There are more centenarians-those aged 99 or older-living on Japan's Okinawa islands than anywhere else in the world. Okinawa is one of the most well-known Blue Zones-places with the world's ...

Okinawa, Japan, has an unusually high rate of people living past 100. One key to Okinawa's Blue Zone status is the region's traditional cuisine. Okinawans fill up on foods rich in antioxidants, fiber, ...

The Okinawa diet is based on a traditional style of eating that people living in Japan’s Okinawa islands follow. This diet ...

On a small island in Japan’s far south, people routinely celebrate their one-hundredth birthdays with remarkable energy and joy. Okinawa has become famous for having more centenarians than anywhere ...

If you recently binge-watched Live To 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix, you were probably left with some questions. The first episode of the docu-series follows author and explorer Dan ...

Okinawa is one of the largest islands in Japan. (Fun fact: Its nickname is Churashima, which means beautiful islands.) It's also well-known as being one of the Blue Zones—a name for areas of the world ...

In 2001, The Okinawa Program jumped onto bestseller lists, lauding the healthy habits of a group of elderly Okinawans who have some of the world's lowest mortality rates and best health. (Since then, ...

Tokyo resident Sakiko Hayashi was watching television when she first heard about the fabled Okinawan diet, which experts believe is largely responsible for the remarkable longevity of the island's ...

An archipelago of 150 small, rural islands south of mainland Japan, Okinawa is best known to Americans for two things: Its horrific World War II battle and the “Okinawa Diet.” That plant-based diet ...

Maintaining an optimal weight and overall health can be challenging in today’s fast-paced world. Many individuals are on the lookout for effective solutions that not only help in weight loss but also ...