Recently, a BBC documentary "How to Slow Down Aging" was broadcasted on the Internet. The protagonist in How to Slow down Aging is a plastic surgeon named Rozina. Her daily work is related to her skin. What has always made her curious is how the skin gets old. How should people prevent it? So she left the treatment room and entered the advanced dermatology department, and the result far exceeded her expectations! How to slow down aging? To sum up: pay attention to sun protection, resist saccharification (reduce starch intake and abstain from sugar), eat brightly colored food, fatty fish and bitter food. It must be said that in the fast-paced and stressful modern society, people pay more and more attention to health and health preservation. In Japan, people who work are called workaholics, and overtime is the norm. Japan, however, is the country with the longest life expectancy in the world, ranking first in the world all the year round. Their average life expectancy is 87 years for women and 8 1 year for men. For more than 20 years, the average life expectancy of Japanese people has been ranked first in the world, and the proportion of centenarians among residents in Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan is also the highest in the world. Why is this happening? The Secret Behind may all be included in the word "ikigai". Ikigai reveals this unique Japanese concept of life for you. By finding the meaning of life, we can develop good daily activities and eating habits, cultivate hobbies, actively socialize, relieve stress, and let us concentrate and live a happy and long life with enthusiasm. Let's unlock more longevity postures in the book ~ 1. The secret of longevity lies in finding the deep mission of life. Ikigai is the meaning of everyone's life. How do you know what your ikigai is? You might as well think carefully about a question: what do you love, what are you good at, what the world needs, what reward you can get, and is there any overlap between these four things? In fact, where these four factors overlap is your ikigai. Of course, some people may find their own ikigai soon, while others may find it slowly. If you belong to the latter category, the most important thing is perseverance. After all, the goal you are looking for is the source of strength that supports your daily actions. Because of this, Okinawa people often maintain a high degree of professionalism in their daily work, paying special attention to details. For example, the author of this book met a skilled craftsman in a brush factory in Okinawa. Her job is to make brushes with hair, and she has been perfecting this craft all her life. Now it can be described as superb. To live a long and happy life, ikigai is very important. Don't retire if your job can bring you meaning. In Japan, although * * * stipulates that you can retire at the age of 60, many elderly people still choose to continue working. If a hobby can make your life full of happiness and meaning, don't give up this hobby. The old people in Okinawa follow this concept and have always maintained a vibrant life. If they have to retire, they will not be idle, and they will still stay active in other ways, such as gardening or participating in other work in the community. The benefits of a positive attitude are obvious. Research shows that the rate of heart disease among centenarians with Okinawa and Alzheimer's Harmo's disease is very low. 2. Exercising the brain and avoiding stress are the keys to longevity. As we all know, to live a high-quality life, physical health and mental health are indispensable. But in reality, we often ignore our own hearts. In fact, a strong mind, like a strong body, is the key to longevity. Let me ask you, do you usually go to work or go home from work? In fact, modern people's long-term sedentary lifestyle has a bad influence on their health and mood. Similarly, lack of exercise in the brain can also weaken nerve connections, which is not conducive to health. Therefore, it is very important to use your head frequently. Neurologist Shlomo breznitz even thinks that the reason why the elderly are slow is that they are stuck to a fixed mode of thinking and lifestyle and are unwilling to try new activities. So how should you exercise your brain? Very simple, as long as it is thinking the game, such as playing chess or cards. If you are not satisfied with these, you can go out of the house, take part in some group activities and deal with others more. Socialization is the best exercise for the brain. In addition, another secret of longevity is to avoid stress. Studies have found that stress is closely related to premature aging, because stress will bring excessive physical and psychological losses. For example, researchers at the University of Heidelberg in Germany did an experiment. They asked an aspiring young doctor to take part in a series of hard job interviews, during which he had to solve a bunch of complicated mathematical equations. The researchers took a doctor's blood sample for examination and found that the pressure brought by the interview made his body produce antibodies, as if he had been infected by some virus or bacteria. If there are pathogens, this immune response can protect the body from harm. But the problem is that he is not really infected. In this case, the antibodies brought by stress will attack healthy cells and accelerate the aging of the body. However, most people living in cities are under great pressure. What can we do to reduce stress? Trying to practice mindfulness, such as doing yoga and taking time for exercise, can make us calm down and observe and experience our physical and psychological state more carefully. 3. The state of "flow" keeps people young forever. Imagine if your biggest hobby is skiing, and now you are sliding down a beautiful snowy road, immersed in a state of joy and concentration, as if you could slide down like this all the time. In fact, being immersed in one thing can make us live longer. Why is this? In 1970s, psychologist Mihaly Zikson Mihaly put forward the theory of flow. "Flow" refers to a state of complete concentration and enjoyment. People who are immersed in it will block out everything else and even feel the passage of time. No matter what you are doing, as long as you actively focus on a targeted activity, you can let us experience the flow state. Flow can bring people a feeling of excitement and fulfillment, reduce anxiety, be of great benefit to mental health, and make us enjoy life more. If your job can just get you into a state of flow, it is a very ideal situation. If not, you must make sure that you have one or two hobbies that can bring traffic. But then again, it is very important to choose the right difficulty when we pursue traffic. After all, if the task you choose is too simple, you may soon get bored, unable to concentrate and get into the state. On the contrary, if the task you choose is too difficult, you may be under too much pressure and finally choose to give up. For example, if you want to learn a new language, you just need to feel a little challenged at the beginning. For another example, you may be a master programmer, but you are already bored. At this time, you can try to expand your knowledge and learn a new programming language. In this way, if you devote yourself to your hobbies in a brand-new way, you can find the experience of flow again. 4. The magical Okinawa diet: eat less and be diverse. For many years, the average life expectancy of Japanese people has been ranked first in the world, which also makes Japanese diet become the focus of attention. Compared with the whole of Japan, Okinawa people live longer. What is the reason behind this? In order to solve this mystery, Suzuki Cheng, a cardiologist at the University of Ryukyu, began to study the diet of Okinawa people in the 1970s. The following are some of his findings: First, Okinawa people have rich recipes and diverse foods. Locals can eat as many as 206 kinds of food, including many herbs and spices. For example, they will eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. In order to ensure enough variety of food, they will try to choose different colors of food. Compared with rich vegetables and fruits, their staple food is very simple, basically rice and noodles. Moreover, condiments such as salt and sugar are rarely used. According to the world average, Japanese people's eating habits are relatively healthy, while Okinawa people's diet is lighter-they consume only half as much salt as other Japanese people and only 40% sugar. In addition to the types of food, it is also important to eat less. Okinawa people have the habit of eating only eight points full. In other words, when I am still a little hungry, I will stop eating. How to do it? It's simple, such as not eating dessert after meals, or eating less. In order to keep the weight small, the plates and bowls used by Okinawa people are generally small, which contain a certain amount of rice, vegetables, miso soup and a side dish similar to edamame. For Okinawa people, eating less has become an instinct to stay healthy. Modern science has also confirmed that reducing calories is indeed beneficial. There is a growth-promoting protein in our body called insulin-like growth factor 1. If there are too many protein, cells will age faster. By reducing calorie intake, the content of this protein will also be reduced. So eating less is directly related to living longer. 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