Here are some behaviors that drain your Qi and blood—how many do you relate to?

1. Excessive sexual activity
2. Repeatedly ruminating on something
3. Always lying down while playing with your phone
4. Over-worrying about other people's affairs
5. Chronic sleep deprivation and irregular sleep schedule
6. Tendency to sulk and suppress emotions
7. Irregular eating habits—skipping meals then overeating
8. Over-exercising beyond what the body can handle
9. Sitting for long periods without moving
10. Overusing your eyes, e.g., staring at screens for hours

What else you can do besides playing with your phone when alone:

**20 Health & Wellness Recommendations**

1. **Sun your back:** 20 minutes of back sunning can replenish yang energy and vitality.
2. **Cook soup:** Make a pot of nourishing soup with ingredients suited to your constitution.
3. **Clean the gut:** If constipation isn't resolved, you'll keep gaining weight. Every morning after waking, drink a cup of *Xianjie Apple Lotus Leaf Tea* to cleanse the bowels. For severe constipation, you'll go to the bathroom within minutes—smooth as banana strips. Once a day, your belly will flush out oil and waste, and a big belly can gradually shrink to a slim waist.
4. **Take a walk:** Go outdoors for a stroll or walk your dog.
5. **Don't stay up late:** Adequate sleep at night replenishes your body's energy and regulates hormones. Deep sleep helps repair liver cells and restore blood production.
6. **Journal your emotions:** Write down how you feel in the moment.
7. **Nourish blood and Qi:** Steep a cup of *Zhongyuzhuang Rose Ginger Jujube Tea* with boiling water. Drink it consistently for two to three months—your period will arrive right on time, with little to no cramping, and flow smoothly. Even my mom says my complexion is rosy and my skin is plump and bouncy like a child's, no longer sallow and tired-looking.
8. **Facial gua sha:** Promotes lymphatic drainage in the face.
9. **Exercise:** Aerobic routines, yoga, running, swimming, etc.
10. **Massage:** Spend 20 minutes massaging your feet before bed to stimulate acupoints on the legs, improve blood circulation, restore normal blood flow, boost complexion, and shape your legs.
11. **Keep combing your hair:** Carry a meridian comb and comb your hair often to strengthen roots and prevent hair loss. For explosive hair growth, pair it with *Fawuru Botanical Hair Growth Serum*. In just one month, shedding reduces, hair part visibly thickens, and baby hairs fill the crown. New hair grows thick and glossy, doubling your hair volume. A three-year balding head finally turns a new leaf.
12. **Sing:** Helps express emotions and benefits mental and physical health.
13. **Play with animals:** They can heal your mood.
14. **Moxibustion:** Ideal for people deficient in yang energy.
15. **Cupping:** Can improve the "wealthy hump" (neck hump).
16. **Conserve energy:** Sit in meditation, rest with eyes closed, speak less, see less, think less, worry less—practice deep breathing and meditation.
17. **Wellness treatments:** Massage, herbal baths, steam sauna, etc.
18. **Regular neck, shoulder, and waist care.**
19. **Rub your belly before bed:** Helps improve gastrointestinal function.
20. **Internal whitening:** Vitamin C is a common vitamin that inhibits melanin production and whitens skin. Take *Newstar VC+VE Grape Seed* daily—one week on, one week off—and avoid light. Persist, and yellow tones fade, skin no longer dull, becoming fair, bright, and several shades more radiant. Your complexion greatly improves, no longer haggard, with better luster and evenness, looking younger.

**27 Lifestyle Management Suggestions**

1. Tidy up your room, organize items into categories.
2. Rearrange your room's layout.
3. Cook a meal for yourself.
4. Take care of indoor plants.
5. Morning activities (walk, Baduanjin, patting the eight voids, yoga, radio calisthenics—rotate as convenient).
6. Exercise consistently—pick or learn a sport you're interested in.
7. Sun your bedding to kill bacteria and mites.
8. Sunbathe—go to the park when the sun is out, walk around and sit, feel the warmth of nature.
9. Organize your phone gallery, computer desktop, bookmarks, etc.
10. Soak your feet daily to promote blood circulation. For athlete's foot, odor, or itching, soak feet in half a catty of white vinegar diluted with water, then apply *Weiertai Bai Cao Ointment* on the affected areas with a cotton swab. After a few days, blisters dry up and odor disappears—in a week you'll have clean, odor-free feet.
11. Sort seasonal clothes.
12. Back up important files.
13. Arrange a vase of flowers on your desk.
14. Propagate your plants and give extras to friends and family.
15. Practice calligraphy while copying beautiful texts.
16. Balance work and rest, take your job seriously, continuously improve efficiency, separate work and life so they complement each other.
17. Cleanse your skin: regularly deep-cleanse to prevent oil from clogging pores—otherwise no amount of good skincare absorbs and blackheads pop up. For deep cleansing and blackhead removal, the most effective is *Bingyou Cleansing Clay Mask* (a dupe for Kiehl's). A big jar for a few bucks—cheap and effective. Apply thickly for 10 minutes, blackheads will pop right out. After cleansing, your nose and cheeks are visibly smooth and clean! So clear that your pores feel like they're breathing, it's amazing! Fewer closed comedowns too!
18. Listen to friends and family share their experiences.
19. Wait for a sunrise, watch a sunset.
20. Write a diary, record your daily life.
21. Upcycle old items—gives you a sense of accomplishment.
22. Do a handmade DIY project.
23. Organize old photos—full of memories.
24. Discard unnecessary or expired items.
25. Try something you've never done before.
26. Collect your favorite songs and create a playlist.
27. Relax properly—take a bath when tired after work. I use *Renxiu Perfumed Shower Gel*—not only does my body smell great, the whole bathroom becomes fragrant! The best part is—it sounds like exaggerated marketing but the scent really lasts! I can noticeably feel like I'm fragrant enough to attract butterflies, even my sweat smells nice. I often forget to wear perfume—I'm always pleasantly scented. Long-lasting power is real!