What is a Centenarian Diet?

Everyone wants to live long but they are well aware with the fact that they need not only longevity but a healthy life too.

With this modern era, people are consuming more and more artificial foods and supplements to keep themselves healthy. The market is full of such products claiming to grant you health, strength and longevity. But deep down we all know that only way to lead such a life is by consuming natural products.

There is a remote village in Japan, named Ohgimi-son known for its highest Life Expectancy in the world. It is located in the northern part of the Okinawa Island. In a population of 3,500, almost 100 people are 90 years or older.

Let’s have a look on what diet plan they are on which enables them not only longer life but a healthy one too:

Fish

On average, they eat three servings of fish a week as well as squid and octopus, which are rich in taurine – which supports nerve growth which improves heart failure as it lowers high blood pressure by decreasing the resistance to blood flow in your blood vessel walls and CHF (congestive heart failure). Taurine also has important functions in the brain, including supporting nerve growth .

Green Food

They consume plenty of whole grains, vegetables and soy products too. More tofu and more kombu seaweed than anyone else in the world.

Kombu - reduces blood cholesterol and hypertension. It contains great amount of:

Iron – helps in carrying oxygen to the cells.

Calcium – Builds bones and teeth.

Iodine – essential for thyroid functioning.

Vitmain A & C – good for eyes and immunity.

Tofu

These are white blocks prepared of Soy Milk through a dedicated process. It is an anti-inflammatory diet. It also contains fiber, protein, potassium, magnesium and iron.

Tofu, which is also known as bean curd, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness; it can be silken, soft, firm, or extra firm.

Goya Champuru

Goya is one of the region’s USP dishes. It is a stir fry dish with bitter melon, tofu, egg, and pork belly. It has blood purifying agents which results in clearer skin and reduces chances of acne, eczema and psoriasis. It is also believed to improve digestion and weight loss.

Soba noodles

Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It usually refers to thin noodles made from buckwheat flour. It has Manganese, fiber, low fat, thiamine & high in protein.

Moreover, the Okinawans have a low risk of arteriosclerosis (the thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age) and stomach cancer, a very low risk of cancers, such as breast and prostate cancer.

To lead a healthy and long life one can learn from the people of Okinawa Island. They are living proof that the right way to do it is by eating natural food. Of course we know tat diet is not the only way to lead a healthy and long life naturally. There are other things that factor into our longevity. Things such as exercise, being out in nature, relaxation, positive thinking, stretching, and the list goes on and on.

If we can become more encouraged to get even 1% healthier each day, we may see ourselves feeling great even in our later years. Who says you have to be afflicted with arthritis, ailments, dementia, and body pains in old age? Learn from other cultures about what it means to be healthy and see for yourself that you can feel good all the days of your life!

Thanks for reading! My hope is that this will have inspired you to start thinking about different ways of living. If you enjoyed this and would like to learn more, check out this video below on how Okinawans live such long lives! 🙏🏾