flyingjapans:

Okinawa, Japan december 2011

flyingjapans:

Okinawa, Japan december 2011

borderline-case:

holy shit I can’t believe K-POP artists are actually coming to where I live

borderline-case:

holy shit I can’t believe K-POP artists are actually coming to where I live

prepio:

おとぼけシーサーとニコちゃん

prepio:

おとぼけシーサーとニコちゃん

surfnrunnr:

Food Pyramid of Traditional Okinawan Diet
I think this is a good idea! For me, I have to practice eating more vegatables than grains since they are more nutrient dense & offer complex carbohydrates in more limited quantities. It’s definitely hard for me since breads, oatmeal, and rice are so abundant, and yes, very satisfying.
J Am Coll Nutr August 2009  vol. 28  no. 4 Supplement 1  500S-516S                                   

surfnrunnr:

Food Pyramid of Traditional Okinawan Diet

I think this is a good idea! For me, I have to practice eating more vegatables than grains since they are more nutrient dense & offer complex carbohydrates in more limited quantities. It’s definitely hard for me since breads, oatmeal, and rice are so abundant, and yes, very satisfying.

J Am Coll Nutr August 2009  vol. 28  no. 4 Supplement 1  500S-516S                                   

a healthy balance: 12 Superfoods of the longest living people in the world!

surfnrunnr:

I’m very interested in the diet of the indigenous population of Okinawa, the southernmost cluster of islands of Japan. The Okinawan are known for having the longest life expectancy, high numbers of centenarians, & low risk of age-associated diseases. Researchers believe that the longevity of…

Here are two interesting, upcoming talks – one in Okinawa and the other in Berkeley.
Akanishi and Kuroki have been acquainted with each other for several years now. It seems that work brought them closer together last fall, and Sports Nippon claims that their friendship turned into romance at the start of this year.
inallthingsbalance:

Ryukyu Islands Stamp Set 1964-65

inallthingsbalance:

Ryukyu Islands Stamp Set 1964-65