Maria Shriver Reveals Secrets Of ‘Blue Zones’ Where People Live To 100 | TODAY 

I happen to be from one of those zones. Is not just the diet. The perfect weather, not too hot and never cold. Fresh breeze, easy going live, being active in their gardens, etc. Happy life, no racism or politics issues like here. Oh yeah I was born in Costa Rica.

MY MOTHER IS 101 YEARS OLD. HER MIND IS FINE. NEVER TOOK ANYMEDICATION IN HER LIFE. EXECTED VITAMINDS, B12. NEVER HAVE ANY SPECIFIC DIETS. RICE. BEANS, SOUPS, NO ALCOHOOL. NO SMOKING, SHE LIVES IN COLOMBIA S.A. IM SO PROUD OF HER SHE HAVE A GOOD SKIN .GOD BLESS HER IN IM BLESS TO HAVE HER ALIVE. SHE HAVE TWO GRANDCHILDRENS AND ONE GREATGRANDSOM.

A wealthy country is not how much money , or buildings or class, but the quality of life lived . A country 's wealth is its people.

I studied abroad in Costa Rica years ago and I lost a lot of weight while eating rice and beans everyday with almost every meal. The portions are smaller, I walked at least 5 miles a day, and I participated in a lot of cultural activities.

hello everyone I live in Sardinia and I have a 98 year old grandmother. in our descendants we have all had very long-lived relatives I believe that it is also the genetics of every single individual ... personally I believe that the world has changed for the worse, food in modern society on a world level undergoes many transformations, Meat has many antibiotics, and vegetables have a very high amount of pesticides, .... in the future we would have many tumors and obesity problems, if you want to have a healthy lifestyle you have to bend your back and prepare a vegetable garden created by yourself .. and eat meat of local farmers who do not have antibiotics or medicines live in contact with nature every day you are welcome. In Sardinia a hug to all of you.

and we vegetarians are ALWAYS asked where do you get your protiens from ? now you know.. being from India having Dal which is kind of a lentil soup is an absolute staple and a must have dish on every house rich or poor.. Dal rice is "THE" comfort food for almost every Indian. Thankfully India being an agricultural country we have 100's of varieties of beans and pulses. we have always advocated vegetarian diet for over 1000's of years and today the world is waking up to it.

Actually, diet is only part of it. The one thing that all of the blue zones (and Vilcabamba, Ecuador - another unlisted blue zone) have in common is their temperature. Typically between 50 F - 85 F throughout most of the year. People go without a/c or heat. So, they are often chilly. Chilly is good. It boosts the vitality of the mitochondria in peoples' cells. Those are the little batteries that keep the cells working well and helping cells to divide consistently. Another factor for longevity is that people in all of those blue zones are active. They work outside. Taking in the vitamin D, intermittent fasting, and they are breathing fresh air. So, yes, diet is important. But, the environmental and occupational/activity aspects I just mentioned play a significant part, too.

One reason why l new mothers in third world countries suffer less post partum depression is because extended family that helps with 4he baby. The extended family makes you stay relaxed for 40 days. Your family members make sure you have your "special" diet to support the fast and healthy recovery from your delivery. Chicken soups, concentrated bone broth and lots of beans makes you get out of bed sooner than later. Eat clean and your brain and body will be clean and free if sickness as well.

Most importantly... these people live longer because they don't worry about staying young and living longer...

All of the places where people live to 100 all have the same things in common: 1. Low stress 2. Active lifestyle 3. Temperate climate 4. Diets consisting mostly of wine, meats, cheeses, some fruits and vegetables (In that order) 5. Happy personality (no hate, no care of what the politics are, etc.)

a lot of people want to live longer but then they don't know what to do without wifi or don't know how to deal with depression or anxiety in healthy ways... smh

Some experts consider alzhiemers the 3rd type of diabetes. Like type two insulin resistance (along with high insulin levels) & systemic inflammation plays a roll as symptoms of metabolic syndrome.

"Some of it may be diet, how we live our lives, stress" - yes, all of the above and more. You need good food, you need to move a lot, stay socially active, physically active and eliminate as much stress as possible!

mind and body is one, think about it! If you feel stressed, you won't sleep well and you will not eat well as most people do. I am from the Mediterranean and grew up eating lots of vegetables, corn bread and fish.

My great grant mother lived 101 years old and she lived the same life stile like this people

That is our Spanish culture, we honor our elders

My Seven Day Adventist MD doc who taught at the Loma Linda Medical School lamented that that ppl there ate tons of sugar in desserts.....no no....I am surprised that they made it to this healthy list...

I am mediterranean. I agree with what is said : lots of vegetables and salad with olive oil, then beans OR cereals, a bit of animal protein or fish (not much, remember, in Crete tradition was 35 GRAMS of meat a day, yes that's right 35 grams), a little bit of cheese, some nuts, and the occasional SEASONAL fruit. We also use medicinal herbs : rosemary, sage, thyme.

They are not toxic with 200 pounds of hair spray and makeup either 🤣🤣

My aunt is 107 My dad's brothers and sisters over 100 No diet, no exercise Just live

I think it has a lot to do with stress and attitude .

I enjoy your show about the blue zone. I have changed my diet and love it now thank you for educating people. XXX

I need to consider eating beans for breakfast. I have thought about it before and somehow think I shouldn't because it is not a breakfast food. Where do we get those eating rules anyways?

for everyone who is saying that their grandparents ate everything they wanted and lives forever, god bless you and your grandparents. you’re grandparents are an exception to the norm. most people develop chronic illnesses from eating fried and processed foods; drinking alcohol; and snacking on salty and sweet treats and beverages. again god bless them, but most people must take care of themselves judiciously to avoid becoming ill.

Basic diet in the bible. More vegetables and fruits, legumes and beans. You get proteins from plants.

KEEP IT UP FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY LOVE KINDNESS

Excellent report...Blue Zone Costa Rica is Pura Vida!

“Strong Spiritual Lives” that’s very good 📰

I love this! Now I must visit all of the blue zones! ✈️🚞🚢

My Nan is 94. She fries everything she eats. Meat every meal time. She drinks like a fish especially whisky usually having 2 at lunchtime. Her only health issue is she is losing her hearing. Nothing else.

I grew up in Central America. My diet consisted of lots of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh meats. Everyday we went to the open market to see what people brought down from the volcano's crater vegetation. Others brought their vegetables from other cutie's small garde s or plantations. We lived in tight communities and constantly talking and interacting with our neighbors. We also had extended family and visited all the time. It was a more communal type living. Our diets included beans, lentils, chick peas regularly. Staple food if you wish. Beans is a substitute for meat and provides great amounts of Iron. Red Cells are created in the bone marrow, they are responsible to transport oxygen to the brain. The more oxygenated your brain is, the better it functions. Anemia is basically the lack of Iron on your blood stream. That lack of Iron means less oxygenation yo your brain which could be the cause of dementia in females more than males. Moral of the story: Eat more simple. Eat lots of legumes and vegetables. Eat lots of fruits and eat nuts in moderation. Eat meats sparingly and drink good clean water. Eat fresh and eat vegetables that are harvested while young. Fresh, is the key in longevity and sharp brain. Lots of fruit. Veggies, nuts, and walk, walk, walk. Talk to a fries daily and you will leave healthy and wonderful life.

In India majority are mostly vegetarians, but they usually lasts till 70. I think environment and genetic configuration plays some important role in it.

It is not their diets; you could eat the same diet anywhere in the world and still would not help you. It's to do with the purity of the environment, the air is cleaner, the earth is enriched with plentiful of minerals, so the food is purer and better for your system. Not to mention less stress, live is also much more relaxed there.

It's true usa had alot of process food's too many Burgers people died Young, my grandma who lives in mexico is 104and still going strong she walks eats only beans and rice all natural foods and gets lots of sun

Please please Let this. Blue Zone Won’t be shoved down the public’s throat like so many other phrases that we don’t think twice about

It’s the whole lifestyle and culture, not just the food.

It’s funny people avoiding beans but drinking coffee which comes from a bean

My grandma just turned 89 over Labor Day her hair still her black she look 20 years younger still remember everything since she little in Vietnam bec every time she told a story and it alway the same

#secret.. happiness/contentment💪

The traditional Mediterranean diet in its various ethnic variations is very plant foods based. They do eat a bit of proteins eg the occasional egg, sheep or goat milk cheese, bits of prosciutto (Parma ham) or any fish they can get if they are sea people eg Breeks, Sicilians etc. But meat based proteins do not play a major role in their diets. They get protein from other sources eg nuts in some places and dried beans, like broad beans or lentils, chickpeas and similar things, including some unheard of in Anglo type cultures. They also eat various seeds that are rich in nut ients, which Anglo cultures disc as Rd eg pumpkin seeds, known by the Italian term "passa tempo" (time passers), but which are seldom eaten by Italians, mainly Greeks, for a nutritious snack. The seeds are cleaned and the outer shell discarded. Chest nuts are commonly eaten in cold mountainous regions of Italy and used in a variety of ways. They are good toasted, for breakfast with coffee. Or as a snack or used in soups or baked cakes etc. One really does not need much protein to remain healthy. Most Mediterranean people who eat meat might only eat a small amount for one or two meals a weak. , On days when no other protein good like cheese on pasta or an egg in an omelette or slices of salami on bread or fish are not eaten. These people often get a shock when coming as migrants to Australia and see the massive amounts of protein eaten here, especially meat, dairy etc. They cannot imagine how it could even be humanly possible, no matter how hungry, to sit down and eat a TBone steak, with eggs and all the vegetables,postie chips etc it is often served with. But there is a Blood Types theory that may or may not have any scientific basis that suggests people with the O blood type, who are often Anglo types need a lot of meat protein, hence all the steaks etc Australians like to eat. Whereas people with the A blood type, typically of Mediterranean stock need less meat and more vegetable based goods eg fruits to function as healthy people. It apparently has 6o do with what various people of different races did to procure their food eg hunter types who obviously ate the animals they hunted or types, like Mediterranean types who foraged around for edible plants, caught the occasional fish, bird, rabbit etc, herded and milked a few sheep or hosts etc. It is interesting to note that when the semi naturally vegetarian Mediterranean people come to Anglo type big meat eating cultures, despite getting a better standard of living, they die younger than their very elderly parents back in Europe who had very hard lives working the land to survive and had great hardships and discomforts. Nobody knows why, but it may have something to do with changed diet, to one less suited to the A blood type, as they seek to settle into the O blood type Anglo diet and lifestyle, too, whereby meat protein is abundant and getting your food does not require actually doing hard physical work to have it. Eg you just pull out your smart phone and credit card, order it on line and it is delivered to your door. This is so easy but we pay a serious health cost for such ease and convenience, comforts. The old Mediterrean parents probably live longer because they generally eat less ie only what they can grow or forage and must move a lot to get it. For instance, in Central Italy in the high mountains there, they do eat lamb, but before you can eat it, herdsmen have to drive sheep flocks on foot up and down rugged mountains slopes for pastures going up in spring and down into valleys, for protection of the flocks from cold winter snow, wolves etc that can destroy the sheep. So, with all this hard work herding these sheep up and down steep mountain slopes you would get enough exercise to work off any protein you consumed so it cannot cause bodily damage. There is a kind of natural balance dictated by nature so that, in order to have good to eat, you must do hard physical work.Unlike in modern Australia where you not have to starve simply because you failed to do gym one day. You just pop into McDonalds for a Big Mac and there are no questions about whether you did enough physical work to entitle you to eat a Big Mac. But in these traditional Mediterranean societies such questions can be and usually are asked and there used to be an unspoken but universally accepted rule that , first you work, then you eat. So, before they sat down to breakfast, they will have already put in a couple of hours of farm work before the heat of the day. So, on rising, up our get a continental breakfast ie black coffee and a couple of biscuits and off to work. Proper full breakfast is the equivalent of the Anglo style brunch. The meals are structured differently and are based on accommodating work demands, which being largely agricultural, are determined by the seasons, time of day, what grows when, what must be done by when in order to have enough food. Thus, you work when it's cool but take a siesta (seats in Italian) when it is too hot to work, into early afternoon. It is is a careful, practical natural balance between work and energy intake ie food. And that keeps them healthy enough to live long lives. Also, despite great hardships, insecurity, discomforts etc, they do not suffer the same levels of senseless unnecessary stress that living in, say, modern Australian urban type society creates, thatdamages health after prolonged relentless exposure to such stress we rarely are able to avoid or control eg your boss requires some job done by yesterday, your train is late and you miss your specialist sppointmentyiu get bullied and victimised at school or work etc.

They're not vegans, hmmkay? They just eat less meat.

It’s not a diet it’s a lifestyle a diet is something that is temporary

No they all eat fish and pork . Okinawa, Greece etc Your wrong dragon ladies. They just dont eat Mac everyday, do some active moving, a bit more sun for vitamin D absorption .And have more social activity. Beans,, no huge meaning..not bad though. Also eating food grown near their land.

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Maria looks great!

They are also eating goat milk, cheese, and fermented milk, and fresh eggs that are full of nutrients.

Diet is about more than the food. If a "Westerner" ate this way it would probably help with a lot of problems. But everything in our modern world is pushing in the opposite direction of this lifestyle. They live simple, uncomplicated routines, in stable communities, in mild climates, without a lot of conflict with different types of people. No information overload. No being hurried. No careers. No questioning of religion. Presumably their kids aren't cutting them off or moving away. The sameness of the food reflects the predictability of their lives.

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Secret is we in west can never afford the home grown organic foods like in east which they dont pay a single penny , pluck and eat ...

I don't want to live extremely long life. I want to live young and healthy life for long as possible

Wealth also contribute to good health in many ways

NO. MATTER DIETS.. ....MAIN THINGS... NO STRESS/NO WORRIES you can eat healthy . but you have stress/worries YOU DIE SOON..100%

Life expectancy is falling in the USA. Eat yur beans!

I’m all for eating mostly veggies since there are plenty of Low FODMAP veggies but beans? What does this mean for people with digestive disorders?

Why do these women interrupt each other so rudely?

Also Hunza longevity diet.

Always like maria. Miss hoda Kathy Lee combo

It's the Med diet that has a fair few fish. But a very strong society & friendships or at least social contact.

From what I see so far nothing touches ikiria Greece. There folks like there 50.

This is so ridiculous. They also live stress free lives, far away from the mainland, no pesticides, chemical pollution and gmo's, have very good family and social lives and don't eat huge portions. They all walk and exercise but don't overdo it. The diet is just one component.

It’s mainly in Guanacaste Costa Rica 🇨🇷 not San José or other regular crazy cities

They weren’t vegetarian that’s for sure. Many were on high fat diets. Dan Buettner is completely wrong.

Love it

You know what to do. Think independently. Think outside of the box.

Healthy!😊

Minerals are life. Salt water fish live in a mineral soup. Sea food a key to longevity.

I am fortunate in that I have good genes. I never eat white rice and usually red beans in chilli con carne. Whole grain tortillas. Which you can buy in the U.S. I learned to fake sincerity on the job which relieves stress. Retired at 70 and immigrated to Costa Rica.That was a dozen years ago.

I miss this combination of women on the show

Vegans and vegetarians run away when people ask if blue zone eat meat. Yes they eat meat. From what I see so far it is just eating good food that's not loaded with junk like sugar etc. I guess eating from the edges of the grocery store not the center will be best. I'll make my meat portions smaller and stay away from my favorite Reese's peanut butter cups. I love teas so I'll stay away from sodas. For now I have to have 70% cocoa dark chocolate to help with my sweet tooth. I got fresh walnuts and pecans to snack on.

What we need is a book or documentary created by someone who doesn’t have a nutritional agenda, and go step by step exposing what each meal looks like from each blue zone group. Show their social structure and physical activity as well. But, these generalized talking points are suspect. I always wonder is the guy or people behind “blue zone” diet research just pushing a particular diet in the first place? Are they just cherry picking the info that sells their agenda? If we really want to know how to prevent the terrible diseases we have in western societies and live long lives, we need to closely examine these cultures and avoid the 5 minute summaries of their diet.

My gran lived till 90 , never ate beans or much vegetables, she mostly ate toast bacon eggs ready meals and plenty of cakes and biscuits, my neice died at 26 she was a vegan and fitness addict, she died of cancer, genes play a big part.

I know this will be controversial but statistics can be made to say nearly anything. If historians are correct, 1/3 to 1/2 of all Oakinawans committed suicide or were killed in WW2. Therefore, it is not accurate to say they have one of the longest lifespans on Earth, in fact, quite the contrary.

Maria Shriver is scary looking!!!

I think this gentleman is on to something.

They also have low body fat in those areas

The lie goes on. Potatoes on a rocky island ha ha. Cheese, pork animal fat.

Eating the same things all the time isnt necessarily good. You need variety to get adequate nutrients.

We eat rice and beans for breakfast

Simple living

Alzheimer’s in women has raised the same percentage as Parkinson’s in men and it’s been on the rise since gmos have entered the market.. same goes for autism..

I thought paleo said beans were bad?

dude, this is cool

The women on show look 100 and their only half way their with their wrinkly faces. Not true that their vegetarians, they eat lots of meat cheese eggs pasta rice potatoes, they have great DNA and less stress.

Keep busy

My mother is a 1 and 4 months from being 100. And no it is no fun. She can't walk very well, she has to ware diapers, her memory is bad but has no other health problems. Why do people think being 100 is so great, it really sucks cause she is bored out of her mind. She has eaten a ton of meat her whole life, didn't eat bean or vegetable or fruit but did eat lots of chocolate, cookies and candy and she has no other health problems plus she still lives BY HERSELF.

I’m cringing. We get protein in many things, not just beans lol. The protein is in the plants. I eat a Whole Foods plant based diet. And I don’t feel deprived of protein

Every part of the world had some genetic or diets, that when combined gave them a favorable life expectancy, the difference here are the Seventh Day Adventist.The seventh day adventist community for some reason has automatic improvements once they started practicing the diet, faith, and excersice lifestyle regardless of what walks of life you come from. We believe that to be able to serve one master we should have clear cognitive reasoning, not give into earthly pleasures. Once a person can controll taste buds we can control our thoughts and submitt to GOD. Second the promise of God's second coming can see pass any evil,The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1. As SDA we follow such diet and faith guidelines inspired through EGW. After all who is our creater? Why not take His guideline on what diet to follow, because no one would take his Benz to a KIA mechanic shop. Same with our bodies. After all He created us!

Cheeseburger is American woman

They eat healthy and don't live in the city.

Old age is valued in these places and aging folks are part of the society (not stuck in some nursing home) unlike in much of the world where old age is devalued. Look at the women presenting this story. The woman in black stretched her facial skin to the max to erase the passage of time shown on her face. Too bad she couldn't do it to her neck which clearly shows her age.

Beans are B Vitamins and Protein

You can read whatever you want into it. Humans evolved eating meat, and if you include organs it's the complete package. Vegetables may be good for you, but a plant only diet is disastrous for health as every long term vegan proves.

Blue zone. Never heard of this term Please please don’t force it on us like so many other media coined terms!!!!!

I was going to watch this but then saw it was another fake MSM channel, so I decided not to. Love from South Africa.

Before farming our ancestors were hunters! Fish, and grass fed meats, organ meats, berries l, nuts, low carb everything!

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Beans give me gas!!

C'est pas logique d'avoir des legendes en anglais lorsque la vidéo est déjá en anglais! En plus je comprend rien!😟😟

They think it is the food, lol. I know the direction and this isn't it.