What are the traditional health-preserving methods?

Good health is what everyone pursues, and nowadays more and more people know how to maintain their health. In traditional health care, this method of health care called abdominal breathing is very popular, has extremely high health value, and is welcomed by many people. Everyone must be curious about how to do the abdominal aspiration health-preserving method. The following editor will explain the abdominal aspiration health-preserving method in detail, so that everyone’s quality of life can be improved and master the correct health-preserving method.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the abdomen is located in the middle of the human body and is where many important meridians converge; the spleen and stomach in the abdomen are the acquired foundation of the human body and the birthplace of nourishing qi and blood. The nutrition of the human body's internal organs and limbs is all provided by the essence of water and grain taken in by the stomach. During abdominal breathing, as the abdominal muscles rise and fall, the circulation of Qi and blood is enhanced, putting the body in the optimal state of relaxation, calmness and ease, which is also the optimal state for the circulation of Qi through the meridians, and is very beneficial to physical and mental health.

Modern medical research believes that during abdominal breathing, the abdominal muscles alternately tense and relax, and the capillaries also alternately contract and dilate, which can promote blood circulation, expand oxygen supply, speed up the excretion of the body's metabolic products, and regulate and promote organs and tissues throughout the body.

Basic essentials: Focus your mind and relax your shoulders; exhale first and then inhale, with your breath expanding when inhaling and deflated when exhaling; exhale through the mouth and inhale through the nose; exhale longer than inhale and do not use force.

Specific method: Lie on your back and do it 5-6 times per minute. When you inhale through your nose, the abdominal wall bulges, and when you exhale through your mouth, the abdominal wall sinks. You should do abdominal breathing exercises according to your ability. The key is to let the abdomen rise and fall to the best of your ability when breathing, starting from shallow to deep. Practice several times every morning and evening, 10 minutes each time.

The above is an introduction to the abdominal breathing health-preserving method. I think you all should know how to do it. Friends who are interested in abdominal breathing for health preservation, come and try it. The abdominal breathing health-preserving method introduced by the editor is very suitable for most people. In fact, the key to prolonging life lies mainly in whether people understand and practice the way of health preservation.