9 ways to a longer life
A long healthy life is no accident. Just like anything else, it takes a commitment born out of self-discovery and wisdom. Here are the 10 keys to success:1. Okinawans believe in “Ikigai”, meaning “that which makes one’s life worth living.” A strong sense of purpose acts as a buffer against stress and diseases. Find the purpose of your life.
2. A lean diet is also a factor. A typical meal in Okinawa, Japan consists of a heaping plate of vegetables, tofu, miso soup, and a little fish or meat. It has fewer calories and many more healthy nutrients than a small hamburger.
3. The main ingredient in miso soup are sea vegetables. Most non-organic food is irradiated. Irradiated food has no enzymes, which are vital for proper digestion. According to research done by Yukio Tanaka at McGill University, sodium alginate, an ingredient richly found in sea vegetables, can reduce the deadly effects of toxic strontium-90 by up to 80%. The way these sea veggies work is that any radioactive element is transformed and excreted out of your body as a harmless salt. Cesium-137 is best chelated by the blue-green family of sea veggies. Just go and get a variety of these from your health food store.
4. Another key factor to longevity is that people in these regions grow much of their own food. One scientist from the University of Minnesota called these kept by Okinawan centenarians “cabinets of preventative read more
