Chinese medicine expert： immunity is adjusted, not supplemented. Balance is very important.

　　Cctv newsOn April 23rd, the State Council Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism held a press conference to introduce the popularization of scientific knowledge of prevention and control in COVID-19 and answer questions from reporters.

　　The reporter asked, Chinese medicine says that "healthy qi should be kept inside, and evil should not be done". For ordinary people, what methods can Chinese medicine provide to strengthen healthy qi and improve immunity in daily life?

　　Qi Wensheng, chief physician of Guang ‘anmen Hospital of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that Chinese medicine believes that immunity is transferred out, not supplemented. If you get angry, you need to purge fire, and if you have deficiency, you can supplement it. Only when the yin and yang are balanced is the state of healthy qi. The balance between yin and yang is very important.

　　How to keep the balance of yin and yang, and how to keep healthy qi inside? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are several aspects: first, to adapt to the climate change of the four seasons, people’s daily life and life should be adapted to the four seasons, aerobic exercise should be properly carried out, adequate sleep should be guaranteed, and clothes should be increased or decreased in time.

　　The second is to adjust emotions. Because the fluctuation and change of mental state will affect immunity, we should maintain a mental balance at ordinary times to avoid the influence of negative emotions such as anxiety and tension.

　　The third is to control diet. It doesn’t mean to eat more and eat less, and the diet should be balanced and not partial eclipse, especially when you catch a cold in summer or winter, you should pay attention to the light and nutritious diet.

　　The fourth is to do some drug conditioning appropriately. If you still feel uncomfortable after the above-mentioned daily conditioning, such as getting angry, dry or unsmooth stool, poor sleep, and no spirit, you can adjust it with Chinese medicine.