07/09/2023
In south of Japan, most specifically Okinawa, there are a lot of centenarians( people living to or above 100 years).
These people eat a lot of purple sweet potatoes, that are full of antioxidants, and constitute of 70% of their diet.
They also eat a lot of Tofu, which decreases cholesterol and thus decreases the rate of heart diseases and may slow the progression of some cancers .
Seaweed is also a main constituent of their diet.
There is no single ingredient that is responsible for the long life of okinawans, they use medicinal foods and consume less than 2000 kcalories/ day but they all are nutritionally dense food.
Their trick is to stop eating when they are 80% full, and this is their key for having less obesity among their population.
Nobody eats alone in Okinawa, they always have either friends or family gatherings around the table.
Their houses have no real furniture except for low tables and a mat on the floor, so they exert squatting for at least 30 times/ day , that strengthens their balance , their core and reinforces their lower back.
They also practice ( without knowing ) , gentle low intensity physical activity even for those older than 100 years because they all have a garden that they take care of happily, with their own hands, for 1 to 2 hours per day, every day of their lives.So they daily strengthen the muscles of their upper body.
You would never hear of an elder okinawan, who fell, broke their bone, had a haemorrhage and died from complications of surgery as it occurs everywhere else , because elder people in Okinawa have toned and balanced bodies , in contrast to older population in the whole world,who don’t have enough muscle mass and balance due to lack of movement to support their body weight, so they fall and eventually die.
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