The reason of human longevity
From the earliest Homo erectus to the ancients, and now to Homo sapiens, human beings have lived on the earth for hundreds of thousands of years, and the average life expectancy of human beings has also changed from the teens of ancient humans to the thirties of 17 and 18 centuries, to the sixties of the early 20th century, and to nearly 70 years in the first 20 years of 2 18 centuries.
The continuous extension of human life span benefits from the development of human economy, the improvement of living standards, the development of science and technology, the improvement of medical and health conditions and the great improvement of human living environment. Homo sapiens doesn't depend on nature like primitive people.
At the same time, with the understanding of nature and life, people pay more and more attention to education and health. In particular, a healthy lifestyle has been incorporated into medical practice and plays an important role in human life, such as keeping exercise and paying attention to diet. The influence of education on life span cannot be underestimated. The influence of academic qualifications is mainly reflected in self-health management and medical service ability.
The longevity of Japanese people is not only related to their suitable natural living environment, but also related to the health concept and medical technology that affect human life.
The secret of Japanese longevity
Japan is the only developed country in Asia, and its economic level and medical technology are among the best in many Asian countries. The Japanese government and society pay more attention to the national health management, and have issued corresponding policies and regulations in many fields to protect people's health, which has laid a solid foundation for the extension of Japanese life.
For example, the Japanese government has established a community health information system to ensure that the medical and health needs of community residents can be accurately grasped; Formulate community health care planning and health care supply system to adapt to community characteristics, and improve the level of medical and health services.
While providing medical security, Japanese people also attach great importance to physical and psychological construction in education. For example, Japan is very concerned about the sleep of its people and calls on everyone to sleep as much as 8 hours a day; Large enterprises carry out power outage activities to reduce employees' overtime work and keep employees away from staying up late.
There is also a special sports festival in Japan. Although it commemorates the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, it shows that Japan attaches importance to sports. Psychologically, Japan also attaches great importance to female pregnancy. Women need to make adequate pre-pregnancy preparations before pregnancy to ensure that Japanese people have good physical fitness during pregnancy.
People in China have always believed that longevity has a lot to do with diet. This concept is as popular as in Japan, and Japanese cuisine with a sense of ceremony is world-famous.
The Japanese advocate the original flavor of ingredients, and the ingredients that can be eaten raw are hardly cooked to maturity, and few extra seasonings are added. For example, the famous sashimi dipped in soy sauce and mustard is a godsend taste bud enjoyment.
They rarely use spicy ingredients, and they rarely use frying or frying in the production process. Even if you meet your favorite fried fish, you will choose fish with high oil content, such as saury and mackerel, and fry them slowly, making full use of the oil contained in the ingredients and minimizing the amount added. This is in sharp contrast with China's cooking style.
In addition to the original flavor, the Japanese really eat less and eat more, and the variety is rich. The Japanese can almost be said to be a nation that eats less in the world. They are practicing the principle of "seven-point fullness" with practical actions.
If you visit a Japanese family, you will find that their table is full of all kinds of food, but the quantity of each kind is not much, even the staple food is not big. Their staple food is pancakes besides exquisite sushi, but they are not a heavyweight with pancakes in northern China.
Japanese people like soup, which is similar to the southeast coastal provinces of China. However, their soup is a simple miso soup, which is made of simple ingredients such as bean sprouts and kelp. The Japanese attach great importance to the intake of carbohydrates, because carbohydrates determine obesity, the enemy of mankind.
These are some characteristics of Japanese diet. Japan's longevity is not entirely due to diet, but the result of a variety of internal and external factors, but both environmental and individual factors have little to do with medlar, jujube, lily and raisins.
Although Japan has these ingredients, in fact, Japanese people don't eat much. Japanese people like fresh ingredients, and they don't accept dried fruits whose shelf life can't be calculated. Therefore, the phenomenon that middle-aged people in China "soak Lycium barbarum in thermos cups" is rare in Japan.