"Each morning we are born again.
What we do today is what matters most."

                         ~ Buddha

Sleep is absolutely crucial for a number of reasons…

1) Western scientific studies have shown that tumours can grow 2 to 3 times faster in animals that are deprived of sleep. Other studies have shown that people who get short amounts of sleep, disturbed sleep or who work night shifts (when the body should be at rest), all had considerably higher risks of developing cancers in comparison to those who get reasonably healthy amounts of sleep.

"When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know.
But if you listen,
you may learn something new."

                    ~ Dalai Lama

Prevention Versus Treatment.
 
The vast majority of money spent in Western Medicine is not on "health care" but instead on disease care.

Money is spent on creating profitable new drugs and new technologies and treatments, rather than on non-profit making education and prevention.
 
Thus in today's society most people are being falsely lulled by the western medical industry into a fake sense of security with dreams of magic pills and futuristic machines and computer chips, which will supposedly manage and enhance their bodies without any effort from themselves.

Maybe at some time in the far distant future this might be a possibility. But current technology is nowhere even close to accomplishing this.

The human body and its interactions with the natural world which we live in are vastly complex. They are currently well beyond what science is capable of manipulating in any meaningful way.

Instead, the reality is that even with so called advancements in science, we as a people are not becoming healthier but are actually suffering from more illnesses and diseases than at any other time in our current modern history.

For the last twenty years, nearly every type of major illness has increased. And for the last four years, the average lifespan in both the USA and in England has actually declined. We are now not just dying younger, but we are also suffering from more health problems, not just in older age, but all the way throughout our lives as well ...

Chinese Medicine has developed many methods over the last four thousand years not just to treat medical conditions, but to help strengthen the body and bring it into balance, so as to prevent illness from occurring in the first place.

It is often used to boost the energy, blood and hormones within the body to help it blossom and shine forth with good health.

For over a thousand years, many Chinese have also used its treatments to slow down aging. This has been particularly popular with the wealthy and upper classes in China ...

"If you let go a little, you will have a little peace.
If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace."

                                     - Ajahn Chah

"Educating the mind without educating the heart
is no education at all".
 
                                                ~ Aristotle

Natural beauty.
 
Real beauty comes from both the inside and the outside. When someone has an engaging, alive and charismatic personality, combined with genuine kindness and caring. Someone who embraces life and has a smile for everyone. Then this regardless of their age, creates real attractiveness.
 
However on the other hand, if you have the most physically beautiful person, but they are cold, selfish and shallow, then all desire for them is truly lost. So remember if you want true beauty don’t just work on the outside but build love and happiness into your mind and soul as well.
 
In Chinese Medicine to work on the outside, we also have to work on the inside, but this time we are referring to our physical organs. For these provide our skin, nails, hair and complexion with all the nutrients, hormones and energy they need to keep them young, fresh and vibrant. They even help to give sparkle to our eyes.

To help our organs it comes back to the simple principle of strengthening our general health, through such things as good diet, sleep, moderate exercise and good mental and emotional well being...