Description: There is nothing more universal than the desire to slow down the aging process, to live 100 years or more with health, energy and independence. "The Okinawa Way" is the first medically and scientifically proven program to make this possible. Authored by a team of renowned experts, this breakthrough study of the Okinawans, the world's longest-lived people, gives readers more than just hope for a healthy old age. In Okinawa, heart disease is only one fifth that of American levels. Breast, ovarian and prostate cancers are less than a quarter of American levels, and the number of centenarians per hundred thousand is six times that of the United States! Concluding a 25-year study of the Okinawans' diet, fitness and lifestyle habits, "The Okinawa Way" reveals the reasons for this remarkably successful aging.

The authors of "The Okinawa Way" detail the diet and exercise habits that contribute to the Okinawans' extraordinary vitality. They present a complete 4-week Turn-Around Plan for diet, fitness and psychosocial well-being that is entirely applicable to Western readers; the plan includes recipes that use readily available ingredients and have been modified for Western tastes. Each recipe provides a nutritional analysis as well as a SERM -- dietary estrogen useful in preventing various cancers -- breakdown of the ingredients. The Plan includes a moderate exercise routine involving simple movements derived from the country's unique martial arts. The authors also introduce a variety of cognitive and spiritual practices that have emerged as crucial to the overall health of Okinawan centegenarians.

"The Okinawa Way" presents the evidence for how and why this plan works. Following the plan can help readers cut their risk of heart disease by 80%, breast, ovarian and prostate cancer by 75%, colon cancer by 70%, osteoporosis by 50% and Alzheimer's disease by 80%, as have the Okinawans. "The Okinawa Way" offers a far-reaching vision of life-long physical and psychosocial well-being. It includes useful resources such as a woman's guide to natural hormone replacements and an extensive reference section for further information and help in implementing the Okinawan Plan. Based on the most rigorous medical and scientific data, "The Okinawa Way" is a landmark guide to increasing energy, vitality and youthful vigor today and far into the future.

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