Tag: Blue Zones
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Your Guide to a Blue (Zone) Festive Season
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Waking Up With Purpose Is How You Can Live Until 100
Waking up with a clear sense of purpose and meaning is the secret behind why Japanese people live some of the longest and happiest lives. They sum it up in a single word: ikigai. Many of us are experiencing exceptionally challenging times. Yet we’re expected to live longer beyond 100 years of age. But how…
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Beans Everyday Could Help You Live Healthier Longer
Beans every day in your diet are extremely valuable to your health. You might want to include them in your diets. Why? Because groups of people who have lived the longest worldwide all seem to consume at least 1 cup of beans every day. Beans can help build a healthy heart and provide you with…
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Okinawa Diet: The Japanese Longevity Diet
The Okinawa diet is an eating style adopted by people living in Japan’s Okinawa islands. Aside from being rich in nutrients, this diet has garnered attraction as it is one reason why it makes Okinawa a Blue Zone. Blue zones refer to regions around the world that contain large amounts of centenarians—individuals aged 99 or…
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Creating Your Own Blue Zones & Living To 100
While many of us are looking to science and even aesthetics for the fountain of youth, the answer to longevity has been found among populations living in the Blue Zones. What are the Blue Zones? Following research performed by Michel Poulain and Giani Pes in 2004, a group of researchers led by National Geographic Fellow…
