In Okinawa, Japan, residents are in good health and in good physical condition. Compared with their compatriots in other parts of China, they have a 40% chance of living to 100.
For Okinawa people, it is a part of their daily life to chew slowly and eat seaweed and omega-3 every day instead of being full. This is the reason for their longevity.
This kind of diet, rather than dieting, is a diversified lifestyle with vegetables as the mainstay, including seaweed, fish and shellfish protein, and a little pork, all steamed or cooked, seldom eating stir-fry, chewing slowly and drinking a lot of green tea.
Therefore, the key to a better and longer life is to eat better, eat less and move.
The diet pyramid in Okinawa is different from the traditional pyramid. It is based on a large number of vegetables rich in antioxidants, whole grains and foods rich in omega-3, such as fish and nuts. Eat less and exercise more.
In this diet, the intake of red meat, eggs, poultry, sweets and desserts is reduced to once a week.