What is the secret of living to a ripe age of 90

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Dear cecil,
What do you think is your grandmother secret to good health and longevity?

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
This is an interesting question.
I believe, today, we do live longer thanks to modern science. Not only for the Chinese but mankind all over the world.
If we talk specifically about useful Chinese practises that help one to prolong life, these include:-
1. Using a pair of Chop sticks
Hey! What has Chop sticks got to do with health?
One comment is that because one use a chop stick to pick food and eat it, one is thus forced to eat smaller pieces of food.
I believe this has been `documented' or highlighted as a good practice.
2. Traditionally, Chinese food is very healthy
It depends on the region one is in but overall traditional Chinese food is healthy.
Not like today, where deserts were introduced to Chinese 10 course dinners that we tend to eat especially wedding dinners.
3. Healthy exercise
My grand mother practises daily exercises based on Qi-gong.
As one can see, there is the " Qi " in the word Qi-gong. It is a simple exercise to stimulate one's Qi.
We come across Qi for the home many times in Feng Shui discussions and to the Chinese, Qi does play an important part for the person also.
Expert Qi-gong practioners can even concentrate Qi to parts of their bodies e.g. to their palm.
This is documented as it shows up in infra-red camera photo shots.
There are more but the above are what I believe essentially the most important considerations.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 1/2/00 2:12:22 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
What do you think is your
grandmother secret to good
health and longevity?