Imagine a small island where its people feel so healthy and happy that they retire at age 80, a place where cancer and heart disease are virtually non-existent and where it is common to approach 100 healthy and happy years, this island exists. It’s the island of Okinawa, in southern Japan, can you imagine listening to this song?
A study by a group of scientists published in the book? The Okinawa Program ?, written by Mokoto Suzuki and Bradley Willcox, reveals all its secrets. We summarize here and propose a small utopia.
- Okinawa.
- A small island in southern Japan.
- Is the place in the world where the oldest people in the world live; in fact.
- The Guinness World Record belongs to Jiroemon Kimura.
- Who died in 2013 at the age of 113.
- The new record belongs to his successor.
- Misao Okawa.
- 115.
Sometimes the big answers are in the simplest aspects: eating healthy, eating small amounts, eating lots of fruits and vegetables, drinking green tea every day, exercising and being optimistic, not complicating life too much, resting, using your feet or bicycle as means of transport, working on things that require a little physical strength, and creating close and sincere ties with neighbors.
This is more than enough for these Japanese to live so long and disease free.
Westerners have a particular ability to complicate life; Beware of others at all times, gossip and unpleasant comments about your neighbor, colleague, family member, etc. Well?? Because we don’t save anyone, not even ourselves.
Continuous stress has been shown to reduce concentration, memory and sexual appetite; In addition, our metabolism loses strength, which facilitates weight gain; these Japanese stay healthy, thin and happy throughout their lives.
Unfortunately, it should be noted that the young population of the island is beginning to develop bad Western and American habits, as there is one of the largest American bases in Japan.
Why don’t we do a little utopia and, although we don’t get in the style of Okinawa’s friendly nonagenarios, at least we make small gestures?Why not put a smile on the supermarket queue, say kind words to our neighbors, do they do us a little service without expecting anything in exchange for the pleasure of feeling like we’re helping someone?
“Living for others is not only a law of duty, but also a law of happiness.
Why don’t we measure our words a little bit so as not to hurt anyone’s feelings for free?To what we eat and how do we live, and then we continue to offer something good to others, which on the other hand, will bring us more well-being?
Okinawans have the secret to being happy, and it’s not complicated?Can we try?