The secret to living beyond 100

was only around 46 years.

Wow.

even though that's a huge increase in only 70 years, we're still not that

close to living 100 years or more.

However, there are certain parts of the world known as blue zones,

where many of their inhabitants live well into their 100.

In this episode, I'll share some secrets that they have to living beyond 100

I'm Amin, Ahmed, and welcome to be well do well off the coast of Japan lies.

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Okinawa on a string of islands known for its tropical climate

beaches and coral reefs.

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Okinawa is also known for its unusually high concentration

of people that live over 100.

The average age for women is 90 and for men is 84.

So is it the tropical location?

Is it the great weather, the Sandy beaches that allows these

residents to live so long?

That's what I thought until I discovered three things that they do

differently than us north Americans.

The first thing that the residents of OK.

Okinawa do differently.

Isn't tangible at all.

It's something that we can all do, but it's hard to quantify.

They call it your icky guy or reason for being

my friend and fellow podcaster, Kavita Ahuja talks about this in her course.

Take a listen to what she has to say about Iki guy

as you can see, having a strong reason for being gives them meaning

and a reason to live beyond 100.

The second reason they live so long, not surprisingly is their diet, which consists

of eating more vegetables and less sugar.

I think we all need to eat more vegetables and less sugar.

Now this is consistent with prevailing wisdom that eating a

primarily plant-based diet and less sugar has multiple health benefits.

however, there's another element to their eating habits that I found fascinating.

This is that they only eat till they're 80% full.

I can't tell you how many times I've been at a restaurant and obviously

the serving sizes are a lot larger than what you would have at home.

And somehow I manage to finish my plate.

I don't feel great afterwards.

And that is definitely not eating till I'm 80% full.

This idea is counterintuitive.

As many north Americans have been taught to always finish the food on their plate.

You hear parents tell this to their children all the time and portion sizes

here, keep getting larger and larger.

It's refreshing to see a culture that discourages overeating the final reason.

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Okinawans live so long is the strong emphasis they place on community.

They take being part of a community or Moi.

Very seriously.

These social gatherings allow them to get to know each other to smile and to.

Now, I'm sure you know, this, that children laugh significantly

more than we do as adults.

You've probably also heard that you are the average of the five people

that you hang around with most.

So if you're in a community where the average of the five people is a

hundred years old and they're always smiling and they're always laughing

and they just enjoy life, you are probably going to feel the same.

I know after reading this article about icky guy and learning about

the Okinawans, I definitely have a desire to live to a hundred or beyond.

I hope you found this interesting and motivated you as well to live beyond 100

tune in tomorrow where we'll be discussing how to become an expert and why you'd want

to be seen as an expert in your industry.

Thanks again, have an awesome day and I will see you tomorrow.