Reflection Paper On Blue Zone

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.

As humans, it’s in our nature to look for the meaning in our lives. Our minds are very complex and allow us the gift but also the despair of contemplating our existence and purpose in this world. Nowadays, it’s common for us to go on journeys to find the purpose of one’s life and to discover themselves and find direction for their future. In the article “Authentic purpose: the spiritual infrastructure of life” by Corey L.M. Keyes, Keyes explores the reason on why finding a purpose has become so key to one’s health and the different ways that we find purpose in our lives.

After testing the blue people they came to the diagnosis of Methemoglobinemia. Which is a genetic condition that is mostly caused from intermarriage. At this time intermarriage was common, because of there being no railroads and few roads, therefore, people couldn’t meet other people in different blood lines,

Inside this SpeedReader Summary of The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest by Dan Guettner, you’ll find:

It is my ambition to be guided to a specialty and I will continue to explore the different fields and opportunities in nursing. I am confident that I will continue to strive for and accomplish my academic goals in the pursuit of a Nurse Practitioner degree. In 5 years, I envision being close to if not already having my Nurse Practitioner degree. In addition to being confident with the path I’ve chosen regarding a specialty.

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.

My life's purpose is to help other people. I want to be a pediatric nurse because I like to work with kids and they can give me a smile. I had a lot of challenges when I was first came to the United State in 2013 because I did not know anything about how my life would be like. The first biggest issue was my education because it was really different from my hometown (Myanmar) and United States. I went to Burton since 9th grade and the first thing I saw that most students were staying with their friends and talking in fluent English. I was so scary to speak up therefore I did not have real friend even though some Chinese girl students talked to me for three months. So I was so alone at that time and also my English was not somewhat good. At

calls the “Blue Zones.” People are striving every day to improve their quality of life. By being

The question of Meaning/Purpose is that one question that everyone ponders in their lifetime. What is the meaning of life? For the Christian, the meaning of life is having a relationship with God, serving others so that we have eternal life. This is accomplished through Jesus Christ. We can reference Acts 4:12, John 1:12, 14:6, and 17:3 all explain how we reach God through Jesus.

All around the world, there are areas called Blue Zones, where the life expectancy is higher than it is in America. The habits the people in these areas do are not only accomplishable in their zone, but also in other parts of the world. In regards to the community of Stafford, Virginia, it is more than likely possible for my peers to adopt some of the habits regularly practiced by the Blue Zoners.

Not only is it important to have healthy friends and family, but it’s important to keep in touch with them. Blue zones are areas around the world where it isn’t uncommon for people to live past 100. These areas include Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Loma Linda, California. Researchers around the world have found similarities between the blue zones with the biggest similarities being diet and socialization. Almost all centenarians (people who live over 100) have set family as their biggest priorities. Family members talk to each other almost every day, take care of one another, and generally love each other. Nursing homes do not exist in blue zones because people are expected to take care of the elderly.

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

Finding one’s purpose in life essentially gives meaning to the existence of each individual. Some existential philosophers argue that each person has a predetermined purpose or reason for existence which they must discover on their own as they live their own lives. However, such reason is not an absolute certainty; instead, it is significantly

Life without purpose is like a journey without a definite destination. To live without purpose is to accept life as “drifting water”. The goal is something that helps us live and walk on the road. Once we lose our goal, we lose our way, we become restless and anxious. Have you ever noticed that you're just so happy to be doing something, not when you've done it? Therefore,

My purpose is to learn and grow each day; to be a better person than I was yesterday, and to be grateful for who I am and what I have. I continue to strive and be better myself, so I can help and teach others along the way.