What I am doing now because I want to maintain a healthy life expectancy until 85

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My father passed away from liver cancer at the age of 82. I still clearly remember him saying during his lifetime, "Once you pass 80, the rest of life is just a bonus".
So now, I have set my goal for healthy life expectancy at 85, surpassing my father, and I spend my days figuring out how to live healthily.

The healthy life expectancy for Japanese men is said to be 72, but I am now 77, so I have cleared that. If possible, I would like to maintain a healthy life expectancy until 80, or if I am being greedy, until 85, and then pass away peacefully from heart failure the next day—that is the strategy I am secretly planning for what I consider a super happy life.

I am also an ordinary pensioner, and since I earn some extra money with a part-time job, I am somehow managing to live a decent life, even if it is at a low altitude.
Here is what I do every day:

Health Measure 1: Take a 60 to 90-minute nap

I take a 60 to 90-minute nap starting about two hours after eating lunch. I also sleep for over 7 hours at night, but sleeping well during the day also helps prevent summer fatigue.

Health Measure 2: Eat sprouted brown rice

I soak 8 go (approx. 1.2 liters) of brown rice in water at a time to make sprouted brown rice. (3-4 days in winter, 2-3 days in summer: change the water once a day.) I cook it all at once in a pot, portion it out, and freeze it.
I eat sprouted brown rice for about 2 to 3 meals a day.White rice + rice bran (natural supplement)Because of this, I do not take any health supplements at all. It also saves money.

Health Measure 3: Start by eating vegetables and protein

Since I am a diabetic patient, I eat the side dishes first and save carbohydrates like rice or noodles for the latter part of the meal. This is simply a trick to avoid a sudden spike in blood sugar levels. By following this order, I can control the rapid rise in blood sugar.

Health Measure 4: I prefer to eat fermented foods

Breakfast... Miso soup (essential), natto (essential), nukazuke pickles (essential)
Boiled egg, brown rice
The fermented foods we eat at home include miso, soy sauce, kimchi, natto, shio-koji, nukazuke pickles, and blue fish cooked in rice bran. All of these are highly recommended.

I do not buy bento boxes, bread, desserts, side dishes, or vegetable salads sold at convenience stores or supermarkets. If I occasionally feel like buying something, I might buy items that have three or fewer additives. This is because I believe that the accumulation of additives could lead to becoming a patient with an intractable disease.

Health Measure 5: Cycling (every day) instead of walking

Since I am not good at walking outside, I use an indoor exercise bike. I started with 5 minutes, then increased it to 7 minutes, 10 minutes, and now I am working hard at 20 minutes.
I start sweating after about 10 minutes of pedaling, and it feels good. I haven't fallen yet, so I am 'ignoring falls' (a pun on the Japanese word for ladybug). (I am still afraid of going down stairs.)

Health Measure 6: Checkups with gastric and colon endoscopies

I make sure to have my examinations during my birth month every year so I don't forget. (I book them two months in advance.) I have a gastric endoscopy once a year and a colonoscopy once every five years (or sooner if polyps are found). I also have an abdominal ultrasound to check my pancreas and other organs. If I get sick despite this, I can accept it, so I will continue.

What kind of health methods are you all practicing?
It seems that after a healthy life expectancy, there is a period of a few years of 'living with a terminal illness' before crossing the Sanzu River. I am enjoying this as if I am using my own body for a human experiment. What will the results be??

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