Close your eyes and raise your spirits! A recipe for health without spending a penny

Interviewed experts: Xia Gongxu, deputy director of the Center for Treatment of Untreated Diseases, Nanjing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

 According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the liver is open to the eye, and the essence of the human body is on the eyes. Therefore, the eye is often regarded as the window of the soul, the place where people are most expressive.

Xia Gongxu, deputy director of the Center for Treatment of Untreated Diseases in the Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Nanjing, said that Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the maintenance of "fine, qi, and god". 

For example, in the "Yellow Emperor's Canon", it is recorded that "the gods are prosperous and the gods are lost". It can be seen that the profit and loss of "God" is related to the health and decline of human beings; the gain and loss of "God" is related to human life. 

If you want to be a healthy person, you should raise a "god." Therefore, the ancient self-cultivation people often use closed eyes as a simple and effective method. 

The "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" also stated in the article that "the spirit is intrinsic, the disease is always safe", that is, by closing the eyes and rejuvenating the gods, eliminating distracting thoughts, concentrating energy, and thinking without thinking, until calm, you can achieve the effect of health and tranquility.

Xia Gongxu said that for mental workers, the more busy they are, the more they need to

close their eyes. Just sit down, close your eyes, and don't want anything in your head until your breathing is steady and your body is relaxed.

He stressed that it is necessary to always adhere to the "three essentials" everywhere: to relax, to be calm, to be calm, to be natural, and to be consistent with this, in order to make the body meridians clear, blood flow, and healthier.

In addition, after dinner, it is a good time to sit still and close your eyes. After eating, the blood in the human body is concentrated in the digestive tract and participates in food digestion. 

If you walk and exercise at this time, some blood will flow to the hands and feet, and the liver will have insufficient blood supply, which will affect its normal metabolism.

Xia Gongxu suggested that closing the eyes for 10 minutes to half an hour after a meal will not only help to nourish the gods, but also help the blood flow more to the liver, and supply liver cells with oxygen and nutrients, which will help protect the liver.

Modern people have a fast pace of life, and many people have irritability, anxiety and even insomnia. Closed eyes are a good way to adjust. 

 Xia Gongxu suggested that people with yin and anger are characterized by upset and insomnia, dry mouth and throat, night sweats and nocturnal emission, two tidal flushes, short yellow urine, dry stools and other symptoms. 

The effect of closing eyes is stronger. You can use your free time to close your eyes and help you to dry up and nourish your mind. It usually takes about 10 minutes, and you should at least keep your eyes closed for three times a day.