Immunity is the best medicine against hepatitis B virus; four traditional Chinese medicine approaches help you improve it comprehensively

A good, excellent traditional Chinese medicine practitioner will prescribe three kinds of formulas for the patient he is about to treat. The first: a Chinese herbal formula; the second: a dietary therapy formula; the third: an exercise formula. Setting aside other diseases for now, let us focus only on the single disease of hepatitis B. In my opinion, on top of the above three formulas, one more should be added: a health-preservation formula.

First, the Chinese herbal formula. This Chinese herbal formula is indeed very crucial. A good traditional Chinese medicine practitioner will use different herbs and different dosages according to each person's different physical condition, but one thing will absolutely never change, and that is that the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine in treating hepatitis B will not change. The formula prescribed must contain these four effects: clearing heat and detoxifying, activating blood and resolving stasis, promoting urination and removing dampness, and strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidneys.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, traditional Chinese medicine is thought to have no effect on lowering enzymes. People who think this way probably once had traditional Chinese medicine treatment themselves but saw no improvement, or their transaminases rebounded, and only then developed such a prejudice. But I dare say that if a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner cannot lower a patient's transaminases and instead they rise, then that only shows that the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner you consulted should be laid off.

Second, the dietary therapy formula. People with liver disease must be very particular about what they eat. In addition to daily supplementation of the carbohydrates, vitamins, fiber, and protein the human body needs, they must also avoid alcohol, spicy and irritating foods, greasy and heat-inducing foods, and foods with relatively high fat. In particular, the food most to be avoided is dog meat, and beef should also be eaten as little as possible. For patients who have had liver disease for several years, chronic illness inevitably leads to stasis. At this time, they can eat some targeted foods in moderation as supplements. For example, eating some goji berries and red dates every day can achieve the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, strengthening the spleen and stomach, enriching the blood, and boosting qi. The liver stores blood and also generates blood. People with liver disease will certainly have insufficient blood and qi. This blood and qi must be replenished for the liver to achieve a very good detoxifying effect. Recently, I have also often brewed Herbal Mountain Sweet Tea to drink, with the purpose of protecting liver cells and improving immunity.

Third, the exercise formula. Life lies in movement; this is absolutely a truth. Sitting around doing nothing all day, even if you took an elixir of immortality, you would not get better. For hepatitis B patients, the exercise formula should be mainly lying flat when liver function is abnormal, and when liver function is normal, mainly non-strenuous exercises such as jogging, practicing Yijinjing, and aerobic yoga. Jog for 30 minutes a day, preferably until slightly sweating, and avoid being drenched in sweat. Here, I especially want to emphasize that everyone should practice the "Azure Dragon Exploring Its Claw" movement from Yijinjing every day, because if the belt vessel is not opened, liver disease cannot be cured.

Finally, the health-preservation formula. I believe many people have heard a saying: liver disease is 30 percent treatment and 70 percent care. In what way can the liver be well cared for? In addition to a reasonable daily diet and an appropriate amount of exercise, the most important things are rest and mood. The earliest source of health preservation is certainly in China. It has been recorded since the Huangdi Neijing that if a person wants liver cells to regenerate well and recover well, they must sleep well during the two periods of zi and wu. Zi time is from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. At this time, one yang is born at zi time; it is when the human body's yin governing vessel and yang governing vessel intersect. When yin and yang combine, the body's primordial qi will recover. From 1 a.m. to 3 a.m., the liver meridian is in charge. At this time, it is the golden period for the liver to detoxify and for liver cells to regenerate and recover, and this process can only be completed during deep sleep. Wu time refers to 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. At this time, one yin is born at wu time, and it is also the moment when yin and yang intersect. Not sleeping at this time harms the liver and heart. In the past, I always slept from 12:30 after lunch to 2:30 in the afternoon, and sometimes, being lazy, I would even sleep until 3 in the afternoon, yet I still felt dizzy and drowsy when I woke up. Now I have long since changed to sleeping from 11 to 13 o'clock, and after waking up I feel refreshed and clear-headed, and it feels much better in quality than sleeping after 13 o'clock. If you do not believe it, you can try it. I have always believed that immunity is the best antiviral medicine.