Secret of long life in Olinawa

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1. How long does Tusne work every day?
2. What does she do?
3. How old is she? And her daughters?
4. How often does she get sick?
5. What do the senior citizens in Okinawa do?
6. What illnesses are unheard of there?
7. What advice does the 96-year-old give?
8. How long has Craig Willcox been studying longevity in Okinawa?
9. Why there?
10. What’s special about the Okinawan diet?
11. List as many good things about the Okinawan society as you can.
12. Can this lifestyle be replicated in the west, according to Craig Willcox?
13. What do Tusne Ganaha’s family drink every day? What does it taste like?

KEY:

1. 8 hours
2. She climbs trees and picks fruit
3. She has just turned 90 and her daughters are 54 and 61.
4. She can’t remember ever being sick.
5. They run, dance, keep active …
6. Alzheimer’s, cancer, heart disease
7. Don’t get married, otherwise you will be sick of your spouse when you’re 90
8. 15 years
9. This island has the highest percentage of centenarians in the world
10. It’s low in fat, salt and sugar
11. Old people are active and respected, they exercise and work, there is a good affordable health care system which focuses on prevention, they sip unsweetened green tea, strong sense of community that values optimism.
12. Yes, any society can replicate this one
13. Okinawan citrus – it’s sour