Moai: The Japanese Tradition That Leads to Longer, Happier Life

Moai: The Japanese Tradition That Leads to Longer, Happier Life
A moai is a group of lifelong friends unique to Japan. beeboys/Shutterstock
Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
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In our quest for health, we often focus on the essentials: what we eat, how much we exercise, and how well we sleep. These are all vital, but so too are our intangible needs for meaningful relationships and purpose.

People on the Japanese island of Okinawa are some of the healthiest and longest-living people on the planet. Moai is one of the reasons that the people on the Japanese island of Okinawa live so long and so well.

Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
Emma is an acupuncture physician and has written extensively about health for multiple publications over the past decade. She is now a health reporter for The Epoch Times, covering Eastern medicine, nutrition, trauma, and lifestyle medicine.
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