If there is any group in China that knows how to maintain health best, it is undoubtedly the Taoist priests.

These people spend all day studying how to live longer and have a better quality of life.

As Lu Jiu grew up, some of the health knowledge he knew came from traditional Chinese medicine and some from the old man.

Before he went to college, he would visit the old man's house every day.

"Haha, if you want to keep in good health, let's talk about your eyes." The old man said with a smile.

oh!

This is good!

In recent years, the incidence of myopia among children and adolescents in my country has soared, and it increases significantly with age.

In 2010, the "National Physical Fitness Monitoring Bulletin" produced by the State Sports General Administration showed that the prevalence of myopia among Chinese primary school students was 31.67%, that of junior high school students was 58.07%, and that of high school students was 76.02%.

By 2014, the results of the Ministry of Education's "National Student Physique and Health Survey" showed that the detection rate of poor vision among Chinese primary school students reached 45.71%, that of junior high school students reached 74.36%, and that of high school students reached 83.28%.

It’s now 2023, and I don’t know what level the data is at. Lu Jiu feels that it is only high, not low.

Behind such a terrifying myopia rate is actually a serious loss of energy and spirit.

According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, there are generally three conditions that lead to myopia.

One is congenital myopia, which means that there is a congenital lack of vitality fire at birth, and the internal organs are imbalanced from the beginning. The second is that acquired diet and living habits lead to varying degrees of damage to the internal organs, resulting in a lack of energy and spirit.

The third type is organic disease of the organs, elongation of the axial length of the eye, etc. This is usually caused by excessive use of the eyes.

The first type is difficult to solve because it is a problem caused at birth, and even top Chinese medicine doctors cannot do anything about it.

The second type is a bit like what is now called pseudomyopia. Generally, it can be restored to normal after regulating the internal organs. However, many people will choose to use glasses to correct it at this time, without realizing that it is internal problems in the body that cause myopia.

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The third type of myopia is also more troublesome, because excessive use of the eyes will damage the eyeballs and the internal organs. Therefore, it is difficult for traditional Chinese medicine to treat the third type of myopia.

Although the liver controls the eyes, human eyes can see, and the liver is not the only one that plays a role.

"Huangdi Neijing" Lingshu·Dahuo Lun chapter mentions, "The essence of the five internal organs and the six internal organs are all injected into the eyes to become the essence. The essence of the essence is the eye, the essence of the bones is the pupil, and the essence of the sinews is the black

The essence of the eyes and blood is the collateral, the essence of the qi is the white eye, the essence of the muscles is the restraint, and the essence of the blood and energy of the muscles and bones is wrapped up and tied with the meridians."

This sentence is talking about the connection between the structure of the eyes and the five internal organs in the body. The liver governs the kernel of the eye, the heart governs the canthus of the eye, the spleen governs the eyelids, the lungs govern the whites of the eyes, and the kidneys govern the pupils. These five internal organs wrap and gather the essence of muscles, bones, blood, and qi.

Merging with the veins of the eye, the human eye has the ability to "see".

And because the kidney is responsible for collection, all the essence and blood of the human body will be hidden there, so visual impairment is most closely related to it.

For example, when many people suddenly stand up after squatting for a long time, their eyes often go dark. This can actually be understood as a brief loss of Qi and blood. The Qi and blood in the five internal organs and the whole body suddenly cannot focus on the eyes, but

This situation usually recovers quickly and has nothing to do with illness.

Therefore, when visual acuity declines, we cannot just look at whether there are organic lesions in the eyeballs. This is actually very incomplete.

Myopia in most children nowadays actually has nothing to do with heredity, or even direct relationship with overuse of the eyes.

Like many young people who have been secretly going to Internet cafes to play games since childhood, staying up all night all year round, sleeping in class and playing on the playground after class. When they go to college, they still have 5.0 vision.

why is that?

There is an old saying that goes well, the kidneys govern the bones, and the shape of the bones means the ears and eyesight.

If you observe carefully, those children who are active and like to run around every day generally have very few myopia, while those who stay at home all day have a very high rate of myopia.

Going out to play every day not only makes you feel happy, but also prevents emotions from accumulating in the body, which prevents liver wood from being drained smoothly. Being exposed to the sun outside strengthens kidney qi.

If the liver and kidneys are maintained well, it means that the body has energy. Among the five elements, water can generate wood, and wood can generate fire. The power of water and wood is sufficient. Even if there are minor problems with the other five internal organs, it will not cause too much damage to the eyes.

damage.

To use a game as an analogy, learning is equivalent to fighting with others in the game, and going out to play is equivalent to returning to the spring to replenish your state.

If you only know how to hit every day and don't know how to replenish your health, won't you just end up burping?

You can play the game again, but once your eyes are injured, it will be difficult to recover.

At least Lu Jiu has never tried to treat myopia, but according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, myopia is not an irreversible disease.

It's a pity that many people don't know this and take their children to vision correction institutions. To be honest, the effect of this thing is really limited.

Instead of spending that money, it is better to take your children to play more in the sun and exercise.

It can not only relax your mind, exercise your body, but also prevent myopia, why not?

"Tell me quickly, what should I do if my eyes are already damaged?" Lu Jiu said.

The old man smiled and said, "My method is called Nine Yang Eye Training. The biggest feature of this method is to use the sun's yang energy to maintain eyesight. In this season, the sun will not rise until around six o'clock, so you have to do it before six o'clock."

Get up and make adequate preparations to practice facing the sun."

Lu Jiu said in surprise, "Facing the sun? Oh, yes, the rising sun is not dazzling."

Lu Jiu has practiced the Eight Parts of Vajra Kung Fu all year round and is very familiar with the morning sun, but he just didn't realize it for a while.

After all, it has become a fixed mindset that we cannot look directly at the sun.

The old man stood up with a smile, explaining and demonstrating at the same time, "After you are ready, find an open place, rub your palms together to warm them, then apply them on your eyes, use your own Qi to complete the eye-catching action. After doing so, quietly

Immediately close your eyes and pronounce the "hei" formula nine times, then rub your palms together to heat them again and place them upside down on your back, with your fingertips facing each other, thumbs of both palms facing down, and look up at the sun."

Lu Jiu watched for a while, then simply put Xiaobald aside, stood up and followed suit.

"After looking at the sun, start turning your eyes thirty-six times to the left against the upper eye socket, and then turn thirty-six times to the right. After completing this, use a translation method, thirty-six times from left to right, and three times from top to bottom.

Sixteen times, the speed does not need to be too fast, try to be as slow as possible. It is still a translation after this, but the direction is from the upper left to the lower right, and then from the upper right to the lower left. After each thirty-six times, stare at the sun for three minutes."

"The moving part is over, and next comes the quiet part. Here we have to close our eyes for two to three minutes, and then focus our thoughts on the palms of our hands. This is half done. After that, we need to find a green plant, which can be a tree.

, it can also be grass, use it to replace the sun, and repeat the above eye movement steps. After doing this, you have to put your palms against your ears and rub them up and down nine times. Finally, finish the exercise, rub your palms together, protect your forehead with your left hand, and protect your forehead with your right hand.

Just rub the back of your head and perform the yang count. You can do it as many times as you like."

"This is all the Nine Yang Eye Refining. Just do it once or twice a day. Don't do it again when the sun is dazzling your eyes."

Lu Jiu only tried it for a while before tears began to flow from her eyes, "Old man, my eyes are so sore from practicing this technique, I feel like my eyeballs are about to be squeezed out."

The old man laughed heartily, "Just get used to it."

Under the twilight, not a trace of white could be seen in the old man's eyes, and his ink-like eyes were glowing with bright black light.

"Can we practice when the sun is not shining?" Lu Jiu asked.

"Of course, just because the sun is covered by clouds, it doesn't mean it doesn't come out," the old man said.

"Okay, I'll go back and do some research." Lu Jiu picked up Little Bald and said goodbye to the old man.

The old man smiled and waved, watching Lu Jiu leave.

Lu Jiu knew the old man's daily schedule. This man truly worked when the sun rose and rested when the sun went down.

As for the Nine-Yang Eye Refining he just taught, regardless of whether it is useful or not, practice it first and then talk about it. It is best to improve your eyesight. If it cannot improve it, it is just a waste of half an hour.

Some people can play games all day and all night while holding their mobile phones, but they still lack half an hour?
Chapter completed!