By
Brian N. Cox
Submitted On December 31, 2015
Many people don't mind growing older but they are not thrilled
about the outward appearance of aging, i.e., sagging skin, wrinkles,
loss of lean muscle mass. Worse still is what we perceive as the
inevitable deterioration of our health and an inability to do the things
we used to enjoy and take for granted. Subsequently, our search for the
"fountain of youth" or at least youthful appearance has been of
interest for hundreds of years.
This search for rejuvenation has become a billion dollar industry in the western industrialized world. The business includes both hucksters and those who believe their recommendations will result in the retention of youthful appearance and health. You will find all manner of cremes, lotions, potions, regimes, preparations, operations and exercises all promising to retain youth or reverse the aging process.
This subject has been of interest to me for many years, as it has been to most people as they proceed through middle age. I have been lucky enough to spend my adulthood in excellent health and an above average level of fitness. It has concerned me, however, that the day will come when I am just another overweight, weak, old man in failing health incapable of doing the things that formerly made my life enjoyable. I am cynical of the ads and commercials promoting claims made by those in the youth and health retention industry. I want proof! Looking five years younger than one's chronological age is very nice... but it is not proof. Many people look five years younger than their average age just through the good fortune of genes.
It was my good fortune, when visiting Chongqing, China, on business, that I encountered Tian Yong, a grand master of the ancient Chongqing art of rejuvenation. I'll admit I was intrigued by the "ancient" aspect of the art, but I probably would have been very skeptical if I had not seen Tian Yong. She looked 25-30 years younger than her chronological age, confirmed by her passport. Surprisingly, she was not selling cremes, lotion, potions or pills. Her art was knowledge and understanding of the mind and body. The rejuvenation art is related to Traditional Chinese Medicine, particularly the eight meridians and the flow of "qi" or life force. It is also related to "tai chi" (called "taiji" in Mandarin) as her rejuvenation exercises are very similar to tai chi.
Tian Yong believes the ability to retain health and fitness into old age is must more important than youthful appearance, i.e., living the same life in your seventies and eighties that you enjoyed in your forties and fifties.
This search for rejuvenation has become a billion dollar industry in the western industrialized world. The business includes both hucksters and those who believe their recommendations will result in the retention of youthful appearance and health. You will find all manner of cremes, lotions, potions, regimes, preparations, operations and exercises all promising to retain youth or reverse the aging process.
This subject has been of interest to me for many years, as it has been to most people as they proceed through middle age. I have been lucky enough to spend my adulthood in excellent health and an above average level of fitness. It has concerned me, however, that the day will come when I am just another overweight, weak, old man in failing health incapable of doing the things that formerly made my life enjoyable. I am cynical of the ads and commercials promoting claims made by those in the youth and health retention industry. I want proof! Looking five years younger than one's chronological age is very nice... but it is not proof. Many people look five years younger than their average age just through the good fortune of genes.
It was my good fortune, when visiting Chongqing, China, on business, that I encountered Tian Yong, a grand master of the ancient Chongqing art of rejuvenation. I'll admit I was intrigued by the "ancient" aspect of the art, but I probably would have been very skeptical if I had not seen Tian Yong. She looked 25-30 years younger than her chronological age, confirmed by her passport. Surprisingly, she was not selling cremes, lotion, potions or pills. Her art was knowledge and understanding of the mind and body. The rejuvenation art is related to Traditional Chinese Medicine, particularly the eight meridians and the flow of "qi" or life force. It is also related to "tai chi" (called "taiji" in Mandarin) as her rejuvenation exercises are very similar to tai chi.
Tian Yong believes the ability to retain health and fitness into old age is must more important than youthful appearance, i.e., living the same life in your seventies and eighties that you enjoyed in your forties and fifties.
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