Secrets of the Blue Zones: GOLFO NICOYA, COSTA RICA
In most of the world, the prospect of living to age 100 sounds like a mixed blessing. While a long
life is generally good, many people worry that it also equals diminished health and mental function. But that isn't so in the "blue zones." In four hot spots around the globe, people live to 100 in great numbers. But it's not only about longevity—they live with strength, vitality and happiness. Residents of the blue zones regularly exercise, tend their gardens, are active members of their communities, eat delicious food and even have sex! To find out what they're doing right—and we're doing wrong—Oprah and Dr. Oz look to Dan Buettner, a freelance writer for National Geographic who spent seven years researching his book The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest The first blue zone on the list is Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula, a small region located about a two-hour trip on bumpy roads from the national capital of San Jose. Nicoya is the biggest blue zone on earth—home to literally hundreds of centenarians. To see what makes the residents of the Nicoya Peninsula so vital, Dr. Oz and Dan paid a visit. There, they met 102-year-old Panchita, who still chops wood every day for cooking; 86-year-old Filippa, who sells her homemade tamales; and 95-year-old Serillo, who was cruising by on his bike as he visited with neighbors. But to meet one of the oldest Nicoyans, Dan took Dr. Oz on a hike deep into the rainforest. After hours of soggy trekking, Dan and Dr. Oz met Patrone—who says he's an astonishing 107 years old! Dan says one of the secrets of Nicoyans' lifespan can be found in the water that flows through the hills. Their water is among the hardest in Costa Rica—which means it's chock- full of minerals. "Hard water means stronger bones. It also means your muscles are probably working better, especially when you get old," Dan says. Dr. Oz says hard water has proven benefits. "Calcium, magnesium and water—it relaxes your arteries, it builds bone strength and it has a huge benefit across the board in how your body functions," he says. Having strong bones is actually one of the most important ways to live a long life. "One of the biggest killers of older people in this country is simply falling down and breaking a bone," Dan says. "If you take calcium and couple it with vitamin D, your bones don't deteriorate as quickly."
THE BLUE ZONES BY NATGEO
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Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest . WASHINGTON (March 31, 2009)—Here's good news: The average American can look younger, feel younger and avoid about 70 percent of things that can shorten life. Studies show that lifestyle habits, rather than genes, determine up to 90 percent of life expectancy. Only 6 percent of how long we live is explained by our parents' longevity. Adopting an optimal lifestyle, experts say, can give us up to 10 more good years of life. But what is the optimal lifestyle? In the New York Times' bestseller THE BLUE ZONES: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest (ISBN 978-1-4262-0400-5; $14.95 trade
paper), to be published in paperback by National Geographic on April 21, renowned explorer Dan Buettner uncovers the secrets of the Blue Zones — places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. He examines how their unique lifestyles correlate to their longevity and details how to incorporate these lifestyle characteristics into your daily routine. On April 20, Buettner will embark on an expedition, partially funded by National Geographic's Expeditions Council, to explore a newly discovered longevity hotspot, or Blue Zone. (Hint: It's an island off the coast of Turkey.) Buettner and his team of demographers and scientists embarked on a seven-year effort to identify and research the world's longevity hotspots. In addition to the newly discovered one off the Turkish coast, they have confirmed four Blue Zones: the Barbagia region of Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; the community of Seventh Day Adventists in Loma Linda, Calif.; and the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica. In each Blue Zone, Buettner and his team found that people reach age 100 at rates significantly higher than the rest of us, and on average, they live longer, healthier lives. They also suffer a fraction of the rate of killer diseases found in America.
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