256 Year Old Chinese Herbalist Li Ching-Yuen, Holistic Medicine, and 15 Character Traits That Cause DiseasesMartynas Jocius849Photo by kevinpohThe herbalist had 23 i!es and raised "ore than 2## childrenAccording to the official records, herbalist Li Ching-Yuen was born in China in 1677 (although he himself claimed that he was born in 1736) !hroughout his long life, he constantl" #racticed herbalism and martial arts $n 1%3&, the 'ew Yor( !imes news#a#er #rinted an article in which the" #ublished official Chinese go)ernment documents that were unco)ered !hese documents, dating bac( to 1*+7, contained official congratulations on Li Ching-Yuen,s 1-&th birthda" Later documents, dating bac( to 1*77, contained official congratulations on his +&&th birthda".ow did he do that/Li Ching-Yuen e0#ressed his longe)it" formula in one sentence1 $%etain a cal" heart, sit li&e a turtle, al& si'tl( li&e a )igeon, and slee) li&e a dog$Let,s add a few more interesting historical facts to this stor" Chinese arm" general Yang 2en in)ited Li to )isit him, and offered him an o##ortunit" to teach Chinese soldiers martial arts !he general could not belie)e how "outhful his guest was, e)en though he had reached an age of +-& "ears oldLi Ching-Yuen died on the 6th of 3a" in 1%33 .e told his students that he had com#leted all his tas(s in this lifetime, and he was now read" to come home$t is #ossible to find other interesting stories about 4estern health #rodigies and 5astern Yogis who li)ed for o)er 1&& "ears 'ot onl" did the" sur)i)e forthis long, the" also thri)ed6"outhful, acti)e, and full of enthusiasm 4hat could we learn from them/Holistic "edicine is all that e need!hese da"s, e)en modern medicine agrees1 *#+ o' all illnesses "aterialise because o' negati!e thoughts or e"otional stress $llnesses attributed to this cause are called 7#s"chosomatic,8 and the" are the biggest headache of the whole mainstream healthcare s"stem2ometimes se)eral da"s of ele)ated stress is all that is needed to o#en u# a gastric ulcer 2ometimes se)eral "ears of it is all it ta(es to de)elo# diabetes or heart disease, not to mention #oor general health, lowered #roducti)it", and lac( of ha##iness 9octors and scientists unanimousl" agree that our thoughts directl" affect the acti)it" of our organs and the state of our bodies in general Ancient medicine is classified as holistic, because it ta(es care not onl" of the #h"sical bod", but also of the #s"che, as well as one,s #ersonal lifest"le !his method allows one to remo)e the cause of the illness, rather than merel" treating the s"m#toms, therefore sto##ing it from rea##earing 3odern medicine, on the other hand, deals with the conse:uences of the illness6bodil" ailments !his is wh" the illness often comes bac(, since the cause of the illness is not actuall" being treated!his is where one of the biggest secrets to health re)eals itself6our thoughts can heal us !here are multi#le recorded stories that discuss #eo#le who were se)erel" ill and healed themsel)es with the #ower of thought, des#ite doctors losing all ho#e ;ne of such im#ressi)e stor" tells us about 3orris 0n2iet( - causes digesti)e s"stem disorders, heart, and s(in diseases1- 3reed - causes oncological diseases, obesit", and heart diseasesAn interesting fact is that it is enough to cure (our character, and the rele!ant diseases go aa( )er"anentl( !his is es#eciall" im#ortant to (now for those who suffer from diseases such as diabetes and cancer, for which modern medicine does not ha)e a cureThree a(s to li!e health'ull( and trul( 'eel good$t will in)ol)e wor(ing on "ourself6howe)er, this in)estment will #a" off greatl" in the long run .ere are three methods, tested throughout three millenniums11 1tart "onitoring (our thoughts 2#end fi)e minutes e)er" e)ening writing down how "ou felt that da" @emember the situations "ou encountered and emotions "ou felt 4hat negati)e character traits does that unco)er/ 4hat do "ou #lan to do tomorrow to start im#ro)ing "ourself and tochange those #articular character traits/ $t is )er" im#ortant to write e)er"thing down+ Tr( to thin& "ore about things that "a&e (ou ha))( !his is the miracle of #ositi)e thin(ing 4hen "ou concentrate on the things that "ou li(e, it,s as if "ou mo)e to a different fre:uenc" of )ibrations, and the bod" starts to heal itself 5)en better, there will be a greater number of good things in "our life, because e)er"thing "ou thin( about becomes realit", including the #roblems that bother "ou Concentrate on things "ou en=o" and watch how e)er"thing begins to change3 Tr( out "editation 9uring meditation, the bod" and mind rest and heal themsel)es You can read more about meditation in the article7.ow !o ;wn A 'ew Aerrari And Be As 2mart As 5instein, Cust B" Calml" 2itting ;nYour Couch8$llness is sim#l" our bod",s signal about an incorrect (or, rather, non-beneficial) lifest"le Airstl" it manifests as an0iet", fear, and negati)e thoughts ;nl" then, if no effort is made to wor( on oneself, the bod" sends a more #owerful signal to get "our attention and ma(e "ou thin( about what "ou are doing wrong, in the form of #h"sical s"m#tomsLea)e onl" the useful and meaningful things in "our life Because e)er"thing that is useful to "ou is alwa"s useful to others