Ultimate Diet?

[ultimatehuman]

Hi just wondering what you people consider to be a ultimately healthy diet as i want to follow it, anyone live in okinawa and can post there diet as you guys are the healthiest people ever!. Thanks Chris.

[AnonymousOne]

I simply make sure I eat meat, breads, fruit, vegetables, and cereals.

 

I avoid processed and junk food. Having a balanced diet is important. I dont think one needs to have a special diet, just a balanced diet and eat the things we all know we ought to and avoid the foods we all know we ought to avoid.

[Shorin Ryuu]

If you're interested specifically in an Okinawa-esque diet (I used "esque" because I think some of it was a Procrustean bed), I recommend you check out The Okinawa Program by Wilcoxx and Suzuki.

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0609607472/002-5023116-7528044

 

I don't follow the diet per se in terms of strict observance in what I eat. I did use it for some good nutritional information to help me in my overall guidelines for what to eat. Like AnonymousOne said, it's simply a balanced diet avoiding junk food and processed foods. I go a bit hardcore and gave up eating junk food about six years ago, but you don't necessarily have to go "cold turkey", just moderate. I also eat very little meat (in the Catholic sense...I eat fish often). You can get the book for very cheap, especially if you buy it used. It's far better than simply having someone post their diet or giving you tidbits of information. Just spend the few dollars...well, pounds, and pick up the book if you are serious.

 

It isn't a miracle book, but will give you good guidelines on what to do. Just like when you train in the martial arts...you don't specifically have to focus on a particular technique. Instead, you train in principles and concepts that allow you to adapt it to your situation and needs. Likewise, you can learn general and specific nutritional information from this and adapt it your needs rather than sticking religiously to a specific diet (some people "need" that though).

 

Don't buy it simply because it is a "secret Okinawan recipe for long life", just buy it because a lot of it makes sense...there are some other sections on stress management and whatnot, but I used this book for it's nutritional information rather than lifestyle alteration. If you read past the marketing, it's still useful.

[ZakariRu]

Book looks interesting, one of the reviewers made an interesting comment about coming back from japan 10kg lighter.

 

i was in tokyo for 3 weeks and returned a good 5kg (10ish lbs) lighter.

 

I ate pretty western food though. Was some sushi, ramen, and octopus pizza. but for the most part it was "Frankburgers" and scrambled eggs for breakfast.

[ultimatehuman]

thanks for that i think i might be going to Okinawha in the summer holidays, so my diet will defo change.

[Shorin Ryuu]

Just so you know, many Okinawans have more of a Western diet nowadays (same phenomenon with the Japanese).

[Hudson]

You know, I spent a month travelling all cross Europe and Asia and most of the time I ate in english pubs and the like, but when I came home to America I consistently ate Vietnamese food at least 6 times a week. Just a bit of irony there.

 

As far as an ultimate diet, a diet really just has to supplement your activities and lifestyle, and there are general tips like the previous posters said. For example, the processed foods (Say goodbye to junkfood and processed grains like white bread) aren't so great. And while you could get specific about how many calories you are taking in, when you are taking in what macronutrients, and the like, the general idea is stay away from processed junk, eat leaner into the night (Carbs more in the morning, protein more in the night), eat what you need, nothing in excess (Unless that's your plan).