by Jaxon on January 7, 2010
About 800 miles south of Tokyo are the islands of Okinawa. It is in the nothern portion of these islands that you will find a community of people that maintain the longest disability free lifestyle in the world. They live on average seven years longer than the average American, and have five times as many centenarians as the USA. Studies performed by Quest Network have attributed this longevity to diet, lifestyle and a cultural practice called Hara Hachi Bu. In addition to logevity the Okinawan lifestyle has led to 1/5 the rate of colon and breast cancer in the USA, and 1/6 the rate of cardiocascular disease.
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