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The Okinawa Program: How the World's Longest-Lived People Achieve Everlasting Health--And How You Can Too
Written by the three principal architects of the landmark Okinawa Centenarian Study, "The Okinawa Program" offers a four-week turnaround plan for diet, fitness, and psychosocial well-being. Includes 100 healthy recipes. 25 line drawings. Charts & graphs.
Paperback, 496 pages
Published
March 12th 2002
by Three Rivers Press (CA)
(first published 2001)
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Very interesting look at Eastern cuisine as a healthy model for healthy living. It looks closely at the Okinawa population of Japan and the keys to their remarkable cenitarian population. Looking at lifestyle factors such as stress, interpersonal relationships and general activity level paired with diet, it is easy to see how these factors have produced a large portion of the Okinawa population that lives to be over 100 years old.
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I think I started this book in chapters 10 years ago. It is what the title suggests a program based on the Okinawan lifestyle. It makes huge claims though based in part on the results of a long-standing result project bring together 2 Canadian researchers and a Japanese researcher.
What did I learn from this book? I already knew the dietary issues lower calories, less animal fats, more Omega 3 and flavenoid foods. Also the lifestyle issues of exercise, stress responses, and mental heal...more
What did I learn from this book? I already knew the dietary issues lower calories, less animal fats, more Omega 3 and flavenoid foods. Also the lifestyle issues of exercise, stress responses, and mental heal...more
I am excited about my move to Okinawa, maybe if I immerse myself in their culture I can become healthy :)
I am not surprised by the studies, they have a very healthy approach to life, both physically and spiritually and the west could learn a lot from their culture. Do I see that happening? Not really, the west is too happy with our fast pace living and our commercialism but in an ideal world....
While I don't subscribe to the belief that reading a book about a culture and how they liv...more
I am not surprised by the studies, they have a very healthy approach to life, both physically and spiritually and the west could learn a lot from their culture. Do I see that happening? Not really, the west is too happy with our fast pace living and our commercialism but in an ideal world....
While I don't subscribe to the belief that reading a book about a culture and how they liv...more
I feel like a bit of a cheater posting this one because I didn't actually finish it. I read probably half of it. Out of order. In random chunks. Reading this book created the weird experience of being bored and feeling extremely guilty at the same time. The good: I think the basic advice of this book (more veggies, less meat, less salt, more ambient exercise) is fabulous. The bad: so much research it's difficult to keep all the facts straight and the particulars of the program are very difficult...more
I actually read the book, "The Okinawa Way: How to Improve your Health and Longevity Dramatically" by Bradley Wilcox. It appears not to be listed with Amazon at present. I found it to be a remarkable book and a great resource for healthy recipes for healthy eating. It is incredible how lifespan appears to be so much longer in parts of Japan where the Okinawa method of eating has been followed.
Lots of good information about diet, nutrition, and lifestyle. Mostly stuff I already knew, but a slightly different perspective. Reminded me a bit of The China Study, though not to the extreme. Some good recipes as well.
A lot of misleading info in this book about the Okinawan diet, which is a lot more meat-heavy than these authors want to admit, given their vegetarian agenda.
The Okinawan people are among the longeset living in the world. They have the highest percentage of (active) centenarians. The book can be used as a weight loss guide, but this diet is really for anyone who wants to have be lean and live longer. I followed the diet strictly for 4 weeks and, while it was as labor intensive as any points system diet to track the foods eaten, I was NEVER hungry. It is clear that the American diet is way off base, given the levels of obesity and disease that exist i...more
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After living in Japan for 2 years, I didn't need convincing that the Japanese lifestyle and diet was far healthier. I guess I bought it to give ammunition to my argument. The only issue I have with the diet is that it is virtully impossilbe to follow it where I live now. The foods it recommends are not really to be found, or are tremendously expensive. Nevertheless, I agreed with what it was saying. Good book, no diet bs here. I can attest to the fact that the food it recommends is delicious and...more
The only diet book I'll ever own. I pick this up and dip into it often and the recipes are family staples.
Matt
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Trying to get my diet in shape for optimal health...
Want to live longer? Read this book.
This book embodies my views on health: eat right for health. Weight loss is secondary, a side effect. It covers the whats and whys of healthy eating, and delves into other areas of life that need attending to for health, such as exercise, spirituality, and relaxation.
I highly recommend this book.
I highly recommend this book.
Okinawa fascinates me. It is the most "together" place I know. This book analyzes what it is about Okinawa that lets people live long, mellow, physically fit and spiritually sound lives. What's more, I found plenty of practical ways to bring my own lifestyle in synch with these healthy models.
Very exciting premise and a great deal of solid research. Unfortunately, a single guy with limited time to cook wont be following this.
There are many meal options in this diet, vegan, lacto-ovo and omnivorous.
Really interesting read on how lifestyle factors can affect health.
good book - good advice; healthy living tips
Excellent eating plan and guide to total wellness.
Still working on this one, but love it.
Super-interesting account of the lifestyle practices that contribute to the happiness and longevity of residents of Okinawa. What a beautiful culture they have.
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