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You might have heard about the extraordinary people living on the islands of Okinawa and Ikaria. Each with their own very distinct histories and cultures, they are geographically very far away from each other as well - Okinawa is in Japan, Ikaria in Greece.
Yet they have one remarkable thing in common: they both have some of the longest life expectancies on Earth. They are simply not as afflicted by the diseases of old age as their counterparts in the rest of the world. Okinawans and Ikarians stay lucid and active all the way into their 80s, 90s, and sometimes even beyond.
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What is their secret? What keeps their minds and bodies strong, while the majority of their peers all over the world succumb to the ravages of age? Is it the amazing island air? The water? The food? The notorious je ne sais quoi (I dont' have the foggiest)?
There's a lot of talk floating around about super foods, super workouts, and super supplements. It should come as no surprise, however, that there is nothing 'super' about the Ikarians and Okinawans. They don't shop at Whole Foods. They don't drink Gwyneth Paltrow's $200 smoothies every morning. They're not members of any elite fitness clubs.
Their diets? Simple, and often coming from their own personal gardens and farms: fish, whole grains, vegetables, tofu, seaweed, squid, sweet potatoes, goat milk, sage tea, coffee, wine, honey, bread, beans, potatoes, greens, olive oil... There's nothing extraordinary about these foods other than their genuine down-to-earth-ness.
What's more, they don't overeat. They never eat in a rush because they are hell-bent on enjoying the process of eating. Eating is one of the most pleasurable experiences people can have, and these guys know it very well. There internal clock tells them exactly when to start and when to finish a meal. They consume just enough food to feel good and get the energy for work and leisure.
And they work and play just enough to cultivate an appetite for simple and healthy foods. They are mostly happy with what they do - they love to work on their farms and in their shops, but they also love to have simple fun. All work and no play is an alien concept to them.
Their lifestyle is effortlessly natural; they are not distracted or seduced by the excesses of modern world. Their formula is very simple – moderation.
They possess, for all intents and purposes, the key to happiness - the intrinsic balance that they inherited from their ancestors. And they have no intention of losing this balance to modernization.
I strongly believe that, when given a chance, our bodies and minds can balance themselves. We've been relying on it as long as we've been on this planet. It's in our DNA, and Okinawans and Ikarians show us how to do it.
The Okinawans and Ikarians might not be as outspoken about their lifestyles as the CRS, and they don't need to be. If the proof is in the pudding, they have proved time and again that their lifestyle is exceptional, and that we, the urbanites, can learn a thing a two from the good people of Ikaria and Okinawa.
