Power plants of life


  • Health
  • Sunday, 04 Jan 2004

Mitochondria utilise over 80% of the oxygen we breathe to produce 90% of the energy required by our cells. Supporting its function is conducive to good health, writes YAM CHER SENG. 

OKINAWANS enjoy better health and longevity than other Japanese and Americans. Centenarians number about 34 per 100,000 people in Okinawa, many of them still healthy and living independently, compared with five to 10 centenarians per 100,000 in America, where more are in poor health. – The Chicago Tribune, June 24, 2001.  

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