THE BLUE ZONES: ZONE OF THE WORLD WHERE PEOPLE LIVE LONGER LONG




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THE BLUE ZONES


In 2004, Dan Buettner has collaborated with National Geographic and the best researchers on the longevity of the world to identify areas of the world where people lived better . These areas were called "blue zones" : here people reach and exceed 100 years.

After identifying blue zones around the world , Dan and National Geographic have partnered with a team of scientists to identify the characteristics of the style of life that might explain the longevity of the blue zones : they found that the lifestyles of all residents blue zones are joined by nine specific characteristics. We call these features "Power 9".


The 5 blue zones :

Barbagia , Sardinia region in the highlands of Sardinia mountainous interior with the highest concentration in the world of male centenarians . Ikaria , Greece: Aegean Island with one of the lowest rates in the world of mortality in middle-aged and lower rates of dementia.
Nicoya Peninsula , Costa Rica: lowest percentages in the world of mortality in middle-aged , second in the world for the highest concentration of centenarians males.
Loma Linda , California: home to the largest community of Seventh-Day Adventists : live 10 years longer than their North American counterparts .
Okinawa , Japan: women over 70 are the most long-lived people in the world.


The book by Dan on blue zones has aroused great interest , becoming a bestseller and gain the attention of the New York Times. The success has prompted Dan to a new challenge: it is possible to build new blue zones ?

 Thanks to the collaboration with the AARP and the United Health Foundation , after only one year , participants in the creation of new blue zones Hano added an average of 2.9 years to their life span and reduced health care costs significantly. Now Dan and his colleagues are building blue zones around the world with the goal of helping people live longer and better.    


PROJECT BLUE ZONES :




The Blue Zones Project is a systems approach in which citizens , schools , employers , restaurants, grocery stores and community leaders collaborate on policies and programs for better health and greater well-being.

 Become a Blue Zone community requires:
  • At least 20% of citizens sign the Blue Zones Personal Pledge and take action to improve their welfare.    
  • Actions are defined in EU policy related to environment , diet, smoking .   
  • At least 50% of the top twenty employers becomes a holding blue areas .   
  • At least 25 % of the restaurants restaurant becomes a blue zones.   
  • At least 25 % of public schools in the school becomes a blue zones.


What happens in a blue areas :

The program is based on the assumption that we spend 90% of our lives in a 20 mile radius . Within this range we focus on the optimization :
  • The built environment : Improving roads and transport , parks and public spaces   
  • Policies and municipal ordinances : the promotion of activities that discourage junk food and smoke   
  • Restaurants, schools , grocery stores and businesses : Building healthy eating habits in the places where people spend most of their time   
  • Social network : To train and nurture social groups that support healthy habits   
  • Habitat: Helping people to eat less and move more   
  • Inner self : to encourage people to reduce stress, find your purpose, and share with the community


Why it works

 The program focuses on making it easy to make the healthy choice . Make desirable and simple the practice of sports . Making healthy foods more accessible and less expensive than junk foods , etc. ..
The new blue zones : Albert Lea , Minnesota , Beach Cities in California , the state of Iowa. 

http://www.bluezones.com/services/cities/



POWER 9 
   
What they have in common the longest-lived people in the world?


1 ) They move in a natural way : the longest-lived people in the world do not run marathons. Walk.
   
2 ) They know their purpose. Knowing your purpose can live up to seven years more of life.
   
3 ) No stress : stress leads to chronic inflammation , which is associated with the most important age-related diseases . The longest-lived people in the world have their own routines to counteract stress .
   
4) Adjust the "hara hachi bu " Okinawans say this mantra , recited before meals , is a valuable reminder to stop eating when their stomach is 80% full .
   
5 ) The cornerstone of most diets of centenarians ? The beans . Normally , also , eat pork only five times per month.
   
6) A little wine : the longest-lived people are of moderate drinkers , especially wine and eat with friends.
   
7) Believe . Have faith and practice - no matter what religion - adds up to 14 years of life expectancy.
   
8) The family in the first place . They live in family communities , where seniors / grandparents live nearby , they engage in relationships with your life partner and invest in their children.
   
9) They chose or were born in social environments that support healthy behaviors .



Read more :

http://www.bluezones.com/


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