Advice to Achieve Longevity

 
 
Western medicine says:
 
Diet should be regular, three meals on time.

One must eat breakfast.

Exercise 2-3 times per week ?but not overly stressful exercise.

Get 7-8 hours of sleep.

Do not smoke, or if you do quit early in life.

Keep alcohol intake to a minimum.

Maintain a normal healthy weight.

Balance your sex life.

Keep good friends and family around.

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)