The Okinawans are part of the whole "Blue Zones" myth. The Blue Zones theory states that there are some groups of people that are very long-lived myth because they eat lots of vegetables and little meat (among other traits). The Okinawans are one, certain areas of Costa Rica, Sicily, etc.
I'm planning a post on this. Basically, it was mostly their children hiding the deaths of the parents to keep collecting a pension check. There's lots of info about this fraud, but the mainstream media hasn't published it, because it doesn't fit the whole pro-plant narrative.
The Okinawans are part of the whole "Blue Zones" myth. The Blue Zones theory states that there are some groups of people that are very long-lived myth because they eat lots of vegetables and little meat (among other traits). The Okinawans are one, certain areas of Costa Rica, Sicily, etc.
I'm planning a post on this. Basically, it was mostly their children hiding the deaths of the parents to keep collecting a pension check. There's lots of info about this fraud, but the mainstream media hasn't published it, because it doesn't fit the whole pro-plant narrative.