Unit 2.3, exercise 6, page 41.0:01
Live long and Prosper.0:16
Food and nutrition expert Peter Bennet reports on his trip to a pretty fishing village on one of the islands of Okinawa, Japan, to find out why the people there live so long.0:30
When I first met Makato Okishima, I would have said that she was 75, perhaps 80 years old.0:43
In fact, she is 100 years old, which is not at all unusual in Okinawa.0:50
She is just one of more than 400 people there who are at least 100 years old.0:56
Okinawa has the highest and healthiest concentration of centenarians in the world.1:02
I had come to find out the secret of these healthy islanders.1:10
Longevity and a stroll down to the waterfront with Makato provided me with my first clue.1:13
After passing elderly fisherman unloading the day's catch, Makato joined a queue at a market stall to buy fish for the evening meal.1:21
It seems the people of Okinawa eat plenty of fish, which is a healthy food and very low in calories.1:30
After we arrived at Makato's house, I watched with fascination as Makato prepared the food with her daughter, who also looked younger than her 76 years.1:39
As well as the fish, there were portions of sweet potato, spring onion and other fresh locally grown vegetables.1:51
There was also plenty of brown rice and tofu, a soya product high in protein and vitamins.1:59
On other days, there might be a meat dish too, but the fat would be continuously poured off the meat as it cooked.2:06
After the meal, we drank green tea, which is said to have many health benefits and helps burn calories as well.2:14
There were no sugary drinks and only a little locally produced rice wine, which the Okinawans firmly believe helps to prevent illnesses.2:20
I asked Makata what she thought the secret to her good health was.2:30
Well, as you see, we have a healthy, low fat diet and we eat slowly to savor our food, she told me, but it's also important to stay active.2:34
That way you don't get fat.2:47
I suddenly realized I hadn't seen a single overweight person since my arrival in Okinawa.2:49
On my last day, Mikado took me to the outskirts of the village.2:58
There, facing the sea, was an old stone marker.3:03
I asked what the Japanese characters engraved on it meant.3:08
My Translator told At 70, you are still a child, at 80, a young man or woman.3:12
And if at 90, someone from heaven invites you over, tell him to go away and come back when you are a hundred.3:20
Before flying home, I met Dr. Davis Billings, who has studied Okinawa centenarians for more than a decade.3:28
He told me that life threatening complaints such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease are rare in Okinawa.3:36
It seems that Okinawans not only live longer, they live better.3:44
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