| 2 | Concepts of body constitution, health and sub-health from traditional Chinese medicine perspective显示文摘This paper described and discussed the important literature and ideas about the concepts, types and measurement of body constitution, in terms of healthy,sub-healthy and disease status. In view of traditional Chinese medicine, ‘‘healthy' state is a status of relative balance of Yin and Yang to keep our bodily homeostasis. If there are significant physical and/or psychological stressors, such as loss of a beloved one and failure in study or work, the body can no longer keep its own bodily condition balanced and subsequently enter a state of ‘‘sub-health'(sub-optimal health).‘‘unhealthy' body constitution such as ‘‘Dampnessheat', ‘‘Cold-dampness' and ‘‘Heat- or Cold- dryness'with a subnormal body temperature and humidity and clinical manifestations such as insomnia, malaise and overweight will be presented. Immediate, appropriate strategies such as modification of life-style and seeking medical treatment can prevent evolution of an illness.Otherwise, the body will enter a disease status with a‘‘pathological' body constitution of ‘‘Yin or Yang deficiency'', ‘‘Blood-stasis' and/or ‘‘Phlegm-dampness'. To be complimentary with health promotion and disease prevention in Western medicine, understanding about an individual's body constitution, together with itsdeterminants(e.g., healthy eating and lifestyle behaviors), can contribute to a more proactive, holistic and individualized healthcare. | Rose YP Chan Wai Tong Chien | 2013 | World Journal of Translational Medicine2013，2，3： | 2 |
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