Kungani Ama-Okinawans Ephulukisa Ukuphumula Kwethu?
Kungenzeka usujwayele ama- Blue Zones : izindawo ezinhlanu eziqondile emhlabeni lapho abantu bahlala khona isikhathi eside, impilo enempilo nangenjabulo. Ngo-2004 Umlobi we-National Geographic Fellow kanye neNew York Times umbhali ongcono kakhulu u-Dan Buettner ohlangene ne-National Geographic kanye nabanye abacwaningi abaphila isikhathi eside emhlabeni ukuze babone izingxenye zomhlaba lapho abantu bahlala khona isikhathi eside kakhulu.
Mayelana Nezingqimba Ze-Blue
I-Blue Zones ezinhlanu ziyi:
- Isiqhingi sase-Italy saseSardinia
- Okinawa, eJapane
- ULoma Linda, eCalifornia
- I-Peninsula yaseNicoya, ingxenye engqayizivele yaseCosta Rica
- I-Ikaria, isiqhingi saseGreek esikude
Ngokucwaninga kwabo, uBuettner nabasebenza nabo bathola ukuthi abantu abahlala eBlue Zones babelana ngezici ezifanayo zokuphila. Enye yalezi ZinguBluetooth i-Okinawa, eJapane, iziqhingi ezinkulu kunazo zonke zase-Okinawa naseziqhingini zaseRyukyu zaseJapane. Ngokuqondile, ama-Okinawans analo:
- abantu abaningi abangaphezu kweminyaka eyikhulu ubudala ngabangu-100,000 abantu kunanoma ikuphi emhlabeni wonke.
- amazinga okufa okuphansi kunawo wonke emdlalweni womdlavuza, isifo senhliziyo, kanye nesifo sohlangothi, okungukuthi ababulali abathathu abaphezulu kakhulu e-United States.
- isikhathi esiphezulu sokuphila kwabantu besilisa nabesifazane abangaphezu kuka-65; abesifazane, ikakhulukazi, banesikhathi esiphezulu sokuphila kuwo wonke amaqembu.
Yini Abakwa-Okinawa Abenza Kulungile?
Lo ngumbuzo oye wafundiswa kusukela ngo-1976. Phakathi neminyaka, izindlela zokuphila kanye nezakhi zofuzo ezingaphezu kuka-800 ze-Okinawan centenarians ziye zabhalwa kahle.
Nazi ezinye zezinto ezithakazelisayo:
- Idatha inembile. Kunakekelwa kakhulu ukuqinisekiswa kwezimangalo zama-centenarians ase-Okinawan. Ngenhlanhla uJapane wasungula uhlelo oluqinile lokugcina irekhodi kanye nenqubomgomo yobalobonke ngeminyaka yama-1870, ngakho-ke imibono yokuphila yama-Okinawans ahlala isikhathi eside iyakwazi ukuqinisekisa.
- Bahlala kahle. Abahlali base-Okinawa abahlali isikhathi eside, kepha beminyaka yobudala ngokuhle kakhulu. Abaningi bama-centenarians abafundela babesebuthakathaka, banamandla futhi babe namazinga aphansi ezinsifo ezingapheli ezifana nesifo senhliziyo nomdlavuza.
- I-genetic. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukwakheka kwezakhi zofuzo zama-Okinawans kusiza ekuvimbeleni izifo ezivuthayo nezizimele . Amadodakazi ase-Okinawans ahlala isikhathi eside ahlale ephila isikhathi eside, enempilo. Kodwa-ke, lapho ama-Okinawans ethuthela ezindaweni ezintsha futhi imikhuba yabo yokuphila ishintsha, balahlekelwa isikhathi eside. Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi ezinye izici zisesidlalweni ngaphandle kwezakhi zofuzo.
- Banama-radicals aphansi. Abangu-centenarians bacwaninga babe namazinga aphansi e- radicals mahhala egazini labo. Lokhu ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuthi ama-Okinawans adla kuphela amakholori ambalwa kunomuntu ovamile ngenxa yokuziphatha okudliwayo kuze kube yilapho ugcwele amaphesenti angu-80 kuphela, owaziwa ngokuthi nguHara Hachi Bu . Ama-calorie ambalwa asho ama-radicals mahhala amancane adalwa ngenqubo yokugaya ukudla. Ama-radicals amahhala asho impilo engcono yempilo nengculazi kanye nengozi encane yomdlavuza nezinye izifo ezingapheli.
- Izinhliziyo zabo zisesimweni esihle. Labo ababefunda babenemithambo ehlanzekile, enempilo, i-cholesterol encane, namazinga aphansi okuthiwa yi-homocysteine. Abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi la mazinga aphansi, anempilo anganciphisa ingozi yesifo senhliziyo kuma-Okinawans ngamaphesenti angama-80 . Izizathu zala mazinga aphansi zicatshangelwa ukuthi zihlotshaniswa nokudla okunempilo, amazinga aphezulu omsebenzi wokuzivocavoca, ukuphuza ngokweqile ukuphuza utshwala, ukungaboni ngaso sonke isikhathi nesimo sengqondo esihle.
- Basengozini encane yokuba nomdlavuza. Ama-Okinawans nawo anengozi encane ye-cancer exhomeke ku-hormone, njengebele, i-prostate, i-ovarian ne-colon kancer. Ngokuqondile, banengozi engamaphesenti angama-80 emdlalweni webele nesifuba, futhi amaphesenti angu-50 engaphansi kwengozi ye-ovarian kanye ne-colon cancer. Abacwaningi basho lokhu ukunciphisa ingozi ekudleni amakholori ambalwa, bedla izithelo nemifino eningi, bedla amafutha enempilo, bedla inqwaba yefiber futhi bahlala emzimbeni.
- Amathambo abo aphilile. Ama-Okinawans nawo anengozi encane yokuphuka kwe-hip kunoMelika. Isisindo samathambo kubantu abangamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye sinciphisa ngokuhamba kancane kunabanye abantu baseJapane. Lokhu kungenxa yokudla okuphakeme kwe-calcium ekudleni kwe-Okinawan, ukutholakala okuthe xaxa ku-vitamin D ngokukhanya kwelanga kanye namazinga aphezulu okusebenza ngokomzimba.
- Abesifazane bangena esikhathini sokumisa esikhathini esizayo. Abesifazane base-Okinawa abayisebenzisi ukwelashwa kwe-estrogen esikhundleni kodwa basenenkinga embalwa yokuphathelene nokuya esikhathini. Kucatshangwa ukuthi ama-phytoestrogens e-soy, ukudla okuvamile e-Okinawa, kanye namazinga aphezulu okusebenza komzimba, kusiza ukunciphisa imiphumela emibi yokumisa esikhathini.
- Anama-hormone amaningi ocansi. Ama-Okinawine anemvelo ejwayelekile ye-DHEA, estrogen, ne-testosterone kunamaMelika aneminyaka efanayo. Ngamanye ama-hormone kucatshangwa ukuthi ubonisa iminyaka yama-hormonal . Amazinga aphakeme e-testosterone asiza ukugcina ubunzima bomzimba. I-Estrogen kucatshangwa ukuthi ivikela ngokumelene ne-osteoporosis kanye nesifo senhliziyo. I-DHEA iyaziwa ngokunciphisa ngeminyaka yobudala, kanti abanye abacwaningi basebenzisa amazinga e-DHEA njengomaki wokuthi umuntu uguga ngokushesha kangakanani. Ukudla nokusebenza okuqhubekayo kucatshangwa ukuthi kuchaza ukuthi kungani lezi zinyamama zihlala ziphakeme kangaka kuma-Okinawans asebekhulile.
- Bajabula. Lapho abantu base-Okinawans bevivinywa, kwafunyanwa ukuthi ngokuvamile babengabakhathazeki futhi banakekelwa umbono omuhle empilweni. Babenamakhono okubhekana ngokuqinile nomqondo ojulile wokomoya, incazelo nenjongo. Umbono omuhle wama-Okinawans ucatshangwa ukuthi uchaze ingozi yabo enciphise yokugula komqondo.
Okubalulekile
Ama-Okinawans asitshengisa ukuthi ukuphila ngendlela enempilo ngeke kusisize siphila isikhathi eside kodwa kuzosisiza ukuba siphile ngaphandle kwezifo. Izinguquko zokuphila zingafaka impilo enempilo empilweni yakho, okwenza uzizwe ungcono manje futhi uma uneminyaka engu-110. Qalisa manje ngokufunda ukushintsha imikhuba yakho yokudla, ukuzivocavoca okuningi nokuphumula.
Imithombo:
Isifundo se-Okinawan Centenarian.