A Danish study took a look at 3,000 pairs of twins and found that genetics only dictate 20 percent of our longevity, the other 80 percent is lifestyle.
While diet is important and most of us in the US know our dietary habits overall aren’t the healthiest, the thing that’s missing here is that health and longevity in Blue Zones is about a holistic way of living, not simply diet. People in these zones are often active on a daily basis, minimize stress and emphasize the importance of social relationships. It’s the entire way of living where the sum is greater than the whole of the parts.
@@Lizziee247I try to eat healthily . . . but there are times when I experience great anxiety, bordering on panic attack over my finances, work, boss, housing, my landlady, etc. And in a society where the most important things in the universe is not being nice and friendly, but being "cool" and "keeping up with the joneses"
In IKARIA Greece, they consume about three to 4 glasses of red wine with each meal. The wine is made by the people who drink it. Lots was left out of this news piece like lifestyle and social aspects.
The Seventh Day Adventists are taught by their religion to abstain from alcohol completely. Red wine is not required for the Blue Zone diet! We can get the benefits of grapes by eating grapes.
@@someguy2135 no you find a higher content of polyphenols in wine, in italy as well as in Ikaria wine is at each and every meal. Grapes is rather high in sugar. Then a modern approach would rather be Grape seed extract.... Plus in Greece meat and fish are predominant
@@someguy2135 I spend my Holidays in Greece, there in the specific blue zone. part of my family is Greek. :-) 1 thing is sure life expectancy increases with the amount of polyphenols found in the urine. Spanish study
One important additional point to make is that not only do they live longer, they live healthier. Heart disease, diabetes, and dementia are rare for them. So they are living longer healthier!
It’s not just about the food. Read some of the books. It’s about good work; good community and friendship, etc. food is just one part of this. You are welcome
Some Seventh Day Adventists are vegan. In the Adventist 2 Study, the only dietary group within the Adventists that had an average BMI in the recommended range was the vegan group. Link on request.
These are the blue zones and their diets straight from the source. That will give you a nice rundown of what they eat.. www.bluezones.com/2020/07/blue-zones-diet-food-secrets-of-the-worlds-longest-lived-people/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/loma-linda-california/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/okinawa-japan/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/nicoya-costa-rica/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/ikaria-greece/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/sardinia-italy/
@DDream 1986 Could be a troll, or his grandma might be a genetic oddity. No one should assume they are gifted genetically and eat and drink as if they could get away with it. Large population studies like the China Study and the Adventist Studies tell us that we should eat the Blue Zone diet and avoid smoking. The Adventists do not drink alcohol, by the way. Too many people get most of their antioxidants from coffee. Coffee isn't bad for you, but green tea is better.
True and that is very much included in the research. These are the blue zones and their diets straight from the source... www.bluezones.com/2020/07/blue-zones-diet-food-secrets-of-the-worlds-longest-lived-people/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/loma-linda-california/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/okinawa-japan/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/nicoya-costa-rica/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/ikaria-greece/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/sardinia-italy/
If you don't produce your food and you go to the supermarket to buy all this " healthy" products you do nothing... I m from ikaria and i see the big industry about eternal youth, longevity and healthy food....
The old paradigm was that salt, saturated animal fats and palm oils were unhealthy. Then others have said these are okay or good for you --- and that it's refined sugar, refined seed oils, and starches (rice, pasta, corn, chips, biscuits, pastries, bread [except whole sourdough] that are unhealthy.
Thank God I don’t want to live to be 100! Kudos to them, but this world sucks now and days anyway. I really love all of these healthy foods, but I’m never going to quit eating Lays chips or burgers or bacon or cheese or pizza!!! Just in moderation.
Can you provide? Blue Zone Project Tokyo Japan Kyoto Japan San Jose California USA Fresno California USA San Diego California USA Look for more Opportunities to live 115+ or older Life Style Food Diet Relationship and Bons Beliefs of Religion Habits
Haha exactly. We are OMNIVORES people. When did we start getting rid of meat? The fact that you’ll literally get a nutritional deficiency if you go vegan means it shouldn’t be a diet you adhere to lol. Vegetarian is cool though if you want a nice middle ground.
They're included in the blue zone diets just in very small quantities. These are the blue zones and their diets straight from the source... www.bluezones.com/2020/07/blue-zones-diet-food-secrets-of-the-worlds-longest-lived-people/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/loma-linda-california/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/okinawa-japan/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/nicoya-costa-rica/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/ikaria-greece/ www.bluezones.com/exploration/sardinia-italy/
