Book: Blue-Zones-Lessons-Living-Longest

[Guest guest]

This looks interesting, sort of a modern Weston A Price. Since it is published by National Geographic, I have some doubts about it. Has anyone read this one? Opinions?http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Zones-Lessons-Living-Longest/dp/1426207557/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 & qid=1328408418 & sr=8-1In this expanded paperback edition of his New York Times bestseller, longevity expert Dan Buettner draws on his research from extraordinarily

long-lived communities—Blue Zones—around the globe to highlight the lifestyle, diet, outlook, and stress-coping practices that will add years to your life and life to your years.A long healthy life is

no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits. If you adopt the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are you may live up to a decade longer. So what's the formula for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has lead teams of researchers across the globe to uncover the secrets of Blue Zones—geographic regions

where high percentages of centenarians are enjoying remarkably long, full lives. The recipe for longevity, Buettner has found, is deeply intertwined with community, lifestyle, and spirituality. You won't find longevity in a bottle of diet pills or with hormone therapy. You'll find it by embracing a few simple but powerful habits, and by creating the right community around yourself. In The Blue Zone, Buettner

has blended his lifestyle formula with the latest longevity research to

inspire lasting behavioral change and add years to your life.

[Guest guest]

Lots of the book was interesting but the author still seemed to push the line that you need a vegetarian diet, despite that the people he interviewed generally (perhaps always - it's a while since I read it) also ate good quality animal protein and fat.

I think there are some important points e.g. that your attitude to life and close family relationships seems an important factor in longevity.

 

This looks interesting, sort of a modern Weston A Price. Since it is published by National Geographic, I have some doubts about it. Has anyone read this one? Opinions?http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Zones-Lessons-Living-Longest/dp/1426207557/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 & qid=1328408418 & sr=8-1

In this expanded paperback edition of his New York Times bestseller, longevity expert Dan Buettner draws on his research from extraordinarily

long-lived communities—Blue Zones—around the globe to highlight the lifestyle, diet, outlook, and stress-coping practices that will add years to your life and life to your years.A long healthy life is

no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits. If you adopt the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are you may live up to a decade longer. So what's the formula for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has lead teams of researchers across the globe to uncover the secrets of Blue Zones—geographic regions

where high percentages of centenarians are enjoying remarkably long, full lives. The recipe for longevity, Buettner has found, is deeply intertwined with community, lifestyle, and spirituality. You won't find longevity in a bottle of diet pills or with hormone therapy. You'll find it by embracing a few simple but powerful habits, and by creating the right community around yourself. In The Blue Zone, Buettner

has blended his lifestyle formula with the latest longevity research to

inspire lasting behavioral change and add years to your life.

[Guest guest]

There was also coverage of the research online and also in the publication of the AARP that outlined the 10 factors they identified.  The phenomenal demonstration of longevity was that over a third of the people in those places, practicing their folk lifestyle did live HEALTHY lives past 90yo.  You might find the website by google-ing 'longevity research'...  one of the locations was an island near Greece, called Ikaria..  NG also showed Sardinia (near Italy), plus an oriental site as well as the American religious group with interesting habits..  I think there was a central american location as well.  The blend was fascinating.. draw your own conclusions, since active living as well as multi-generational connectivity seemed a constant. ttyl

MJ Raichyk

 

Lots of the book was interesting but the author still seemed to push the line that you need a vegetarian diet, despite that the people he interviewed generally (perhaps always - it's a while since I read it) also ate good quality animal protein and fat.

I think there are some important points e.g. that your attitude to life and close family relationships seems an important factor in longevity.

 

This looks interesting, sort of a modern Weston A Price. Since it is published by National Geographic, I have some doubts about it. Has anyone read this one? Opinions?http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Zones-Lessons-Living-Longest/dp/1426207557/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 & qid=1328408418 & sr=8-1

In this expanded paperback edition of his New York Times bestseller, longevity expert Dan Buettner draws on his research from extraordinarily

long-lived communities—Blue Zones—around the globe to highlight the lifestyle, diet, outlook, and stress-coping practices that will add years to your life and life to your years.A long healthy life is

no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits. If you adopt the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are you may live up to a decade longer. So what's the formula for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has lead teams of researchers across the globe to uncover the secrets of Blue Zones—geographic regions

where high percentages of centenarians are enjoying remarkably long, full lives. The recipe for longevity, Buettner has found, is deeply intertwined with community, lifestyle, and spirituality. You won't find longevity in a bottle of diet pills or with hormone therapy. You'll find it by embracing a few simple but powerful habits, and by creating the right community around yourself. In The Blue Zone, Buettner

has blended his lifestyle formula with the latest longevity research to

inspire lasting behavioral change and add years to your life.