American doctors have been trying to figure out the secrets behind Asians being

American doctors have been trying to figure out thesecrets behind Asians being healthier than Americans since the early 90s - TheJapan has the lowest mortality rates in the world and Chinese medicine has beenaround for thousands of years, since around 2000 B.C. only meant that there'smore to Asian health philosophy. In Asian medicine, there's an acknowledgmentof the whole-body theory of medicine, instead of isolationism that's prevalentin many American doctor's offices.

The main reason behind a better health lies in thedifference between Asian and American culture. Diet, exercise, and a holisticapproach to medicine all contribute to Asians living longer andhealthier than their American counterparts. In addition, the result of theAsian lifestyle has led to a stronger overall immune system and betterdetoxification（解毒） efficiency.

The more preferred drink in the American lifestyle issoda, beer or coffee. However, in Asian culture, the preferred drink is wateror herbal tea. Consumption of water serves to immediately strengthen one's bodydetoxification program, since water dilutes toxins and helps flush the body.Americans savor red meat and pork, while most Asians prefer chicken, rice andfish. Also, the foods in Asia are mostly organic and lack the hormonal toxinsthat American food carries. Overall the Asian diet leads to lessfood-introduced toxins into the body, and allows the body to spend its energyon its immune system rather than toxin control. Also, the fish that Asiansconsume have very strong immunological effects, providing more antioxidantsthan the red meat preferred in America.

The average American family has more than one car. InAsia, on average there's 1 car per 4 families. In Asian cultures, people usebicycles more than four-wheeled transportation. The Asian lifestyle alsoinvolves more labor and physical work, such as agricultural labor andgardening. The American lifestyle praises white-collar jobs which lead toAmericans sitting in front of computer screens for hours on end. Exercise helpsdetoxification in two ways: it speeds up metabolism, and induces sweat.

Medicine in Asia centers mostly on natural ingredientsthat have healing properties. Asian medicine also addresses the mind-bodyconnection and the importance of mental balance. There are more traditional medicinedoctors per person in Asia than in America. American medicine costs more and issymptom-focused, often ignoring the overall cause of the symptoms. In America,the prescriptions that are chemically derived are dangerous toxins that stressthe body's detoxification system. Using Asian medicine means using only naturalingredients, which the body can easily detoxify while getting the same healthbenefit.

It is not very difficult to adopt the Asian lifestyleand improve your body's detoxification and immune system. You can change yourlifestyle today by eating and drinking organic, exercising rigorously at leastthree times a week, and using organic health alternative therapies overdangerous prescription medicines.  

Emma Deangela is the author of detox and fasting siteat eDetoxify.com. Combining both Asian and Western philosophy, Emma Deangelahas helped many people by giving them health consultation to make their livesbetter and healthier through natural health philosophy. Visit eDetoxify.com todiscover the health philosophy that leads many people to a healthy life.

1.According to the first paragraph, which theory ismore popular among American doctors?

A．whole-bodytheory                      B．isolationism

C．CombinedTheory of East and West          D．Not clearlymentioned.

2. The differences between Asian and American cultureare not discussed in _____

A．Diet              B．Exercise           C．Medicine          D．Accidents

3.“contribute to” in the second paragraph means_____.

A．leads to           B．pay money to       C．agree on          D．result from

4. From the third and fourth paragraphs, the writerthinks Asians live longer than Americans because ______.

A．Asians don’t eat beef or mutton

B．Asians aregood at catching fish

C．Asianlifestyle involves physical work more

D．Asians arenot fond of office work

5. The writer’s advice is put forward in the ____paragraph.

A．last              B．last but one        C．first              D．missing

6.The passage is overall a(n)______.

A．advertisementto a website                B．lecture tocollege students

C．magazineintroduction                    D．newspaperfront-page

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