5 powerful lessons from Japan that helped me heal my health

Sreyanshi
08 May, 2023
2 mins ago

Health that no longer seems like swimming in water, but rather like floating while leaning back.

I didn't come into this world knowing how to take care of my body and mind intuitively. Although I was not one of them, I am aware that some people are—I found myself wondering for years how they just live and everything works out. I needed to grow.

For many years, I obsessed about food, overrated or underrated, tried every diet and kind of exercise that promised to change my life, and struggled to find peace with my body. I once thought that worrying about my health was something I would have to do forever and that there was no way out.

6 potent Japanese life teachings that helped me regain my health:

Find one or two harmful habits to break.

We frequently hear that we need to completely restructure our life in order to get healthy when it comes to personal health, particularly when we are in a crisis position. However, I think that one or two (what I like to refer to as) contaminating habits—habits that encourage the development of additional bad habits—are the real cause of 90% of our health problems.

Images and advertisements for the fitness industry are always around me. The trend is athleisure, and most individuals seem to belong to clubs like Anytime Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness, or LA Fitness. But while being a pioneer in longevity and having the lowest obesity rates among high-income industrialized countries (4.3%), Japan does not have a very strong gym culture. Few individuals go to a gym, and those who exercise during their lunch period are frequently viewed as fitness zealots.

Forget about development and concentrate on the quick gains.

When we discuss exercise, we frequently concentrate on the long-term benefits, such as toning up, gaining muscle, decreasing weight, etc. However, there is a quick benefit: It makes us feel wonderful.

Accept convenience

I enjoy watching YouTube videos of Japanese bento box creation. Additionally, it's where I picked up some of my best cooking tricks and recipes, like this one for 1-minute poached eggs.

Step outside.

The health technique known as "forest bathing," or shinrinyoku, is just being outside. In Japan, doctors may give it to their patients to help them deal with extreme stress, worry, or bereavement, just like they may prescribe an antidepressant.