Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara researched throughout his life how and why people grow old. He himself reached an incredible 105 years - in the interview he revealed his secret.
- Humanity has always been fascinated by the idea of eternal life.
- So also Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara from Japan.
- He therefore devoted a large part of his life to researching longevity.
As a doctor and chairman of St. Luke's International University, a private university in Tokyo, he also gave many interviews about longevity until his death in Tokyo on July 18. In an interview with the Japan Times, he revealed his secret for a long life, which should prove him right: he was 105 years old.
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Dr. Hinohara's recipe for a long life sounds paradoxical at first: According to the Business Insider portal, he advises that if you have to retire, it's best to do it much later than at 65 . He also implemented this guideline for a long, healthy life. The doctor treated patients and worked 18 hours a day until a few months before his death. He even kept a busy schedule, according to the New York Times, in which he planned his goals for the next five years. What drove the vigorous pensioner was above all the need to help people.
Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara was also firmly convinced that fun was the key to long life . "We all remember how, as children, we often forgot to eat or sleep when we were having fun. I think we can keep this attitude as adults. It is best not to have too many rules on the body how to tire at lunchtime and bedtime, "quoted the Business Insider.
In addition to his credo "Whoever rested, who rusted", Hinohara also said that the following guidelines should help to ensure a long life:
- Avoid being overweight.
- Do not blindly trust doctors, but seek a second opinion from other doctors; According to Hinohara, alternative healing methods such as music therapy also promise effects in many diseases.
- Build a lot of movement into everyday life, such as taking stairs instead of an elevator.
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