Hard to imagine that fifty percent of the US population will be over the age of 65 inside of sixteen years. Even though this information is enough to make a boomer pull the blankets back over their head, aging doesn’t need to mean you are becoming useless and you do not have to kiss the quality of your life good bye. People overall are living longer and staying healthier but not by accident. They are taking better care of themselves and some are taking things a bit farther by practicing Chinese Longevity medicine.
Just because we get older doesn’t mean we have to concede to poor health. As we enter middle age, things will begin to go wrong with most of us. Some will experience heart disease, other diabetes, many will fight both. There’s autoimmune illnesses, obesity issues, stroke, arthritis, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s and dementia. Still some just feel generally lousy, out of shape, fatigued, depressed and listless. These folks are walking time bombs as far as their health is concerned.
Our modern medical techniques, as advanced as they are relatively speaking, really fail to take into account the need for aging well and in a healthful and soulful manner. Chinese longevity medicine has been aiding and abetting the healthy lives of its participants for centuries. Various treatments are available to aid the aging population such as acupuncture, tonics from herbs, health and dietary supplementation, detoxification as well as spiritual awareness and direction. Chinese longevity medicine will stimulate circulation, nourish hormones, eliminate toxins and quiet the nervous system. Therapies are meant to rejuvenate the body and bring back vivacity.
Your total body rejuvenation can begin right away. What follows are five methods of achieving personal renewal:
Healthy Eating: No real surprise here that diet is essential to a healthy and longer life. Diets that traditionally encourage longevity include fish and veggies, plenty of mushrooms, seaweed, corn and buckwheat are important. The diet is purposely low in poultry and meat from animals.
Forms Of Exercise: The Chinese practice Tai chi and swear it helps them live longer and healthier lives. It is not only enjoyable, but it also adds strength. New studies reveal that tai chi will increase a person’s energy level, boost their immunity to infection, reduce hypertension and actually improve mental acuity and cognitive awareness amongst other things.
Ability To Heal: The Hippocratic oath speaks this early insight – first do no harm – and it still carries a clear message today. No healing is effectual if it causes harm to the recipient while it acts as a remedy. Preventative medicine is essential to continued health. If healing is a necessity you should seek natural curative methods of healing that “First Do No Harm.”
Understanding Self: Knowing who you are medically, appreciating your personal inherited characteristics and genetic shortcomings, your personal requirements for illness prevention will provide you with a hand up on anti aging. Chinese Longevity Medicine encourages personal accountability and self awareness, importance of relationships and promotes your health.
What Surrounds You: More and more your environment is effecting your overall health and well being. A better understanding of what surrounds you and how it effects you is required for longevity and health. Are you living near health hazards like power lines, commercial polluters’ etc? Learn what to watch out for and the chemicals to distance yourself from. Eat organically grown foods and avoid commercially manufactured goods if possible. Periodically let your body experience a detoxifying process.
Wed, Oct 28, 2009
Anti Aging, Health And Aging, Longevity