Nourishing life according to the seasons as they unfold is one of the oldest forms of prevention. Aligning with the 24 solar terms leads to balance and harmony, the primary sources of well-being.

“The three months of spring denote breaking open the old to create the new. Heaven and earth together generate life and the Ten Thousand things begin to flourish. Go to bed later in the evening, but rise early. Upon waking take a walk in the courtyard, loosen the hair and relax the body, thus focusing the will on life. Give life and do not kill. Give and do not take. Reward and do not punish. When one is harmed by cold in winter, he will suffer warm disease in spring, that when one is harmed by Wind in spring, he will suffer diarrhea of undigested foods in summer.”

– 黃帝內經 Haungdi Neijing Su Wen (≈ 200 B.C.)