What I learn

 

wisdom in traditional chinese medicine

11. For good health
i. conduct self well
ii. go along with heaven and earth; its changes – 6 extremes i.e. wind, cold, heat, dryness, dampness, extreme heat
iii. regulate six desires that arise from eyes, nose, mouth, tongue, ears; seven  emotions, i.e. joy, anger, anxiety, contemplation, grief, terror, fright
iii. balance five flavours, i.e. sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent
iv. exercise 
v. Emulate nature – nature is most accepting, e.g. the sun does not choose to shine on certain people only

12. Life and death in TCM’s perspective – different forms of existence

13. Re-analyze topic of life as one grows old ( a person’s life can be simply divided into the first 50 and the last 50)

14. Concepts in TCM - Yin and Yang, Qi

a. Possibility of Qi deficiency:
at/after 50 years old – spleen qi
at/after 60 years old – heart qi
at/after 70 years old – lung qi

*Sharing a nugget of vitality, not to be swallowed whole