11/06/2019 / Last updated : 14/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya Ikigai cooking

I Pressure Cooked Rye Berries

This time, I tried pressure cooking rye berried.

29/05/2019 / Last updated : 14/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

West Meets East

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.

25/05/2019 / Last updated : 14/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

SDGs Workshop in Hino, Shiga, Japan

I took part in a workshop of SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals at a cafe called da-na in Hino today.

22/05/2019 / Last updated : 13/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

Can Ikigai Diet Help Dementia? Part 7 Social Life and Local Network

Although diet seems to be the most significant factor to prevent dementia, other factors such as physical exercises, mental exercises, living environment, and social life all contribute to keeping your cognitive function healthy.

Today, let me talk about social life.

14/05/2019 / Last updated : 13/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

Can Ikigai Diet Help Dementia? Part2 What to Eat Every Day

Can the Ikigai Diet help dementia? The types of food you can have for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for your brain health.

11/05/2019 / Last updated : 13/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya fermented food

Can Ikigai Diet Help Dementia?

Foods which support our brain health

24/04/2019 / Last updated : 13/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

Why Don’t I Trust Diets Recommended by Doctors?

Doctors are experts on medicine but not in other fields such as philosophy or ecology. A philosopher can write a book on diet from different perspectives such as environmental friendliness and happiness.

09/04/2019 / Last updated : 14/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

Positive Thinking and the Ikigai Diet

While many diets focus on just food, the Ikigai Diet regards positive thinking to be a main part of the diet because it is a diet to support our intestines. A thought is a vibration. Every thought you have send a vibration to your body, especially to your intestines.

07/04/2019 / Last updated : 14/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

Why Does the Ikigai Diet Recommend Occasional feasts?

In the Ikigai Diet, we encourage people to have occasional feasts because that is the key to health and longevity. In Blue Zones, where many people live long, it is common to have social dinner parties with families, friends or neighbors.

01/04/2019 / Last updated : 14/08/2020 Sachiaki Takamiya ikigai diet

Three Reasons Why You Want to be Environmentally Friendly to Stay Healthy