以《延寿新法》为考察对象的伍廷芳卫生思想探究

Exploration of Wu Tingfang’s Thought on Hygiene According to Yan Shou Xin Fa

《延寿新法》系近代历史名人伍廷芳所撰养生专著。欲达身体康强需"改良饮食,研究卫生";调整饮食、戒除烟酒、注重精神心理健康、发展全民体育运动的建议具有科学性、进步性和可行性;其饮食观既是对传统清淡饮食的肯定,又吸收近代医学的研究成果,是中西文化交融碰撞的产物。该书是伍廷芳卫生思想与实践经验的总结,也是从"养生"到近现代意义"卫生"转型中的典型案例。

Yan Shou Xin Fa(《延寿新法》New Method of Prolonging Life),written by Wu Tingfang who was a famous figure in modern Chinese history,is a monograph on health preservation.According to Wu,in order to keep healthy,people must"change dietary habits and improve sanitation".It was a scientific,progressive and feasible suggestion to adjust diet,quit smoking and alcohol,value mental health and develop nationwide sports activities in that historical background.His view on diet is the integration of Chinese and western cultures,which not only inherited traditional Chinese ideas of health prevention that advocate light diet,but also absorbed the research findings of modern medicine.The monograph is the summary of Wu Tingfang’s thoughts on hygiene and practical experience,and a typical case of the transition from"health preservation"to the modern concept"hygiene".