Sean T. Fourkiller
7th January 2003, 19:43
The Okinawa Way
The grandparents live past 100, but after too many burgers, the islands’ next generation may not make it to middle age
By Hideko Takayama
NEWSWEEK
Jan. 13 issue — Every morning Seiryu Toguchi rises at 6, washes his face and exercises in the lush front yard of his home in Okinawa. He prepares a breakfast of rice and miso soup with spinach and egg. Then he tends his nearby farm, where he grows carrots, cabbage and other vegetables. At 5 p.m., he takes a hot bath and cooks homegrown radish with pork for supper
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The grandparents live past 100, but after too many burgers, the islands’ next generation may not make it to middle age
By Hideko Takayama
NEWSWEEK
Jan. 13 issue — Every morning Seiryu Toguchi rises at 6, washes his face and exercises in the lush front yard of his home in Okinawa. He prepares a breakfast of rice and miso soup with spinach and egg. Then he tends his nearby farm, where he grows carrots, cabbage and other vegetables. At 5 p.m., he takes a hot bath and cooks homegrown radish with pork for supper
Read More... (http://www.msnbc.com/news/854958.asp?0cl=cR)