National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner

The” Blue Zone” is places in the world where people living longer and healthier without disability and medications. The” Blue Zone” having not only people reach centenarians but super-centenarians. What is the secrets of this longevity? Dan Buettner makes the research with his team National Geographic, and National Institute on Aging to find the people living in those places call Blue Zone, and asks them question about their lifestyle to live longer and healthier. Dan Buettner and his team find five places in the world. Those places call Blue Zone are the Italian Island of Sardinia; Okinawa, Japan; Loma Linda, California; Costa Rica’s Isolated Nicoya Peninsula; and Ikaria, an Isolated Greek Island. The people living in Blue Zone live a lifestyle witch is plants based diet, move naturally, know your purpose, religion (have faith), 80% rule, drink wine five, belong to the right tribe, down shift, loved ones first, stay social. Can we find these people in Blue Zone and having their same lifestyle in our community here in Fredericksburg? Let choose three lifestyles in Blue Zone and compare to our community here in Fredericksburg: Plants based diet, move naturally, Love one first.

In the TED Talk “How to Live to be 100+”, Dan Buettner talks about lifestyles that are helping people live to be 100+. According to the Danish Twin Study, biology only factors into 10 percent of how long we live, the other 90 percent it based off lifestyle (Buettner 2009). Dan Buettner and his colleagues found three Blue Zones to try to find what types of lifestyles these people are living to become centenarians. Blue Zones are places where people live longer than the majority of people in the world. The Blue Zones are in Sardinia, Okinawa, and Loma Linda, California. They found similarities in their lifestyles that help them to live to be 100+. Those similarities are: they do not do strenuous exercise, have a period of down time, have a word

In The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest, Dan Buettner reveals the secrets of longevity, which he gathered as he traveled throughout the world and observed the cultures and practices of some of the happiest, longest-living people on the planet. He tells

Ted Buettner talks about blue zones and the people who live in there, and the way the people live to be so old. The people living in these places mainly eat a plant based diet, have some form of physical activity every day, and have a reason to get up each day. I do not think that it is very likely that my peers would be able to adopt to this kind of living each and every day for the rest of their life. I do have some peers that I know, that could adopt to this kind of living, but the majority of my peers always eat out and do not exercise and would be unable to live like this. When people are trying to eat healthier and live in the United States, it can be hard to eat healthy because everywhere people go there are always places to stop and eat that are unhealthy.

Now, if you asked a hundred people, what the secret to longevity was, you would most likely get a hundred different answers. Some think running five miles a day or having sex every day, or you should only eat vegetables, or a

physical activity and eat a natural plant based diet. Unlike here in Fredericksburg the most

Blue Zones is an anthropological concept that describes the characteristic lifestyles and the environments of the world's longest-lived people.They are the places in the world where people live longer and healthier than anywhere else on earth. The four blue zones he talked about were the Italian island of sardinia; Okinawa, Japan; Loma Linda, California; and Costa Rica’s isolated Nicoya Peninsula. One of the common factors all these places had were the eating styles. All of them had a plant based diet. They all also lived in tribes whom were basically considered family just in case something would have happened to them or their family, these tribe members would be the backup plan and are the people who take care of them. So there social engagement levels were all high due to these tribe member always being with them and being with one another. All blue zones had a no smoking factor, which obviously caused them to live longer. My favorite similarity they all had was they always did something active. By active i dont mean running a mile or going to gym to

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

Life expectancy in the human race has risen dramatically in the past century (Harris, 2009) reaching its highest level for both males and females on record (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2006). Japan currently has the longest surviving individual with a life span averaging 84 years for both men and women (World Health Organization (WHO), 2006). According to Rooney et al (2004) the term life expectancy is defined as ''the number of years that somebody can expect to live, according to statistics (p. 1084).Over the last 100 years, the expectancy of life has increased and the overall goal is to live a long and healthy life. Some social scientists have predicted that the western population has a possible life span within the range of 85-100years. Others have suggested that with medical advances humans can be expected to live beyond these ages. The longest-lived human on record was 122 years

sushi, normal fare for Japanese coastal towns, as well as rice and bean based food from

The aspects of the Okinawan lifestyle that contribute to the longevity found in this population are due to their lifestyle. Things such as diet and exercise play a major role as well as recreational play, staying physically fit and using positive reinforcement for the mind. Their environment is less polluted and their foods are not full of pesticides. They stay busy and have a sense of community where no one is left out. They celebrate age and their nursing homes are set up more like country clubs instead of waiting to die.

Consuming low calorie-dense (CD) foods is the basis of the Okinawa diet. Research supports the authors’ claim that by eating foods low in CD, energy intake is lowered, thus promoting weight loss. Water-rich foods are closely related to the CD principle, and its potential to decrease body weight is also supported by research. Whole grains, which are proposed to be lower in CD than refined grains, are said to aid in weight loss. This principle is positively supported by research. Information on the Glycemic Index (GI) is contradicted in different parts of the book. Although research supports the GI and weight loss, certain factors should be taken into account.

Discussing about Blue Zones, Buettner illustrates that Okinawa population have a long life because they have a diet based-plant and eat small portions that are previously served in the kitchen without option to serve more in the table and how these habits have given a long life (Buettner par. 18). Buettner states, that people in Okinawa have “a plant –based diet, full of vegetables with lots of color in them”. In other words, Buettner believes that diets based in products derived from vegetables and plants, are wholesome and increase people longevity, because these products have natural ingredients and prevent chronic diseases. Therefore, if my peers can eat more vegetables produced in their gardens and modify the portions for smaller plates these changes could have positive impact in their life

The Okinawans are descendants from the Ryukyu Kingdom that have managed to maintain their customs and courtesies even after Japan captured their homeland. Okinawa’s earliest religion is composed of animistic and shamanistic. Animistic is the practice of worshiping non-human objects that posse a spiritual essence whereas shamanistic is the belief that ‘shamans’ confront the spiritual world by managing a preeminent state of consciousness. Different practices such as Shintoism, Buddhism and Taoism have influenced the island of

Another reason I loved my time in japan was all the different places I got to visit. First, before I tell you about the other places I visited in japan, let’s talk about the cool tourist attractions on Okinawa, like the underground world war 2 trenches that go on for miles all over the island, which had all types of curious stuff on them like altars and game rooms. We also went to several world war 2 museums where I learned a great deal about the importance of Okinawa during the war. Finally, we went several times to the main cities to explore and also to buy stuff form their massive malls.