Loma Linda, California is one of the four Blue Zones of the world. Their daily meals include biblical diets, vegetarian, and no junk food. One of their secrets is focusing their daily lives on God, family, friends, and nature. They also volunteer in organizations which reduces stress, and connects adventists to a social network of people with similar interests. They have have daily walks, keeping them fit, and lowering heart disease and cancer risks.
Nicoya Peninsula , Costa Rica living their lives from the rise of the sun to the set of the sun. The people in Nicoya,Costa Rica drink hard water with high amounts of calcium and Magnesium, this making then have high iron and strong health. The reason they live such long lives is that everyone there has a reason to live. It can be a daughter, a granddaughter, or even the fact that they have a life to live, knowing that there is someone waiting for you makes you want to wake up that morning. People there get a full 8hrs. of sleep, going to bed at 8:00p.m. and waking up with the sun.
Okinawa, Japan is is know for having people with the longest longevity.The people of Okinawa, Japan live a life with Moai. Moai is when you are built into a community of about 12 people, and become friends for life, They eat a plant based diet. As told in the Blue Zones research site, the people in Okinawa, Japan are known for the longest disability-free life, and have one fifth the rate of cardiovascular disease and ⅕ the rate of cancer.
Sardinia, Italy the home of delicious cheese and wine. Sardinia, Italy’s secret to a longer life is laughing. The best way to live life, is a happy life. The wine they drink has three times the antioxidants and flavonoids. The cheese is from grass fed goats and cows. The people are always moving and our always full of energy.
In conclusion, a way to life a longer life is to follow the secrets of the four Blue Zones. Eat healthy, get plenty of exercise, and be around family. Dan Buettner showed us some amazing life stories and activities of which keep the life happier and longer. So, if you want to be happy and love life, don't be afraid to be different than the other families around you. Live a life of the Blue Zones.
Have you ever wondered if there was a way to live longer?
Or how you can live a healthier life? Dan Buettner’s Blue Zone
study can help you with those questions by showing the secrets of the four Blue Zones of the world. Dan Buettner takes us into the lives of the healthiest people in the world . Here is a lists of the many ways how and why the Blue Zones have a longer longevity than anyone else in the world.
Live Longer,
Better, and
Happier.