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Blue zones

- Okinawa, Japan

- Sardinia, Italy

- Nicoya, Costa Rica

- Ikaria, Greece

- Loma Linda, California

Power 9

Move Naturally

Purpose - why you wake up in the morning (knowing your sense of purpose is worth up to 7 years of extra life expectancy

Downshift - Routines to shed stress (Okinawans take a few moments and remember their ancestors) (Adventists pray) (Ikarians take a nap) (Sardinians do happy hour)

80% rule (stop eating when they are 80% full, people in the blue zones eat their smallest meal in the late afternoon or early evening and then they dont eat any more the rest of the day)

Plant Slant - (Beans, including fava, black, soy and lentils are the cornerstone of most centenarian diets. Meat - mostly pork - is eaten on average only five times per month. Serving sizes are 3-4oz, about the size of a deck of cards

Wine at 5 - people in blue zones drink alcohol moderately and regularly. The trick is to drink 1-2 glasses per day with friends and/or with food. And no you cant save up all week and have 14 drinks on Saturday

Belong - All but 5 of the 263 centenarians they interviewed belonged to a faith-based community. Denomination doesnt seem to matter. Research shows that attending faith-based services four time per month will add 4-14 years of life expectancy

Loved ones first - this means keeping aging parents and grandparents nearby or in the home (its lowers disease and mortality rates of children in the home too). They commit to a life partner and invest in their children with time and love

Right Tribe - the worlds longest lived people chose - or were born into- social circles that supported healthy behaviors, Okinawans created “moais” - groups of five friends that committed to each other for life. Research from the Framingham studies shows that smoking, obesity, happiness, and even loneliness are contagious. So the social networks of long-lived people have favorably shaped their health behaviors