Carnitine and Olive Oil

According to a piece of recent news, eating carnitine 肉碱 is harmful to one's health.  Carnitine apparently causes bacteria in one's digestive track to act weirdly.  In the process of bacteria interacting with carnitine, more TMAO 氧化三甲胺will be produced and will get into our blood veins.  The increased TMAO level in our body causes increased risk of heart disease.  According to the news red meat contains a high level of carnitine.  Fish and chicken contain some. 
I remember in several protein products sold in Costco, carnitine is one of the main ingredients, as carnitine is believed to build muscles. Energy drinks all contain carnitine.  I have to read labels more carefully to avoid products containing carnitine.

Taking two or three tea spoons of olive oil is believed to be beneficial to our health. 92 year old 秦怡 has been drinking two teaspoons of olive oil for years.  She has also been eating a type of porridge for several decades. The ingredients of the porridge are as follows: 黑豆、黑芝麻、红豆、黑米、枸杞、燕麦各抓一小 把，红枣三颗，山药三片，黑豆和红豆要事先泡上三四个小时，然后一起放进去煮成五谷粥，枸杞最后关火5分钟前放进去.

揉腹

从四月十日看了明朝冷谦的健身法以后，我就开始了揉腹。每天睡觉以前揉三百下。上下一百下，顺时针一百，逆时针一百。两个多月来，只缺了两天。揉了一个多星期后，效果开始出现。以前，每次上厕所都觉得是一件大事，现在好多了，不用吃辅助食品，也不用运气。真是一件大好事。看来中里巴人推荐的揉腹法确实有效。今天有发现了一好处。脸上的皮肤比两个多月前紧致，没想到揉腹还可美容。网上说揉腹调理肠胃，治百病，肠胃好了，其他自然也就顺畅了。看来不无道理。

从今天起，我又加了一项运动， 敲打脚尖。据说此项运动可提高视力。那我就试试看吧。