This week, Garrett leads our discussion of Chapter 5: “Discovering Costa Rica’s Blue Zone” from Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest by Dan Buettner.

• 0:50 - 20:11: What were 1-2 takeaways from the Nicoyan lifestyle that you plan to apply to your life?
• 20:12 - 34:08: As you have gotten older, in what ways have your beliefs changed towards having an external or internal locus of control?
• 34:09 - 36:53: What are ways you can create more space in your schedule to have more margin in your life?
• Resources referenced or discussed in today’s episode:

1. Taco Bell food quality article: click here
2. Article about what Fruits and Vegetables looked like before they became domesticated: click here
3. Study related to magnesium deficiency in Americans: click here
4. Study related to water hardness: click here
5. Data on measles cases in the US: click here
6. Article related to US economy health care costs: click here
7. Correction: In the episode, it was commented that $1 out of every $3 (33%) in the US is spent on healthcare. Upon further review, the actual figure is closer to 17.3%, or closer to $1 out of every $6. Thus, the comment from this episode was inaccurate

Next week we’ll discuss chapter 6: “The Greek Blue Zone” (pages 227 - 259)

Netflix documentary series: Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones

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