Japanese doctor, 105 years old: “Citizens, stop dieting and sleep all the time!” To live long...

The East is the world's storehouse of wisdom. I have always respected Japan and its people. Shigeaki Hinohara I was just amazed. He lived a happy 105 years and worked in the clinic until his last day. Such sages have not been around for a long time, and we are unlikely to meet them in the near future.





His recommendations for a happy life are filled with ease, simplicity and boundless mercy. Read life-giving From Dr. Hinohara, admire and learn.

The secret to a happy life

1. Have fun!
   Feelings of joy are more beneficial than sleeping and eating. As Dr. Hinohara puts it, “One does not get energy from food or sleep, but from fun.” Remember, when we were kids, if we had fun, we forgot to eat, and we didn't need sleep. It's the same with adults. You should not exhaust your body with excessively rigid diet or sleep.”
   
   
   
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2. Eat right!
   The secret of Japanese longevity is moderate food consumption. A cup of coffee in the morning, milk or orange juice with olive oil - that's the whole breakfast. You can skip lunch or make it minimal. If you're doing something useful, you don't need food. For dinner, eat vegetables, fish and rice. The consumption of meat should be limited, twice a week, 100 grams is enough, says the doctor.
   
   
   
   
   
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3. Plan ahead.
   Fill your notebook with plans for the future. Thoughts are material – when thinking about the future, there is no time to look back and grieve over problems.
4. Spread knowledge.
   Shigeaki Hinohara gave at least 150 lectures a year. Each one lasts up to an hour and a half, and all the while he read them standing up. 402248
   
   
   
   
5. Doctors can't cure everything!
   “When a doctor recommends that you have some tests or surgery, ask him if he would advise his children, wife or other relatives to do the same.” This statement of the doctor has a strong subtext. Commercial medicine is no longer a panacea. Why should a man suffer if he cannot be cured? Sometimes your favorite music or animals help you better than your doctor.
   
   
6. Don't pity yourself!
   Physical activity is not necessary to perform in the gym. Hiking, biking, stairs instead of elevators is much better than nothing. The sofa is the worst enemy, you need to rest actively. At the age of 105, Hinohara walked two steps at once, making the muscles work.
7. Read it!
   Find your book for inspiration. Let it help you define your purpose in life. The doctor advises Robert Browning’s Abbot Fogler: We must set great goals in art and in life. If you're going to draw a circle, it has to be so big that it doesn't end in a lifetime. We see only part of this circle, the arc, and the rest is beyond our sight and our life.
   
   
   
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8. Pain is not a sentence!
   In modern hospitals, there should be more fun: music, dancing, animals. Art therapy helps better than medication. Switch your attention from pain to something interesting, forget about it.
9. Overestimate values
   In the pursuit of material enrichment, a person forgets about the main things - love, care, mercy. The wise man said, “Remember that no one knows when his hour will strike.” You can't take all this with you.
   
   
   
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10. Science as an art
    Scientific formulas and abstruse phrases can not help a person. Diseases are closely related to the human soul. Everyone is different and the treatment should be individual.
11. Be prepared for the unexpected.
    Our bodies can do incredible things. Shigeaki Hinohara told the amazing story of how he was captured and relied only on his own strength. Love and respect for your body will help you overcome any physical challenges.
    
    
    
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12. Find a teacher.
    Find a role model. Try your best to surpass him. Hinohara's hero was his father, and later he was inspired by other personalities: "When I find myself in a difficult situation, I try to imagine what these people would do in my place."
13. Living long is wonderful!
    Enjoy life every minute, every moment. May the new day be better than the previous one. Remember others, after 60, help everyone whenever possible. No need to demand anything in return. The fact that you are alive is the highest price.
    
    
    
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Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara died on July 18, 2017. He remained president of the St. Luke International Clinic in Tokyo until his death and continued to receive patients. In his notebook, the pages were filled 5 months in advance. He was 105 years old. A man with a capital letter! His memory is good.

Unused to understand The Secrets of a Long and Full Life It is not easy, much less to follow them. But that's the whole point of a happy life.

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