The Issue Of Longevity : How Much Difference A Recognized Number Of Attitudes And Behaviors Can Make

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.

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

For the past two decades Utah County has been ranked among those US counties with healthiest populations. In spite of this, assessment on life expectancy of the inhabitants of Utah State shows that some problems have cropped into the local occupants depriving them of their once notable rich health status (Novilla, Barnes, Hanson, West & Edwards, 2011). A close examination shows that there are inherent health disparities among Utah citizens and this is as a result of the notable variations in life expectancies among different groups. Research shows that in some parts of the Utah state, life expectancy is 80 years while in the other areas within the same state the life expectancy is 70 years. Research shows that Utah ranking

Life expectancy, or the estimated years of life for a person or group of people, has increased over the years but it is still surprisingly lower than expected in places such as the United States. America ranks twenty-fourth on the life expectancy list under Japan, Australia, France Spain and Italy. What causes this disparity in the ranking and statistics in an advanced industrialized society such as the United States? There are major statistical factors that influence the United States ranking in world life expectancy, involving education level, poverty, race and gender. The diverse groups of people living in the United States affect the health statistics negatively, bringing in influences from education and income levels, race and

The debate topic centered on what is more important in aging mental or physical health. On one side of the debate is the premise that mental health is the key factor in aging successful. The opposing side holds that physical health is the key factor. Both arguments confirm that the relationship is reciprocal but they differ in regards to which one occurs first. That is, does mental health cause physical decline or vice versa.

Being a racial minority and of a lower social class definitely influences your health and longevity. In Chapter 11, it states “white hold a significant advantage in health and longevity, having a life expectancy at birth of 79.0 years compared to African Americans at 75.3 years (Conley, pg 423). They mainly focus on the differences between whites and African Americans because they are the most prevalent. African Americans also have the highest infant mortality rate then any other race mentioned in the book. They say that it’s because of “day-to-day” life that contributes to their health because they are disproportionately poor, and being poor is very stressful (Conley, pg 424).

In their study on the trends in county mortality and cross-county mortality disparities in the United States, Ezzati et al. found out that there have been huge variations in the mortality patterns over time. The mortality declined significantly for both sexes specifically due to decreases in cardiovascular mortalities, which included stroke and heart disease. The researchers found that the overall life expectancy in the United States increased from 74 to 80 years for women while that of men increased from 67 to 74 years of age. Further, from 1961 to 1983, the differences in death rates among or across different counties fell. There was a decline or stagnation in mortality among 19 percent of female and 4 percent of male population. Men lived 9.0 years longer in the

Tondra Young, who lives in a less wealth district, has a slightly lower life expectancy. The trend continues with Corey Anderson, and Mary Turner, where the lower the affluence of the community is, the lower the predict life expectancy becomes. Wealth, in this case, can be seen as a fundamental cause of health

Dan Buttner claims that it is impossible for Americans to live past 100 years old, and be healthy without chronic disease. He states excerise, community and an individuals diet contributes to a greater life expentcy. I belive this to be true, if an individuals takes good care of themeselves they can prosper to be a Centenarin.

In his book and lecture, Abramson (2015) explains the difference in challenges seniors face based on their economic circumstances. Research showed that older adults who resided in poor, socially marginalized neighborhoods did not have the opportunities or access to resources compared to high socioeconomic neighborhoods. Therefore, these lower status neighborhoods produce higher mortality rates earlier in life due to high stress, manual labor, and other forms of deprivation. Abramson explains that inequality scribes itself on the body throughout one’s life course possibly even on a genetic level. The disadvantaged have health problems throughout the course of their lives because social circumstances does affect the extent the body wears out.

The average life expectancy for a human is 78 years old. This number has constantly increased over the years and will continue to. But, have you ever wondered how it would be to live 100 years old? It sounds pretty cool doesn’t it? Wouldn’t it be nice to watch your children, grandchildren and even your great grandchildren grow up? It sounds way too good to be true doesn’t it? Well what I told you that thousands of people around the world located in blue zones live to be 100 years of age or older and are not confined to a wheelchair. Yeah that right, they still perform the same task and activities that we do every day such as driving, hiking, swimming, and even lifting weights! Many of your peers would jump to the opportunity to live that old right? Well you’re sadly mistaken. I believe none of my peers would not be able to nor wish to adopt the habits practiced by people who live in blue zones because of their eating habits, type of lifestyle that they live, and willingness to undergo changes.

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 chapter had a lot of important and informative insights. Yet the most insightful information that I have learned, was subculture theory. Subculture theory is the “shared [of] several traits with activity theory and disengagement theory- a convention that people lost statues in old age, a focus on role changes in later life, and a belief that activity enhanced the lives of the elderly. It differed in that it built on a sociological theory of subcultural development” (pg.53). I have learned today in one of my other class that we humans are living longer than in the past years. The United State is one of the countries in which the elderly groups are living longer than other countries. The average age of elderly for 2020 is 60-75 years old.

Some scientist and theorist believe that a person 's current position in life is the result of a combination of their experiences and interacting influences. This can occur from infancy through very old age, even before birth. For example, career choices can be affected by personal experiences or inborn abilities. This may be from the individual or the influence of adult role models, which can be positive or negative. According to Sigelman, Rider, & De George-Walker (2013), human development is shown to be very complex, with many interconnected processes through the modern lifespan perspective. This context is based on seven key assumptions, where I will analyse in depth in this paper and will show how the modern life span perspective is relevant to my decision to become a Social worker based on my experiences.

Mental ability can be defined as having the cognitive ability to acquire and preserve knowledge. The prospect of mental abilities being associated to longevity has been an area of interest for social scientists. Scottish Mental Surveys (SMS) of 1932 and 1947 carried a major research on intelligence-longevity association. This essay will demonstrate how different studies have supported the association using the four mechanisms proposed in the Scottish Mental Surveys: (a) bodily insults, (b) bodily system integrity, (c) predictor of healthy behaviour, and (d) predictor of safer environment. (Deary, Whiteman, Starr, Whalley, & Fox, 2004) Additional research will be applied to analyse the effectiveness of the causal mechanisms for the relationship between intelligence and longevity, and highlight on limitations in research that may falsify the relationship. Finally, the essay will conclude on whether evidence provided from different mechanisms is explicit enough to support the association, and provide suggestions on how the scope of enquiry can be broadened.