01.
Free Beauty Method: Dry Face Washing
Facial massage is a commonly used health preservation method in ancient times. Without any external tools, rub your hands together until they feel warm, then close your eyes and use both hands to massage your face from bottom to top, applying varying pressure repeatedly until your face feels warm. Do this at least twice a day for 3-5 minutes each time.
During dry face washing, the friction between your palms and face accelerates blood circulation and enhances metabolism, while also boosting the body’s resistance. After “washing,” your face will feel very comfortable, and your eyes may appear brighter, leaving you feeling refreshed.
02.
Free Longevity Method: Walking
When walking, keep your upper body straight, swing your arms back and forth, take large strides, and maintain a moderate speed. This engages the entire body, promoting balanced muscle development. If you experience joint pain, take a break for a couple of days, and while sitting, rub your hands together to warm them and place them on your knees to protect your joints.
Walking is a moderate-intensity exercise compared to running or swimming, effectively exercising all body muscles and helping to combat obesity and chronic diseases like diabetes.
03.
Free Calcium Supplementation Method: Sunbathing
Summer is the best time for treating winter illnesses! During this time, sunbathing should focus on the back, ideally around 4 or 5 PM.
This time of day is warm, and the ultraviolet rays are strong, making it the best time to store vitamin D. Sunbathing helps with the absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the intestines. The back is considered yang in the body, with many meridians and acupoints located there, and sunbathing helps regulate the organs’ qi and blood, warming the meridians.
04.
Free Waist Protection Method: Little Swallow Flying
Due to lifestyle habits, many people now suffer from cervical spondylosis and hunchback. If you know someone with these symptoms, please pay attention! Today, I will teach you a simple maintenance method that, if practiced consistently, will yield results. Additionally, correct poor sitting posture from this moment on!
Every morning and evening, lie on your stomach on the bed with your hands behind your back, using your abdomen as a pivot, push your chest up and lift your head while keeping your legs together and toes pointed upwards, arching your body like a swallow in flight. Hold for about 5 seconds, then relax and repeat this action 15-20 times. (Note: This exercise is not suitable for those with lumbar disc herniation or severe lumbar diseases.)
05.
Free Stomach and Intestine Protection Method: Abdominal Massage
Place your hands on your upper abdomen, centering below the sternum, and massage in clockwise and counterclockwise directions for 30-50 times each. Then, massage around the navel for another 30-50 times. Be gentle during the massage, applying moderate pressure, gradually increasing until you feel warmth in the abdomen.
Daily abdominal massage is the simplest and most effective way to prevent and treat gastrointestinal diseases. Especially for those with chronic stomach issues, abdominal massage can enhance gastric motility and digestive power. It is best done in the evening when you have not eaten much, reducing gastrointestinal pressure.
06.
Free Heart Protection Method: Laughter
It is better to laugh more than to take more medicine; spiritual nourishment is more beneficial than medicinal supplements. This is especially true for the elderly, who should maintain an optimistic and open-minded attitude, laughing often. Studies show that smiling can relieve excess stress and protect the inner walls of blood vessels, thereby reducing the risk of heart disease.
When a person laughs heartily, over 400 muscles in the body are engaged, effectively burning calories. Researchers estimate that laughing 100 times is equivalent to 10 minutes of rowing and 15 minutes of cycling in terms of aerobic exercise.
07.
Free Kidney Protection Method: Foot Soaking
The human body has twelve meridians, six of which run through the feet. The Kidney Meridian (Shen Jing) begins at the Yongquan (Kidney 1) acupoint on the sole of the foot, and soaking your feet can help nourish the kidneys. The feet are often referred to as the body’s second heart, and we liken them to the roots of a tree; soaking the feet is akin to watering and fertilizing the tree, which holds significant health benefits.
The water for soaking should ideally be at 40°C, with the water level covering the ankles, as the ankles are a crucial point for blood circulation in the feet. When the blood in the ankles warms up, the entire blood circulation in the body accelerates, effectively promoting the smooth flow of the meridians.
Additionally, besides soaking, massaging the soles of the feet, especially the Yongquan (Kidney 1) point, every night can greatly benefit the spleen and stomach, making longevity easier to achieve!
08.
Free Lung Protection Method: Deep Breathing
Sitting meditation is a highly regarded health preservation method in ancient Daoism, calming the mind and spirit. During this time, deep breathing can be incorporated to help nourish the lungs. The specific method involves inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth, practicing deep, prolonged breaths for 15-20 minutes each morning and evening.
Deep breathing increases effective ventilation, enhancing oxygen intake and carbon dioxide expulsion. More importantly, through long-term practice of deep breathing, lung elasticity can be maintained or improved, which is particularly beneficial for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in their daily health care.
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