What is the secret of longevity of members of the tribe Hunza
About the rare ability has written many books, but researchers are still trying to find an explanation to the people from "the oasis of youth" to help eradicate diseases in the world.
Tribe Hunza really impresses with its residents. Forty women they look young, and only 60 can notice some age-related changes. Figure as a young girl, and fertility remains to 65 and they easily get pregnant and have children.
In 1963, were held medical study, which showed that the average life expectancy of the people of Hunza — 120 years, but among them there are those who live to 160. They do not hurt, no cancer, dental pain, dementia, and more.
Summer Hunza tribe of eating fruits and vegetables, they did not thermally processing in the winter — dried apricots. They eat cheese from sheep's milk and sprouted grains. In addition, they necessarily fasting two to four months, where you are only allowed once a day to drink something like a compote of dried apricots.
A Scottish physician Robert Mccarrison believes that the secret of longevity tribe is the minimum amount of protein — less than 50 grams. And the carbs they consume more 365 grams. Daily calorie (when not fasting), about 1933 kcal. The doctor conducted an experiment on animals, some he fed to the usual food for the British, and the other fed a diet of the Hunza. So the first group began to show various diseases, and the second group was simply beautiful.
From this we can conclude that in order to live a long, need to go to vegetarianism, with periodic fasting. Raw and fresh food with a minimum amount of salt without heat and chemical treatments and grown where a person lives. But how in the big cities and busy life save the joy and peace of mind — unknown.
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