Don't wait until your parents are old and weak to start giving them the gift of health.

I still vividly remember the regretful look in my best friend's eyes when he told me about his father's sudden illness. He said that if only he had paid more attention to his father's minor signs of fatigue, if only he had focused on nourishing his father sooner, perhaps things would have been different. That story was like a wake-up call for me. Before, I used to give my parents money or modern household items on every holiday. But then I realized that in their twilight years, what parents need most is not luxurious material possessions, but a healthy body to enjoy time with their children and grandchildren.

From then on, I changed the way I showed my care. The gifts I brought home now included packets of bright red reishi mushrooms to help stabilize blood pressure, jars of cordyceps to nourish my father's lungs, or some red dates and goji berries for my mother to make calming herbal tea. My happiness was simply seeing my mother say she was sleeping better lately, and my father feeling healthier and going for his afternoon walk. Taking care of our parents' health is not just a responsibility, but a way for us to "buy" more time to be with the people we love most. Investing in health is never a losing investment, especially when it's for family.