From the very beginning of his appearance on the planet, a person thought about how to live longer. Despite the fact that nature has meted out that certain period for each person that he must live, many bright minds over the centuries have tried to overcome this milestone, to invent some kind of miraculous means that would help prolong the years of life … In the history of such examples there are very, very many … So, in particular, the famous oil tycoon, billionaire Rockefeller wanted to live for a hundred years. He spent a lot of effort and huge sums of money looking for a wonderful recipe for longevity. By the way, he almost managed to achieve the goal, because he did not manage to live until the target date for only a few years.
Many are interested in how best to build their life in order to maximize its duration? It would seem that everything is extremely simple - if you practically protect yourself from unpleasant situations, diseases and experiences from birth, in other words, lead a measured lifestyle, then the life cycle will increase significantly. On the other hand, if we analyze the biographies of most centenarians, then the conclusions are quite ambiguous: such a strategy is far from the only one, and even more so it is not the most suitable for achieving a long life. The same Rockefeller lived the first half of his life very stormy, in constant stress, in conditions of constant struggle with numerous competitors. And only in adulthood, the billionaire allowed himself a little rest.
According to statistics, heredity is completely a secondary factor for longevity. In the first place - peace of mind and a healthy lifestyle with proper nutrition.
The concept of proper nutrition includes several basic components. Food must be steamed and contain a minimum amount of fat and cholesterol. It is very important to eat more raw vegetables and fruits, limit the consumption of butter, meat products, cheeses and get rid of bad habits. And you definitely need to make it a rule to move more, walk more, do morning exercises and sleep at least eight hours a day. In addition, it is very important to maintain peace of mind in all situations and be kind to others.
However, there are many people who, due to certain factors, are not able to abandon their previous way of life. That is why they are trying to find a certain elixir of youth in order to prolong their life in this way.
I must say that the history of the elixir of youth is quite long. They were looking for him both in Tibet and in Ancient Egypt. According to the postulates of ancient medicine in Tibet, if you exclude meat and eat only plant foods, cleanse the body outside and inside, protect yourself from greed and bad thoughts, and receive pleasure and joy from love, this will be a kind of miraculous medicine that will help prolong life.
The ancient Egyptians were convinced that long life can be achieved by cleansing the body externally and internally.
Russian mythology mentions an apple as a miraculous means of prolonging life. The British quite agree with this, advising to eat one apple every day.
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And yet, the leading positions in the art of living reasonably are occupied by the ancient Greeks, who believed that longevity can be achieved using everything that surrounds a person, prudently, at the same time engaging in physical exercise. Clean air, moderate food, rubbing, bathing and gymnastics can enhance vital energy.
During the Middle Ages, people became interested in alchemy in their attempts to prolong life. Paracelsus claimed to know the recipe for eternal life, but all his research was cut short with a sudden death at the age of 50.
Mechnikov also invented his miraculous elixir, who developed milk whey that prevents decay processes, stimulates the intestinal flora and thereby rejuvenates the body.
If we analyze the historical evidence about the duration of human life, it becomes quite obvious that modern man lives much longer than his ancestors. In the last century alone, life expectancy has increased by about 50 percent. If during the Stone Age a person lived no more than 20 years, in the Middle Ages - about 30 years, then by the beginning of the current century people live up to 70-75 years. Impressive …
It should be noted that the growth in life expectancy in our time is a merit not only of the rapid development of medicine, technology, science. The evolution of human civilization, its intellectuality and morality also play an important role in this. The human mind is in constant search of new knowledge.
A person can theoretically achieve immortality, because there are some organisms in nature that live for a very long time and hardly age. A striking example is the hydra that lives in water bodies. Its cells divide in the middle, then move to the periphery, where they die. The cell renewal process is repeated over and over.
According to biologist Hayflick from the United States of America, the female flounder does not age at all, just like sea urchins. But they are highly dependent on constantly changing environmental conditions, various diseases and predators. You can only distinguish between young and old sea urchins by their size. It grows, but does not age, becoming an attractive food object for predators. In the animal kingdom there are other animals that can boast of longevity - whales, crows, turtles.
Thus, it is quite logical to assume that nature possesses the secrets of longevity and prolongation of the life of living beings.
Modern science is studying the mechanisms of aging, but not to extend life to hundreds of years. The main essence of the study is to prolong the youth and functionality of the human body. To accomplish such a task, a person must radically change their thinking and life in order to change genetics - hereditary data that are contained in genes, slowing down the aging process and counteracting age-related diseases. Each person has such genes, and it depends only on him whether he can learn to control them.
Even in the modern world, when progress is moving too fast, interest in the elixir of youth has not been lost. A person has made a conscious choice, he wants change, he is persistent and demanding in his searches.
In search of longevity and health, mankind has tried many recipes. It is well known that ancient civilizations had such knowledge that modern man is not yet able to achieve. However, scientists still managed to reveal some secrets of beauty, youth and longevity.
So, it was found that our ancestors paid great attention to precious metals and stones, attributing wonderful qualities to them. Moreover, there was a certain healing theory that said that many diseases can be cured thanks to precious stones. With metal, everything was much simpler. In ancient times, it was believed that gold and silver dishes enriched food and drink with useful substances that strengthened health and bestowed youth.
Modern science only partially agrees with this hypothesis. Scientists have long established that dishes made of pure silver can cleanse food and liquids from bacteria and germs. At the same time, scientists could not prove that eating from such dishes has a rejuvenating effect. Ancient people believed that precious metals possessed great power and that they had a beneficial effect on the body unconditionally. So, in particular, in Egypt the color of gold was equated in the favor of the deity Ra. The ancient Egyptians believed that if a family dreams of having children, then it should not only bring gifts of gold to the gods, but also surround itself with golden objects in everyday life. People believed that gold attracts prosperity and good luck to the family, thereby intriguing the soul of the unborn child.
It is likely that it was from there that the custom began to attract prosperity and good luck to the house with gilded coins laid out in the corners of the house. However, rejuvenation does not come from such a procedure. Thus, it turns out that human ancestors possessed much greater knowledge regarding the restoration of youth and health than modern people. After studying ancient Egyptian documents, scientists suggested that this ancient civilization was able to heal all diseases. It was found that the basis of medicine was made up of herbs and drugs made from them. And nowadays, herbal treatment is quite in demand and is sometimes the only available treatment method. It is known from astrology that each sign of the zodiac corresponds to a certain plant, which can restore the human body and give it freshness and vigor in a short time.
It should be noted that the ancient healers made one very important discovery - they found that poisonous plants can not only kill a living creature, including a person, but also heal it, the main thing is to choose the right dosage. For example, celandine is a poisonous plant, but in small concentrations it can treat cancer in humans. With the help of a decoction of celandine, adenoids are also treated.
Another important discovery that was made by ancient healers concerns the beneficial properties of mushrooms. They were eaten exclusively for medical purposes many centuries before our era. Most of the recipes, unfortunately, have been lost, but it was the mushrooms that helped scientists develop penicillin, a cure for many infections. In addition, there is a lot of evidence that ancient people used a certain mushroom as a means of rejuvenation.
Modern science has established that dried mushrooms contain a lot of useful vitamins and minerals, therefore, thanks to their systematic use in food, the energy balance of the body can be restored.
However, modern scientists have not been able to unravel the recipe for eternal youth. At the same time, they found that a contrast shower is of great benefit to the body, which is recommended even as a means of hardening young children. It is generally accepted that with a sharp change in temperature indicators, the strengthening of blood vessels occurs. The child's body gets used to the change in temperatures, therefore, having encountered a similar phenomenon in everyday life, he will not get sick. A contrast shower is of great benefit to the body of an adult. This procedure is best used as a means of rejuvenation with all kinds of scrubs and masks for the body and face.
After the body has steamed well in hot water and the pores have opened, you can use an apricot kernel or ground coffee scrub to help exfoliate dead cells. Then you need to apply cold water to close the pores, and then apply nourishing masks or creams. Such preparations based on goat milk and honey have shown themselves best of all.
Since ancient times, milk has been known for its medicinal properties. Goat's milk can replace breast milk for a breast-feeding baby. However, a person gains health not only by consuming milk inside. Milk baths help to generate new cells in the body. And if you add contrasting water procedures to them, the renewal of vitality is guaranteed. Our ancestors performed this tonic and rejuvenating procedure.
Thermal springs are widely known and are very popular, which, in addition to temperature drops, saturate the human body with useful minerals, thereby contributing to the prolongation of life and strengthening of health.
Scientists know a lot of similar procedures, remedies and decoctions that our ancestors used to prolong life. Almost all of them are available to modern people. But it is unlikely that among them there is a real elixir of youth, which is capable of granting a person immortality.
