I'm an old man from Malaysia. When I was a child, everyone who survived childhood is expected to live to 100. All that despite bacteria, parasites, poisonous plant and animals, on top of the absence of health service, that we all never have to worry today. Both my great grandparents lived to 120 when their 4th generation descendant already a youngster. I remember them clearing rubber plantation with RoundUp. Of course they never know about masks, gloves or a person should always be upwind while spraying herbicide. Rice was about all they ate with something to give it flavor like dried fish. Nobody could afford meat those days except for kings and lords, who incidentally all lived to today's peoples age. Now.... I'm watching how people retire at 55, then hospitals become their 2nd home 5 yrs later.
Wow, do you mind answering a few questions? Did your grand parents smoke? Did they eat any other proteins like insects? How many times a day did they eat? Did they consume any coffee or tea? Did they consume cooking oils?
I lived a year in Costa Rica in the 90s and I absolutely loved the traditional diet: lots of black beans (Gallo pinto for breakfast and Casado for dinner), tortillas, vegetable stews, eggs, plantains, salads, delicious fresh fruit and Pipa (fresh coconut water).
ignorance, american mentality! Where pancakes with a ton of high fructose syrup and artificial strawberry jelly is the norm followed by grilled cheese/battered fried chicken..for lunch and a diet coke!
Believe me, it is not. In Costa Rica, poor families have feed their kids with rice and beans every day. This breakfast is called “ gallo pinto” and we eat it everyday. My mother was a very busy lady and we ate it for dinner sometimes too. In Costa Rica we love it with tortilla, sour cream, eggs, meat…🇨🇷🇨🇷 Viva mi Costa Rica!!!
A traditional Costa Rican breakfast is so much more than just rice and beans. Gallo pinto also has onion, bell pepper, and cilantro, and apart from tortilla, is typically accompanied by eggs, a slice of cheese, and a bowl of fruit. You have all the food groups, if you count the sugar in your coffee and fruits.
I KEEP MY MOM RECIPIES HERE IN kansas City.I still cook whit wood...cook beans and make tortillas by hand... I AM FROM Nicoya. A very nice report.lovely...
If I may...you should write down what you know so it's not lost in the passage of time. (I realize that the Blue Zone book is available but 'home made and handed down' family recipes are super important too!) :D
@@deb1120 thank you yes ...I am working on it.still need to lear a lot more...I do remember many things...I can tell you so many Histories and it is so pleasant sit down with my mom and not only cook whit her but listen to all she hace been done and been true. is so amazing. Thank you and I hope I can make a documentary about her. Your are more than welcome to visit or subcribe to my channel . God bless you...
My granny died in May 23rd this yr @115yrs was strong she died from an infection she was not on any diet eating ordinary! It's by the love of God that kept her and not food!
Even this breakfast has a lot of carbs, it's way much better than eating a bowl of cereal and milk, with gallo pinto you feel satisfied all the morning.
I live in CR and it's not the food as much as it is the peace and no stress that makes us live better. We are "Tranquilo" and it shows! Pura vida! Edit: I'd like to say that this man and his generation are likely to be the last that live that long. Today in Costa Rica life is harder and expensive and corrupted politicians run the country. So please forget what I said above... he may be the last 🤷♀️
@@seed2594 I mean Costa Rica is rated the number one happiest place on earth. I think peace of mind is a big factor as well as diet. They are living closer to how we are actually meant too. Not bombarded with microwaves, etc..
Beans are plant based protein, with great fibre. They mix well with a lot of cuisines. Those tortillas can be eaten with anything, spreading that niacin around all day. Also, there isn't a lot of refined sugar in that cowboy's diet. He's healthy as a horse.
My Grandma lived in Chicago through The Great Depression, drank a pot of black coffee every day and lived to be 100. She was sharp as a tack until about 98. She worked on her feet - moving and standing daily until age 77 which she said kept her young. If she at a steak she ate the fat as well. ✌️
@@Becky0494 yep! people have been pushed onto atkins and keto, told carbs are bad and meat is the only thing good for you. Proof is in the blue zones, they don't eat much meat if at all
My grandparents from Mexico grew up with a similar lifestyle, they are 100, 93, and 90. My two grandmas have probably not done "cardio" since they were kids, constantly moving is probably more important than intense exercise.
"How can eating ash be good?" Well, have you heard of potassium? It's Pot Ash, and it's necessary for good health and is something most Americans are low in, along with magnesium.
I watch it over and over again. They used woodash to remove corn skin like rice hull. The guy said it release niacin which contradict to some expert if you boil the foods it will reduce the b vitamins right? They remove some toxic too.
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.
Nicoya, Costa Rica is hot most of the year, between 75-95. People don´t do intermittent fasting, at least not on purpose, eating breakfast with family is an important part of Latin American culture. Not being stressed is important. I agree with the rest.
@@eugeniofernandez8101 I was about to say the same thing Eugenio. I don't think the temperature has anything to do with it because then most people who in Alaska would be 100+ and that is not the case. I also don't think they do intermittent fasting.... I don't see any reason to believe they would. I do agree with the staying active and getting vitamin D plus fresh air being important to a long life.
@@gailandrus7667 well, as said in the video one of the blue zones is actually found in US, in a Californian community full of conservative Adventists whose diet is based on what's written on the Bible.
@Artoria Pendragon and also community support, not necessarily younger but fellow elderlies whom they can socialize without needing to be confined in a elderly nursing home.
4 out of 5 of those blue zones are islands, and all have mild climate (no winters). They generally seem like really chill places to live where the pace of life is relatively slow.
Diet is only one component. They are generally happy people with strong community and family ties. They move a lot. They consume little sugar and virtually no processed food. They have a "pura vida" attitude; mostly stress-free.
Costa Rican’s still eat rice and black beans at every meal. It is deeply ingrained😊 It has not changed in the 20 years I have lived here. Hope it never does!
The wood ash in the food IS A HUGE DEAL!!! it REALLY adds so many beneficial things into our food. When we stopped cooking over wood fires and stopped adding wood ash to food was the day we lost a lot of nutrition in our foods.
What kind of wood did you use to make wood ash?... To make corn tortilla.... do you soak the corn in ash water over night? or when cooking the corn you add wood ash..... or do you do both.
Yes they are delicious and there is more food to see. I AM GLAD I AM KEEPING THIS TRADICION HERE IN USA. PRETTY SOON I WLL MAKE A VIDEO IN MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL FOR ALL OF YOU. GOD BLESS EVERY ONE.
these ppl have lived their lives unlike ppl in developed countries where everyone is behind a computer and drinking till u pass out at night to drown out the depression.
Certainly and worry free, peace of mind lifestyle, easy going and usually in those areas people grow a lot themselves and the stuff on the markets is usually organic, home grown!
I live in a northern climate with short days in winter. I’ve been going to Costa Rica for over 20 years as I have Tico friends. I notice an immediate, positive affect while in Costa Rica. I am outdoors nearly the whole time, swim every day, walk everywhere and eat with the locals. I lose weight, and feel healthier in just a matter of a couple of weeks. I also feel consistently happy - something I also attribute to the influence of the wonderful Central American culture.
@@TheSamuiman Costa Rica is incredibly expensive, we are drowning in taxes and political corruption is growing. As a Costa Rican I want to know about this so called worry free lifestyle, I don't know it.
In America this is an unhealthy breakfast… *In America -“Can I get biscuits, bacon, sausage, pancakes, eggs, covered in gravy and syrup please? Thanks”*
How is that breakfast considered in her opinion unhealthy when most eat fast food or bacon and eggs? 😄 rice, beans, corn and plant based eating isn’t unhealthy haha that nervous laugh at the end
I grew up on a farm in the Philippines and we grew our food, we ate fresh vegetables, a lot of root crops, all types of beans, fresh fruits and seafood freshly caught from the rivers and the sea, fresh PORK, BEEF, COW, BUFFALO MEAT, FARM RAISED CHICKENS, WE NEVER HAD MONEY BUT WE WERE NATURALLY ABUNDANT AND LONGEVITY through the 90s to 120s WERE THE NORM, we never had REFRIGERATORS,,, for the first 15 YEARS of my LIFE = when my family moved to the USA my PARENTS called the AMERICAN FOOD 'poison' AND WE CONTINUED to eat as OUR FILIPINO ANCESTORS did.
I've always advocated for the consumption of that one foodstuff that is almost complete in itself: legumes. Btw, eating light has been shown to extend the life span of all lab animals. And being part of a tight community is a common factor in places where people live long and healthy lives.
@@ramikla_146 no we are not a falacy, we do eat meat but of course we don't use that oily things, lot's of sodium and fat, so the food here is really healthy
The more I look into the blue zones the more convinced I am that it is not about “what they do.” Then we hear “I drink milk, I eat eggs and drink wine and Pepsi, which is important.” The truth is even these people don’t know. I am convinced that it has to do with the energy of the zone. Nothing geo-political here but rather “geo-health and longevity.” As they say “move here and you will live longer”. True.
What !? How are rice, beans, and tortillas viewed as "unhealthy"? What the heck ? Maybe she meant to say that, "In America, this would be viewed as an UNUSUAL breakfast."
Unfortunately this applies only to this small group of people living in Nicoya. I'm from the central valley, I work for big corporations from USA. I don't feel I'm gonna make it not even to 50 years old. The amount of daily stress and the difficulty making it through the month with a low salary, won't allow me to live too long
Life expectancy in America down for the third year in a row! You get plenty of pleasure and instant gratification and unhappiness! I live in CR nobody here is unhappy!
@Flower8 Try Captain D's tilapia, with the seasoning they use, very good, not expensive, also, you can get excellent tilapia at O'Charley's. Good luck with your meals, go for it.
@Flower8 Sorry for your health problems. I have always regarded the vegan diet as the moron diet. Only a moron would create a diet like that. A couple fed it to their baby and the baby was malnourished. That poor baby:-(
Rice and bean are considered unhealthy breakfast in america? lol you eat eggs, bacon, pancake and all sort of stuffs eventho some try to eat healthy but it has pesticide, the soil has been spoiled and even the seeds are gmo
In barbados every week we have 100 year bold birthdays a woman that goes to my mums church drive her car does all her shopping etc and shes 87 years old. A 92 year young walk in and outof myblibrary reading loads of books he is strong like a 30 year old up straight walks fat and he is fit
It's because of the phobia that Americans aspiring to be healthy have towards carbs. They do not realise that carbs when consumed whole are healthier than obsessing over protein and fat.
These guys also do lots of manual work, horse ride, walk and are on low cost real,local food..whatever it is .. its eat local,stay simple, drink a little and take less stress.. exact foods if natural dont matter. .
If you sat around on a beach all day and ate the plants around you and got lots of sea water and sun. You would live to 100 too . But you all can’t give up Kentucky fry!
Gallo pinto (rice with beans), with Lizano sauce, add eggs, plantain, sour cream. That is a hardy breakfast. Best places to experiment this kind of food is going to the sodas (mom and pop restaurants).
Interesting study... I am curious about how many times a day that senior person eats and how many calories he consumes. What else does he eat? How much saturated fat and sodium in his diet? He is probably very physically active.
Ninety-nine percent of the items in the grocery store are products, not food. I shop the perimeter, plus olive oil, vinegar, spices, and decaf coffee. I don’t eat processed food. I will not let corporations ruin my health and profit from doing so.