2 Things I Steal From The World’s Healthiest Kids

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF “SHOKUIKI?” Japanese doctor and pharmacist Sagen Ishizuka pioneered this philosophy of eating. The word is from ones meaning “eat” and “grow.” Today, I’ll share 2 things I steal from the world’s healthiest kids, the Japanese.

Full disclosure: My Japanese wife has never heard of Shokuiki!

I have long been fascinated by the healthspans and lifespans of the Japanese.

Check out these life expectancy (at birth) numbers:

Today, I’ll offer two lunch strategies I use to promote my health.

Japanese Longevity: A Recent Phenomenon

The long life associated with Japanese is a relatively recent phenomenon. As recently as the 1960s, life expectancy in Japan was the shortest of the G7 countries.

Why was life shorter for them then? Japanese had a relatively high death rate from stroke (especially bleeding) and stomach cancer.

After mortality from stroke and stomach cancer declined, the Japanese life expectancy climbed to become the world’s number one.