According to some legends, a long time ago one Emperor in China sent around 3,000 men to search for an island called Horai. Not a single man returned. The story has it that these men found a seeming "paradise" where they found the secret to long life.This story is still famous in Japan, believing that these people could have been the earliest occupants of Okinawa. Among the areas in Japan, the Okinawan's have the longest life expectancy of more than 100 years old. According to the Japanese Ministry, in 2008 there have been almost 400 people Okinawan's who are longer than 100 years old.
According to Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Science, the most common response among the older people whose age ranged between 80 and above is there diet. Among the most commonly mentioned responses included bitter gourd (goya), tofu, and champuru. Better gourds are belived to have anti-oxidants, tofu is good for the immune system, the champuru is a mix or variety of low-fat meal such as fish.
Interesting to note that the old people of Okinawa love pork. The secret to cooking however is to boil the meat before frying them. In this way, the bad oil dissipate. According to some Japanese old men and women I have personally talked to, this is aside from the fact that they always add vegetable and fruits on their meal.
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They also use a lot of Spam believe it or not.
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