How did people in ancient times maintain health through sex?

We modern people can make choices about things handed down from ancient times by adopting the attitude of discarding the dross and retaining the essence. Because Chinese medicine has been passed down from ancient times, there are many useful suggestions in medicine and health care in ancient times, which are also very helpful for our health care today, so we might as well adopt them. Now I will introduce the ancient attitude towards sexual health:

As early as in the silk book "Health Preservation Prescriptions" unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb, it was clearly stated that "there must be rules for saints when they have sex between men and women." This idea has been accepted by sex health practitioners of all generations since then. "The Medical Heart Prescription. The Great Principle" quotes "The Su Nu Jing" as saying: "The Yellow Emperor said: How do we regulate the intercourse between Yin and Yang? Su Nu said: The way of intercourse has a shape. It keeps men from getting weak and women from getting rid of all diseases. They are happy and have strong energy. However, those who do not know how to do it will gradually decline. To know the way, it is necessary to calm the spirit, settle the heart, and harmonize the will. When the three spirits are all there, the spirit will be in harmony. Not too cold or too hot, not too hungry or too full, the body will be upright and three-dimensional, and sexual intercourse will be slow and shallow. The internal movements will be slow and the desire will be rare. The woman will be happy and the man will be strong. This is the regulation." This means that sexual life should be regulated in a certain way. The purpose is to keep the man from getting weak and the woman from getting rid of all diseases. Both parties will be happy and have strong energy.

But the key to a moderate sex life is to have a happy mood, harmonious emotions, stable internal organs and a focused mind, so that both parties can be sexually excited and in harmony. During the intercourse, the climate should not be too cold or too hot, the food should not be too full or too hungry, the body should be stable and the mood should be relaxed. During sexual intercourse, the movements should be slow and gentle, and the penis should be thrust in and out less frequently, so that the woman feels sexually gratified and the man can stop when his sexual desire has not diminished. This is the moderation of sexual life, which has the main purpose of protecting and enhancing the physical and mental health of both men and women. It is the highest principle of sexual health preservation in ancient times. "Book of Han.Yiwenzhi" highly summarized it as "joyful but with moderation".

Our ancestors have long said that sexual intercourse must be moderate so that both men and women can benefit. If you indulge in lust, it will inevitably cause emptiness in the body, affecting various organs of the body, thus affecting a person's health and lifespan. This purpose of protecting and promoting the physical and mental health of both men and women is still applicable today and needs to be promoted.