Health Preservation Tips from the Inner Canon of Huangdi

The health preservation of traditional Chinese medicine has a long history, abundant methods, and fruitful practice; and it has made an indelible contribution to the prosperity of the Chinese nation. The most important classic in this field is the Inner Canon of Huangdi.The Inner Canon of Huangdi contains a wealth of health preservation wisdom, which is the foundation of health preservation of traditional Chinese medicine and even the whole Chinese medical science.It has established the prevention idea of treating disease before it arises, put forward the important principle of treating disease according to its cause and preserving both physique and mentality; it contains a wealth of health preservation methods such as acupuncture, qigong, massage, warm iron and natural medicines, which has a profound impact on the later development of health preservation; and it is a classic for later physicians and health preserving expert, and also a must-read for us to learn and use health perservation.However, the Inner Canon of Huangdi was written in the Qin and Han Dynasties that the words are archaic and the meanings are abstruse, which makes it difficult for people to pick the essence of health preservation from it.To allow more readers to benefit from the canon and master the wisdom of TCM health preservation, the author of this book introduced the theory, principles and methods of health preservation of the Inner Canon of Huangdi by combining the modern healthcare achievements and using simple modern language. It is a masterpiece of interpreting the ways of health preservation in the Inner Canon of Huangdi.I hope that readers can understand the TCM health preservation together with the author, and get the ways of health preservation to live a long and healthy life.The book is a rare and necessary book for the reseachers and students of traditional Chinese medicine.