestyle. Power lines should be prepared cushion, his legs numb, the possible resumption of self massage function.

Lying, for sick or insomnia, this feature may be the line before going to bed. Better to the right lateral position, head slightly forward. The following elbow with one hand placed anterior, palms up, the top with one hand on the thighs, palms down, or put pubic region at the palms by belly. Leg position is straight or slightly below the natural bent, knees above 120 ° put the other leg above.

Do, there are two implications: one is the daily labor, depending on the nature of work, fatigue is not easy to take reasonable position, with the meaning keep the pubic region and abdominal breathing, its essence is always intended to keep the pubic region can be practiced everywhere Dan Gong ; the other is to guide lead, tai chi and other various factions in the dynamic power exercises its gestures varied, and scholars to be elected its kind, carefully implemented.

In short, the tone of adjusting the body shape, so that their body posture consistent with practice. Form requirements.

2. Qigong practice essentials

Well-known qigong masters Liu Guizhen that qigong practice to master these essentials.

(1) pine static complementary, in accord with nature. Pine is closely related with the static, the body can promote relaxation meditation, into the room quiet, too, must show the whole body relax, so the two are complementary. The so-called loose, on the one hand muscles relax, the song loose and hard to grasp the state. Horizontal, relax easier to achieve, but in the future pose, but also a few whole body shaking slightly, to the comfortable lying.Station, take the two type of maintenance, muscles must have a certain tension, but also need to maximize relaxation. Another aspect of relaxation is the sense of relaxation, the first along with the muscles relax, so that the whole body a feeling of comfort Songkuai, the other is intended to keep breathing or is intended to keep the pubic region can not be thinking too concentrated, to eliminate the tension relaxation to spiritual awareness. The so-called quiet, is relatively quiet, the silence in the respiratory and out, leisurely experience, stress the importance of the awareness, intended to keep, eliminate distractions, to meditation. In short, the song's quiet nature is a key practice to master well, with quick access to good effect, master properly, often out of deviation.

(2) training intended to qi, emotional one.

Qigong "Qi", mainly refers to the genuine qi (vital energy) terms.Chi-training at the beginning, it must be practiced lung (breathing gas) start. Lung exercise, due to the different exercises, using breathing patterns are also different. Even so, no matter what the exercises, most of the requirements of breathing to do: You, uniform, thin, long and slow. Well-established practice of the people, respiratory rate per minute, even up to two or three times, the formation of slow abdominal breathing. Breathing air exercise to be implemented progressively, from fast to slow, gradual practice, can not demand that in a short time to form a complete deep breathing. Beginning of training must be based on ideas induction, reaches a certain level, we can achieve a natural and regular breathing. The so-called training means: one is excluded from distracting thoughts, to meditation; the second is intended to keep the pubic region, so that the whole body more profound changes occurred. Qigong beginners who want to quickly rule out the distractions can be very difficult to practice certain period of time must pass in order to gradually reduce distractions to reach into the static requirements.
Practice the process of how to combine the training means and chi-training? Start breathing exercises, but also intended to keep breathing, breathing as soon as possible to help Enhancing. To be deep. The formation of even breathing, and then pay attention to the abdomen rise and fall with respiration. When the breathing exercise is very skillful, even breathing can not pay attention to the natural gas penetration to reach the pubic region, this time, simply means that you can keep the pubic region. This chi-training intention, the two can be closely integrated to achieve emotional one, so plenty of infuriating, to cure diseases fitness.
(3) emotional balance and mood.

Qigong therapy in the emotional balance that must be stressed, happy, so as to promote health, eradicate disease, and after doing work in each will have a comfort and a feeling of euphoria.

(4) the gradual, not Jiqiu into.

Not anxious for the early practice, requiring a effect with the practice time is gradually emerging out of the process. Practice method, although not very complicated, but mastery of the more skilled, but also by a certain time of practice, can be achieved.Support work within, for example, can first master the postures and deep breathing exercises, deep breathing more skilled at the time, coupled with close-in close-skilled after breathing, coupled with the words silently, and then add tongue touching the palate, in these actions are more skilled, coupled intended to keep the pubic region, so step by step to master, often more smoothly.

(5) training and support phase, closely.

The so-called training phase and support, that is, both practice and reasonable rest. Only practice, pay attention to reasonable rest, victory over the disease would be a barrier, so training, support must be closely linked. Reasonable rest should be included is: pay attention to proper rest, the law of life, optimistic mood, Diet, moderate physical activity. The course content and even practice in the whole life, should note that this is often achieved disease-fighting health guarantee. Each practice should implement the requirements of training and support phase. Such as training or a strong power within the maintenance work, the practicing half an hour later, you can give close-to breathe, to give meaning keep the pubic region, simply relax, supine in bed, resting 10 to 20 minutes.After care can continue to practice, so practice your Yang Yang, the effect is also very good.

(6) a constant power law function when appropriate.

The current exercises around the country are many. Some exercises have been widely used in clinical practice, good results; also some exercises, practice is limited to individuals, not yet fully open, or use one little effect how, it is difficult conclusion.Practitioners should be under the guidance of doctors, according to the disease, physical and daily habits, select 1 ~ 2 power law fit, exercise, this way, easy to master, but also easy to be effective.

(7) sum up experience, to avoid bias.

Is the qigong therapy in patients with major requirements and methods of practice to master their own, continue to exercise.Most of the workout is not easy, can produce serious bias. This situation, the most common cause is anxious, not step by step, breathing force is too large, the blind pursuit of deep, slow, or is intended to keep too much intensity, or the blind pursuit of some sense, resulting in shortness of breath, chest tightness, shortness of breath even the respiratory disorders, headache, dizziness, mental stress and so on.

Deviation, often by the micro to the display, from light to heavy, when began to have performance, relatively easy to correct, a shorter time, if the deviation has been formed, it is more effort to correct. Thus the beginning of practice, we must appreciate the thorough and meticulous, sum up experience, to find enough time to correct, so as to prevent bias.

3. Practice notes

First, select the appropriate practice areas. Quiet is particularly important for beginners. In the outdoor practice, it is best to choose the woods, lawn, garden and other fresh air; in the indoor practice, it should keep the air circulation. Practice should be darker places of light, is conducive to fast into the static. But regardless of indoor and outdoor, are not let the wind blow directly on the body, especially to avoid blowing in the nape section. Second, the work out of trouble before, and I feel happy. In the work that should be stopped 20 minutes before more intense physical and mental activities to ensure that my practice to relax muscles, calm and conducive to adjust the breathing and meditation intended to keep.Loose undress before doing work with in order to facilitate smooth muscle relaxation and breathing. If horizontal, should take off his coat, safety on the bed. Practice but also ruled out before the toilet.

Also note that the frequency and duration of practice. Beginners should practice once a day, exercise 10 to 15 minutes; Skilled practitioners can increase the time of the first practice, each extended to 20 to 30 minutes. Or at home recuperating in a nursing home who can practice 3 to 4 times a day. During the practice, should be the law of life, the diet may be appropriate to increase nutrition, remove the tobacco and alcohol addiction, while the impassioned to avoid interference and maintain emotional stability. After practice, do not rush to stand up, you should wipe face with both hands and gently rubbed his eyes, then slowly rose, activities, events limbs. But to be noted that after the hunger and satiation, are not practice; fever, diarrhea, cold or physical fatigue, the practice should be suspended.

 

Aging and premature aging  

Aging is a stage in the development of life, this stage is generally 50 to 60 years of age.   Abroad will be 40 to 60 years, called the period of gradual decline, for the past 60 to 74 years old age, 75 to 89 years as old age, 90 years old is the longevity.   China is generally believed that 50 to 65 years old, said as the beginning of old age or old early stage, more than 65 years as old age, senior citizens above the age of 80 stages.   Of course, since people with different physical conditions and life expectancy, the aging stage by age alone is not enough science, but also to combine the characteristics of aging by aging stage, so that it more flexible, practical.   In fact the body's aging is a gradual process, not only people of different ages at the beginning of aging is not the same, and all organs of the same person's age structure and function of degradation is also inconsistent.   After the birth of the individual by a person to calculate the age of survival is called "timing age" or "s age", "calendar age."   The anatomical structure and physiological function of the age of the general position is called the "biological age."   Biological age can be further divided into the age of Physiology and anatomy age.   The timing of people between age and biological age for individual differences in 5 to 10 years old, or even greater.   In other words, aging may be early, it may be delayed.   Fluctuations in the timing age of the critical line there is a very common biological age of individual differences.
What is the aging of the international date, no uniform definition, in which a more user-friendly but more realistic to say is: "aging, but generally refers to the function of body organs, and gradually reduce the process."   Some people think that aging is a multi-link biological processes, is the body function in the degradation period of decline and disorder and overall performance.   If an elderly compared with young people, the most important difference is that the general reduction of the organ.   For example, if a 20-year-olds on the organ set at 100%, then, a year 70 years old, the cerebral blood flow reduced by about 20%, about 30% reduction in cardiac ejection, vital capacity   reduced by about 40%.   Can be seen, aging is not one or two organs, but includes almost all the organs of the body, which is reduced organ function and disease after the situation is different.   For example, some have hepatitis, his liver function will be reduced, but other organ damage is not obvious.   The people in the old, the organ of the lower body almost all of the organs involved.
Aging, there are two different cases, one is under normal circumstances, physiological aging occurs; other is a disease caused by pathological aging.   Physiological process of aging is the inevitable outcome of life, pathological aging can be controlled with disease prevention.   Pathological aging, it was known as premature aging.   The so-called premature aging, is life in growth, development process, due to various causes disease, caused by the invasion from the external morphology and function changes, early appearance of degenerative changes in body organs, died en route in his life.
Existing studies have shown that animals (including humans) the rate of aging, and their length of life is closely related.   In general, the faster the aging, life will be shorter; aging more slowly, the longer life expectancy.   For example, the speed of aging rodents about 30 times faster than humans can be considered human life span 30 times longer than about rodents.   Researchers at the speed of aging on the determination of older adults, also found that the speed of aging longevity than the average person a good argument.   This tells us that slow aging, longevity may be that such a person be an important factor can not be ignored.   Given the pace of aging significantly affects human life, then the determination of human aging rate becomes more important.
Determination of the rate of human aging, mainly by determining the function of some organs to obtain the necessary data.Determination of rate of human aging foreign scholars project, how to hundreds of species, but more commonly as a dozen to two dozen projects.   For example, Gerontology Center in Baltimore to determine the speed of human aging a total of 24 projects.   Chief among these is the following: forced expiratory volume in one second; systolic blood pressure; hemoglobin; serum albumin content; the serum globulin content; oral glucose two hours after the plasma glucose content; hearing; visual acuity; basal metabolism; Ⅹ Line   determination of the case Shougu cortex; creatinine excretion; maximum operating efficiency; reaction time.   Some of our geriatric investigators also speed was measured, and its main projects are: vital capacity reflects the lung function; reflect the ability of visual function as the regulator; reflect the hearing function of the audiometry; of renal function of the endogenous creatinine clearance rate;   reflect neural function, nerve conduction velocity; reflect the sense of smell olfactory function; reflects the contractile function of muscle grip strength; reflect vascular function in blood pressure; reflect the movement frequency of neurological function; reflected in the ECG and other cardiac function.
According to the determination of the speed of aging, aging time to develop specific measures, this can delay aging, is conducive to longevity.

The causes of aging

Here is to study and explore how various internal and external factors caused by changes within the body and the accelerated aging, which is of physiological and pathological mechanism of aging, understand the mechanisms of aging.   Understand the Cause of Aging is the core theory of aging is way to explore the basis of longevity.

First, the seven emotions too

As the saying goes: "Wear a smile, a decade less; worry a worry, white head." Here, "white head" is the Chinese said the impassioned (melancholy joy, anger, fear tragedy) in the wake of the human body caused by stimulation   signs of aging.   Visible, long-term mental stimulation, or sudden severe mental trauma, more than the body can adjust the range of physiological activities, it can cause body imbalance of yin and yang qi and blood, organs and meridians dysfunction, leading to diseases, to promote the coming of age.   As the "Q thinning of five had" put it: "violent music violent bitter, bitter after the beginning of music, are injured essence. ... ... Results from the absolutely Wan, fear of joy, anger, sorrow, emptiness of the five internal organs, blood gas away from the keep." This   That is, over-emotional changes, so that blood loss of chaos, the physiological dysfunction of organs, lasting no longer, then easily into the realm of aging.   "Sickness before Lingshu Health chapter," also referred to: "section is not joy, anger, hurt dirty, dirty, sick from the injury is also in the shade", and Chinese medicine, illness from more serious in the shade, it is difficult to cure.   In short, emotional changes can affect internal organs and blood to run, so it can promote aging.   As the "Lu" says: "Life was on the elderly, the non-short and too slow, the number of graduates also. Completed the number of care to victims. What is to harm? ... ... Overjoyed, great fear, great fear,   furious, big sorrow, the five students who are victims of loss carry God.
Second, disease damage
This means the disease can accelerate aging and promote premature death and shorten life.   Because of illness, may increase the imbalance of yin and yang, increasing blood loss in the spirit of organs, or even result in exhaust gas of God to fine powder, yin and yang from the decisions and death.   Investigated 106 cases of people living over 90 years old, healthy and disease-free in 58, accounting for 54.7%, indicating that easy to be disease-free longevity of the injured.   Visible, or accelerated aging disease is the leading one of the reasons.

Third, genetic factors

A large number of facts have proven that humans and animals closely related to aging and genetic.   Due to different genetic characteristics, not the same old speed.   As Wang "On balance, gas Life Chapters" said: "Strong Weak tender life, that is also intrinsic thin gas Ottawa. ... Ottawa ... husband endowment, its body strength, body strong, long life; Air thin, its body   weak, frail life is short, sick life is short short life. "   "Inherent responsibility of their parents," Congenital strong, physically strong Sheng, energetic, easy to grow old.   Instead, the body weak Congenital haggard, apathetic, in advance or accelerated aging.   According to a survey, of 372 centenarians in Sichuan province, three generations have longevity record of 13; Yao Bama 53 old birthday, a generation on which 31 people were also particularly longevity.   Geneticists have tracked 1,600 elderly twins and found very close to their age, with the oviparous, the average life of only a thin 3 years, 6 years difference between the two oviparous.   And many twins are among the diseases causing death are often similar.   From the above we can see that aging is indeed closely related and genetic.

Fourth, sleep poorly.

This is because prolonged does not sleep, will inevitably lead to failure.   Do not say do not sleep long, is long-term lack of sleep, there are a lot of damage to health.   The damage, first expressed in the nervous system, fatigue, and even the possible nervous breakdown, decreased physical and mental efficiency, energy, memory loss, Touyunnaozhang, vertigo, tinnitus, malaise and other symptoms, the light can be restored, severe   also affects the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, digestive system function, leading to organic disease or premature aging.   Shows very poor sleep can induce senescence.   No wonder the old saying: "Sleep eating regimen between the two priorities," "who can sleep, to eat, to longevity."   Facts have proved that sleep can reduce fatigue, to pay off one day physical activity in the "oxygen debt" to regulate various physiological functions, stability, balance the nervous system is among the important part of life.

Fifth, the environment Shiyi.

Environment mentioned here, both the natural environment, but also the social environment.   The former, such as air, sunlight, water, geology, forests, vegetation, astronomy, meteorology, ionizing radiation, etc.; the latter, such as economic and political structures of society.   Working conditions, family, culture, education and so on.   These environmental factors not only complex, but is constantly changing, the human body through the internal regulation and control mechanisms, and various environmental factors remained relatively balanced, showing the ability to adapt to the environment.   But this adaptation is limited, when the long-term harmful effects of environmental factors in the human body, or more than a certain limit, it is necessary hazardous to health, causing disease and promote premature aging.   Not only people are like, biology, too, many species in the ancient and modern could not find out, because the creatures can not adapt to the changed environment with no way out species.   The environment on human life and the close relationship between the "Yellow Emperor" in the early clearly states: "the higher life of its gas, the next by the gas prematurely." High, is the fresh air, cold weather mountain areas; under   is plain.   Because "the higher gas cold," plant growth, growing season length, life will long; and "those under the gas heat" faster plant growth, life expectancy for the corresponding short.   This can be from the horse people and the sun were the Eskimos to get confirmed.   Eskimos living in the coldest regions in the world, for many years to run around in the snow, ice, catering to meat-based, but their blood is not high, over 50 years old also has the adolescent face and vitality.   Horse living in Africa, although their way of life drying tribe (a nomadic life) and with the Eskimo diet is very similar, but their average life span is very short, life is limited to the lower world one nation.   It can be seen, the human aging or not, does the environment and the people closely related to their own survival.   Similarly, good or bad social environment has a direct impact on human health.   First, different times, human life is different.   According to archaeologists identified the death of the Chinese ape-man age 14 years of age accounted for 69.2%, 15 to 30 years of age accounted for 11.7%, 40 to 50 years old accounted for 14%, 50 years old and only 5   .1%, we can see, when most of the Chinese ape minors to death.   And in recent decades, the average human life span was prolonged.   Continued to extend its life expectancy are many reasons, but the social and economic development is an important factor.

Sixth, lack of exercise.

"Life is movement." Exposed the secret of life revealed a law of life activities.   Facts have proved that exercise can improve the body metabolism, so that all organs of vitality, especially on the cardiovascular system, it is extremely useful to delay the aging changes in various organs.   One pathologist autopsy by thousands, and found the incidence of mental atherosclerosis was 14.5%, manual workers is only 1.3%, a difference of 11 times.   Zoologists found that elephants in the wild can live to 200 years old, once captured, locked up in zoos, although living conditions are much better than in the wild, they live less than 80 years of age.   Rabbits can live 15 years on average, while raising his childhood living in a cage "superior" life in rabbits, the average life expectancy was only 4 to 5 years old.   In addition, the life of wild boar pig than twice as long.   Why, then, domestic animals, wildlife than life long?   Important one is to feed wild animals, self-defense, evade enemies, get rid of bad weather the abuse, often go here, the body has been good exercise.   Country medicine is also considered "action is not bad."Such as "Lu", said: "Sweep your own door, moving also. Qi no different, the shape is not fixed then fine stream fine if qi does not flow." There is a door hinge with water and   cases to illustrate the benefits of exercise, and from the shape, the relationship between gas, clearly pointed out the dangers of non-movement.   Is clear, which illustrates a truth: moving the body and health, fixed the decay.

Seventh, the diet section.

As early as 30 years, Cornell University nutritionist UK Clyde McCarty've done it test: a set of limited energy intake of mice, but to ensure that other essential nutrients; free to take another group of mice   food.   Result, free diet in mice 175 days after the bone to stop growing, restricted diet in mice 300 days, 500 days and even 1,000 days after the bone is still slowly growing in; free diet of mice all died less than two and a half   , restricted diet in mice live 3 to 4 years, the limited set of tumor incidence of mice free diet group than less, the most common renal hardware changes almost completely disappeared.   After repeated tests, the results are the same, this is the most amazing of Ageing Studies, the "McCartney effect."

Discovered in recent years a number of long-lived people, among other reasons, generally have control of eating habits.   Shows that diet restriction can delay aging and achieve longevity.   Why is proper diet restriction can delay aging it?   U.S. scientists Ao Fuer infected rabbits that: diet restriction on aging immune system when the body can remain strong, the central immune organs - the thymus disorder to delay time, thus delaying the aging process.Kyushu University School of Medicine, Professor Yu Omura found: fullness after eating, the brain called "fibroblast growth factor" than the material increase in the number of times before eating.   This substance can capillary endothelial cells and fat cell proliferation and can induce cerebral atherosclerosis, premature aging is caused by the brain's main material.   Omura, Professor Yu said, at present, although no effective drug to control the time of fullness, "fibroblast growth factor" in the brain formation, but delayed cerebral vascular sclerosis and brain aging, it is entirely possible.

The above discussion tells us that people must pay attention to diet, otherwise it will lead to premature aging.   On this point, the discussion of many ancient books such as "pipe" said: "diet section ... ... is tired of the life form of loss." "East Valley verbosity" had repeatedly stressed the harm eat, the book said:   "more people eat five patients, a number of those stool, urine both the number of sleep disturbances among the four who bear the body weight training, five were suffering from eating more than indigestion." Where the euphemistically described diet, can damage   organs, clusters of various diseases, life shortened by loss of life.   Therefore, "Shou Shi Bao Yuan," stressed that: "Food CD half full and no taste, the wine to the third source is the frequency.

Eighth, the workers injured over.

Injured workers, is causing disease in terms of over-exertion, "Su asked to cite the pain of" Lane said: "Labour is gas consumption", pointed out that excessive physical harm to the body's main upright Laojuan.   "Su asked Elder naive theory" in Yiyun: "to act at regular, ... ... so the fifties and the decline is also" very clearly pointed out as if to make any rash act at the normal patterns of life had only lived to be 50 years old   appeared to be very senile.   The so-called make any rash, rash, is the wrong way of life, which includes a wide range, such as excessive labor and other injuries.
Ninth, excessive labor room.

Excessive premature labor room was aroused because the transfer of as many injured tendons, Shi Jing Xie as many injuries.Reinforcement of liver and kidney stores the essence, sex will not damage the liver and kidney sections, in the Chinese anti-aging theory, insurance and kidney essence is a very important basic measures.   This is because the essence of life is not only a source of human reproduction, but also the activities of human life is the most important material basis.   Jian Jing and kidney filling or not, is to decide whether human health and longevity of the important factors that, once the essence deficiency renal failure, can cause the body decreased functional activity of various organs or obstacles, leading to the occurrence of disease and aging.Therefore, the ancients repeatedly stressed that "good health who will treasure its fine"; and to treasure its fine one of the key is to control sexual life, especially the elderly, should pay attention to this issue.   Such as the "Ministry of Health and compile training," said: "High-person, flesh weak, things Zhe Yang Sheng, Shen and the suppression of the will. Was not to vent, once fire is out, once by the oil. If the system while satisfying, is the cream   the fire will be extinguished, even to its oil. "   This is the emphasis on indulgence can lead to aging and shorten life.   "Su asked Elder naive theory" in the clear: "to liquor slurry, into the room ... ... drunk in order to want to exhaust its essence, in order to dissipate its true ... ... so the fifties and the bad of it."   Here the fifties and the decline is drunk Sixing intercourse, and indulge in lust caused.

Tenth, smoking alcoholics.

World Health Organization, in the industrial developed countries, the deaths of about 20% are directly or indirectly caused by smoking, because smoking and the number of dead car crash death of more than 3 times.   Still life shortened by smoking, 40-year-old's lungs with smoke for many years 75 to 80 years is almost non-smoker human lung.   In addition, smoking can induce a variety of diseases, such as myocardial infarction, lung cancer, gastric ulcer, and even to whole body may suffer.   But it is the wide dissemination of popular but throughout all corners of the world, no wonder a lot of smoke known as the "20th-century plague."   Is true, tobacco only have 20 kinds of toxic substances, such as nicotine, tobacco tar, nitrosamines, arsenic, carbon monoxide and a series of poison.   Especially lit cigarette tobacco fog formed cells contain more irritating and toxic substances, the number as high as more than 780 kinds, and great concentration.   Tobacco smoke contains even less air pollution to meet the strong carcinogenic substances, such as tobacco leaf wax of the layer of combustion released four aromatics alkylation and aromatic rings.   Nicotine is one of the most powerful plant toxins, acute poisoning and died quickly, and cyanide similar, so is the deadly poison of the principal tobacco.Can be seen that the aging caused by smoking is significantly

Smoking can cause premature aging, excessive alcohol can also lead to aging.   Wine of the active ingredient is alcohol, alcohol is harmful substances, excessive drinking can cause acute and chronic alcoholism, devastating the human body.

First, the long-term drinking large quantities, can promote the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver, the blood cholesterol and triglyceride concentration, leading to atherosclerosis and vascular overflow, the fat can cause deformation of the heart, decreased heart function   .
Second, when the stomach more than 20% alcohol, then the stomach of gastric acid secretion and inhibition of digestive function to play.   Long-term result of chronic alcoholism drinking large amounts, can cause esophagitis, chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and vitamin deficiency disorders such and will increase the burden of the liver, degeneration of the liver cell damage, cirrhosis of the liver of fatty liver mouth   .

Also, excessive alcohol can cause the depth of the central nervous system depression, paralysis and finally death due to respiratory center.

Medical motherland excessive drinking also recognize the harm caused to the people.   "Eat a meal was about," said: "better to drink less, drink more injury-shaped kills, changed hands nature, its toxicity is also even. Excessive drinking, loss of life and the source." Li in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" in Yiyun:   "and blood is drink less gas, strong God, Yufeng, Xiaochou Qianxing; swig while distracting consumption of blood, loss of the stomach of the essence, phlegm Hot"; "do not have to drink festival, killing a moment."   These ancients told, are fully described people drinking too much can reduce the function of each system, leading to aging.

 

Aging changes in the anatomy and physiology and pathology

First, the body surface changes.

Human physiological functions gradually decline often change, subtle changes in the earliest, and more from the body, appearance reflected.   Common are the skin, hair changes with age, and then to face, teeth and body changes.   These morphological changes of the body surface, mainly by the tissues, organs, caused by degenerative changes, such as the cells decrease, atrophy, degeneration, reduce organizational flexibility and so on.   Changes in the surface of the body mainly as follows:

(1) appearance.   Aging, the appearance of expression was prominently manifested in the face.   Changes in facial wrinkles is an important sign of aging, it was the result of water loss, subcutaneous fat and elastic tissue and skin by decreasing muscle stretch.   Where is the earliest forehead wrinkles, and increases with age, wrinkles changing deep.   Wrinkles later in his eyes, ears and mouth before the temporal side has emerged.   Wrinkles eyes and temporal in two fan-shaped radial outer corner of the eye, some people see it as a sign over the age of 40 years.   Skin as the disappearance of fat and elastic fibers and loose, visible eyelids, sagging skin, ear and hip.   The appearance of the eye, swollen eyelids for the following features, generally appear 40 to 50 years old.   Also common on the skin to brown skin pigmentation of the flat wart or slightly prominent, known as senile plaques, senile warts.   It is a point of the elderly multiple pigmentation, increased significantly after the age of 60.   Has developed a variety of age pigment inhibited the accumulation of plaque formation and elimination of effective agents, such as certain natural or synthetic antioxidants.

Baron sent people to the impression that the elderly, and almost become synonymous with the elderly, that is, white hair is aging. The reason is less pigmented hair replacement hair full of color, until the pigment until the hair have all been replaced.   To note here is that hair is more than clear that aging is a white nose hair.   Nose had only the entrance of nostrils, a small number, it is different with the hair, thinning does not increase with age, so to check the extent of white and white is how much easier.   Nose of white began more than 36 years of age to 50 years of age when almost all white. Aging, in addition to white hair, the hair loss also has occurred.   It was suggested that the age of 60, about 80% of the hair of a man, 75 years old and 90% of hair loss.   In addition, aging, generally sparse eyebrows, some or all white, all eyebrows bald individual, and gradually turn white beard.

(2) vision.   Many occur in 40 to 50 years old, "presbyopia", indicating that the increase in visual acuity decreased with age. The reason is, as the regulatory function of the lens changes.   As the camera lens in the condenser (lens), it is a transparent and flexible organizational structure.   Through the ciliary muscle contraction, can change the refractive power of the lens, so that different sizes and the image of objects near and far, a clear image on the retina.   This is known as the adjustment ability of the lens.   However, in the aging process, decreasing the flexibility of the lens, its refractive power gradually decreases, and thus, as the regulation also decreased.   Typically, a 10-year-old children, their ability to regulate lens as about 1400 degrees, to 25 years of age be reduced to 830 degrees.   When a person reading the book, about a 333 degree view in the regulation, and for a 50-year-old people, the ability to regulate its lens is only 250 degrees, if this person is not myopia, when to wear a   Vice-old optical glasses, in order to adjust the capacity to 333 degrees.   In addition, the lens in the aging process of the gradual increase in turbidity, so that when this cloudy lens transparency decrease or loss of, they will form a cataract.

(3) hearing.   In general, from the age of 30, listening to the decline.50-year-old began self-inductance hearing loss, such as watches not hear the sound.   In more than 65 years old, the hearing loss accounted for 27.4%.   Causes hearing loss, thickening of the tympanic membrane may be diminished and flexibility; ossicular joints decreased mechanical efficiency; the inner ear's auditory nerve cells - the cochlea hair cells gradually decreased and so on.

(4) height.   Elderly due to atrophy thin disc.   Shorter and curved spine, kyphosis, and height can occur.   If concomitant hip and knee bend, the lower bound to increase the height and attitude change. China was on the 534 observations of 8 years old were found in 8 years, the average elderly men decreased by 3.7 cm, 3.9 cm mean reduction in elderly women.

(5) weight.   Year to reduce the weight of the majority of the elderly. Extent with the intake of nutrition, fitness and lifestyle to another. The reason is that the cells gradually decreased.   Of course, many people do not reduce significantly or even increased.

Aging, in addition to the surface of the body changes, the elderly also often accompanied by tooth loss.   After the tooth loss, gingival recession, alveolar absorption, resulting in shrinkage lower face, mouth deformation, appears to distance between mouth and nose shortened.

  In the Traditional Chinese Medicine understanding of the origins of life

Health Studies

Introduction to health – the basic characteristics of life activities

Introduction to health - the movement of life forms
As we all know, life is one of nature's most fundamental activities of the material - gas together, scattered from, the result of joint movement, life is a form of physical movement.   Living human body, is a motion of the human body.   In the "Yellow Emperor" in further pointed out that the basic form of physical movement is the "lift out", text saying: "God machine out of the waste is destroyed, stand alone lift interest rates of the gas crisis. Therefore, non-access, no to the old growth strong   have; non lifting, no to the growth of the collection. is down and out, no does not have, so those biochemical character device, the device is scattered points, and biochemical interest carry on. it all out, all down. "All the visible thing called the device, the device is down and out of sports biochemistry of buildings.   Everything can not be divorced from time.   Space exists, we still have contact with their surroundings and isolated, so once the movement of interest rates down and out only, and things will of God machine off, stand alone risk of the gas. This very clearly illustrates the basic form of life activity is "down and out", if such a lift out of the movement ceased, life would not exist.

For the human body, lift access movement is the basic form of qi, but also organs and meridians.   Yin and yang, the basic process of blood contradiction.   Therefore, in the physical, the functional activities of human organs and meridians, all depend on the movements of air-access, such as the lung and the Su-Xuan hair down, spleen and descending ascending the clear muddy intersection of heart and kidney yin and yang, fire and water not only economic, are   air-lift out is a concrete manifestation of movement.   Because the movements of air-out bearing in the organs and meridians, yin and yang, qi and blood and other aspects of the functional activities, so the movements disorders, can affect internal organs, both inside and outside table, limbs Jiuqiao, these pathological changes occur, such as reduced lung failure Vision   of chest tightness and asthma, stomach disharmony rot Oue warm down, spleen did not rise clear of loose stools and diarrhea, are concerned that lifting the pathological disorder.

In general, the stomach's movements, the movements of the overall air-out of more importance, it is because of the stomach to the day after tomorrow, living in the central body, connectivity from top to bottom, is the lifting movement of the hub.   If the rise and fall out of the spleen and stomach disorders, the clear yang qi can not compress, acquired possession of the sperm can not go, can not enter the food clean air, waste can not be discharged cloud thing, and then the variable students a variety of ailments.