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When studying traditional Chinese medicine health care, if compared with the individual health care medicine of Western medicine, the first thing that attracts our attention is its super stability, which has been basically formed in ancient books such as "Laozi" and "Nei Jing". The system has been in use for more than two thousand years without major changes and developments. During these two thousand years, we have crossed several social forms: slave society, feudal society, semi-feudal and semi-colonial society and socialist society. What makes us even more surprised is that contemporary TCM health-preserving literature has not attracted any attention or discussion on this phenomenon. It seems that social changes have no impact on TCM health-preserving science. In other words, TCM health-preserving science is applicable to all societies.

If we believe that the social environment is crucial to the development of medicine, then we can be sure that the above-mentioned influence must exist without excessive search for evidence, and it is even more significant in the rapidly changing modern society. The health-preserving view of "Essentials for Nourishing the Heart" is: "If you fight, you will lose weight; if you give in, you will gain weight." In ancient times when nutrition was scarce, fatness was a symbol of health and happiness, but today, people think it is Worrying about how to lose weight. Therefore, it is definitely necessary and very useful to study the impact of modern society on ancient Chinese medicine health care, and how Chinese medicine health care adapts to this influence and develops. For the research on traditional Chinese medicine health care, it should be a period in the future. central task. The content of this article is the author's preliminary exploration of this topic. 1. Changes in factors in ancient society and modern society From the perspective of the medical revolution, modern society refers to a society in the second health revolution stage. Although the first health revolution in our country has not been completely completed, judging from the overall situation and the long-term trends in cities and rural areas, it can be said that we have entered the period of the second medical revolution.

From the ancient society where TCM health care originated to modern society, factors related to human body health care have changed as follows:

1. Causes and types of diseases: Causes: from biology, Environmental factors─→lifestyle factors (social and psychological factors); types of diseases: from diseases of poverty (infectious diseases, parasitic diseases)─→diseases of civilization (cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, malignant tumors, chronic degenerative diseases, obesity, diabetes , peptic ulcer, etc.).

The top three causes of death (heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, malignant tumors) in urban and rural areas of my country are the same as those in developed countries, and the correlation between these three causes of death and lifestyle is 47.6% and 43.2% respectively. 45.2%.

2. Mental state: from relaxation to tension. Compared with ancient society, modern society has more mental work, faster pace of life, more competitiveness, larger amount of information, crowded living and transportation space, and complex interpersonal relationships. These are the root causes of modern people's psychological tension.

3. Physical activity: from more to less. With the development of the industrial revolution, urbanization, and information revolution, people's heavy physical labor in production, office, and transportation has been replaced by "button work" and they live a "sedentary life."

4. Nutrition: from insufficient to excess. Coupled with the reduced nutritional consumption caused by reduced physical labor, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, hypervitaminosis and other related diseases have significantly increased.

5. Health requirements: from a disease-free and long life (biological point of view─→"not only have no physical defects, but also have complete physiological, mental state and social adaptability." (WHO definition) This It is the result of the transformation from "biomedical model" to "biological-social-psychological medical model"

6. Health care targets: mainly the elderly and young and middle-aged people. Its role and status in modern society have improved, modern lifestyles are most prominent among young and middle-aged people, psychosomatic diseases have moved forward, and aging society has become a common phenomenon.

7. View of desire: From abstinence─→ Pleasure. The pursuit and enjoyment of material desires, carnal desires, lust, spiritual desires, etc. are no longer regarded as sins, but are considered to be necessary. Smoking, smoking, and drug addiction are also rampant.

8. View of nature: From adapting to nature to transforming nature. On the one hand, modern society has created a good living environment for human beings that is not disturbed by natural factors. If it is too fast and intense, it will be difficult for humans to adapt quickly and it will affect health, such as TV sickness, air-conditioning sickness, computer sickness, noise and electromagnetic hazards, phobia of high buildings, Monday syndrome, office syndrome, etc. 2. The impact of social changes on traditional Chinese medicine health care. The influence of science. Changes in various factors from ancient society to modern society have caused important changes in the status of traditional Chinese medicine and health care. On the basis of understanding this change, formulating corresponding policies can enable traditional Chinese medicine and health care to avoid disadvantages and give full play to its advantages. With its inherent characteristics, it plays a greater role in personal health care in modern society.

1. The impact of changes in causes and diseases: This change is beneficial to traditional Chinese medicine health care methods. Categories: Adjustment of the four seasons, regularity in daily life, caution of seven emotions, abstinence, physical exercise, static exercise, medicine health preservation, food health preservation, and plaything health preservation. Obviously, these methods all belong to the category of lifestyle and are precisely aimed at the causes of bad lifestyle. In fact, traditional Chinese medicine health care methods have little effect on the main diseases (infectious diseases and parasitic diseases) in ancient society, because they are mainly caused by environmental and biological factors and must be prevented with public hygiene. .

Traditional Chinese medicine health care must: first, carry forward its advantages and devote itself to the study of modern behaviors, such as: watching TV, small living space, job hunting, studying, office, competition, business trips, tourism, etc. Second, change the behavioral regimen that is not suitable for modern life, such as the "Nei Jing": "Spring March...sleep at night and get up early, walk in the courtyard, and be slowed down to make ambitions arise." Modern hairstyles and living space Not suitable for this. Third, study the effect of traditional Chinese medicine regimen on modern diseases.

2. The impact of changes in psychological state: This change has both advantages and disadvantages on traditional Chinese medicine health care. Traditional Chinese medicine health science advocates that the spirit should be relaxed. "The Tao Te Ching" says: "Everyone is bustling, like enjoying too much, like climbing on a spring platform; I am alone, waiting for no sign, like a baby before it is born, puppet (the bottom of the character) puppet , if you have nowhere to go." "Nei Jing": "Irregular joy and anger will damage the internal organs." On the one hand, this kind of health regimen can regulate and balance modern psychology; on the other hand, this kind of health regimen is integrated with the attitude towards life in the traditional Chinese medicine health regimen system, which is not feasible in modern society.

So, first, as a technology, traditional Chinese medicine health care should improve and expand the application of mental relaxation methods, such as using static exercises on athletes to speed up their recovery; setting up mental relaxation rooms in factories , to balance the nervous tension of workers. Second, as an attitude towards life, traditional Chinese medicine and health care should not promote this.

3. The impact of changes in physical activity: This change is detrimental to traditional Chinese medicine health care. Because the general TCM health-preserving physical education methods are low-intensity exercise, such as Wu Qin Xi, Yi Jin Jing, Qigong, Tai Chi, etc., martial arts with high exercise intensity are not included in the scope of TCM health-preserving science, so it is difficult to prevent modern diseases caused by too little exercise. disease.

Without affecting other features, the amount of exercise in traditional Chinese medicine health-preserving sports can be increased as much as possible.

4. The impact of nutritional changes: This change also has both advantages and disadvantages for traditional Chinese medicine health care. Traditional Chinese medicine health science advocates suppressing appetite. "Food Proverbs": "The human body is precious, the remains of parents, mouth injuries to the body, and so on... due to indulgence in taste and the violation of the five tastes, diseases will arise." "Sun Zhenren's Pillow Notes" ": "If you eat a bowl of porridge in the morning, you won't be able to eat enough at dinner." First, this perspective has a positive effect on reducing the food intake of modern people. But secondly, this view and approach comes at the expense of people’s enjoyment of food and drink, which is difficult for modern people to accept. Third, its typical manifestation-vegetarianism does more harm to health than good. Fourth, the lack of exercise in traditional Chinese medicine health regimen has aggravated the relative overnutrition.

It is necessary to find a dietary method that can not only satisfy people's dietary enjoyment but also reduce nutrient intake, and at the same time increase the amount of exercise in traditional Chinese medicine health-preserving sports.

5. The impact of changes in health requirements. This change is not good for traditional Chinese medicine health care. Traditional Chinese medicine only emphasizes the negative side of psychological balance, tolerance, and non-desire, and does not advocate a positive psychology. It also emphasizes "being out of the world" and regards worldly things as a major source of hindrance to health. "Zhuangzi": "The husband is tranquil, indifferent, and void." Inaction is the balance of heaven and earth, and the quality of morality. "The eyes cannot see, the ears cannot hear, and the heart cannot know. Your spirit will keep the shape, and the shape will be immortal." "In the Middle Ages, There is a perfect person who is pure and virtuous, harmonious with yin and yang, harmonious with the four seasons, and separated from the world. "

TCM health care should improve its own health standards and integrate people in society. The activities in the mental state are taken as the research object, and the negative mental state is regarded as an aspect of the healthy mental state rather than the whole.

6. The impact of changes in health care objects. This change has both advantages and disadvantages for traditional Chinese medicine health care. The main target of TCM health care is the elderly. This can be seen from the conservative psychology, slow pace, and low activity level of TCM health care methods. The specialized discussion on longevity and old age occupies more than half of the system, which is the most important factor in the quality of health care. The standard is to see whether it lives a long life and whether there are signs of aging. "Nei Jing": "I have heard that people in ancient times lived a hundred years in the Spring and Autumn Period, and their movements never faded." It is also said that the real person who maintains the best health "lives as long as the heaven and the earth, and there is no end." Secondly, it is also "beneficial" to people. "Secondly, saints," can also be counted in the hundreds. "Secondly, wise men," can also extend their lifespan and last for a long time. This is extremely useful in today's aging society, but it is not suitable for young and middle-aged people. Not very suitable.

TCM health care should be combined with the characteristics of modern elderly people, such as older age, more degenerative diseases, fewer children and grandchildren, more living alone, and desire to participate in society, to further improve the health care methods for the elderly. At the same time, we will strengthen research on health-preserving methods for young and middle-aged people.

7. The impact of changes in the view of desire. This change has both advantages and disadvantages for traditional Chinese medicine health care. Traditional Chinese medicine health care is completely abstinent. "Nei Jing": "The teachings of the ancient sages all call it empty evil and evil wind. If you avoid it sometimes, you will be calm and empty, and the true energy will follow it. If the spirit is kept internally, the disease will always be safe. Therefore, if you have a leisurely mind and less desires, your heart will be at peace. They are not afraid, their bodies are not tired, their energy is obedient, everyone follows their desires, and everyone gets what they want. Therefore, they enjoy their food, obey their customs, and do not admire each other, so their people are called simple. Desires cannot overwhelm the eyes, and lustful evil cannot deceive the minds. "Although this has a dissuasive effect on some excessive indulgences of modern people, it is difficult for modern people to accept health at the expense of desire and enjoyment." Secondly, excessive abstinence is actually harmful to health.

TCM health care should: First, regard abstinence as a necessary supplement to pleasure, not all of it. Second, look for wholesome pleasures to replace bad indulgences. Third, study methods to quit special bad habits such as smoking, drugs, and drinking.

8. The impact of changes in the view of nature: This change has both advantages and disadvantages for traditional Chinese medicine health care. Traditional Chinese medicine health science advocates following nature. "Tao Te Ching": "Humanity follows the earth, the earth follows heaven, heaven follows Tao, and Tao follows nature." "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals": "Therefore, those who govern the body and the world in ancient times must follow heaven and earth." This method can benefit human beings Provides a balance of mind and body when the natural environment is undergoing drastic changes and it is difficult to adapt quickly. But at the same time, transforming nature has more benefits than harms to human health. It is an inevitable process, and nature only plays a supplementary and regulating role.

Traditional Chinese medicine health care should study various maladaptive diseases and prevent them using natural methods; at the same time, change the meaning of the word "nature" and conduct research on the new nature-artificial environment. And abandon those natural regimens that have become impractical due to changing circumstances.

If we want to summarize the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine health care, negativity and closedness are the appropriate words. Ancient social culture was also passive and closed, while modern social culture is active and open. In this way, traditional Chinese medicine health care is identical with ancient social culture and ancient health requirements, and has a mutually complementary relationship. Health care methods and concepts can be used in life, knowledge, and politics. However, traditional Chinese medicine health care is complementary to modern social culture and modern health requirements, and has an opposite and complementary relationship. Health care methods and concepts cannot be used in life, study, and work, and they do not play a dominant role in health care. They only play a balancing role. This is the overall status of traditional Chinese medicine health care in modern society.

To adapt to the new status of traditional Chinese medicine in modern society, it mainly depends on giving full play to its inherent advantages, rather than turning defects into new advantages. This is because a new health science that can overcome the shortcomings of traditional Chinese medicine—personal health care of Western medicine—has been developing rapidly. In this case, TCM health care can only pursue complementarity with Western medicine personal health care, but should not pursue its own perfection. The theme of this article is that the attitude of "remaining constant in response to all changes" in traditional Chinese medicine health care should be changed. The object of our research should be social reality rather than ancient books. Here, the view of health care that is only out of touch with the world is not applicable. As for specific viewpoints, this article only serves as a starting point.

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2 Lin Qianliang et al. Collection of Health and Longevity Shanghai Science and Technology Press 1982 There are also some references /p-11096969.html