Today in between my chemistry and liberal studies class, I went to the library and read an article on why women in certain countries have better overall health than women in other countries, like United States for example. The article was called “Secrets of the world’s healthiest women”. According to longevity researchers, the answer to living longer in America would be to act as if you were living somewhere else. An explorer Dan Buettner wrote a book called “The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest”. The book show that women who live in countries like Italy, Japan, Greece, California, and Costa Rica have traditionally stayed healthy and lived an active life to 100 years of age or older.
French women tend to stay slim because of their portion control. They tend to have small amounts of fresh food. They also have to walk places majority of the time because of sky rocketing gas prices and older buildings in France don’t have elevators so therefore they have to climb the stairs.
Scandinavians secret is to eat from the farm. Scandinavian women eat locally grown and fresh foods. The meats they eat are omega-3 fatty fish (which help prevent serious illnesses like heart disease, hypertension, arthritis, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, depression and much more) and lean elk and game birds.
Japanese in Okinawa practice eating until their 80% full also known as hara hachi bu. They use meditation to reduce stress. They also have lower cancer rates due to their diets of rice, soy and omega 3 fatty fish as well.
The article came with some health tips like, having a more plant-like diet, less sweet foods; take it easy to shred stress, eating 20% less than we do, and obviously exercising more. The main purpose of my blog today was all about being healthy!!
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