People who live long, healthy lives have these 9 things in common—'I call them the Power Nine,' longevity researcher says
flip.it
People who live long, healthy lives have these 9 things in common—'I call them the Power Nine,' longevity researcher says
Don’t fill your stomach. Less is more when it comes to eating for long life, too. According to the 80 percent rule, in order to stay healthier longer, we should eat a little less than our hunger demands instead of stuffing ourselves.
Héctor García • Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life
People who live longer would need more energy to perform more maintenance (DNA repair, cellular regeneration, etc.). People who live longer would need to get better at utilizing energy to increase protection against aging and maintaining normal function for longer.
Valter Longo • The Longevity Diet
But then I learned about the “Blue Zones,” the communities that live the longest—Okinawans in Japan, Sardinians in Italy, Costa Ricans, and Seventh-Day Adventists.
Radha Agrawal • Belong: Find Your People, Create Community, and Live a More Connected Life
Oppong references the book “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles, which outlines ten rules for finding and living your Ikigai:
1. Stay active and don’t retire
2. Leave urgency behind and adopt a slower pace of life
3. Only eat until you are 80 percent full
4. Surround yourself with good friends
5. ... See more
1. Stay active and don’t retire
2. Leave urgency behind and adopt a slower pace of life
3. Only eat until you are 80 percent full
4. Surround yourself with good friends
5. ... See more
the longest-living participants had, among other things, consistently dedicated themselves to helping others.