Comments on: The Secret of Longevity the Okinawan Way!

By: How to Live Longer and Feel Better — Healthy Eating Ideas

How to Live Longer and Feel Better — Healthy Eating Ideas — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:53:07 +0000

[...] out how to live longer the Okinawan [...]

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Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:56:42 +0000

[...] you lack good health, energy, and mental focus, your diet is more than likely to [...]

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Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:25:11 +0000

[...] to your goals. It’s been said that time waits for no one! How sad it would be to reach the later years in life, only to realise we really hadn’t achieved much of what we wanted in [...]

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:17:14 +0000

Hi Rene,
You can find out more here: http://okicent.org/study.html. There are also many studies on their way of life if you search Pubmed or Google Scholar.

As far as I know it is an ongoing population-based study of centenarians and other selected elderly, which began in 1975. I think 900-plus people have been studied.

By: Rene

Rene — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:54:33 +0000

Great article. I’d like to know what type of study they did, and where you found the statistics. Was it a survey or controlled qualitative data. How many years have they followed? Was it double-blind? I don’t expect you to know the details, but if you could forward me the info on the statistics report, I would really appreciate it.

By: My Response to a Raw Foodist - Healthy Eating, Diets, and Weight Loss Ideas - Dietriffic.com

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:09:37 +0000

[...] We can also eat cooked whole grains and fish etc and still be healthy, just read my post on the Okinawan people to discover [...]

By: Lara

Lara — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:10:48 +0000

It was really hard to do in college! I am still so intrigued by macrobiotic theory, but it is so difficult to practice with minimal resources like I had in college. I am trying to move toward a more vegetarian/vegan diet (slllowly), so I think those practices would be easier now that I'm not a struggling student! Lara’s last blog post..Brit Love (02/11/09)

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:08:19 +0000

Hey Lara,
I’ve read that the macrobiotic diet consists of eating a large amount of grains, fruits and vegetables. Apparently cultures practising the macrobiotic diet in the past include the Incans, the Chinese and the Japanese, so you are possibly right in saying it is linked to the Okinawan way of eating.

The composition of the macrobiotic diet is supposed to be around 50-60% of whole grains, 25-30% vegetables, and 5-10% of beans and legumes. The rest of the diet should be made up of fish and seafood, seeds and nuts, seeds, nut butters, and fruits.

How did you get on with the macrobiotic style of eating in college?

Hi Slacker,
Thanks for your suggestion. I have written about the vegetarian diet in the past, but a post specifically on getting protein would be helpful. I will have a think about that for next week; thanks for the link too.

BTW, best wishes for the triathalon next week, I’d love to hear how you get on

The Weakonomist,
Personally I don’t care if I live to be 100 or not, I also believe that life after death for me will be better than on this earth, however if I am going to live to be old I want to have a good quality of life..if possible

By: The Weakonomist

The Weakonomist — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:18:40 +0000

I am a big fan of green tea and try to drink a few cups every day. My diet is also quite healthy. In the end though, there are certain foods not worth giving up. I'd rather live to 91 and have a beer every night than live to 92 and not. This also stems from the personal belief that life beyond death is just as good or etter than life on this plane. The Weakonomist’s last blog post..Weaky #11: Sweet Home, Nigeria

By: Slacker

Slacker — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:11:49 +0000

Melanie,

I don’t think I could ever become a full vegetarian. But the diets of the healthiest people in the world such as the Okinawans suggest that mostly vegetables, grain, and fish is the best combination. Health is my number 1 reason, followed by environmental, followed by my respect for living creatures, especially mammals like the cow and the pig. While I won’t say that I don’t enjoy the taste of meat, and it’s not like I don’t ever eat meat (I went to a BBQ last week and the closest I could get to no meat was baked beans with little pieces of pork in it), it is one of the reasons.

More specifically, I have genetic high cholesterol, and I’ve researched a lot about the foods that combat this. Fish is a lot better for the cholesterol than meat, so the pescatarian diet seems to be the ideal diet for controlling it. My concern is the mercury from the big fish, which unfortunately also tend to have more omega 3. Plus because I want to avoid eating animals but still get protein, fish is an acceptable substitute for me. I also pair grains with legumes to get a complete protein. If you haven’t already maybe you could write an article about how to get protein as a vegetarian, that’s always been a challenge. I’m a runner (marathons and completing my first triathlon next week). I’ve referenced this article for that: http://www.bodyforlife2.com/incompletprotein.htm

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