Book 8. I want you to take good care of your teeth. I have a few silver fillings, so I'd like to offer some advice.

 Hello. My name is Ten Watanabe. I've recently been reading the works of Tenpuku Nakamura, and I learned that "the thoughts in the human mind create everything in life." Human thoughts are fascinating, and we can live the life we ​​envision.

　Control your life. Or, speaking of controlling your life, the maximum lifespan of humans on Earth is currently (2025) about 120 years. Living past 120 years is a wonderful innovation, but even in postwar Japan, average lifespan has been increasing for several decades, and is now around 90 years old for both men and women.

　Given the average age, more than half of humanity will be able to live into their 70s and 80s, but the question of whether we want to live with an aging body lingers in the back of our minds. If we had the appearance and mental age of a young person in their 20s, we might want to live longer, but our aging bodies are very fragile.

　I have a cavity and have a silver filling, but I don't know if even this silver filling will last for decades after treatment. Take care of your teeth. Celebrities say that teeth are their life, but if you don't have good teeth as you get older, you will miss out on many pleasures.

　Even if the maximum age were to increase to 200 or 300 years, there would still be parts of the body and organs that would not function properly. Even if the average life expectancy in Japan were around 90 years, if you had cancer or back pain, you would not be able to live a satisfying life. I'm still in the young age group, so I think that once my permanent teeth grow in again, I'll be able to enjoy a long life.

　Regarding silver fillings, I am currently thinking that milk may be able to cure cavities. There are diseases such as hypercalcemia, but I think that people today are not getting enough calcium. If you drink milk or calcium-rich drinks, you can avoid cavities and lead a healthy life.

　Life is fleeting. Professor Nakamura states in his writings that everything in life is made up of thoughts, but life is also shaped by our daily habits. There is a saying that "you are what you eat," but I believe that everything in life is made up of food, especially healthy food.

　As someone with several silver fillings, I would like to offer some advice: take good care of your teeth, which are the gateway to your diet. Everything in life is made up of your thoughts and the food you eat. I hope you take good care of your teeth, which are the gateway to your diet. To do this, calcium is essential.

　To sum up what I've said today, this is my conclusion, but I'm still in the process of reading Professor Nakamura's works, so I'll let you know if I have any further updates. That's all. Thank you for listening. This was Watanabe Ten.