Self Made Notes On Hunza(Burusho) People

Burusho People Of Hunza Valley 

They live to 120 years, give birth at 65 and they do not have tumour!! Members of the Burusho People are always smiling. Burusho Family Members looks so youthful that many people are shocked of their age. These people eat a lot of apricot. 

Their age seem to be like they are from another planet, but they are not. Burusho people lived in the mountains of northern Pakistan, there are about 87,000 as this was reported in 2000 and are special because they live an average of hundred years. Many of them live without experiencing problems live 120 years. Individuals have lived 160 years. They are rarely are sick, Alhamdulillah they do not know what are tumours, they have very youthful look, and their wives give birth on 65 years.

They are living proof of how diet and lifestyle affect humans. Burusho people take bath in icy water, even if it is below zero. They eat the food only that they are growing. They eat raw fruits and vegetables , nuts, eat a lot of dried apricots, a variety of cereals(mainly millet, buckwheat and barley), legumes and less cheese, milk and eggs.

Hunza Lifestyle

They walk a lot but eat little They do have snack, just breakfast  and lunch. They walk a lot, up to 15 to 20 kilometres a day. They rarely consume meat, it can be twice a year and they eat a little lamb or chicken.

For a period between two and four months they do not eat anything, But drink only juice from dried only from dried apricot. This is their tradition since ancient times that they respect it, and it takes place in a time of year when the fruit is not yet ripe . Doctors agree that the way of their diet and periods of starvation contributed for good health and longevity.

The habit of consuming large amounts of apricot may be responsible in protecting them against tumours. Apricot seeds are rich in vitamin B-17 which has an anti-cancer properties, and from the seeds they make oil. But it is about small doses that might other wise be life-threatening. It is a kind of prestige that the family has more apricot trees on their land. Unfortunately, and among them, an unhealthy industrial food comes and the result is appearance of caries and gastrointestinal problems, which were previously known.

This vigorous and hardy people, say About Themselves That Are The Descendants Of Alexander The Great And His Army. Some Of Them Were At The Time Of Conquest Remained In Their Villages & Married. 

In 1984 The Media Wrote About Abdul Mobudu. This Man Abdul Mobudu Belongs To Burusho Caravan. When Abdul Mobudu Arrived At London Airport, The Officer Got Confused When He Showed His Passport. It Was Written That He Was Born In 1832.