The key is to maintain a high metabolism rate throughout the day, every day.  In Okinawa, for example, houses are almost devoid of furniture , so Okinawans get up and down from the floor dozens of times every day – even into their 90s and 100s. In Nicoya, women still grind corn and pat tortillas by hand. The women of Ikaria knead bread.

There is an irrefutable body of research demonstrating that we can make long-term changes to our personal environment that nudge us into moving more, eating less, and eating better. Let’s start making them today!