Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons from the Healthiest Places on Earth

Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons from the Healthiest Places on Earth | Dan Buettner

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I eyed this book for a while before checking it out. It is full of good advice, for how to live a long time. ‘Blue Zones‘ are areas where peoplx live to 100 or more; this is due to surroundings, environment, nutrition, routine, movement, social interaction. There are 5 zones: Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Loma Linda, CA; Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; and Singapore. Each chapter focuses on a zone and lays out the way the community⬇️

JenniferEgnor lives there. There are a few recipes, and the last chapters are a 101 for how to create your own zone. Singapore has some great things in place for its community. The guidelines are all good (minus a need for religion) and should be a cornerstone for every community. The idea is to reconnect with each other and with what the earth gives us, while giving back. A capitalist system will not work with these values. The last chapter has 9⬇️ 1mo

JenniferEgnor guidelines to live by. 1) Move Naturally ; 2) Purpose ; 3) Downshift ; 4) 80% Rule ; 5) Plant Stant ; 6) Wine@5 ; 7) Belong ; 8) Loved Ones First 1mo

JenniferEgnor explanatory—spend time with your family, this includes your ‘chosen‘ non-biological family>; 9) Right Tribe . 1mo

JenniferEgnor There is a Netflix documentary about this topic called ‘Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones‘. I‘m going to watch it and I want to read more on the blue zones and try the recipes from the other books. This is an inspiring book for reconnecting, well being, aging well, living well. Really living. (edited) 1mo

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DogMomIrene

The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People | Dan Buettner

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Worth reading for me. Focused nicely on food and motion choices with a smattering of community. I‘m saving several of the tips Buettner and the Blue Zones team give in Evernote. Will try to implement slowly over time. Several of the 77 recipes look 😋 too, so I may end up buying this book. Need to check out the Blue Zones Kitchen book first. See how they compare.

Lauram I checked out the audiobook after seeing your posts. I look forward to listening this weekend! 4y

DogMomIrene @Lauram I hope you like it. I‘m finding the advice to be things I think I can realistically implement over time. Some is just plain good sense that I had not considered. Like using kitchen tools that require you to move more. A whisk vs a blender. I‘m used to people recommending taking the stairs, but I don‘t have many stairs in my life right now, so moving around the kitchen makes sense. Also I hope the narrator doesn‘t read the 77 recipes🤣 4y

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DogMomIrene

The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People | Dan Buettner

One of the documentaries about better eating & living refers to our stationary lives as an epidemic akin to smoking, so reading this fact just reinforces that point. Gotta keep moving!

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DogMomIrene

The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People | Dan Buettner

T-minus 16 hours until library ebook is due. Trying to read faster before it disappears from my Kindle app. The struggle is real... as well as the snuggles😂 #dogsoflitsy

AlaMich OMG the dog on top of the pillow 😂😂 4y

DogMomIrene @AlaMich Bernie does this *all* the time, including when I‘m sleeping. I have to arrange my pillows to accommodate him. I‘m just glad that I‘m not super tall.🤣 4y

AlaMich They‘re both adorable! And I love the name Bernie, too! 4y

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Leftcoastzen Such cuties!🐶🐶 4y

DogMomIrene @AlaMich Aww, thanks. Matthew and I love our fluffy butts. He wanted to name Bernie Nikon and I was like, NO!😂 4y

DogMomIrene @Leftcoastzen Aww, thank you😊 4y

TrishB Gorgeous doggos 🐶❤️ 4y

UwannaPublishme Love this photo! 🐶❤️🐶 4y

Simona ♥️♥️♥️ 4y

DogMomIrene @TrishB Thank you! 💜🐾 4y

DogMomIrene @UwannaPublishme Thank you. My husband grabs these moments for us to always remember🐶🐾❤️ 4y

DogMomIrene @Simona Thank you😊 4y

bnp Love the smugglers! 4y

DogMomIrene @bnp Thank you! It‘s their core competency🤣 4y

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DogMomIrene

The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People | Dan Buettner

Since reading The Blue Zones of Happiness, I‘ve been trying some of the suggested strategies. This book seems focused on food choices and changes to environment to promote healthier living, which are definitely two areas I would like to see myself improve.

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