15/04/2021 / Last updated : 13/05/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya autophagy

Should We Follow the Nutritional Guideline of Daily Protein Intake?

I have just finished reading The Switch: Ignite Your Metabolism with Intermittent Fasting, Protein Cycling, and Keto by James W. Clement. One thing The Switch made clear to me was how much protein we should absorb each day.

14/04/2021 / Last updated : 13/05/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya autophagy

Coffee vs. Green Tea with Intermittent Fasting

I once said that the custom of drinking green tea was better for your health than that of coffee drinking, what about it during your intermittent fasting?

13/04/2021 / Last updated : 13/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Satoyama life

Bamboo shoot Eating Season

It is a bamboo shoot eating season now, and we get a lot of bamboo shoots in Satoyama.

12/04/2021 / Last updated : 12/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

I Couldn’t Make Fermented Long Grain Brown Rice

I tried making fermented brown rice with long-grain rice but it didn’t work.

09/04/2021 / Last updated : 13/05/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

I Have Completed the 9th Week of My Intermittent Fasting

I have completed the 9th week of my intermittent fasting, which means it has been two months since I started it. 3 or 4 weeks to go to reach the first three months.

08/04/2021 / Last updated : 08/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

I am Going to Make Fermented Brown Rice with Long Grain Rice

One of the readers asked me whether we could make fermented brown rice with long grain rice. I think we can but I have never made one, so I don’t know for sure.

07/04/2021 / Last updated : 07/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai cooking

Cocoa and Hemp Protein Bread

Recently, I have been making bread with cocoa powder and hemp protein powder. Both cocoa and hemp are good for us and make the bread slightly healthier.

06/04/2021 / Last updated : 06/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya organic farming

Planting Seeds in the Spring

On Sunday, I planted some seeds before it started raining. It began raining about one hour after I finished planting. It was perfect timing.

05/04/2021 / Last updated : 05/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

Finally, the 300th Post

Finally, I have reached 300 blog posts. This is the 300th post.

04/04/2021 / Last updated : 04/04/2021 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai cooking

Superfood Mashup: Sweet Potatoes and Burdocks

Sweet potatoes are famous superfoods eaten a lot in the Southern part of Japan including Okinawa, the island of longevity. Burdocks are known for having a lot of dietary fiber. When you chew burdocks, you feel the fiber, as if the entire vegetable consists of fiber.

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