Everyday Systems

I'd like to share this article about a 97-year old doctor, Shigeaki Hinohara. I read this article a while ago, and it struck me that many of his philosophies fit in well with No S principles. One of the things he says is, "All people who live long — regardless of nationality, race or gender — share one thing in common: None are overweight." As No S-ers, we can't agree with all of his dietary choices, but this is still a good read!

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ ... 129jk.html

His diet certainly isn't what we'd call optimal, but it obviously works for him!

I like his attitude about life and medicine. It's a mix of having fun and just letting life happen, but being prepared for the worst just in case. He's the ant and the grasshopper rolled up in one. What an odd diet, though.

harmony_55805 wrote:I like his attitude about life and medicine. It's a mix of having fun and just letting life happen, but being prepared for the worst just in case. He's the ant and the grasshopper rolled up in one. What an odd diet, though.

Reminds me of what one of my favorite motivational speakers say:

Larry Winget wrote:Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Celebrate it all.

Obviously, he is one of the "Blue Zoners" who have an extremely limited caloric intake.

His diet is a little too sparse for my liking but I can see a few trends in it that match up with the usual habits of bluezones. Some of his thought process matches with what occurs in the bluezone cultures also.

Bushranger, good point about his thought process. On one hand, he seems to be very causal, like "oh, for lunch, if I feel like eating, I have some milk and cookies". On the other hand, he seems quite precise, at least when it comes to counting grams of meat he eats. This is an interesting combination. I kind of like the casual approach myself (which explains why I'm here and not on the Weight Watchers site).

angigal wrote:On the other hand, he seems quite precise, at least when it comes to counting grams of meat he eats.

I don't think he's so precise about it -- especially if meat is weighed in kg! It's not different from me saying I have 1/4 pound of meat twice weekly.

He does seem to stick to three "meals."

I also very much doubt this was how he always ate.

Still, interesting (and impressive, on a number of levels).

Reinhard

Meat is hideously expensive in Japan. I think you will find he buy his 2 weekly serves in 100g packs. At any rate, it's not important. What I was referring to was he eats quite healthily and moderately but is quite relaxed about it all and like all people who aren't diet nutters he's got better things to focus his thoughts on than food beyond simply eating and enjoying it.

Diet nutters. I like that term.