Category: Okinawan diet

The Secret of Okinawa’s Centenarians: Aging Gracefully Without Losing Mental Sharpness

July 19, 2023
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For thousands of years, people have been searching for the “elixir of immortality,” but where can we uncover the secret to longevity? In Okinawa, Japan, the number of centenarians is remarkable, with 90 individuals (pdf) per 100,000 people—three times higher than the number in the United States among a similar population. Mr. Lobsang Gyaltsen, an…

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Okinawa Boasts Astonishing Number of Centenarians

December 13, 2022
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Japan boasts the second-highest life expectancy in the world, according to World Health Organization statistics. The country has 90,526 people over the age of 100, according to a September survey (pdf) by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare. Among this record number of golden agers, the island of Okinawa has 1,334 centenarians, including 152 men…

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