<< Why Japanese people live long?
Part-2 >>
Some of you might think the longest longevity of Japanese people is
influenced by the medical improvement and healthcare services. However, it is
not medicine pushing the average longevity of Japanese people. Nobody is taking
medical pills called “long life pills” in Japan.
Medicine can cure diseases but can’t extend
longevity. No matter how much medicine makes an effort to cure diseases, people
become sick or die at early age from their diet. There is no medicine that can
enhance longevity in the world today, right? It is food and diet enhancing the
longevity of Japanese people. Please don’t misunderstand it.
I am not here saying “Eat Japanese food!” I
hate imposing one’s thought onto others to make the world with no choice.
Everybody has a freedom of choice. There’s nothing wrong to eat what you love
to eat. I eat hamburger, pizza, and KFC once in a while.
I am just explaining what scientists have
discovered about traditional Japanese diet.
Hopefully this will give you MORE choices
in your diet.
It will be interesting to see other culture
for you especially Japanese food because there are so many Japanese foods that
have no cultural connections to any country including China (needless to say
Korea).
=< Traditional Japanese Diet>=======
If you read the part-1, you might have thought “Let’s eat more meat!
No more Vegan life!” but it isn’t that simple conclusion from looking at the
graphs.
To tell you the truth, it is more
complicated outcome from the surface.
Even though meat is beneficial to your
health, if you over eat it, you might become sick (overweight, heart disease)
and die young.
One of the reasons why the average longevity in Japan is the longest
in the world is because the number of elderly age over 90 is large. That’s why
they are pushing the average longevity.
Those Japanese generations age under 50 are
used to eating a lot of meat since they were children so they are gradually
becoming overweight and tend to have adult diseases today. On the other hand,
those elderly age over 80 couldn’t eat meat when they were young therefore they
are used to eating traditional diet of eating only veggies or veggies with a
little bit of fishes and seafood. And they are short in height and have been
skinny throughout their entire life.
I explained in the previous series, “Doctors
are encouraging elderly to eat meat in Japan” but those elderly are mostly
eating only veggies or veggies with little bit of fishes. In other words, it is
like doctors encouraging Vegans or Pescetarians (who eat veggies and seafood
only) to add little bit of animal protein in their diet. As the result, the
elderly began to live long in Japan.
A little bit of animal protein for Veganism
is the secret of long life of Japanese elderly. (Secret-1)
This diet can be applied to those people
who don’t want to become overweight but live long healthy.
If you are young especially in growth
period and use your body actively, you will need to eat enough animal protein.
Also, please don’t misunderstand. I said in
the previous series, “90 year old is eating Beef steak” but the amount of steak
they eat is like 60g (2oz) or so a couple times a week. They eat eggs too once
in a while but not much. The amount of meat they eat is very small. Most of
elderly are basically sticking with traditional Japanese diet (a lot of
veggies, with a little bit of seafood that includes seaweed).
On the other hand, obesity is gradually
becoming a severe problem among age under 60 in Japan. A couple of years ago, some
Japanese TV comedian at the age 44 died from a heart attack immediately after
eating a large plate of pasta at a restaurant. He was overweight. See? People can't live long even if Medical services and medicine are available. They can't do anything about it.
It is true meat intake made the average
height of Japanese people increased but in exchange, those young generations
began to suffer from obesity now.
I think people need to change their diet
after growth period.
So what doctors are telling in Japan now?
The most popular TV programs in Japan are
health themed programs mostly about how to lose weight. Yes, it’s not just US,
but Japan too is the same.
When it comes to the best diet to lose
weight, opinions of doctors in Japan split largely into two groups.
One is “Low carb diet” which is simply reducing
or eliminating carbohydrate (steamed rice, noodles, bread, potato, sugar-based
foods) from their regular meal.
The other one is reducing the portion of
each meal ideally based on Japanese traditional meal (Lots of veggies and
little bit of seafood and animal protein food).
=< Traditional Japanese Breakfast
>===========
Anyway, let me show you the typical traditional Japanese meal
because there is another secret in it for the long life.
Please take a look at the attached picture.
1.
Rice for energy.
2.
Miso soup (cooked with veggies)
for vegetable intake.
3.
Broiled fish for preventing
heart and cardiovascular diseases.
4.
Natto for preventing stroke.
5.
Egg (raw or omelette) for
perfect protein (perfect score in amino acid ratio)
6.
Nori (seaweed) for minerals
I explained fishes are beneficial for your health
to prevent heart and cardiovascular diseases. But here I introduce a new food
which ONLY Japan has as traditional food. That is “Natto”. Natto is also effective for stroke.
=< What’s Natto? >==============
Natto
is fermented soybeans. It has no taste but just soybeans. It is good because
there is no sodium added so you can adjust the amount of sodium when adding
flavor in it.
Natto is original Japanese food which hasn’t
existed in China (needless to say Korea).
What’s remarkable about Natto is, that it
is fermented with a special bacteria called “Natto bacteria”.
Scientists have discovered that Natto
bacteria has a substance called “Nattokinase” which has effect not to congeal
blood.
This is it! I told you while quoting Luke
Perry’s stroke that there was a solution to prevent clogged blood vessels from
happening. (Secret-2)
It is said the effect of Natto reaches at its peak after 4 hours. And the effect lasts up to 6 - 8 hours after eating it.
=< Source >=======================
http://www.nikkyo-create.co.jp/food_and_health_column/column_backnumber/column_0004
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Japanese people eat Natto in the morning as though it is common
sense. If you go to a restaurant in the morning in Japan, a typical Japanese
breakfast is served with Natto.
Please take a look at the attached picture of Japanese breakfast
again.
You can see salmon which contains DHA and
EPA that can prevent heart and cardio vascular diseases.
And there is Natto which prevents stroke from
congealed blood.
These are good enough evidence to prove why
Japanese people have significantly low rate of heart disease.
Unfortunately, it is said that Nattokinase is
only effective when the bacteria is alive so you can’t expect the effect of
Nattokinase from taking supplement pills.
Even though Nattokinase supplement is
available in Japan today, the effect is deemed as questionable by many specialists.
If you want to try Natto and live in US,
you can buy it at most of supermarkets which sell Japanese food. It is very
cheap. One bundle, which comes in three packs, costs about 80 cents or less.
=< How to eat Natto >============
Because it has no taste, you have to add
flavor in it.
Natto pack comes with a small packet which
is a flavor to add.
You can adjust the amount of condiment. If
you want it low in sodium, you can just use the half of the packet.
Mix it well. It is said if you churn it 50
times, it becomes better taste.
It is slimy. But that is sign of fresh Nattokinase.
If there is no flavor packet, you can add
soy sauce or liquid “Dashi”.
Many people love to add chopped green
onion. Some people add egg yolk.
Japanese people pour it over steamed rice
and eat it.
=< Warning >==================
Scientists
say if you have a disease which can’t stop bleeding, you should not eat Natto.
Nattokinase prevents blood from congealing
but it can be dangerous if you have a disease unable to stop bleeding.
Nowadays, Natto is becoming very popular
among Chinese, South and North Koreans.
Isn’t it funny? Even North Koreans recently
(since 2018) began to eat Natto after the dictator Kim Jong-un finding out the
Japanese traditional food has the amazing effect on health. He could have a
stroke any time so I think he was the one who needed Natto most for himself. (Hahaha)
=< Source>===============
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=< More secrets >===============
There are more secret foods only Japanese people eat in the world.
Unlike any Asian food including Chinese and
Korean, Japanese traditional food has many slimy foods.
Since ancient time, Japanese people have been thinking that there was
something special for good health in naturally slimy food.
Scientists have been analyzing what’s in those slimy foods only
Japanese people eat in the world. And indeed, most of slimy Japanese foods have
a special substance which can improve or enhance health.
Natto is already proven that it has amazing effect as though medical
pills.
Unlike Chinese and Koreans, Japanese people have been eating seaweed
since ancient time.
If you know Japanese food, you’ll know “Kombu”
and “Nori” but there are also “Hijiki”, “Wakame” and “Mekabu” Japanese people
regularly eat.
One
of the prominent seaweeds popularly eaten by Japanese people is called “Mozuku”
In 1996, scientists from The Japanese Cancer Association discovered a
substance named “Fucoidan” in Mozuku could prevent cancer. (Secret-3)
Mozuku is also seaweed only Japanese people eat regularly.
All
in all, longevity of Japanese people is as the result of eating traditional
food which comes from traditional culture. But this result can change in future
once Japanese people let go their traditional food and culture.
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