The Okinawa Way: The Four Week Fitness, Diet and Lifestyle Plan to Reserve the Symptoms of Ageing

The Okinawa Way: The Four Week Fitness, Diet and Lifestyle Plan to Reserve the Symptoms of Ageing
ISBN-10
024134560X
ISBN-13
9780241345603
Category
Aging
Pages
608
Language
English
Published
2018-01-11
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Authors
Bradley J. Willcox, Makoto Suzuki, Craig D. Willcox

Description

There is nothing more universal than the desire to slow down the ageing process, to live a long, full life with health, energy, and independence. The Okinawa Waypresents the first evidence-based program, based on a real population, to show you the way. Written in a friendly, accessible way by the lead scientists of the 25 year Okinawa Centenarian Study, this breakthrough book documents the diet, exercise, and lifestyle practices of the world's healthiest, longest-lived people and reveals how readers can apply these practices to their own lives. A Introduces a delicious diet that emphasizes low-Glycemic Index carbohydrates, healthy fats and proteins, resulting in a calorie-lite diet that staves off hunger and maximizes fat loss over weight loss (provides two different eating plans for 4 weeks with more than 80 outstanding recipes) A Teaches you how to- get fit using tai chi, reduce stress using meditation, and bring new meaning into your life by develop your inner spirituality by doing volunteer work, and building a solid network of friends and family This comprehensive four-week plan is a practical method for slowing and even reversing the symptoms of ageing, that will help you to experience the health and longevity enjoyed by the Okinawans.

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