Few go to such lengths to extend their years. Still, the search for eternal youth is no less fervent now than it was in Emperor Qin's day.
People try practically anything.
Last year, Japanese best-selling author Dr. Haruyama Shigeo urged readers to increase brain endorphins by eating lots of soy products. It is accepted that endorphins act on the nervous system to reduce pain, much as opium does. Not so widely known is Dr. Haruyama's idea that endorphins keep the brain young, enabling people to live 125 years. No guzzling soy for Wang. A member of the Taipei Hash House Harriers running club, he would rather sprint through the mountains for two hours a week and then head to a post-run bash with his fellow harriers.