The Blue Zones
Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
by Dan Buettner · first published 2008
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…people who are vegetarians for health reasons have many healthy habits that confound meat avoidance as the reason for their better health. So no, it's not quite conclusive as well. I've recently read "The Blue Zones" book[1]. The authors identified areas where the unexpectedly high percentage of centenarians live, and did some research to try and find out the possible reasons behind their longevity. The interesting…
on “How to Satisfy the World’s Surging Appetite for Meat” ↗Blue zone: «a demographic and/or geographic area of the world where people live measurably longer lives.» «Characteristics: The people inhabiting Blue Zones share common lifestyle characteristics that contribute to their longevity. ... Buettner in his book provide a list of nine lessons, covering the lifestyle of blue zones people: ... 6. Moderate alcohol…
on “Alcohol is a direct cause of seven forms of cancer, finds study” ↗The second half of this article is what makes it most interesting: Buettner, author of The Blue Zones: 9 Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest, says the people in areas around the world with the longest life spans stay healthy through moving naturally, rather than hiving off…
on “Hate the gym? History explains why the treadmill can feel like torture” ↗No, the author, Dan Buettner has a consulting practice around helping companies, orgs, municipalities implement the lessons from Blue Zones to help build healthier environments. https://www.bluezones.com/ Where the Blue came from I'm not sure.
on “Blue Zones, where people reach age 100 at 10 times greater rates” ↗"They are called Blue Zones because when Buettner and his colleagues were searching for these areas, they drew blue circles around them on a map." [1] [1] https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/blue-zones
on “Blue Zones, where people reach age 100 at 10 times greater rates” ↗Blue Zones LLC is mentioned at the very beginning of the article. > In 2004, Dan Buettner, CEO of Blue Zones LLC, was determined to uncover the specific aspects of lifestyle and environment that led to longevity.…
on “Blue Zones, where people reach age 100 at 10 times greater rates” ↗…"plant based diet" is that there is an ulterior motive for most of the research (legitimate ethical concerns around meat eating) which taints a lot of the data. For example, Dan Buettner (the author of Blue Zones) suggests that Okinawans eat a 98% plant based diet which is...I won't say "fraudulent" because I think it's possible it's an honest mistake but it's definitely not "correct" at all. It's based off of…
on “Blue Zones, where people reach age 100 at 10 times greater rates” ↗