There is a book called 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.
Today, based on this book and my own research and observation, I will share with you seven longevity secrets of Nagano, the king of Japanese Blue Zones.
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.
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.
We eat a lot of seaweeds in Japan because we put them in miso soup and we have miso soup almost every day. However, in your case, you may not consume miso soup on a regular basis. In that case, how can you have seaweed in your diet?
My video entitled Japanese Blue Zones’ Diet has gotten over 2000 views, which is the biggest among all my English videos. I know it isn’t a lot of views but for me, it is the first time to go over 1000. (I have videos in Japanese that have over 10000 views, but it is a new record in English)
Mountain climbing is a great way of bio-harmonizing, Japanese bio-hacking. Mountain climbing is one of the secrets to Japanese longevity.
