From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, in order to maintain good health, the body must have strong yang energy and be protected from yin pathogenic factors. If a room is not exposed to sunlight, it will have heavy yin energy, low temperature, and be susceptible to cold pathogenic factors, leading to various diseases.
1. Avoid going out without wearing a hat in the morning.
"Going out without wearing a hat" refers to not wearing a hat in the morning. Morning is the time when yang energy is born. At this time, yang energy is like a seedling, although it grows vigorously, it is very weak and easily susceptible to cold pathogenic factors. The nature of yang energy is to rise, so in the human body, the head is where yang energy gathers. If you don't pay attention to keeping your head warm when going out in the morning, it is easy for cold pathogenic factors to enter the brain and cause diseases.
2. Avoid staying in a cold and dark room.
In order to maintain good health, the body must have strong yang energy and be protected from yin pathogenic factors. If a room cannot be exposed to sunlight, it will have heavy yin energy, low temperature, and be susceptible to cold pathogenic factors, which can cause a series of diseases. Of course, it is difficult to ensure that every room in modern buildings has sunlight. In this case, heating or air conditioning is needed to maintain room temperature.
3. Avoid sitting in damp places for a long time.
Some people do not understand how dampness can cause diseases. They think that the body has skin protection and the skin is not permeable, so how can external dampness affect the body and cause diseases? Although true dampness cannot directly enter the body, the qi of the body and the external environment interact with each other. External dampness is a type of stagnant qi. When it is sensed by the body, it slows down the movement of the body's qi, leading to the generation of internal damp pathogenic factors. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid staying in a damp environment for too long.
4. Avoid wearing sweaty clothes for too long.
In low temperatures, clothes become wet and cold immediately after sweating. At this time, the pores of the skin are open, and the body's resistance to external pathogenic factors decreases. It is likely for cold and dampness to invade. Therefore, after sweating a lot, it is necessary to dry the sweat in time and change into dry clothes.
5. Avoid drying clothes in hot sun.
Xu Wenyi believes that clothes dried for too long have "heat toxins" and should not be worn immediately. This may be a bit exaggerated. After the clothes are completely dry, even if they still have some heat, they will not cause any harm to the body. Of course, if a person is suffering from a fever and has not fully recovered, it is necessary to pay attention and not wear clothes that have just been dried or heated.
6. Avoid exposing sweaty body to drafts.
This also needs to be flexible. If it is the hottest time of the year, and the body is constantly sweating, using a fan to cool down is normal. Avoiding drafts after sweating refers to not seeking coolness or immediately drinking cold beverages when sweating due to exercise at a temperature that is not too high. Although it is comfortable to have a breeze, wind is the leader of all pathogenic factors. It can unknowingly carry cold or damp pathogenic factors into the body.
7. Avoid sleeping with lights on.
Some people like to sleep with the lights on, which is not good. The nature of light belongs to yang energy, and sleep requires yang energy to enter yin energy. When there is light shining, it makes it difficult for yang energy to sink into yin energy, leading to restlessness and affecting the quality of sleep.
8. Avoid sexual activities during the midnight hours.
During the day, yang energy is the strongest, but the birth of yang energy occurs during midnight hours (23:00-1:00). At this time, yang energy is just sprouting and very delicate. If sexual activities are carried out without proper care, this delicate yang energy will be extinguished, and the yang energy of the next day will not be sufficient, leading to fatigue.
9. Avoid using cold water to wipe the bed in summer and using hot fire to dry clothes in winter.
These two habits may not have such great harm. Nowadays, few people bake clothes anymore. However, this rule still has practical significance, which is not to seek temporary comfort at the expense of violating seasonal rhythms. In summer, do not seek too much coolness by setting the air conditioning temperature too low, as it can lead to inadequate sweating and insufficient movement of qi; in winter, do not seek too much warmth by setting the heating too high, as it can lead to excessive sweating and leakage of essence and qi.
10. Avoid watching performances for a long time.
This rule advises us to pay attention to nurturing the spirit. Nowadays, there are many TV and online entertainment programs, and we should not indulge in them excessively. When watching these programs, our spirits will unconsciously follow them and no longer pay attention to our internal feelings. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the heart is the "ruler." If the ruler is constantly chasing after sensory pleasures, it cannot understand the needs of the body and cannot perceive imbalances in the body. Therefore, entertainment should be moderate, avoiding long periods of watching or listening that can damage the spirit.
