I have finished reading the book Chojuken Nagano no Himitsu, The Secrets of Nagano, a Long-lived Prefecture. It was written by Dr. Takuji Shirasawa, a medical professor at Juntendo University Graduate School.
As I stated in Bodyweight Training and Stretching, in Chapter 14, we have a different perspective on being fit in Japanese natural health. Being fit means having flexible muscles and joints, not necessarily having big muscles.
According to the TV news on July 31st, both Japanese men and women renewed their lifespan record last year even during the coronavirus pandemic.
I am celebrating with Mt.Fuji beer because my video Japanese Blue Zones’ Diet reached 3776 views last week, which is the height of Mt Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan.
Yesterday, I shared with you five keys to Nagano’s longevity, but actually, there are more, and one of them is Ikigai according to Dr. Takuji Shirasawa, the author of Chojuken Nagano no Himitsu, The Secret of the Long-Lived Prefecture Nagano.
There are five keys to Nagano’s longevity according to Dr. Tetsushi Furukawa, the vice-principal of Tokyo Medical and Dental University.
If you ask people in Japan about the longest-lived prefecture, most people say it is Nagano, not Okinawa.
Today, my son and I went to the upper stream of Echi River in Oku-Eigenji for a swim. Here, water was much colder than that of lake Biwa, so it has a further benefit as bio-hacking. There are three benefits of river swimming as Shizenha Bio-Hacking.
