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5 eating tips from Japan to achieve effortless health

Live healthier without the constant stress

Kaki Okumura
4 min readJun 15, 2023
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If you’ve been looking to eat healthier and improve your health, I have some good news: Transforming your health feels intimidating, but I’ve realized that if you give yourself time to do it, it doesn’t need to be stressful.

The steps you have to take to improve your diet are not as drastic as following a ketogenic, Whole 30, sugar-free, fat-free, carb-free, protein shake-based diet. It requires a bit of patience and grace, but consistent steps lead to consistent results, which means you’ll never have to worry about your health again.

You can instead spend that time and energy doing things that bring you joy.

5 eating tips from life in Japan to achieve effortless health

1. Eat until you’re 80% full

This one is straightforward enough– no need to change what you eat, how you eat, or at what time you eat. At any of your meals, try stopping at harahachi-bunme (腹八分目) or 80% full. In more qualitative terms, it’s eating until you feel…

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Kaki Okumura
Kaki Okumura

Written by Kaki Okumura

Born in Dallas, raised in New York and Tokyo. I care about helping others learn to live a better, healthier life. My site: www.kakikata.space 🌱

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