ISBN978-4-7631-3267-3
253 pages / June 2013 / 1,300 yen (w/o tax)
This is the sequel to the bestseller that sold 500,000 copies!
What’s the purpose of living?
Dr.Yoshinori Nagumo explains that you will come to know what really matters in life by skipping one meal a day and allowing yourself to go hungry. His perspective and ideas have an overwhelming power of persuasion. Dr. Nagumo shows you the ultimate requirements for your mind and body in the best possible condition and how hunger sharpens your senses and sensitivity. You will also gain up-to-date knowledge about fasting and health. It is the ultimate guide to living. Experiencing hunger can help you find out the importance of eating, as well as life itself!
– How our bodies use sugar and fat
– Food preferences are an important defense mechanism
– Hunger stirs your vitality
– Being “too clean” leads to all sorts of disease!
– Coexisting with omnipresent bacteria contributes to beauty and health
– Your DNA wants you to live!
– The human brain hates being idle
– REM sleep restores balance in your mind and body
– When you’re stressed about something, focus on your task at hand
– Don’t allow other people’s expectations to govern you
– Disharmony and overindulgence of body and mind cause disease
– Illness is a chance to rethink your lifestyle
– Notes on a lifestyle that will make everybody happy
– etc.
Dr. Nagumo has become popular in Japan for his previous book, Being Hungry Makes You Healthy. While he’s in much demand for his lectures and TV appearances, he is a breast surgeon in residence and spends his days in the operating room. What does he live for? Why exactly does he lead such a busy life? Wouldn’t you also want to know? This book is Dr. Nagumo’s long-awaited revelation of the latest and most cutting-edge theory of lifestyle.
