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.
How to lead a long and healthy life starting in your 50s. Now how can you improve your lifestyle to lead a healthy long life? What areas do you need to change? Is it your diet, exercises, or your mindset? That is what I am going to talk about today, so stick around.
Japan is one of the first countries to enter the aging society, and we have already had some experience in this field. It is a country with the most centenarians per capita in the world, with 61,568 people who are over 100.
It is time to harvest onions. It is a little earlier than usual. We had a lot of hot days in May and plants are growing faster this year.
In this new blog series, I will share with you cutting edge methods to stay healthy and happy so that you can enjoy your 100 year life starting in your 50s.
I took part in an off-grid solar system workshop in Hino today.
I just had a session with Dr. Hirai, an acupuncturist, a chiro, and a total bodyworker who is also a master of an ancient Japanese martial art. He is the one who introduced me to Nordic walking and told me about the posture. He comes to our house all the way from Fukuoka once every two months to give sessions to people in Hino.
As I was Nordic walking today, I saw a wheat field and a rice field side by side showing a good contrast. The wheat is ready to be harvested and the rice was recently planted. We don’t grow that much wheat compared to rice in Japan, but when we do wheat is grown in winter and rice is grown in summer: They represent the opposite elements.
Occasionally, I like to go to Kyoto or Osaka to get a feeling of city life. Although I promote country life and I prefer living in the countryside, it is refreshing to be in cities from time to time.
