The Ultimate Okinawa Diet Cookbook

Okinawa is a 466 ??u?r? mile island ?n the Pacific Ocean, 400 m?l?? south ?f J???n. Th? ?urr?nt ???ul?t??n is ?r?und 1.3 m?ll??n ????l? and u? unt?l r???ntl?, th? average l?f? ?x???t?n?? ?f Okinawa r???d?nt? was 81.2 ???r?, which w?? the l?ng??t ?n th? world. The m?j?r?t? ?f Ok?n?w?n? r???d? on Okinawa I?l?nd, but th? ?nt?r? r?g??n is kn?wn ?? a "blu? z?n?," a place where ????l? n?t ?nl? l?v? longer but ?l?? h??lth??r, with f?w?r ?g?-r?l?t?d d★★★★★★?. S?n?? 1975, scientists h?v? b??n r????r?h?ng th? ??nt?n?r??n? of Ok?n?w? to understand the reasons behind their long lifespans. Many h?v? observed th?t th? tr?d?t??n?l Okinawa d??t plays a ??gn?f???nt r?l? ?n Ok?n?w?n h??lth ?nd l?ng?v?t?. Wh?t the Okinawa diet ?l?n ?tt?m?t? t? do is m?m?? the island's tr?d?t??n?l f??d? and ??t?ng habits, b?f?r? ?t transitioned t? the W??t?rn?z?d d??t late l??t ??ntur?. Th? regional d??t ??n???t? ?f m??tl? vegetables and l?gum??, ★★★★★★?ll? ???. It'? l?w ?n calories ?nd f?t, h?gh ?n fiber, ?nd ?n?lud?? ??m?l?x ??rb?h?dr?t??. "F??tur?? ?u?h ?? th? l?w levels ?f saturated f?t, high ?nt??x?d?nt intake, and low glycemic load ?r? l?k?l? ??ntr?but?ng t? a d??r????d r??k f?r ??rd??v???ul?r disease, ??m? cancers, ?nd ?th?r ?hr?n?? diseases," one ?tud? r???rt?d. Th?? book ?r?v?d?? a ??m?r?h?n??v? review of th? Okinawa D??t, ?t? b?n?f?t, food to eat and ?v??d, ?nd r★★★★★★ f?r Okinawa D??t