IKIGAI DIET: The Secret of Japanese Diet to Health and Longevity

by Sachiaki Takamiya

(This is the first edition. The second edition is available now. It is called The Ikigai The Secret Japanese Diet to Health and Longevity, and it has a blue book cover. ASIN is B08JGB45HF. The second edition has 112 pages, while the first edition has just 34 pages. The second edition has a lot more detailed information. The first edition is recommended for people who would like a quick read) Are you interested in natural food, organic lifestyle, or the macrobiotic diet? If so, this is a book for you. It has the most recent information on traditional Japanese dietary culture. Japan is considered to be the country with the longest life expectancy, and it is featured in many books, including The Blue Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest and The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. It is also famous for the macrobiotic diet, and Washoku, which has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, partly for being a well-balanced diet. The Japanese diet is also known as a gut-friendly-diet, and current studies suggest that the gut is the key to our wellbeing. Japanese people can be role models of wellness. However, not all Japanese people are healthy. The young generation has lost in touch with the traditional Japanese diet so they can’t be the role model. The old generation can be the one since they follow the traditional diet and many of the centenarians who appear in the longevity books belong to this category. And yet, can they really be our role model? They lived in a different era, and their methodology may not be applicable in the present They don’t necessarily lead a healthy lifestyle anymore since our way of food production has changed. Nonetheless, they haven’t adapted to the current agricultural situation. In that case, who could we learn from? The Ikigai Diet Sachiaki Takamiya is introducing in this book is the diet of the healthiest Japanese people he discovered. You will learn what to eat, what not to eat, and how to eat, based on the secret of the traditional Japanese natural living which is central to most Japanese martial arts; healing arts; Zen; and the macrobiotic diet. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Who Are the Healthiest People in the Country with the Longest Life Expectancy? Satoyama Living Chapter 2 Ikigai and Sanpo-Yoshi What is Sanpo-Yoshi? Chapter 3 What is the Difference Between Organically Grown Vegetables and Naturally Grown Vegetables? What are Naturally Grown Ingredients? Chapter 4 The Secret of the Traditional Japanese Diet Part 1 Why Is Fermented Food Good For You? Chapter 5 The Secret of the Traditional Japanese Diet Part 2 What Is the Ideal Menue for Health? Ichibutsu Zentai Shoku Ma Go Wa Ya Sa Shi I Dietary Fiber Ichiju One Soup Three Dishes Shindofuji Chapter 6 Did You Know There Was Something Better Than Brown Rice Which Was Considered To Be the Most Balanced Food? Chapter 7 Kyodo Ryori Is the Authentic Washoku Chapter 8 What Not to Eat Chapter 9 The Secret of Japanese Longevity Was Not in What We Ate, But How We Ate Hara Hachibunme How Many Times Should You Chew? Is It Bad to Munch Between Meals? Occasional fasting Drinking water Chapter 10 By Adding Hygge to Ikigai Diet, It Will Become More Sustainable Placebo Effect Don’t Become Too Dogmatic Hare and Ke Bringing Hygge into Ikigai Diet Vegetarian Gourmet Zen and

Genres: Health, Food

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 10, 2018

Reviews

[Dianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This blog isn’t about diets, it is however about living a healthy and long life. That’s why I sometime include reviews of dietary/health books. I read a lot of them back in the day, won’t review each one because most of them are repetitive and some of them really fucking suck but I do include the one’s I think everyone should read, hence – Ikigai Diet.

“In oriental medicine, your organs are critical. They relate to certain emotions that can be adjusted to improve your mental state. In japanese traditional medicine, intestines are principally essential and are regarded as the second brain.”

The Japanese recommend a lot of fermented food to accompany your regular meals. They also recommend homemade cooked food, more veggies, not a lot of meat, which is a universal standard when it comes to eating healthy. Meat can also feed the cells to extend your cancer if you have one which is terrifying and horrible. Mostly because we eat what the animal ate and often it’s bacteria as well. Gross right? Right.

The book is based on natural advice: avoid sugar at all cost, avoid meat, cook at home or eat at natural restaurants. Avoid dairy products as well, anything that your stomach makes extra work to divide it. The book is also concentrated on how and when to eat your food. But with a chill approach to it, take your time, meditate and try your best.

[Billy Ierawan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Because there are not many books about the Japanese diet, I give 4 stars for this book. This is a light book about how the Japanese live a long life and the secret behind it. This book shared what do Japanese eat, what food is good and what is not, how much you should eat, and when do you eat. It's a really great book to think back again about the food that comes into your body, and to raise self-control about what you eat.

[Amulya Sumanjali Jallipalli · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think, whatsoever explained might work if followed but is typical and difficult to follow.
Not everything is doable stuff for me because femented food is something i rarely had and can't expect to eat on a daily basis.

Overall it felt great to know but okay to practice.

[Archana Guruprasadh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book.

[DG · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book on healthy eating habits.

[Sandipan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read for food enthusiastic

A crisp book that gives you a glimpse of good eating. Highly recommended to all health conscious people. Happy reading !!

[Pat · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is just a short e-book about common Japanese eating habits, which is very strange to me because I don't usually brand my daily meals as The XYZ Diet (TM). That said, as an Asian, the concepts aren't too foreign to me (eating local seasonal produce, drinking water, eating in moderation, etc). What I do love is the cultural aspect behind eating; you encounter concepts such as Hare and Ke, and Sanpoyoshi and these tie well to how the Japanese think about what to eat.

Shoutout to my favorite line in this book about the art of miso soup eating because it's raining today and the passage just feels so soothing.

[Bhrigu · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing read

A brief practical guide to eating healthy. All the practices are very well balanced and very practical. Recommended to everyone who wants to leada healthy lifestyle. Learnt a lot about Japanese traditional food culture.

[Yve]

nice summary of healthy eating habits. nothing special.

[Walter Laing · Rating 5 out of 5]

More a way of life

A very interesting take on food and life style ,a simple diet without calorie counting and no strict does and donts all in all an interesting read.

[Gonçalo Correia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The topic itself is interesting but the content written could be better. I read this after reading Ikigai so I can’t say for sure if that influenced how i felt about this one.