How To Liveto 100 By Dan Buettner

People in the Blue Zones put their families first. They take care of everyone in the family, ranging from young children to aging parents. People in the Blue Zone not only care for their aging parents but also treat them like celebrities. Dan Buettner (qtd in Gulli 2008) emphasizes that “A stop in any local taverna reveals just how much glory these seniors get. ‘Usually we see swimsuit calendars’ inside North American sports bars, says Dan Buettner, but when he was in Sardinia, ‘it was Centenarian of the Month calendars.’” Also, their relationship with their community is also very important. Those surrounding themselves with the right people allows them to add on many years to their life. Buettner (2009) states, “They all tend to belong to a faith-based community, which is worth between four and 14 extra years of life expectancy if you do it four times a month. And the biggest thing here is they also belong to the right tribe. They were either born into or they proactively surround themselves with the right people,” they purposely surround themselves with the right group of people in their lives. The relationships in the Blue Zone societies can be implemented into the lifestyles of the people in Cohort Two; however, many of their ideas cannot be implemented in our lifestyles

Life expectancy in the human race has risen dramatically in the past century reaching its highest level for both male and female on record. Between 1981 and 2002 life expectancy at age 50 increases by four and a half years for men and three years for women and two years respectively. By 2002 women who were age of 65 could expect to live to the age of 84 while men could expect to live to the age of 81.

When I was growing up I was taught how to hunt, fish and trap animals for food as well as being fed an omnivorous diet, but today I have found that I no longer need animals in my diet. The Vegetarian Times recently found that out of the 311 million people in the US, 7.3 million eat a vegetarian based diet and 22.8 million eat a vegetarian inclined diet. Over the past century people have begun looking into the health implications of plant based diets as a way of improving their health and increase their longevity. This research paper is intended

The strengths of this family include many generations living together which can help the family unit because the parents are having to work several jobs to pay the bills and the grandparents can provide childcare for the children. In addition, the culture has the belief of familism and this is an important part of who they are and “familism is generally regarded as good because an extended family provides emotional strength at times of

Fukuoka main point of this article is to inform people that there is more to eating than just the nutritional value and now the Western culture values the wrong ideas when it comes to fueling your body. He starts his article off by comparing the daily meal of ancient farmers to todays Western mothers. This comparison shows that even with out scientific facts the farmers were able to live long healthy lives with a simple diet of brown-rice and vegetables. The Western mothers he referred to force bad tasting food down their children’s throats because they believe that is the only way they will live long and strong. Another point Fukuoka makes is that the Western diet separates people from nature, “The diet that results serves to isolate human beings from nature. A fear of nature and a general sense of insecurity are often the unfortunate results” (72) this quote suggests the diet is pushing humans farther and farther from our roots. With this separation we are becoming more isolated and distancing ourselves from nature causing us to fear our very own

(ADLs, Pg. 153) The improvement of age and elders living longer has changed family dynamics in many ways. One way it has changed family dynamics is with child and parent relationships. Social Structure and intergenerational relations

Prior to watching the video “In sickness and in wealth”, I knew that there were many facets that played a role in why many people are sick, ill, or have a short life expediency, such as genetics, status, lifestyle, behaviors, etc. But, it was surprising to me that a country like America, who is portrayed as the “wealthiest country in the world”, and Is supposed to represent good health; and have spent so far, over a trillion dollars on health care, have such poor health. In America, according to the video, we live shorter and sicker lives than many industrialized countries, we are ranked 30 in life expediency, and that number keeps on getting higher. It makes me wonder if it's reversible or what type of the major steps as a country we have

Blue Zones are described by a wide variety of characteristics that affect the inhabitants of these zones lifestyles’ and the environments of the world's longest-lived people. There are five blue zones consisting of Okinawa Japan, Sardinia Italy, Nicoya Costa Rica, Ikaria Greece, and Loma Linda California. These five places were first discovered by Dan Buettner when he wrote an article for National Geographic about “The Secrets of a Long Life.” These places were chosen by their way of life and characteristics that help them live longer and healthier lives. These five zones have many similarities but also some differences that lead to prosperous lives. They all are very family oriented, they eat healthy with a plant-based diet, and they have

Food has evolved far from the traditional oriental diet in Japan, and has started to eat away at the Japanese people. Westerns have not adjusted to the natural diet, which doesn’t contain as many starches and fats. Healthy foods can’t be preserved because that would make them inedible. Facts show that the diets usually start more problems than solving them. Japanese-American men who lived in Japan for ten years or longer and those who consumed an Oriental diet had the lowest prevalence of diabetes. (Serafica. Pg. 1-2)

Dan Buettner’s “How To Live To 100+” is a TED talk that explores three of the world’s “Blue Zones”. According to Gulli (2008), Blue Zones “are places where people have the lengthiest lifespans”. Of the many Blue Zones in the world, Buettner closely investigated Sardinia, an island off the coast of Italy; Okinawa, an archipelago south of Tokyo; and Loma Linda, an area in California containing the Seventh-Day Adventists.

This is a Sardinian term about the lowest rate of children mortality and lowest rate of children disease in Sardinia, Italy. This term turned out due to the maintenance of children tight connection with their aging parents. The Sardinian’s preservation of family connection with their closest older members leads them to an extra four to six years more of life longevity. It also benefits children. In other words, Sardinian children benefits for keeping a strong attachment with their old grandparents because of the sense of protection and affection they provide for their grandchildren.

It is quite interesting to know how long people live, and what is the average lifespan of a human being. Dan Buettner longevity expert in his presentation “How to Live to Be 100+”argues the lifestyle from the world’s longest-lived people and provide a model for extending our longevity through natural movement and purposeful living. He shows how we can compare our lifestyle to those living in the Blue Zone’s and what we can take away from their routines, diets, exercise and other beliefs. In addition, it is important to look at our current lifestyle and habits, if we are living in a way that is going to help us reach our potential maximum life span. With the right lifestyle, there are chances that we may live up to a decade longer. I agree with the Blue Zones lifestyle. In order to live longer and healthier we need to exercise often but make it enjoyable, Avoid eating unhealthy food and establish a Healthy Support System to Reduce Stress.

Nowadays, doctors, scientist, all of us are searching for a way to live a longer or fulfilled

In 2000, the composition of the family related metrics kept the similar feature with elders, 3-and-more-generation household, and divorced or widowed marital status. The contribution of this social dimension in 2000 decreased to 13.68% (the fourth factor). In 2010, family related features mentioned above split into two principal factors, i.e. elders with health concerns for the third factor and married population with children aged between 0 and 14 for the fourth factor, showing an urbanization trend with aging society as well as smaller-sized family.

In the article which I read scientists have claimed that there is a maximum life expectancy. This article claims that "According to new research, swapping jam donuts for the gym won’t make you immortal because the life span of a human being is ultimately limited, no matter how healthy you are." However, I found this rather dismissive of a healthy lifestyle where there is a lifestyle balance of socialisation, food and drink, exercise, sleep and work. This dismissal is suggesting that the balance of lifestyle doesn't matter and will not have an effect on life expectancy however, eating jam donuts and not