How do Japanese live this long?

  • If it’s being close to nature, then many countries have beautiful isolated area from modern life.
  • If it’s about diet, then what’s so special? African countries have simple and natural diet too, why doesn’t that work?
  • 𝑔𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑥𝑖@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    My guess is that it’s more social than biological. Women have a tendency to form closer, more emotionally available, and more plentiful relationships with others – I believe partially due to hormones/brain development and partially due to culture. They’ve done studies that show that having strong social relationships is important to lower stress and loneliness, which can lead to a longer life. I’m not sure if that’s all of it but it definitely couldn’t hurt to work on those things :)