ASIA COSMETICS COMPANIES USE NATURAL TRADITIONAL INGREDIENTS TO GAIN EDGE
March 1st, 2010
BY JULIAN RYALL, FRANCES WANG, AHMAD PATHONI, WILLIAM BARNES, KARRYN MILLER and KEITH NUTHALL
THE PEOPLE of Okinawa are famous - even in ageing Japan - for their longevity. The women of this sub-tropical chain of islands have the longest life expectancy in the world, at nearly 89 years, they have the lowest mortality rate from chronic diseases linked to ageing and the highest ration of centenarians in the world - nearly six times the rate in other industrialised nations.
The health and longevity is largely attributed to their diet, which includes a number of ...
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