The Theoretical Basis |
Ageing Ageing is the natural law of normal human vital activities. Reasonable health preservation measures may delay the occurrence of physiological ageing, block the progress of pathological ageing so as to prolong human life span. Premature ageing mainly includes the following causes. Deficiency of essence and qi
Essence is stored in the kidney. “ The kidney is the congenital base of life.” If renal essence is deficient, life will age prematurely The deficiency of essence and qi originates mainly from congenital insufficiency, excessive sexual life, exhaustion of diseases, physical overstrain, etc. Malnutrition The diet is the source for the human body to obtain nutrients. Malnutrition includes the two aspects of insufficient ingestion and malabsorption. Insufficient ingestion is seldom seen in modern people while malabsorption is more common. If the nutrients required by the human body cannot be instantly supplemented, this will affect the health of human body, speed up ageing, even result in death. Impairment of the five zang organs
The heart stores spirit and controls blood circulation. It is the dominator of vital activities. If the heart suffers from diseases, it will affect blood circulation and mental functions, consequently accelerating ageing. The liver stores blood, governs smoothing and regulating the flow of qi and blood, regulates emotions, promotes digestion as well as regulates blood volume. If the liver suffers from diseases, it will affect various physiological functions of blood, emotions, digestion, etc., accordingly giving rise to ageing of the human body. The lung dominates qi of the general body. Deficiency and impairment or obstruction of the lung qi may affect the functions of the general body. In these cases, ageing manifestations like unendurance to physical labor, gradual functional decline of respiration and blood circulation will occur.
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