9 Secrets to a Longer Life
The length of your life is intricately tied to your Overall health. Genes help, yes, but how you feel inside and out is even more important.
Scientists know that humans should live longer – a lot longer – but can’t yet put their finger on what it is we need. What you eat, whether you exercise, what you think about all day and whether you take things in a calm stride or not, will ultimately determine how long you live.
New info from a recent issue of National Geographic seeks to prove this.
“The Secrets of Living Longer” focused on several regions where people live significantly longer and healthier lives. These residents produce a high rate of centenarians. Their disease rate is a fraction of what people in other parts of the world suffer and die from. What’s most important though is that they enjoy more Healthy years of life.
Here are the 9 keys to success that I compiled from this article:
1. Okinawans believe in “Ikigai”, meaning “that which makes one’s life worth living.” A strong sense of purpose acts as a buffer against stress and diseases. Find the purpose for your life and you’ll have found peace as well.
2. A lean diet is also a factor. A typical meal in Okinawa, Japan consists of a heaping plate of vegetables, tofu, miso soup, and a little bit of fish or meat. This kind of meal has fewer calories and many more healthy nutrients than a small hamburger. We eat only raw veggies, fruits and nuts/seeds.
3. The main ingredient in miso soup are sea vegetables. Most non-organic food is irradiated. Irradiated food has no enzymes, which are vital for proper digestion. According to research done by Yukio Tanaka at McGill University, sodium alginate, an ingredient richly found in sea vegetables, can reduce the deadly effects of toxic strontium-90 by up to 80%. The way these sea veggies work is that any radioactive element is transformed and excreted out of your body as a harmless salt. Cesium-137 is best chelated by the blue-green family of sea veggies. Just go and get a variety of these from your health food store.
4. Another key factor to longevity is that people in these regions grow much of their own food. One scientist from the University of Minnesota called these kept by Okinawan centenarians “cabinets of preventative medicine.” They included herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables, such as Chinese radishes, garlic, scallions, cabbage, turmeric and tomatoes. All contain compounds that block cancers from starting.
5. Keep lifelong friends. A great friend enhances your life as much as a great partner does. When you cherish these beautiful relationships, you cherish your life.
6. Be active every day. Connect to nature with walks in the sun. Find a physical exercise that stimulates your mind and rejuvenates your body.
7. Share your work with your spouse or partner. Include, collaborate, ask for their input – sharing your work will stimulate more creativity to new levels.
8. Find a space each day for stillness and contemplation. I practice magnetic Qi Gong everyday. You can meditate, practice Yoga (which combines exercise with meditation), sunbathe or just lie down quietly. Positive, rejuvenating music enhances these activities even more.
9. Read, read, read about others who live a life of health and bounty. You can never get enough info on how to make your life as prosperous and healthy as possible.
“Today is the tomorrow you hoped for yesterday.”
Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French
Scientists know that humans should live longer – a lot longer – but can’t yet put their finger on what it is we need. What you eat, whether you exercise, what you think about all day and whether you take things in a calm stride or not, will ultimately determine how long you live.
New info from a recent issue of National Geographic seeks to prove this.
“The Secrets of Living Longer” focused on several regions where people live significantly longer and healthier lives. These residents produce a high rate of centenarians. Their disease rate is a fraction of what people in other parts of the world suffer and die from. What’s most important though is that they enjoy more Healthy years of life.
Here are the 9 keys to success that I compiled from this article:
1. Okinawans believe in “Ikigai”, meaning “that which makes one’s life worth living.” A strong sense of purpose acts as a buffer against stress and diseases. Find the purpose for your life and you’ll have found peace as well.
2. A lean diet is also a factor. A typical meal in Okinawa, Japan consists of a heaping plate of vegetables, tofu, miso soup, and a little bit of fish or meat. This kind of meal has fewer calories and many more healthy nutrients than a small hamburger. We eat only raw veggies, fruits and nuts/seeds.
3. The main ingredient in miso soup are sea vegetables. Most non-organic food is irradiated. Irradiated food has no enzymes, which are vital for proper digestion. According to research done by Yukio Tanaka at McGill University, sodium alginate, an ingredient richly found in sea vegetables, can reduce the deadly effects of toxic strontium-90 by up to 80%. The way these sea veggies work is that any radioactive element is transformed and excreted out of your body as a harmless salt. Cesium-137 is best chelated by the blue-green family of sea veggies. Just go and get a variety of these from your health food store.
4. Another key factor to longevity is that people in these regions grow much of their own food. One scientist from the University of Minnesota called these kept by Okinawan centenarians “cabinets of preventative medicine.” They included herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables, such as Chinese radishes, garlic, scallions, cabbage, turmeric and tomatoes. All contain compounds that block cancers from starting.
5. Keep lifelong friends. A great friend enhances your life as much as a great partner does. When you cherish these beautiful relationships, you cherish your life.
6. Be active every day. Connect to nature with walks in the sun. Find a physical exercise that stimulates your mind and rejuvenates your body.
7. Share your work with your spouse or partner. Include, collaborate, ask for their input – sharing your work will stimulate more creativity to new levels.
8. Find a space each day for stillness and contemplation. I practice magnetic Qi Gong everyday. You can meditate, practice Yoga (which combines exercise with meditation), sunbathe or just lie down quietly. Positive, rejuvenating music enhances these activities even more.
9. Read, read, read about others who live a life of health and bounty. You can never get enough info on how to make your life as prosperous and healthy as possible.
“Today is the tomorrow you hoped for yesterday.”
Warm Regards,
Tania Gabrielle French
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