Longevity made easy: Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono

Summary

Jiro Ono, the 100 year old, Japanese Sushi legend, has shared easy ways to increase longevity and live beyond 100 years. Japan boasts of many citizens aged more than 100 years. What is the secret behind their longevity?

100 year old Jiro Ono is a Sushi master and founder of the Tokyo restaurant named Sukiyabashi Jiro, in Japan. He is still going strong and has no intention of retiring.

He shares tips on how he has reached this milestone.

Work: According to him, one should never stop working. Working even beyond the retirement age gives meaning and purpose to life. It improves cognitive functions and improves physical and mental health. Doing something you love keeps you going.
Move: According to him, walking daily is important. Regular walking, at an advanced age, improves cardiovascular health, boosts mood, improves bone health, keep the body mobile. Consistent and simple actions like walking have more impact in the long run.
Eat: Eating right is important. Focus on whole foods, fresh foods, avoid processed foods and sugary drinks, avoid over-eating/binge eating/excess alcohol, eat mindfully – what you eat, how you eat and when you eat. Eating nutritious food is the key.
Learn: There is no age at which you cannot learn. Learning is life. Try new things, learn new skills, challenge your skills. Do what your love and progress in it and keep learning and inventing yourself over time.
Relationships: Invest in building and maintaining relationships as this gives you a sense of belonging and improves your social life. This relationship will reduce your loneliness, improve your mental health and enrich your life.

Conclusion

To think, we thought longevity was unachievable! Such simple lifestyle alterations are no rocket science. They can easily be implemented by one and all. Being grateful for what you have is also a step forward. Stay grounded, humble, and eager to learn.

Life is simple and if we live it the right way, we may live to be much more than a 100 years. Longevity is no more a myth, but a reality.

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