Maintenance guidance for a balanced (type A) body constitution

If you have a type A balanced body constitution, congratulations. Only about ten percent of people have a balanced body constitution.

You are probably in your prime, and you want to keep it that way. As you grow older, there is a tendency for you to deviate from a balanced body constitution, and so you want to watch out in your daily lifestyle. The following guidance plan will help you to do that.

01 Overview

01 Definition

A physical state in which qi, blood, yin and yang are balanced and the absence of discomfort is the main characteristic.

02 Visible physical characteristics

Overall characteristics: Harmony of yin and yang, qi and blood, with moderate body posture, ruddy complexion, and high energy as the main characteristics.

Physical characteristics: The body is well-proportioned and strong.

Common manifestations: moist complexion, thick and shiny hair, bright eyes, bright nose, clear sense of smell, rosy lips, less prone to fatigue, energetic, able to tolerate cold and heat, good sleep, good appetite, and normal bowel movements, the tongue is light red, coating is thin and white, and the pulse is slow and strong.

Psychological characteristics: Easy-going and cheerful personality.

Incidence tendency: Usually not prone to sickness.

Adaptability to the external environment: Strong adaptability to the natural environment and social environment.

02 Guidance plan

When you have a type A balanced body constitution, you are in prime condition. You should live in such a way not to deviate from the norm. Do not do something crazy that will land you in bad health.

01 Body maintenance principles

01 Let nature take its course.
02 Exercise appropriately.
03 Take nutritious foods.
04 Be morally upright in everything you do.

01 Let nature take its course
Your adaptation to the environment and your daily life should comply with the changes of yin and yang in nature.

Traditional herbal medicine believes that man and nature are a unified whole. As a human being, you are born between heaven and earth. The combination of heaven and earth is called man. Man is a small universe. It is an integral part of nature which is the big universe.

As a human being, you depend on the nourishment of the air of heaven and earth in nature, and must comply with the changes in the air of yin and yang in nature, so that “yin balances yang secretly, and the spirit governs.”

02 Exercise appropriately
As a practitioner of life cultivation, you must emphasize the degree or amount of physical exercise that you should be involved in for your health benefit.

Physical movement can promote the circulation of qi and blood.

“What we own is just blood and qi.”

“When qi and blood are harmonious, all diseases will not occur.”

“If there is depression, all diseases will occur.”

According to the principle of balance, both excess and deficiency are abnormal and should be treated as deviations of standard health. You should perform an appropriate amount of exercise according to your own specific body conditions, not more and not less.

03 Take nutritious foods
The types and ingredients of food should be balanced.

“Five grains are for nourishment, five fruits are for help, five meats are for benefit, and five vegetables are for supplement.” —–Huangdi Neijing, a medical classic

The diet should be rich in variety, and not to induce hotness or coldness inside your body. This usually happens when you favor or avoid certain foods which will throw your body out of balance.

04 Be morally upright in everything you do
You should deal with things appropriately, impartially, and peacefully.

Ancient people have long discovered that emotional fluctuations can cause physical illnesses, so they pay great attention to the inner balance of their mind.

“The flow of qi will lead to all kinds of illnesses. Anger causes qi to rise in its flow, joy causes qi to flow slowly and smoothly, sadness causes qi to stagnate in its flow, fear causes qi to be disordered in its flow, and overwork causes qi to be exhausted.” —–Huangdi Neijing, a medical classic

Emotional fluctuations can lead to internal chaos in the flow of qi and blood leading to illnesses. Modern medicine has also discovered that the proportion of human illnesses related to psychological depression is about 65% to 90%.

Negative emotions such as tension, anger, and hostility can easily damage the human immune system, making people susceptible to hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and other diseases.

People with peaceful temperament have better psychological qualities. They can respond appropriately when encountering problems. They can maintain a peaceful state of mind which is beneficial to physical and mental health.

02 The living environment

In your daily life you should conform to the climate characteristics of the four seasons of the year with adequate rest and sleep.

Sleep: You should go to bed early and get up early in spring. You should go to bed later and get up early and take a short nap in summer. You should go to bed early and get up early in autumn. You should go to bed early and get up later in Winter.

Seasonal changes: Sleeping and resting in accordance with the four seasons changes. You should take care of your health according to the changes of yin and yang in the four seasons, and follow the laws of nature to obtain nourishment from nature (heavenly and earth). The biological clock in your body is consistent with the laws of the four seasons, day and night in nature, and arranging work and rest in accordance with the laws of nature is beneficial to the health of the body.

The four seasons are characterized by warm spring, hot summer, cool autumn, and cold winter. Organisms also have corresponding changes in spring birth, summer growth, autumn harvest, and winter storage.

The work and rest time of the four seasons should be different according to the relationship between yin and yang in the season.

Nourishing yang in spring and summer means that you should go to bed early and get up early in spring, and go to bed late and get up early in summer. Because the days are long and the nights are short in summer, you should take an appropriate nap during the day.

Nourishing yin in autumn and winter means that you should go to bed early and get up early in autumn, and go to bed early and get up late in winter.

Furthermore, add or remove clothing in a timely manner according to climate changes.

03 Physical movement

Depending on your personal physical strength, you may perform gentle physical exercises such as walking, wuqinxi, baduanjin (8-brocade), or taiji, from less to more vigorous. You can also choose running, basketball, volleyball, football, shuttlecock playing, ballroom dancing, aerobics, diabolo and other sports with a large amount of exercise, if you are physically fit. For items with a large amount of exercise such as aerobics and diabolo, it depends on personal physical strength and hobbies.

Long-term physical exercise can regulate qi, enhance physical fitness, and relax emotions. People with a peaceful nature are energetic and have good physical strength.

We have a complete collection of physical exercises that are suitable for the weak and elderly such as the Mustang Swing Technique, the Mustang Wuqinxi Technique, the Mustang 8-brocade Technique, the Mustang Taiji Technique and so on. You may learn and practice each technique following the guides on the website. You may easily locate them using the Search function on this website.

If you do not want to learn and practice the techniques mentioned-above, you may just work in your backyard and turn it into a vegetable garden or a fruit garden. You may also work inside your home doing cooking, washing dishes, cleaning the house and so on.

There are many physical activities that you can do. Just do it. It will help you keep fit. You will never regret it.

04 Mental adjustment

You should be cheerful and optimistic, have a peaceful mind, be kind to others, be harmonious and progressive, and be willing to cooperate.

Peaceful people have an easy-going and cheerful personality and good psychological quality. They would communicate with friends easily. They would cultivate interests and hobbies that are beneficial to the body and mind. They would be kind to others, help others more, and not compare with the Joneses.

It will help to keep you healthy by maintaining a peaceful mental state and establishing good relationships with other people.

Choose music according to personal preference, and you can listen to various styles alternately, aiming to maintain a balanced mentality and a happy mood.

05 Dietary balancing

The diet should be nutritious, with a reasonable mix of meat and vegetables, with more fruits and vegetables on your plates. Do not try to play favorites in certain foods. Remember, eat your spinach?

Eating should be moderate, not too excessive. A lot of health issues come from eating too much. The meals should be eaten at room temperature, not being too cold or hot. Eat bland food with less oil and salt especially if you are weak or elderly.

People with a balanced body constitution are lucky people. They do have their bodies in a state of balance between yin and yang. They should also pay attention to maintaining this balance in terms of diet.

You should also learn how to use the naturally cold, cool, warm, and hot properties of the foods to control your yin and yang energy to be in balance with the changes of the four seasons. Through mutual control, they can achieve mutual support, so that yin and yang are not biased, so as to maintain perfect health.

Read more on the Mustang Dietary Technique on this website, using the search feature.

06 Medication and daily maintenance

No medication is required. A balanced body constitution is a relatively healthy state, and you do not require medication when you are not sick.

07 Physical therapy

In order to maintain good health, you should make it a habit of massaging the following acupoints.
01 Zusanli acupoint
02 Yongquan acupoint
03 Other acupoints

01 The zusanli acupoint
It is part of the stomach meridian. This acupoint is located four fingers below the outer knee and one finger horizontally next to the tibia.

This acupoint is an important acupoint for health care. If you massage it, it will improve the health of the spleen and stomach. Regular massage of the zusanli acupoint can regulate the body’s immunity, enhance disease resistance, regulate the spleen and stomach, replenish the middle and replenish qi, dredge the meridians and activate collaterals, dispel wind and dampness, strengthen the body and eliminate evil.

02 The yongquan point
It belongs to the kidney meridian. This acupoint is located in the depression on the front of the sole of the foot at the first third of the line connecting the head end of the second and third toe seams and the heel.

“The kidneys come out of yongquan acupoints. The yongquan acupoints are at the heart of the feet.” —–sage saying

The kidneys are the foundation of innateness. Regular massage of these acupoints will maintain the sufficiency of kidney essence, clear the ears and eyes, make the energy strong, and improve the walking ability.

03 A brief summary

If you are endowed with a type A body constitution called the balanced body constitution, you are in good luck because you have a perfectly balanced body constitution. You will have most if not all of the healthy characteristics of a person.

You do not have to do much to maintain a balanced body constitution. All you have to do is to follow the health care guidance plan and you are all set.

There are now available formulated relevant nursing care guidance programs based on various body constitutions. It makes it easy for even a layman to implement a maintenance program on a daily basis for himself.

We hereby gather relevant information of the relevant nursing care guidance programs for each type of the body constitution. You may follow the program. Better yet, you may do it under the guidance of a professional practitioner.

In our next article, we will focus on Type B qi-deficient body constitution, on its classification and maintenance. Stay tuned.

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