Quick tip: Live the Okinawan way
With more centenarians than anywhere else on the planet, five times less heart disease and half the cancer rates of the West, the inhabitants of the Japanese Island of Okinawa are clearly getting something right. Their secret? A healthy diet with seven servings of fruit and vegetables, lots of whole grains, oily fish and soya and few animal, milk and dairy products as well as practising traditional dance and karate and regular walking and gardening. People pray each day, have a strong sense of community and shake off stress easily.