24/06/2019 / Last updated : 29/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai exercises

How to Lead a Long and Healthy Life Starting in Your 50s: Satoyama Cycling

How to Lead a Long and Healthy Life Starting in Your 50s: Satoyama Cycling. Cycling, in general, is a good exercise since you can incorporate it in your daily life. You can cycle to commute, you can cycle to go shopping. It is a good example of designing your lifestyle where you move a lot naturally. Try to cycle as much as possible when you go somewhere. It is very common in countries like Netherlands and Demark to cycle for commuting, and that is one of the elements to put them high in the happiness rankings.
20/06/2019 / Last updated : 30/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

The Ultimate Superfood: Fermented Brown Rice with Barley Berries

Mugimeshi which means a mixture of barley and rice was a common meal among the member of the general public in Japan because rice was luxurious. Ironically, this peasant’s meal is considered to be healthier than regular white rice because barley contains β-Glucans. What if I make fermented barley rice? Since brown rice is better than white rice and fermented brown rice is the best, does it make fermented barley brown rice the ultimate superfood?

13/06/2019 / Last updated : 30/07/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya longevity

How to Lead a Long and Healthy Life Starting in Your 50s: 3 Things to Consider About Your Diet

Diet is one of the most important factors for our health and longevity, or we can even say it is the most significant element, can’t we?  According to Dr. Shouji Kondo, who conducted research on longevity after traveling to 990 towns and villages throughout Japan to see which areas have high life expectancies and which areas don’t, diet is the most influential factor to determine our longevity.