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How do Okinawans live longer than anyone else?

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  1. @thiaco6203

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    My Okinawan grandparents made it to 95. I don’t remember the bitter citrus but one can NOT forget that icky green goya…NOT a fan and neither were my grandparents. We had lots of rice, fruits, danced, walked, played tennis with my Grandfather’s ‘sports club’, after tennis, it was hot green tea, some type of cookies the ladies brought and socializing. LOTS of festivals to attend. Okinawan culture and language are different than Japanese. The Okinawans are indigenous to this island which was taken over by the Japanese in the late 1870s.
    Okinawans sway gently and easily for a very long time just like palm trees….one reason they live so very long is their resiliency to whatever adversity thrown their way. The largest civilian casualty was Okinawans during WW2. My grandparents hid in caves with my mother and uncles while the Americans and Japanese waged war upon this tiny island.
    The western diet has caused a tremendous amount of obesity, acne, and health problems for this tiny island which is overwhelmingly still U.S. military. Some of the land has been returned to the original owners. Things are becoming more Okinawan again instead of American military.

  2. @Hasanafandi-qj6oh

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    If they live longer so what at least they died. After 60.70 human lost their power. 😂 Become a puppets

  3. @abhijitpadalkar7101

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    No longer … they are obese now 😮😢

  4. @RareEarthSeries

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I did an entire video on why their diet isn't the key to their longevity, it's just a popular myth for the news to focus on.

    If anyone is interested.

  5. @gio-gk6nz

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I don’t want to live long enough to be that ugly🥺

  6. @deficator750

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Their skin is so good

  7. @LuisSanchez-cz6op

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    If you search for Japanese life expectancy by prefecture you will find that Okinawa is just BELOW average life expectancy for the country. So about half the prefectures can be expected to live longer. And if you look at life expectancy for Asian Americans is is about 3 years longer than Japan. Not saying the U.S. is healthier by any means, just that there is something messed up with the "Blue Zone" statistics.

  8. @jollypadilla3307

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Are those calamansi i see?

  9. @Artistic554

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    After Reading ❤Ikigai. From India ❤

  10. @rigo125

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    After reading a book called Ikigai led me to here with tremendous enthusiasm to attain the knowledge of such an incredibly splendid culture of Okinawa.

  11. @Rafa0603

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I'm from Okinawa and grow up here but I didn't know "ikigai" is known all over the world. it's amazing!!!

  12. @prabhatrajcrn9689

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Name of fruit?

  13. @leiladasha

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Not on this planet 😭..you turn into a toad 🐸

  14. @Bunagaya1

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I lived in Ogimi for a few years. Some familiar faces in the video. Beautiful place full of wonderful people. The world needs to discover shikuwasa!

  15. @makepeace6549

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I'm here watching this video while reading ikigai, such a beautiful place to live💞 love to go there one day 🤗

  16. @vitthalkattimani-11

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I am here after read ikigai book 📖🥰

  17. @user-jy2sz1jr9p

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    It's the PORK – just admit it.

  18. @samgold9151

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Can you provide in Grants Pass Oregon for new events to get to know people much better?

    In 2023
    Safe Space

    In need Languages of Environment

    socialization event
    opportunities to make friend for life situations

    open-mindedness
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  19. @samgold9151

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    100+ People in Grants Pass Oregon in Upcoming years.

  20. @takeiteasy2305

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Soon MCDonald will opens and they will die in their twenties

  21. @xtractor8

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I need to cut down on my chocolate intake.

  22. @organiccleanfoodconnection

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Can someone help me out with the spelling of the name of the longevity grass? Thank you

  23. @gary9933

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I live here and can say in general life is simpler in that people overall are very friendly and you don't have to go too far to get your basic needs. The only issue they have now is the modern world has caught up with many of the youth. They eat alot of fried foods and their obesity rate is the highest in Japan. The old Okinawan diet was mainly sweet potatoes and anything they could find in reality. My Okinawan in laws told me the old diet was the 'no food' one back in the '50s.

  24. @kalebgonzales4009

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    The food the old women are eating, Is more than what my grandmother could eat and she is 70+ at the moment. These people are built greatly!

  25. @skys6655

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Peace to the ainu, luchu, and all the other indigenous peoples

  26. @ttfan3257

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    plumeria66

    1 year ago (edited)

    I grew up there. Grains of sand the shape of stars, caved lagoons to swim in with blue damsel fish, island hopping, orange pink sunsets, most delicious food in the world, and the gentlest, kindest people.

  27. @nobodyinterestingyou

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    So much warmth radiated from those elders. Makes me realize how often cold occidental society really Is and how stressful It Is living In cities.

  28. @PraveenSriram

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    They have a lot less stress than Americans who are ridiculously stressed out and eat unhealthy and don’t exercise.

  29. @Ethan-xf4or

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I always thought Japanese people were super serious but they seem pretty chill in Okinawa

  30. @haquespeechbd2536

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Tell me about present condition last level of Myanmar & Bangladesh?

  31. @santash9547

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    ❤️

  32. @goldensword5561

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Those plants and fruits are present in the Philippines

  33. @chiangchengkooi9791

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    People do not die of motor vehicle accident there.

  34. @Mahendra0111

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    I'm an Indian I want to go Japan .. love Japan people..☺️

  35. @kawaii_princess_castle

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Bonds between people are really important!!

  36. @avinashannu7965

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    How can anyone settle here permanently post retirement?

  37. @ramputluri

    February 13, 2024 at 12:14 pm

    Ikigai, the amazing book

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