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April 20th, 2008 by admin | Filed under Uncategorized.In the book, Imperial Secrets of Health and Longevity, Bob Flaws wrote: “Westerners did not know how to live healthy lives … as long as patients did not eat right and live moderately, they either continued to be sick or got sick again soon.”
According to the Chinese medical classic “Nei Jing,” (written more than 2,000 years ago), in order to attain good health, one needs to follow Nature’s laws and have a well-balanced lifestyle consisting of diet, work, exercise, rest and sleep.
The Nei Jing continued by saying that nowadays people use beverages other than pure water. They adopt reckless and unusual behaviour patterns and indulge in over-eating, over-drinking and too much sex. Even too much emotions, joys, anger, brooding, sadness, fear or fright can cause diseases. These had adverse effects on the vital organs, the heart, spleen, liver and kidneys. Such effects are reflected in various symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, dizziness, belching, bloating and a decreased appetite.
Sadly enough, Western medicine does not consider one’s manner of living as important as in the treatment of diseases. Indeed, I was baffled and saddened to know that a particular doctor told his seriously ill cancer patient to go ahead and do what he likes — play strenuous badminton games and do weight-lifting. It seems like a happy-go-lucky advice — go out and do what you like, you are going to die anyway! We feel that this is not sound advice coming from a professional who should know better. Does the learned doctor not know that stress is one of the causes of cancer? Stress can be both physical or mental. Over-working of the mind, worrying and being anxious are equally bad. Learn to take life easy.
Doing normal work and physical exercise are necessary to increase the circulation of qi and blood and to build the body’s ability to resist diseases. But, this must be done in moderation. Sun Si-Miao, a great Chinese physician and sage once wrote: “It is desirable for one to frequently engage in minor jobs, without over-fatiguing oneself by work so intense as to exceed one’s capabilities.”
In short, let us sum up the wisdom of the Chinese health theory: to conserve one’s life, do everything in moderation and lead a stress-free life. Excessive anger, sorrow, fright, fear, worry can all lead to illness. On the other hand, even too much of joy is detrimental to health.
Your sick body needs help to rebuild itself. The immune system within you needs to fight these cancerous cells. Therefore, it is most sensible for you to do your part to conserve your qi and not abuse and waste it unnecessarily.
Try to lead a stress-free life by sleeping well and have peace of mind. Unfortunately, this advice to cancer patients is easily given. If the doctor says there is no hope and you should be prepared to die –what do you expect the sick to do? Go home and sleep peacefully? The mind goes haywire, the patient cannot sleep day and night, making his situation even worse. Unfortunately, doctors do unwittingly cause this to happen. And worse still, they do not seem to realise their blunder.
In order for you to attain peace of mind, it is recommended that you find something meaningful to do. This is to dissipate your worries and stress. Doing classical Chinese exercises like tai qi, qigong and meditation exercises like yoga are helpful. Qigong raises the energy level. The same can be said of yoga.
But whatever you do, we advocate moderation. Remember the saying: “you can even die by laughing too much!”
Sleep is the greatest rest for the body. Try to sleep well and keep a calm mind. Eat lightly before going to bed. Over-excitement and over-thinking affect the mind and cause it to wander in circles. A disturbed state of mind consumes qi and is bad for health. We find belief in God is most comforting. Turn to God. Pray for His kindness, mercy and strength for you to go through this ordeal. Be reminded that God loves you. He cares for you. In Him you can have peace, if only you care to ask.
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