Highbrow Magazine - healthy living https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/healthy-living en How Do the World’s Healthiest People Live? https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/19323-how-do-world-s-healthiest-people-live <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news-features" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">News &amp; Features</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Wed, 02/16/2022 - 15:40</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1people_dining-bpt.jpg?itok=AdodH1On"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1people_dining-bpt.jpg?itok=AdodH1On" width="480" height="321" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Every New Year’s Eve, millions of people around the globe celebrate with the hope that next year will be better than the last. People of all ages make vows to become better, healthier versions of themselves in January — only to be broken by nearly 80 percent right around … now.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">For anyone who is starting to slack — or who has abandoned their plans entirely — chins up: There’s a simple and sustainable way to follow through with your healthy resolutions in 2022. Say goodbye to fad diets and fleeting exercise trends; it’s time to introduce yourself to a new way of living life to the fullest: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Zones-Challenge-4-Week-Longer/dp/1426221940" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">The Blue Zones way</a>.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><em>National Geographic</em> researcher and best-selling author Dan Buettner spent two decades researching areas of the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives, and identified five locations where people consistently live to 100 or beyond. He calls these areas “The Blue Zones”:</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/people_old_folks-rodnae_productions-pexels.jpg" style="height:600px; width:400px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Sardinia, Italy</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">The islands of Okinawa, Japan</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Ikaria, Greece</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Loma Linda, California, United States</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Once these areas were established, Buettner and his team studied and identified the lifestyle characteristics that might explain the longevity of those living in each location, including their diets, levels of physical activity, social networks, views on life’s purpose and more. His findings are fascinating, but to make things even better, they are simple and often fun to achieve, particularly with the help of his most recent book, <em>Blue Zones Challenge</em>.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">This four-week guide will provide resolution seekers with a way to get back on track, for good.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">In addition to delicious recipes, wellness tips and sustainable suggestions for living a healthy life, here’s just a sneak peek at what readers find:</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>It’s 5 o’clock somewhere</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Raise a glass and smile because people in all Blue Zones drink alcohol moderately and regularly. The trick is to drink one or two glasses of wine, per day, with food or friends. </span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/4food_nicole_michalou-pexels.jpg" style="height:400px; width:600px" typeof="foaf:Image" /></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>Go ahead, skip the gym</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Regular physical activity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle, but that doesn't mean you need to join a pricey gym. Buettner suggests moving naturally around your environment, doing things that you love. Grow a garden and tend to it daily. Walk to the store with friends. Ditch the expensive home workout equipment and just move your body naturally, frequently. Dancing counts.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>Grab a buddy</strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">Successful centenarians in the Blue Zones put their families and friends first; they keep aging parents and grandparents nearby or in the home; they commit to a life partner; and keep a valued group of friends close.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif">After a difficult 2021, and a rough start to 2022, it’s officially time to start living a better, longer, and happier way of life <a href="https://www.bluezones.com/books/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">— the Blue Zones</a> way.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong><em>This article originally appeared in </em></strong><a href="https://www.brandpointcontent.com/article/38538/want-to-know-the-secrets-of-the-worlds-healthiest-people-here-they-are" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline"><strong><em>Brandpoint</em></strong></a><strong><em>. It’s republished here with permission.</em></strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong>Highbrow Magazine</strong></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><strong><em>Image Sources:</em></strong></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><em>Brandpoint</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><em>Rodnae Productions (<a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/portrait-of-a-romantic-elderly-couple-5637541/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">Pexels</a>, Creative Commons)</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><em>Nicole Michalou (<a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-pouring-wine-on-glass-5775055/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">Pexels</a>, Creative Commons)</em></span></span></p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/healthy-living" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">healthy living</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/mediterranean-diet" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">mediterranean diet</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/longevity" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">longevity</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/old-age" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">old age</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/healthy-diet" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">healthy diet</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/blue-zones-way" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">the blue zones way</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/dan-buettner" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">dan buettner</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">BPT</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">In Slider</div></div></div> Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:40:00 +0000 tara 10936 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/19323-how-do-world-s-healthiest-people-live#comments