Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

In the natural cycle of spring, summer, autumn, and winter, the seasons change and repeat. Professor Li Jingxiao, a mentor in the National Inheritance Program for the Academic Experience of Senior TCM Experts and a professor at Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, points out that the alternation of the four seasons is the fundamental cause of the growth and storage changes of all things in the world, while the waxing and waning of Yin and Yang is the original source of the formation of seasonal orders. As the saying goes, "The human body is a small universe, and the universe is a large human body." From ancient times to the present, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) culture has always emphasized adjusting daily life according to the laws of Yin and Yang changes in the four seasons to maintain the balance of Yin and Yang in the human body, which is the true essence of health preservation.Professor Li Jingxiao notes that without our realizing it, spring is gradually fading, and summer has arrived. Methods of health preservation and adjustment should also change in accordance with the time to adapt to the rules of Yin and Yang changes in summer. The classic TCM…