Nestled on the subtropical island of Okinawa lies a sleepy little village called Ogimi. With fewer than 3,000 residents, this ...

With over 1,000 centenarians, Okinawa has earned a reputation as a “land of the immortals” and is one of five “Blue Zones,” areas around the world in which people live much longer than ...

Another one of those bogus, media-hyped Shangri-Las such as the one with all the alleged centenarian yogurt […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. ... The Okinawa factor ...

Almost all centenarians in Okinawa grow or have previously grown a garden, Buettner said. Tending to their gardens daily means they are staying active and getting some exercise without even trying.

Residents of Okinawa are some of the world’s healthiest and happiest. Strong social networks and good food may be why. ... 15 of Ogimi’s 3,000 villagers are centenarians.

There’s no way to guarantee that you’ll live to be 100. But we can learn a lot from studying the eating habits of the world’s centenarians. Researchers have identified five places in the ...

Okinawa is home to more centenarians — or people who live to be at least 100 years old — than anywhere else in the world . Proponents of the mainstream version of the diet claim that it ...

Given the high number of centenarians living in Okinawa, there's reason to believe the traditional diet pattern there could ...

Japanese centenarians’ diets . The Okinawa Centenarian Study (OCS), which began in 1975, is the longest-running study of centenarians in the world. Over the last ~50 years it has analyzed the diets, ...

Given the high number of centenarians living in Okinawa, there's reason to believe the traditional diet pattern there could be contributing to longevity. “Most people on this island live into ...

With over 1,000 centenarians, Okinawa has earned a reputation as a “land of the immortals” and is one of five “Blue Zones,” areas around the world in which people live much longer than ...