The Song of Health Care
Playing the bamboo clappers,
I want to talk about heath care.
Having good health is your biggest capital.
Even if you have tens of thousands of dollars,
It is useless to be ill all day long.
Please listen to my song about health care,
It helps you good health and a long life.
Daily diet is very important.
Eat more vinegar and less salt.
Leek can nourish your kidney.
Pepper helps eliminate the moisture
And dispel cold air.
Shallot and the soup of ginger can cure the common cold.
Radish not only dispels the bloated air but also reduces phlegm.
Peanut can lower cholesterol level in the blood.
Celery reduces the blood fats and lowers high blood pressure.
Banana makes the movement of bowels free.
Kiwi fruit and tomato can prevent thrombus.
If you want to invigorate your stomach and spleen,
Date is best choice.
Potato and eggplant make your heart healthy.
Fishes and shrimps enrich the iron of the body
And make a new mother’s milk good for babies.
Scallion is helpful for preventing illnesses and curing enteritis.
The livers of animals can improve your eyesight.
It is best for you to choose green beans to allay a fever.
Dark plum is the best food to calm the nerves.
Two kinds of food are especially good to ladies.
They can improve your looks.
They are honey and sesame.
Walnut is good for making your hair dark and moistening your lung.
You’d better eat more fruits and vegetables
And less polished rice and flour.
In your spare time,
Please walk on foot more.
You will feel comfortable to wear cloth shoes.
You can climb stairs rather than take on elevator.
You can go to quiet rural places for traveling.
No smoking, but drinking tea.
You should eat less fat meat but more edible wild herbs.
Couples should pay attention to your health.
Less sexual intercourse is recommended.
You’d better not touch those “wild flowers on the street”.
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