If You’re Not In the Obit, Eat Breakfast/The Blue Zones
There’s a new HBO Documentary out made by Carl Reiner about aging called If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast. It focuses on many people over the age of 90 and why they were thriving! It featured such names as Mel Brooks, Tony Bennett, Betty White, and Dick Van Dyke.
https://apps.bluezones.com/en/vitality
A prominent interview in the movie was with author Dan Buettner, who wrote The Blue Zones. This is a book that I wrote a Newsletter for back in 2010! So I dug it up to take a look at what the book said. For those who don’t know about the book, it looked all around the world to see what cultures had the highest percentage of people living to the age of 100 and tried to figure out why. First the cultures:
Sardinia (island near Italy) where most of the men are shepherds, they garden, they drink red wine, celebrate others, eat mostly vegetables, and make meals events where happiness is shared.
Okinawa (island near Japan) where everyone gardens, elders have purpose in life (like watching over the younger ones), they meet with friends every day to gossip/enjoy each other’s company, they eat on the floor (constant getting up and down), eat mostly vegetables, and eat until 80% full.
Loma Linda (area near Los Angeles) where everyone belongs to the 7th Day Adventist Church, they eat no meat and tons of nuts, have purpose in life, eat their biggest meal for breakfast, go to church and rest for 24 hours during the Sabbath.
Nicoya (in Costa Rica) where they have a purpose in life (sense a trend?), have a focus on family, eat little meat, garden, get some sun, and celebrate family.
There was a whole chapter to each region, with much more info, but that’s a good summation.
So what did the author say they all have in common? Here’s what he’s got and what he calls the “Power 9”
Overall, they all have a positive outlook on life. Nothing will get you down quicker than depression.
How can you lead a happier and longer life? The above 9 suggestions are a good place to start….
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