Interesting Features

The secret of longuity of Hunzukutz

According to eminant writer and researcher James Hiltons,the great myth of Hunza tranquility contentment, life longuity and purity is perhaps the result of their largely vegetarian diet of cereals,fruit, simple but pure food, the strong water of Hunza (a mudy water that comprises tinny invisible particles of healthful wild bushes) and contentment to their life whatever it brings. He further writes in his nvel titled 'Lost Horizon' an isololated place on the planet of earth where one live happily.
The average age of Hunzukutz is around 70 years both among males and females. One of most interesting feature of Hunzukutz is that they seem much older when they reach at the age of 40s but one can find a contrast till next twenty years. They look much similar to that of in 40s compared to the for East regions of the world, where the faces and body postures look too young till 45 but suddenly turn older with in next five years except rare cases. Hunza an access to other major centres of civilization in ancient times. The valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438 metres (7,999 feet). The former capital Baltit has an elevation of 2477 metres (8129 feet). For many centuries, Hunza provided the quickest access to two major centres of civilization Swat and Gandhara in which a person had to travel on foot. The route was impassable to baggage animals; only human porters could get through, and then only with permission from the locals.