subject: The Simplest Way To Stay Alive Over 140 Years [print this page] In 1933 the Time Journal released the the loss of a person Li Ching-Yun a China herbalist who lived his complete existence reselling vegetables and spent many of his life in the mountain range of Tibet.
What possessed this man so exclusive that his end was released a few thousand miles away at a paper from the Usa as famous as the Time Magazine?
He has been a practitioner of Tao as well as other exercises of meditation; he was advised army and martial arts training teacher to the Chinese government although the most significant is that he passed away in the age of 256 yrs! He previously survived 23 women (he all have buried) and would have left a progeny of 180 youngsters while he died in May 6, 1933.
Certainly the fact of surviving above 250 years is more than respectable, but 23 ladies to outlive, then it really turns into a mission impossible (ok it was easy)!
It would be born around 1677 but some other sources propose 1736, but it's certain that at the time of his entry into the world data and other legitimate records didnt already exist possibly even much less in China.
Precisely what was his key?
His very own reply in most interviews in the course of his very long lifetime was basically:
"Maintain a calm body,
You sit down like a turtle,
You walk as rapidly as a dove,
And you also rest such as a doggy. "
His diet plan was basically dependent on rice and plants such as ginger plus a much mystery plant: the Centella Asiatica (Gotu Kola).
Nicknamed "the plant from the tiger and the elephant" simply because the injured creatures are usually moving in, to heal its injuries; This herb enjoys an outstanding reputation in India and China. That popularity is basically due to its properties on the regrowth of tissues and its particular activities for the neurological system. More recently some study centers especially on the usefulness of the herb for troubles of venous insufficiency and skin troubles.
The Centella is normally consumed in eating salads; the liquid of the foliage is also employed to fight high blood pressure levels, and it is utilized like a tonic.
Don't go on the first herbalist retailer to buy this herb to make your salad as you cannot get it fresh in Western world. Its in many solutions to fight against the fatty tissue and in some dermatological lotions; some researchers additionally say how the Centella has aphrodisiac effects and its a fantastic antioxidants!
I believe that guy thru his history (whether or not it is just partially true), transmit us the secrets of longevity which are summarized thru his words that we can comprehend as:
Feel good, keep your anxiety away from your own life, do a few frequent exercises, sleep sufficient and try to eat mainly organic things growing from the land.
