Why Tsimane People, Bolivia Have the Healthiest Heart in the World?

Illustration for Starchy foods (credit to Google)

We knew that Japanese people, especially women have the healthiest heart in the world.

Their slim, drinking green tea sugar free, and eating fish promoted Japanese women for healthy hearts.

Recently, researches found that Tsimane People who live in the Amazon river, Bolivia have healthier heart compared to Japanese women.

If we compare the hearts of Tsimane to American people:

- Hearts of Tsimane people much more health than American average

- 80 years old of Tsimane people similar to health of 50 years old American heart.

Researchers refers to 3 important things that might responsible to Tsimane “excellent” heart conditions:

- Diet

- Physical activities

- Habits

Canoeing is one of physical activities (Credit to Google)

In respect to diet, Tsimane people eat low fat and high fiber foods. They consumed 70% of starchy foods:

- Banana (plantains)

- Rice

- Corn

- Manioc root

- Cassava

Source of protein comes from wild animals. They are hunting for mammals and fishing in the Amazon river for fish.

Banana is one of starchy foods

Tsimane tribe is slim in appearance, thus, obese no exist in the community. It is because they are physically active.

They are going every where such as for hunting, fishing, farming and enjoying by:

- Walking on foot

- Riding bicycle

- Canoeing of small boat

- Swimming in the river

Smoking for illustration only

Another good habit of Tsiname people have that they almost no smoking, thus in addition to hearts, they have healthy lung as well.

Would you like to copy the way of life of Tsimane tribe?