Health Care Poem

by General Tsanng Cheun of Taiwan

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Calligraphy by Ernest Chu Yen

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Get up early Up be early Chi dauw dzao.
Sleep well Sleep be good Sweay dauw how.
Eat 70% of a full meal 70 % full Chi fun bow
Reduce oil and salt Oil salt reduce Yo yen saw.
Eat more fruit and vegetables. Vegetables fruit increase Tsai gaw gao.
Do exercise regularly Regular body exercise Tsanng ti tzao.
Laugh more Alot laugh laugh Daw shiao shiao.
Don't worry Don't furrow brain Maw fan now
God is wonderful Spirits powerful wonderful Sun dzoo meow.
and always with you Should believe depend Yao shin kao.
Keep busy every day. Sky sky (everyday) depend Ten ten manng.*
Never get old. Always no old Ruung boo lau.
(*does not rhyme)

Last updated 24 August 1995

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