| American doctors have been trying to figure out | | | | families. In Asian cultures, people use bicycles |
| the secrets behind Asians being healthier than | | | | more than four-wheeled transportation. The Asian |
| Americans since the early 90s - The Japan has | | | | lifestyle also involves more labor and physical |
| the lowest mortality rates in the world and | | | | work, such as agricultural labor and gardening. The |
| Chinese medicine has been around for thousands | | | | American lifestyle praises white-collar jobs which |
| of years, since around 2000 B.C. only meant that | | | | lead to Americans sitting in front of computer |
| there's more to Asian health philosophy. In Asian | | | | screens for hours on end. Exercise helps |
| medicine, there's an acknowledgment of the | | | | detoxification in two ways: it speeds up |
| whole-body theory of medicine, instead of | | | | metabolism, and induces sweat. Speeding up one's |
| isolationism that's prevalent in many American | | | | metabolism speeds up the rate of toxin elimination |
| doctor's offices. | | | | in one's body. Sweating reduces toxins because |
| The main reason behind a better health lies in the | | | | the skin converts lipid-based toxins to |
| difference between Asian and American culture. | | | | water-based toxins. This allows dangerous toxins |
| Diet, exercise, and a holistic approach to medicine | | | | to be released immediately through your pores. |
| all contribute to Asians living longer and healthier | | | | Medicine in Asia centers mostly on natural |
| than their American counterparts. In addition, the | | | | ingredients that have healing properties. Asian |
| result of the Asian lifestyle has led to a stronger | | | | medicine also addresses the mind-body connection |
| overall immune system and better detoxification | | | | and the importance of mental balance. Asian |
| efficiency. | | | | medicine is heavily rooted in tradition and it costs |
| The more preferred drink in the American | | | | less to educate Asian doctors than American |
| lifestyle is soda, beer or coffee. However, in Asian | | | | doctors. There are more traditional medicine |
| culture, the preferred drink is water or herbal tea. | | | | doctors per person in Asia than in America. |
| Consumption of water serves to immediately | | | | American medicine costs more and is |
| strengthen one's body detoxification program, | | | | symptom-focused, often ignoring the overall |
| since water dilutes toxins and helps flush the | | | | cause of the symptoms. In America, the |
| body. Americans savor red meat and pork, while | | | | prescriptions that are chemically derived are |
| most Asians prefer chicken, rice and fish. Also, | | | | dangerous toxins that stress the body's |
| the foods in Asia are mostly organic and lack the | | | | detoxification system. Using Asian medicine means |
| hormonal toxins that American food carries. | | | | using only natural ingredients, which the body can |
| Overall the Asian diet leads to less | | | | easily detoxify while getting the same health |
| food-introduced toxins into the body, and allows | | | | benefit. |
| the body to spend its energy on its immune | | | | It is not very difficult to adopt the Asian lifestyle |
| system rather than toxin control. Also, the fish | | | | and improve your body's detoxification and |
| that Asians consume have very strong | | | | immune system. You can change your lifestyle |
| immunological effects, providing more antioxidants | | | | today by eating and drinking organic, exercising |
| than the red meat preferred in America. | | | | rigorously at least three times a week, and using |
| The average American family has more than one | | | | organic health alternative therapies over |
| car. In Asia, on average there's 1 car per 4 | | | | dangerous prescription medicines. |