A Joosr Guide to... The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest

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It is possible to live to age 100 and beyond, and in good physical and emotional health. Discover the shared lifestyle habits of communities in which people live the longest, healthiest, and most fulfilling lives.

The Blue Zones studies four distinct groups of people across the world-from Costa Rica to Japan-in which individuals easily live to age 100 and then some. It explores the customs and behaviors of these groups, explaining why certain habits allow their members to lead long, healthy lives. Make simple changes to your lifestyle, based on the ideals of Blue Zone residents, to increase your own life span.

You will learn:

· That socializing and hanging out with friends is actually good for your health

· How simplifying your life can significantly reward you personally and socially

· What a healthy diet looks like-and that it still allows you to enjoy alcohol if you wish to.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joosr
• Release date: Jun 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781785673122

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What’s it about?

Blue Zones are geographical regions where a statistically high number of centenarians (people aged 100 or above) reside, and in which members of the community experience an exceptionally low incidence of disease. Thanks to their lifestyle choices, these individuals lead long, healthy, and fulfilling lives, the kind that most of us can only hope to enjoy ourselves. Fortunately, Dan Buettner is here to uncover the health-giving lifestyle secrets of Blue Zone residents, which if followed could add years to your own lifespan.

Buettner has studied four of the Blue Zones in depth: Okinawa in Japan; Sardinia in Italy; a small pocket of California called Loma Linda; and the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. He visited each area to interview centenarians and their families, working with experts to assess the physical and mental health of these individuals. He then established patterns of longevity within the four zones. Diet, exercise, daily routine, family relationships, social and community activity, and physical environment were all taken into account.

Culturally speaking, the four communities couldn’t be more different to one another. And yet they have some fascinatingly broad characteristics in common, ones that we could benefit from understanding to make