Monday, December 15, 2008

Long life and ...?

Takashi Shimokawara smoked a packet of cigarettes a day until he was 80. He enjoys a glass of sake with his meals

He eats healthily however- a traditional Japanese diet, low in fat, rich in fish, vegetables & soy

He says the most important thing is to remain supple – you will be stiff enough when you are dead

Perhaps that explains why he is a double world record holder in shot put & javelin at the age of 102

And why he, & others like him, lead the way in making Japan the country heading most quickly to another kind of economic crisis, one where there are simply not enough workers to pay the old their pensions

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