Do the Right Things to Live to 100 + #bluezones #plantbased #Buettner

There are 5 regions in the world ("Blue Zones" ) whose inhabitants are living to 100+ and live longer than anywhere else in the world. Several years ago, National Geographic studied these populations,

Not all lifestyles are created equal in terms of how they improve human lifespan or in cutting lives short. This video looks at their common lifestyle factors and offers insights about lifestyle modifications you can make to add years to your life as well as life to your years.

These regions are located in Okinawa Japan, the Los Angeles suburb of Loma Linda, the island of Ikaria in Greece, the Nicoya peninsula in Costa Rica, and the Barbargian region of Sardinia Italy.

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[DharmaTime-is-now]

One of the more interesting observations I’ve heard was an interview with someone over 80 who finished the Hawaii Ironman. They asked him how could do something so extreme. He said what you can do at 40 has a lot to say about what you can do at 80. Short version: the best time to have started tuning up lifestyle areas was quite a while ago. Second best is today then holding consistency

[StevenWoodruff]

This is sure good info and well presented! Thanks for putting it all in one concise place. Also very interesting the probable roles of spirituality and meditation. Evidently, resting the mind is as important as keeping the body active. Thanks for the good info... Is it too late to start?

[loveyourself_first]

Good summary of important issues. There are areas in my life I’m going to take a fresh look at.