Blue Zones: The Secrets to Living

Send us Fan MailThe blue zones are regions in 5 countries where some interesting health discoveries have been uncovered. Those countries are Costa Rica, Greece, Italy, Japan, and the US; the Nicoya region in Costa Rica, Ikaria Greece, Sardinia Italy, Okinawa Japan, and last, but not least, my state California US, and the region is Loma Linda CA which is in southern CA. They matter and are very important to our Project Weight Loss, because these zones are the places that have been found to house some of the healthiest individuals that have some of the longest lifespans. Basically, I am talking quality of life. We can take some of their teachings from what I am going to call The Blue Zone Maesters.   And because of the outcomes of the people that live there, these regions have been studied. To find out why people live so long and seem to be doing pretty well in these regions. In this episode, I want to focus on the wealth of lessons they give us. Dr. Gianni Pres, and Michel Poulain, published an article in the Experimental Gerontology journal speaking specifically to Sardinia Italy, where there was a high concentration of centenarians, all that means is people that were 100 years old or older. This work got lots of attention. And I think that’s because one of the coveted thoughts out there is how can we as humans live longer, the so-called elixir of life.  What is the secret to a long life, but not just a long life, but not just a long life, but a great quality of life with the love of others and the love for ourselves. So, Dan Buettner is an amazing Maester whom took this work to a whole another level.  He has written many books and the book that reference in this episode primarily; the teachings and what I have learned is based on his book, Blue Zones, 9 Lessons for Living Longer, From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest.  And also, his article Power 9.  And what Maester Dan Buettner did is he went in search of other areas that also had this phenomenon. As a result, he added the other regions to the original location of Sardinia Italy.He is a National Geographic Fellow and an award-winning journalist and author. He is also a NY Times best-selling author and his written other books on this topic including a cook book. My respects to Maester Buettner and his work!(Blue Zones, 9 Lessons for Living Longer, 2012)(https://www.bluezones.com/2016/11/power-9/ , 2023)  https://www.buzzsprout.com/1991284/12687662-dr-t-colin-campbell-the-plant-based-diet-maester.mp3?download=true https://www.buzzsprout.com/1991284/12215220-dr-michael-breus-the-sleep-maester.mp3?download=trueLet’s go, let’s get it done.Get more information at: http://projectweightloss.org