Buettner How To Live To 100 + Summary

What is culture? Culture includes languages, ideas, beliefs, customs, institutions, inventions, technology, and values. One may ask what do the people of the society wear? How do they prepare their food? What type of foods to the eat? What kind of work do they do? We are not born with any knowledge of a culture. This is something we learn throughout time and it makes up who and what you are as a person. There are many different cultures in the world today. But that is what makes our society unique. Culture is based on long standing traditions that have been passed on from one generation to another. The purpose of this paper is to compare language, health, and education of a Peruvian culture to the American lifestyle.

In the text this week we learned about different cultures and the different behaviors in these cultures. In

Most cultural values in Haitian and Chinese communities are observed as a sense of pride, identity, and respect to their cultures vital. In some instances however it is key to take a step back and evaluate how the respective cultures influence their general well-being. As it is important for the people to have peace of mind, and mundane that they be of great health. Some cultural practices observed in the Chinese culture such as

Today in society there are many diverse culture and ethnic backgrounds, each with their own habits, traditions, preferences, and of these includes health. Different needs of the whole person should be evaluated in detail. This paper will discuss results from three different cultures through the interviewing of them using the Heritage Assessment Tool. It will also review, compare, and address health traditions between the cultures as well as identify common health traditions based on cultural heritage. The purpose is to evaluate and discuss how families subscribe to these traditions/practices, address health

Instructor: Kim Bates Course: Integrative Weekend – W2012 Date: March 4, 2012 Consultants: Deborah Sue Chee Eva von Biehler Mehdi Tahuri Serhiy Rudak S.Mehmood Ul-Hasan Vern Puchoon

3.) What are three ways that people in monochronic and polychronic cultures differ? Would you consider yourself more mono- or polychronic and why?

In “Why I Hope to Die at 75” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, he talks about the pros and cons at age 75. Emanuel states his personal thoughts about 75 and why 75 is a good age to stop. Emanuel believes “ We are no longer remembered as vibrant and engaged but as feeble, ineffectual, even pathetic”. He talks about others personal stories and relates it to his personal thoughts and views, still they do not change the way he thinks. People may think he is crazy but he is okay with just 75. His reasons involve 1 personal reasoning and 2 policy implications.

The first family interviewed consists of a husband, wife, and two elementary aged daughters who came to the U.S. from Nigeria five years ago. The marriage was arranged between the husband’s father and siblings and the wife’s parents. Because of the great sense of community in this culture, the residents of the couple’s two villages also had to agree to the marriage. It was clear to this author that family and community relationships are highly valued in this family, and great emphasis is placed on valuing the opinions of, and deferring to elders. In Nigeria, health maintenance or protection is not highly considered, yet the residents of the villages generally have excellent health with very few incidents of the chronic diseases we face in the U.S. The reason for this relates to the physical activity involved in daily life, such as walking great distances, and manual labor working in the fields. Another reason for the health of the community is the diet they eat. Each family grows fresh vegetables and fruits. Beans are a primary source of protein, and meat is a special treat that is consumed only a few times per year. Processed or sugary foods are not a part of the diet. As a matter of fact the wife mentioned that soda pop is

According to the HAT, the author’s responses makes her close to her traditional practices and beliefs, she feels that even though they have been living in US for a long time, they are still connected to their traditional values and it affects them in making decisions about their every day living and also the health related decisions.

dictated by our lifestyle.”(1) Right now there are four of these ‘Blue Zones”(1), which are

Okinawa or formally known as the Ryukyu kingdom is the most southern prefecture of Japan. Its capital Naha is located in the southern end of a chain of island that spans over 1000km including hundreds of small islands between Kyushu and Taiwan.

the blue zones discovered were all located in the western hemisphere. Over there they don’t work

Everyone meet Ester (Vovo), my 96 year old grandma who is completely independent, pretends she doesn’t speak English, and might work for the FBI.

To maintain a longer life span the body must be taken care of and well oriented in facts about

When understanding the many beliefs that cultures have, helps grasp an understanding the healing practices a family may have. In today’s society, “religious practices are usually rooted in culture” (Giger and Davidhizas, 2008). Typically each culture has a set of beliefs that they use to explain their health and manners that prevent or treat illnesses and diseases. When a family member is ill, a culture uses rituals to get rid of the disease.