Life words
The length of your life
Lifespan
This describes a person who is protected from catching a certain disease or illness
Immune
Salvatore Caruso humorously said his secret was no drinking, no smoking, and no...................
Women
Most of the food eaten by Sardinians are h________________ .
homegrown
What word means low in fat content
Lean
They didn't have enough of these on Titanic
Lifeboats
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
"My grandmother will _______ her secret cookie recipe to the next generation."
Pass down
Why did Salvatore Caruso not have to go to Russia to fight in a war?
He broke his leg
Name three things the Adventist Church forbids.
smoking, alcohol consumption, eating pork
Another word that means hard-working
Industrious
The way you live your life
Lifestyle
A group of people with very similar traits and physical characteristics
Homogeneous
What special gene do the Laron people of Ecuador have?
A gene that sometimes causes short stature.
What is the 80% rule in Okinawa?
Eat until your stomach is 80% full
An illness that progressively diminishes the brain function
Dementia
They work at public swimming pools
Lifeguards
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
Since the patient's temperature was only _______ above normal, the doctor was not worried.
Slightly
Who are the "wellderly"?
A group of people over 80 yrs old who have no chronic diseases such as high blood pressure,heart disease or diabetes and do not take prescription drugs.
What is "ikigai"?
That which makes life worth living
A special favored position or advantage given
Privilege
This describes any activity you do throughout your whole life
Lifelong
A disease that rapidly affects a large number of people in a specific region or community
Epidemic
In addition to one's genes, what other factors might be responsible for a long life?
lifestyle habits like balanced nutrition and regular exercise, mental well-being, social connections, and clean, safe physical environments and Luck
What role do technological innovations play in modern retirement homes in Japan according to the visual materials in the text?
Robot assistants (helping elderly people perform daily exercises)
To kill an animal for the purpose of eating its meat
Slaughter