How to leave longer and healthier
69The most popular formula by which you get health and longevity is written by Chinese doctor Sayyamo Song: "Do not listen to anything that bother you, do not twaddle, do not make unnecessary movements, and do not hold in your head thoughts in vain."
His followers have further developed the theory of its predecessor by 15 basic rules of good health and long life. "Life gives us a joy and so no need to strain because of overwork and worry about something not worth it," says Sun Sayyamo.
"But that does not mean it should be forwarded to the vain joy and inaction - if you sit long will harm your body if you lie long will damage the breathing, if you stay longer, will harm the bones, if you walk long will harm the muscles, "says the ancient Chinese.
"Wise is the one who knows when to stop. This means that the wise man knows the price of pause and peace.” Tintszyan Huang, a scientist from 9th century gives this advice: "Once you've drunk a cup of tea and you've eaten well, you can rest. Once you are tired of daily routine work, you can rest. Once you've lived your life without succumbing to the parsimony and envy, you can relax.”
Those little sentences of wisdom can change our life and make as healthier and extend our life.
The Childhood is "spring of our life." Children are very agile, eager to know the world and are not prone to introspection. This is a time of activity and joyful games time of growth and rapid change.
The Youth is a "summer of our life." This is a time to achieve physical and moral maturity. During this period we develop a clear mind, physical health, but the main - it awakens moral beginning, the need for awareness.
The Maturity is "autumn of our life" when we gather the fruits of our life no matter righteous or not. The virtues of mature years, the integrity of the soul, the nature of our character, the merging words with deeds. Man becomes a source of harmony and peace.
The Old age is a "winter of our life." This is the season of peace and concentration. The virtues are preserving its own forces and instruction of youth, unity of mind and feelings.
Here are 15 tips for maintaining health and longevity, according to medieval Chinese philosophers:
- We should massage our face on regular bases
- We should comb our hair more frequently
- We should try to move constantly our eyes
- We should keep our ears alert at all times
- Upper and lower teeth are constantly touching
- The mouth should always be closed
- The mouth should always produce saliva
- Breathing should be easy
- The heart must always be calm
- Consciousness must always be open
- The back should always be upright
- The abdomen often needs soft touch
- Breasts should always be free
- The speech should not be verbose
- The skin should be slightly moistened.






