There are more centenarians—those aged 99 or older—living on Japan's Okinawa islands than anywhere else in the world. Okinawa is one of the most well-known Blue Zones—places with the world's ...
Okinawa, Japan, has an unusually high rate of people living past 100. One key to Okinawa's Blue Zone status is the region's traditional cuisine. Okinawans fill up on foods rich in antioxidants, fiber, ...
The Mediterranean diet garnered heaps of praise in 2019, thanks to its recent recognition as the healthiest eating plan in the world. The fact that it promotes longevity is backed by plenty of studies ...
The Mediterranean diet gets loads of attention for being one of the healthiest approaches to eating on the planet—and it’s well deserved. But there's another super-healthy diet that's often overlooked ...
Dan Buettner's Netflix docuseries "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones" premiered Wednesday and the first episode zoomed in on Okinawa, Japan. Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow and bestselling ...
In 2001, The Okinawa Program jumped onto bestseller lists, lauding the healthy habits of a group of elderly Okinawans who have some of the world's lowest mortality rates and best health. (Since then, ...
If you recently binge-watched Live To 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix, you were probably left with some questions. The first episode of the docu-series follows author and explorer Dan ...
Tokyo resident Sakiko Hayashi was watching television when she first heard about the fabled Okinawan diet, which experts believe is largely responsible for the remarkable longevity of the island's ...
An archipelago of 150 small, rural islands south of mainland Japan, Okinawa is best known to Americans for two things: Its horrific World War II battle and the “Okinawa Diet.” That plant-based diet ...