TCM Health Preservation: Sexual Health Varies by Season
TCM views the human body and the surrounding environment as an integrated whole. Nature and the human body are interconnected. Thus, sexual health preservation should vary with seasonal changes.
Spring: Yang energy rises, and all things flourish. At this time, sexual activity should increase compared to winter, supporting metabolic activity in various tissues and organs and enhancing vitality.
Summer: Plants grow lush and vibrant. People should remain cheerful, allowing yang energy to freely rise and spread outward. Thus, sexual activity should follow desire without excessive restraint, maintaining robust health during the period of "rising yang energy." However, note that in hot, dry weather, internal organ functions weaken, and summer heat pathogens easily invade yang energy. Therefore, sexual activity should be moderately reduced.
Autumn: Weather turns cooler, and plants begin to wither. People should calm their minds, gather essence, and conserve energy. Sexual activity should be restrained, desires controlled, and frequency reduced to prevent excessive outward release of yang energy.
Winter: All creatures hibernate, and animals hide. Yang energy is stored inward. During this season, sexual activity should be strictly limited, minimizing frequency as much as possible. If indulged excessively during winter, it may lead to weakened qi and kidney deficiency, inevitably causing illness.
Abstain from sexual activity during thunderstorms, extreme cold, or unusual heat. These abnormal weather conditions disrupt emotions and may cause internal organ dysfunction.