Why did ancient Chinese eunuchs live so long?

Eunuchs was a wonderful product of feudal society. Eunuchs existed not only in China, but also in other feudal countries such as ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. However, eunuchs are the most famous and deep-rooted group in China, and have always played an important role in the development of Chinese feudal society. Eunuchs are men, but do not have the reproductive ability of men, is in the gap between men and women in the different people, it is tragic. Eunuchs, though unable to marry and have children like normal men, have another advantage: longer lives than normal men.

A study on eunuchs' life expectancy at Renhe University in South Korea has concluded that eunuchs can live an average of about 70 years, while normal men are only 56 years old, and eunuchs can live 14 years longer than normal men. Investigate its reason, perhaps can be summed up into the following three.

First, the vital energy is abundant.

Eunuchs, castrated to their genitals and no longer secrete androgens, better protect the body's immune system. At the same time, eunuchs special physiological structure, not like normal men to have a husband and wife life, there is no such consumption of essential gas, more sufficient, life expectancy naturally longer. On the contrary, Chinese emperors lived long lives, mostly very short lives.

Second, good quality of life

Eunuchs eat special reprimand relatives, they are generally due to poverty since childhood into the palace as eunuchs, is to have a better quality of life. Eunuchs, though low in status, served in the imperial palace, eating and dressing, so to speak, an iron rice bowl, without worrying about food and clothing, and the function of the body getting old more slowly.

Third, less stress.

Eunuchs work more easily than normal people, as long as the good service of the master, relatively less pressure. A full family is not hungry, do not think about supporting the family, work is relatively easy. Without the annoyance of vulgar things, it is natural to live longer.

It is not possible to live long by becoming eunuchs, but we should learn from them that we have no desire to relax, and to care more about our families.