How Blue Zone Habits Help You Live Longer
There are nine specific steps.
Dan Buettner, an author and longevity expert founded “Blue Zones”, an organization in the United States that is dedicated to the creation of healthy communities in the country.
The original concept came from studies done by Gianni Pes and Michel Poulain. They detailed their findings in the Journal of Experimental Gerontology.
Buettner and National Geographic joined forces to figure out what factors contribute to longevity. They studied areas all over the world where there are a large number of people who live long and healthy lives. These studies resulted in a number of secrets of longevity, which form the principles that are the foundation of the Blue Zone philosophy.
These studies also led to the creation of Blue Zones around the world, areas where longevity is common.
These were the five locations identified in this study.
- Barbagia region of Sardinia is a mountainous region that has the highest concentration of males over 100 years old.
- Ikaria, Greece is an Aegean Island with one of the world’s lowest rates of middle-age mortality and the lowest rates of dementia.
- Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica has the world’s lowest rates of middle-age…
