We require a Balance of Movement and Nourishment.

Sustainable Movement

1Mind Body Fitness is a self assist fitness therapy that is an experiential, integrative, easily adaptable mapping system toward optimal fitness and wellness. Prevention is better than cure. Self-care is a very active and powerful choice. Overall health includes not just the physical, but the psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual components.

One Step At A Time, We Have The Ability To Change The Future. Small adjustments can assist us to reduce our living and environmental impact. Our life, and life itself, is a physically consumptive process. Finding solutions to make our way of life and the planet’s resources survive as long as possible, is what sustainable living demands.

Food forms an integral part of this balance; the problem is which foods promote our longevity. Movement; is explored more in detail.

Sustainable Foods

Anti-inflammatory foods are nutrient-dense foods that contain a high amount of antioxidants as well as vitamins and minerals. Consuming anti-inflammatory foods—like fruits and vegetables, beans, olive oil, and fish—helps combat symptoms of chronic inflammation by neutralizing free radicals in the body.

Inflammation is complex, but chronic inflammation can be caused (or exacerbated) by a variety of factors, from diet to stress levels and other lifestyle factors, including allergies, toxins, and aging.

Generally speaking, processed foods that are high in saturated fat, alcohol, and/or added sugars can exacerbate inflammation, while plant-based eating promotes healthy aging by fighting it. 

Relaxation Response (Qigong) cuts health care costs. Harvard Team Finds 43% Reduction in Use of Health Care Services via Mind-Body Intervention. The study reveals how mind-body medicine could cut health care costs. The understated title of the open-access article at PLoS from a Harvard University–Benson-Henry Institute mind-body team is “Relaxation Response and Resiliency Training and Its Effect on Healthcare Resource Utilization.”

Asian Longevity Eating Habits

Slow Food Secrets To Health & Longevity

You don’t have to count calories, take vitamins, weigh protein grams, or even read labels to improve your vitality, quality, and quantity of life.

The world’s longest-living people do not restrict their food intake—in fact, they all celebrate with food. simple access to locally sourced fruits and veggies that are mostly pesticide-free and organically grown.

If they cannot grow these foods in their own gardens, they have found places where they can buy them at a lower cost than processed alternatives.

They have included certain nutritious foods into their daily or weekly meals—foods that are frequently absent from the menus of fast-food outlets across the country as well as the shelves of convenience stores.

They have inherited time-honored recipes or developed their own to make healthy foods taste delicious.

Eating Rules To Keep Us Young

Understanding the dynamics of balance, whether in food, lifestyle, or work. We need to understand the basic principles that interconnect these ideas. The YinYang Theory discusses in detail how these functions interact.

To avoid weight gain, stop eating when your stomach is 80 percent full.

Later in the day or in the evening, consume the smallest meal of the day.

Eat largely plants, particularly beans. And eat meat in small amounts of 3 to 4 ounces. On average, Blue Zoners eat meals this size only five times per month.

1-2 glasses of alcohol each day should be consumed regularly and moderately.

Slow Life. Slow Food. Slow Eating. Slow Training. Just Be Slow.

Eating with mindfulness, intention, and awareness is one major attribute that has been shown to help Okinawans live longer lives.

Here are four easy steps to get you started:

1. Don’t become obsessed with calorie intake or weight loss.
2. Everything in Okinawa is done in moderation.
3. While eating, practice mindfulness by paying attention to your body.
4. Eating slowly.

Asian Longevity Eating

An Ebook with longevity recipes and video lessons!

The Asian diet has been gaining popularity in recent years for its many benefits. One of the main reasons people turn to this way of eating is its ability to help them live a longer and healthier life. Studies have shown that the Asian diet can help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other chronic diseases. The Asian longevity eating habits are based on the belief that food can be used as medicine and that certain foods have the ability to prevent and treat various illnesses. And the science backs this up!  Read the overview here