Sun Simiao

Sun Simiao was born in 581 CE in Tongguan, Shaanxi Province. Suffering from chronic respiratory illness as a child, his family spent their modest savings on doctors. This experience inspired Sun Simiao to dedicate his life to mastering medicine so he could heal the poor free of charge.

Demonstrating polymathic brilliance, Sun Simiao mastered Taoist longevity practices, Buddhist philosophy, and classical medical canons by age 20. Impressed by his reputation, Emperor Sui Wen and Emperor Tang Taizong repeatedly offered him high imperial court minister positions. Sun Simiao humbly refused all court honors, choosing to live as a wandering hermit doctor in the mountains, treating villagers, farmers, and mountain hermits.

By practicing his own dietary, breathwork, and emotional regulation principles, Sun Simiao lived to the extraordinary age of **101 years** (581–682 CE) with full mental clarity and physical vigor.

In Volume 1 of his masterwork *Beiji Qianjin Yaofang*, Sun Simiao authored **Dayi Jingcheng** (*On the Absolute Sincerity of Great Doctors*), universally revered as the Eastern Hippocratic Oath:

*"Whenever a Great Doctor treats an illness, he must quiet his mind and settle his will. He must be free from desire and greed, filled with deep compassion for all living beings. When examining a patient, he must look upon rich and poor, powerful and weak, young and old, beautiful and ugly, friend and enemy as equal to his own family.*

*He must not consider his own safety, nor seek wealth or fame. He must venture into cold, rain, night, and mountain dangers to save sufferers. He who acts thus is a Great Doctor; he who acts otherwise is a thief of human lives."*

Sun Simiao was a pioneer of **Dietary Therapy (Shi Liao)**. In Volume 26 of *Qianjin Yaofang*, he established his famous clinical rule:

*"When a patient falls ill, a physician must first examine their daily diet. The doctor must treat the illness using wholesome food first. Only if dietary changes fail to cure the disease should the physician prescribe herbal drugs or acupuncture."*

Furthermore, Sun Simiao made ground-breaking endocrinological discoveries 1,200 years ahead of Western science: - **Goiter (Hypothyroidism):** Cured goiter by prescribing iodine-rich kelp, seaweed, and animal thyroid glands. - **Night Blindness (Vitamin A Deficiency):** Cured night blindness by prescribing pig and ox liver. - **Beriberi (Thiamine/B1 Deficiency):** Cured beriberi using unpolished rice bran (*Mi Pi*).

Sun Simiao authored two 30-volume master compendiums: **Beiji Qianjin Yaofang** (652 CE) and **Qianjin Yifang** (680 CE), detailing over 4,500 botanical formulas, acupuncture point combinations, and longevity routines.

Significantly, Sun Simiao placed **Gynecology and Obstetrics (Fuke)** as Volume 2 and 3—at the very beginning of his encyclopedia—arguing that women carry the sacred burden of pregnancy and childbirth and deserve prioritized medical care. He created specialized post-partum herbal tonics and pregnancy nourishment protocols used throughout Asia today.

At **FitN Natural Healing & Naturopathy Centers**, Sun Simiao’s compassionate medical ethics and "Food First" mandate guide our clinical philosophy:

1. **Food First Clinical Mandate:** Patients admitted to FitN are prescribed weight-calibrated organic living nutrition, alkaline juices, and therapeutic fasts before any herbal or physical therapies are introduced. 2. **Absolute Compassionate Care:** FitN medical staff adhere to Sun Simiao’s Dayi Jingcheng ethical code, providing equal, dedicated clinical care to every patient regardless of background. 3. **Nutritional Deficiency Reversal:** Following Sun Simiao’s nutritional discoveries, chronic deficiency disorders (anemia, thyroid sluggishness, night blindness) are reversed using nutrient-dense natural superfoods.