Ancient Chinese Secret to Health and Longevity...

I found this on the internet and thought it was quite interesting. Everything seems so simple.  I actually tried to roll my eyes in a circle as suggested and I think I did it too fast because my eyes were not ready to do something they had never done before. I think the eye muscles used  to make the circular motions are just too weak. Yikes.

Read through the list and try a few. Makes good sense to me.

Traditional Chinese medicine says:

• Live to achieve health according to the seasons.
• Do not eat too early (before 8am).
• Eat soft fruit with grains for breakfast.
• Do Qi (energy) exercises in the morning, i.e. Qigong, tai ji, face/gum massage, click teeth for kidneys.
• Keep mouth closed when having a bowel movement.
• Keep teeth together during urination
• Massage ears when stressed.
• Eat more soup made with bone broth & a little vinegar for strong bones when elderly.
• Breathing exercises should be a daily occurrence to help detoxify & replenish energy.
• Physical exercises should be performed in the afternoon or evening.
• The best time for bowel movements is early in the morning (between 5-9am).
• Spend more time combing hair to prevent headache & insomnia.
• Do large circles with your eyeballs to keep vision.
• Swallow saliva, do not spit it out, this can tonify digestion.
• Always keep back warm to protect Yang Qi.
• Rub abdomen habitually to regulate stomach Qi (digestion).
• When meditating, keep mouth & anal sphincter lightly contracted.
• Move & stretch joints regularly to keep mobility.
• Use warm hands or dry brush to rub the entire body to keep circulation healthy.

(Source: tcm.health-info.org)

  

 

China is a country with longer average life span in the world.