Five “Must-do” Things to Achieve Longevity

China is a nation known for its longevity.

Our ancestors concluded that there are five things that need to be done to enjoy longevity. These things may seem cumbersome, but they are beneficial to your body and soul, and can help you to thoroughly relax. They can also improve the quality of your sleep and enable you to work with high energy. Do you know what these five things are?

1) The first “must do” thing: Walking

It is said that calmly walking 10-20 minutes a day can bring the blood circulation to the surface of the body and can help our skin maintain itself after falling asleep. We shouldn’t read newspapers or think about questions when we lie down, because it’s necessary to reduce the activity of the brain to enable a person to rapidly fall asleep.

2) Rubbing the feet

There is a Chinese saying: “Washing your feet with hot water is much more effective than taking sleeping pills when you are ready for bed,” and: “If you want to protect a tree, you should protect its roots; if you want to protect a person, you should protect his or her feet.” Many foreign medical scientists regard the feet as “the second heart of the human body” or “the pump of the heart”, so they all praise the role of foot care. Chinese medical science believes there are more than 60 acupuncture points on the feet that have strong ties with the internal organs, so if we can use warm water (40°C-50°C) to wash our feet and rub the soles and toes of our feet, we can promote blood circulation, relax the muscles and balance the yin and yang of the body. This can also help heal wounds and maintain fitness for the older people.

3) Ventilation of the room

It is important to keep the bedroom air fresh, even on windy or cold days. We can still open the windows for a while, especially before going to bed, as it will be helpful for sleeping well during the night. However, remember not to cover the head when sleeping.

4) Brushing the teeth, wiping the face and the body

It is more important for us to brush our teeth before going to bed than to do it in the morning, as this not only helps us to clean away oral sediments, but it protects our teeth so we can sleep well during the night. It is also very helpful to wash the face and wipe down the body after watching TV before getting ready for bed, because this can keep the skin clean and help us relax and sleep comfortably.

5) Brushing the hair

Our ancient medical scientists found that there are many acupuncture points on the head, so while brushing the hair, we can massage and stimulate them to open those acupuncture points, relieve pain and brighten the eyes. It is said that if we brush our hair with our hands till the head skin is warm and red twice, once in the morning and again at night, this can clear the blood flow to the head, improve the thinking and memory capacity of the brain, promote nutrition to the hair follicles, reduce the loss of hair, eliminate brain fatigue and make it easier to fall asleep.