This book is a treasure trove of tips for healthy living. The author is Dr. Maoshing Ni, Doctor Mao to his patients, the 38th-generation of doctors of Chinese medicine. Wow, he should write a book about that history.
Following a tip a page format the doctor dispenses secrets of long life and wellness on the way there. If you adopted just a few of his ideas your health would probably improve and I suppose that usually translates to a longer life.
If you've paid attention to the latest in health advice a lot of Dr. Mao's advice will be familiar, like the advice to increase fiber in your diet. Some ideas were new to me and some seemed a little wacky. In the I hadn't heard it category: two glasses of celery juice per day to ward off high blood pressure. Wacky: the system of judging our body type by the shape of our face which correspond to health problems and personality traits. The choices are Wood, Metal, Fire, Earth and Water and I can't tell where I fit in. My face is kind of oval. That would make me a Water type but my face is rounder than an oval....
I was amused by the page advising us to avoid bleached paper because of the residue of dioxins, a carcinogen, left behind. I am sure he's right; the bad stuff leaches into our food from coffee filters and the like and then when we discard them it slowly releases the dioxins into the ground water at the landfill. The thing is, this book is printed on the whitest paper ever. The decision to print on shocking white paper was probably made by the publisher so I won't hold that against Dr. Mao.
The book has the blessing of Hollywood's Jim Carrey, Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser. I wonder how anyone could arrive at a decision on the shape of Jim Carrey's face. Would that be the one he used as the Grinch?
I recommend this book for those interested in health and long life. Isn't that nearly everyone?
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