On a small island in Japan’s far south, people routinely celebrate their one-hundredth birthdays with remarkable energy and joy. Okinawa has become famous for having more centenarians than anywhere ...
Blue Zones are regions of the world where people regularly live longer than average. Okinawa, Japan is a Blue Zone and home to the longest-lived women in the world. People form tight-knit friendship ...
Okinawans practice 'hara hachi bu,' eating until 80% full, a Confucian principle linked to healthy aging and disease ...
Many of Japan’s longest-living people share a simple habit called hara hachi bu which is the practice of eating until you’re ...