This book is the second part of the series, Longevity Mystery Solved, which covers Body Types, Oriental Systems. It contains six revised and updated chapters (Ch. 9-14) that were previously discussed in my book, Control for Life Extension. A Personalized Holistic Approach, first published in 2001 and republished in 2020. It aims at the understanding of your body and personality type, which allows you to apply the factual information in my books and others of this kind with better understanding. Knowing more about ourselves increases our consciousness and awareness, and can have a profound effect on our entire life. Regarding body and personality types related to longevity you will learn the following: Ayurvedic Doshas Type. Knowing your dosha type and applying the principles of Ayurveda enables you to become more health-conscious and to increase your chances of living a healthier and longer life.Yin-Yang Type. Yang-type people seem to burn themselves too fast, while Yin-type people can smolder longer until a ripe old age.Five Elements. Flexible joints and bones are associated with the strong Water element, which prolongs youth and longevity. Sarah Delany, 108, says that she has been a worrier and an optimist at the same time, which are signs that she has a strong Earth element in her.Chakra System. For a better understanding of the whole concept of this book, the chakra system is employed. Basic biological needs such as food, air, water, sleep, and sex, which bind us to the animal world and are associated with the lower chakras, can--if satisfied with restriction and moderation--result in many noticeable benefits for health and longevity. Gifts, talents, skills, interests, hobbies, intellectual activities, and spiritual devotion such as a belief in God, all of which are associated with the upper chakras, if employed in abundance, also promote longevity and physical and mental health.Western Horoscope. The majority of centenarians in both the United States and Japan were born in the winter or spring seasons. People born in other seasons can extend their lives by taking control of their diet and lifestyle.The amount of freedom that each person acquires in life is related to the degree of control that they managed to gain over different aspects of their life. The least freedom is observed in the lower chakras, or levels of consciousness. People such as unskilled manual workers, farmers, the military, policemen, and low-ranked company workers with limited knowledge, interests, and awareness--who are bored with their jobs and need entertainment in their lives (and without an "internal fire")--are examples of lower levels of consciousness. They are entirely dependent on food, water, air, and sleep to maintain their health. They need healthy food with a full range of macro- and micro-nutrients, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and so on. Most of the existing nutritional recommendations in developed countries are addressed to this category of people. The biothermonuclear reactors of their cells operate at low capacities, if not already shut down. They have minimal freedom and are fully dependent on imports from the outside everything that constitutes basic biological needs. Can they achieve a very old age? Yes, they can, if they were fortunate to inherit great genes from their parents. They did a good job in choosing their parents and can enjoy a long and disease-free life, even without special efforts to maintain their health--they have a large balance in their health account and just keep withdrawing from it.Another category could be the same people of these professions and occupations, but who love their work and everything they do, and who have interests, skills, and hobbies that keep them active, busy, and deeply involved. They differ from the previous category mostly by the absence of boredom. They worked very hard all their life, but do not feel exhausted or tired of living
