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A “Blue Zone” is defined to be a region of the world where people are living active lives past the age of 100 years, and at rates that are 10 times greater than in America. These are parts of the world where life expectancy amounts to an extra dozen years, and the rate of middle age mortality is a fraction of what it is in America. Additionally, with people suffering a fraction of the rate of heart disease and cancer that Americans get diagnosed with every year [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Blue Zones of the world are home to some of the rarest species on the planet: centenarians.
Dan Buettner is the author of the book, Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest. After spending several years researching alongside some of the world’s best longevity experts, he says that when it comes to longevity, human beings are fully capable of controlling their life spans. In fact, Buettner’s research concludes that genetic makeup constitutes for only 10 percent of how long people live; the remaining 90 percent is directly credited to lifestyle choices.
“The key to getting the extra years we're missing,” says Buettner, “is to follow the lessons from world's longest-lived people.” In places like Nicoya, Sardinia, Okinawa, and even California, there are communities of people living to 100. “But it’s not only about longevity [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],” says Buettner, “they live with strength, vitality and happiness.” Fully independent, physically in shape, and mentally alert, centenarians are active members of their society and are far from the stereotypical senior citizen.
Blue Zones and Centenarians
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Positive Psychology and Spirituality Research
Eat Right to Live Longer
Personality Traits That Predict Longevity
Determined to find out what Americans were doing differently to throw away these additional years of life, Buettner and a team of experts traveled around the world to investigate how people were living healthier, fuller lives in other continents. What were Americans still waiting to realize that these other nations already knew? This question led the team on a journey to the Blue Zones of the world.
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[b]Exercise Everyday: A Centenarian Guide to Effortless Mobility
Centenarians do not rely on gym memberships or personal trainers to get into shape. In fact [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], none of them exercise the way Americans have come to define the word. Rather, they do what our ancestors have always done: they align their daily lives so that they are constantly nudged into physical activity.
How It All Started
Many still ride bikes or travel by foot for miles on end to get from one place to another. Chopping wood and tending to their gardens, centenarians optimize the endless exercise opportunities available to them outside the gym. As Buettner translates, "when they do do intentional physical activity, it’s the things they enjoy.” This message speaks volumes. In a world where machines are created to stimulate movement, it is self-explanatory why many people lack the enthusiasm to gear up and head to the gym for a workout; the motivation must come from within.
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According to the National Geographic writer, Americans are not optimizing on the extra 12 years of life which are available to them. “The best science tells us that the capacity of the human body is about 90 years, a little bit more for women,” announced Buettner at a TED Conference last year. “But,” he added, “life expectancy in this country is only 78. So somewhere along the line, we’re leaving about 12 good years on the table… years that we could get.”
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