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AntiAging Secret

Promotes Longevity

What antiaging secret do qigong/chi kung masters possess that enables

them to live well beyond the average life expectancy? Many Chinese

legends tell of famous qigong/chi kung masters who enjoy longevity that

extends well beyond the average human life span: Lao Tzu, Peng Tzu, Ge

Hong, even Huangdi, the legendary Yellow Emperor just to name a few.

One story that is most interesting because thereappears to be actual eyewitness accounts to

support his age, concerns the life span of Li

Ching Yuen (also phonetically spelled Li Qing

Yuan).

Li was born in 1677 in Guizhou province and

trained in qigong/chi kung and traditional

Chinese medicine since a young child.

He outlived twenty-three wives and eleven

generations of descendants! It was said that he

had excellent eyesight and was in vibrant health

even at the age of 248 years!

Li wrote a book called Chang Sheng Zong Jue (A Complete Discourse on

Longevity), and he used to give university lectures on health and

longevity. His secret to longevity? Daily qigong/chi kung practice, in

addition to a spare vegetarian diet and regular consumption of Chinese

herbal tonics.

Many people reportedly knew him during his life time. In 1927 General

Yang Shen reportedly met with Master Li and was impressed with his ruddy

complexion and healthy appetite.

Leader of the Nationalist government, General Chiang Kai-shek saw a

photograph of this famed qigong/chi kung master taken just before hisdeath and asked to meet with him, but by the time Chiangs envoy located

Li, he had already died.

On Saturday, May 6, 1933, the New York Times published an article on Li

Ching Yuen's long life. He died in 1930, which would have made him 253

years old! At midcentury, China's average life expectancy was only around

35 years, but even in today's standards, this kind of longevity would have

made front page news!

How Does Qigong/Chi Kung Slow Down

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Aging in Practitioners?

One of the greatest health benefits of qigong/chi kung is that it boosts the

production of very important antiaging hormones called

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in the adrenal glands.

DHEA is responsible for the bodys ability to heal and regenerate itself.

Research studies have shown that DHEA has anti-obesity, anti-cancer,

anti-tumor and antiaging properties. Unfortunately, the production of this

hormone declines with age as much as 90 percent.

DHEA is also responsible for the level of cognitive ability. The greatest

concentration of DHEA is found in brain tissue. Low levels of DHEA appear

to cause age-related degeneration, resulting in diseases such as Alzheimer,

the loss and/or damage of neuronal cells, and the loss of long-term

memory.

Since qigong/chi kung is a yogic exercise that boosts the natural

production of DHEA, it is little wonder that qigong/chi kung can increase

cognitive ability and reduce aging in practitioners!

Since the discovery of DHEA antiaging properties, health food stores have

been quick to market DHEA supplements, promoting the idea of eternal

youth in a bottle!

Unfortunately, not only do these supplements contain little, if any, of the

antiaging properties otherwise found in naturally occurring DHEA, worse,

they also have potentially serious side effects, including irritability,

depression, increase in hirsuteness in women and breast growth in men.

Perhaps you won't live to be 200 years old. But given today's average life

expectancy hovering around 80 years, to extend your life span an extra

twenty years or more would still be a great antiaging bonus. Can you think

of a better reason to practice qigong/chi kung for life?

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