What is health preservation with mental acivity in TCM

Condition analysis:
Maintaining good health and pursuing a long life are regarded as unique characteristi in the long-standing and well-established traditional chinese culture.Science ancient times ,many thinkers and medical sientists have noticed than spiritual cultivation is the key to health preservation.The theory of spiritual cultivation of mind with quietness, virtuecultivation, moderate sentiment and desire,internal oncentration of spirit,conformance with the four sesons,regulation of the heart spirit,etc. It reflects the conformance of "harmony"in health preservation .When one has tranquil mind content in nothingness,genuine qi will come in the wake of it ;and when one concentrates one’s spirit internally,how canany illness occur?  Things have changed as time went on.However these thoughts with important practical value have been increasingly accepted by the modern society.

Cultivating the mind with Quietness refers to a mental state that is peaceful ,relaxed,having fewer desires and pure, reflecting the thought of health preservation with a quiet mind in ancient China.

Health preservation and virtue emphasize the essential points of cultivation of character and health.To protect and maintain life needs to build character in order to reach the state of quietness and cheer .Through nature and virtue cultivation ,greediness and sentiment should be controlled to achieve the mental peace ,smooth flow of qi and blood ,physical and mental health and a longer life .Many scholars in ancient China have noticed the close relationship among virtue,man’s psychological state and life span .

Instructions:
Health preservation through Diet: Fitness lies in diet .When it comes to diet and health,it refers to meals arranged scientifically,and nutrition absorbed properly through diets so as to keep fit,strong body, prevent diseases,and reach longevity. The function of diet in health preservation:
-- Restore normal function and recuperate deficiency ;
-- Purge away excess syndrome and eliminate pathogenic factors ;
-- Prevent diseases and contribute to longevity;