My Mother Was Right: 12 Chinese Habits That Kept Her Strong Past 90

You have tried the supplements, the diets and the expensive teas, and you still wake up tired, cold and stiff. My mother never bought any of it. She walked without a cane until she was ninety-four and cooked her own breakfast until the last month of her life, with nothing but a dented red thermos, a soup pot and a handful of habits she kept every single day. My name is Mei Lin. I grew up in Guangzhou in the south of China in the 1950s and 60s, and I have cooked in American kitchens since 1987. My mother lived to ninety-six. Young people are calling her habits "wellness" now. She called them common sense. In this video I share all twelve, the way she kept them, and I tell you honestly what doctors say about each one. In this video: Why a glass of warm water first thing in the morning matters more as you get older The bedtime rule every Chinese mother repeats, and what it really protects you from The three places on your body my mother never let get cold Why cooked vegetables are easier on an older stomach than a cold salad The pot of soup that fed our family every evening, and how to keep one going Rice porridge for breakfast and sick days, and how to make it if you watch your blood sugar The old Chinese rule for how full to eat The ten-minute habit after dinner that doctors agree with most Eating with the season, the way grandmothers everywhere once did Ginger and red date tea, and the boiled apple young people think is new Why my mother switched the radio off at every meal The habit that kept her getting out of bed until she was ninety-six Timestamps: 0:00 My mother was right 2:38 Number 12: Warm water before anything else 5:01 Number 11: Never go to bed with wet hair 7:24 Number 10: Keep your neck, belly and feet warm 9:50 Number 9: Eat your vegetables cooked 12:21 Number 8: Keep a pot of soup going 14:37 Number 7: Rice porridge for breakfast and sick days 16:29 Number 6: Stop at seventy percent full 18:32 Number 5: Walk after dinner 21:07 Number 4: Eat with the season 23:04 Number 3: Ginger tea and the boiled apple 25:26 Number 2: Sit down and eat slowly 27:21 Number 1: Never stop cooking for someone 29:42 All twelve habits in one breath No supplements, no special products and no miracle cures. Just twelve small, warm, ordinary habits that cost almost nothing. This video is not medical advice, so if you have a health condition, talk to your doctor before changing your routine. Which of these habits did your own mother or grandmother keep? What did she tell you that you thought was nonsense, and turned out to be right? Tell me in the comments. I want to hear it before it is gone.