HOLY CRAP

[Jeremy Igo]

Catchy thread title to get your attention. 

 

What if there was a huge study done on the longest lived populations on earth? That is to say, you find communities with the longest lived people then compare them to see what they have in common. That might be very helpful in figuring out what is good for us. 

Well, it has been done. They are called Blue Zones. 

https://bluezones.com/2016/11/power-9/

 

We found five places that met our criteria:

• Barbagia region of Sardinia – Mountainous highlands of inner Sardinia with the world’s highest concentration of male centenarians.
• Ikaria, Greece – Aegean Island with one of the world’s lowest rates of middle age mortality and the lowest rates of dementia.
• Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica – World’s lowest rates of middle age mortality, second highest concentration of male centenarians.
• Seventh Day Adventists – Highest concentration is around Loma Linda, California. They live 10 years longer than their North American counterparts.
• Okinawa, Japan – Females over 70 are the longest-lived population in the world.

 

So what did they have in common? 

1. Move Naturally

They are active people without trying. They walk a lot, stay active in their normal day to day. No gym required. 

2. Purpose

Have a sense of purpose when they wake up in the morning. 

3. Down Shift

Blue zones have a way to relax and destress. Prayer, meditation, just consciously try to calm yourself. 

4. 80% Rule

They don't eat until they are full. Rather, they eat until they are satisfied, or 80% full roughly. 

5. Plant Slant

Plants make up the bulk of their diet. All of them eat a lot of beans and legumes. They do eat meat, but only roughly once a week and one portion about the size of a deck of cards. 

6. Wine @ 5

A glass of wine in the evenings is great. Any alcholol in moderation (no more than one serving a day) seems to help. 

7. Belong

All but five of the 263 centenarians we interviewed belonged to some faith-based community.  Denomination doesn’t seem to matter. Research shows that attending faith-based services four times per month will add 4-14 years of life expectancy.

8. Loved Ones First

Strong families. They take care of their kids and parents. Family bond seems to be very important. 

9. Right Tribe

They were lucky enough to be born into a community that values and practices all the things above. 

 

 

Interesting, no? 

It is said if you adopt these into your life, you will extend your life an average of 10-15 years. But even more importantly those years are far less likely to be weighed down with huge health problems like heart disease. 

 

 

 

[stirs]

Where would the Huddle fit into my "calm" lifestyle?

Maybe after 5 doses of number 6 by the looks of a lot of posts here

[AviationMX]

Sardinia has some very attractive women...ask Tony Boudain. That may help the men live longer...

[Happy Panther]

As long as video games and vodka and cheeseburgers are involved i can agree with this ideology. 

[Hotsauce]

[Hotsauce]

[toldozer]

Today was my first day cutting out meat and dairy.  Made some rice and black bean tacos.  Pretty banging!! I'm going to try to keep this up. 

[Goondal]

 

11 hours ago, stirs said:

Where would the Huddle fit into my "calm" lifestyle?

Maybe after 5 doses of number 6 by the looks of a lot of posts here

I wonder if the Huddle can count as our “faith based” community.  We do after all get those four services a month for at least four months out of the year.

[stirs]

9 minutes ago, Goondal said:

 

I wonder if the Huddle can count as our “faith based” community.  We do after all get those four services a month for at least four months out of the year.

And don't forget the start of FA and the draft.  Oh wait, that is where most here "lose their religion".  Nevermind

[davos]

Ah, I remember looking into these back in the day during grad school when looking at methodologies that tied together architecture and health & well being in the landscape.  Regional infrastructure/historical context is a driver as well.  It's good research.    

[Jangler]

7 hours ago, toldozer said:

Today was my first day cutting out meat and dairy.  Made some rice and black bean tacos.  Pretty banging!! I'm going to try to keep this up. 

cut the rice eat chicken. 

family-centric has always been the key to long life even over diet. 

[toldozer]

4 hours ago, Jangler said:

cut the rice eat chicken. 

family-centric has always been the key to long life even over diet. 

Whole grain rice, cutting out meat all together.  I will probably ditch the gains at some point too but don't want to make you drastic of a change all at one time.  

[Peppers90 NC]

On 1/15/2018 at 8:27 AM, Jeremy Igo said:

Interesting, no? 

It is said if you adopt these into your life, you will extend your life an average of 10-15 years. But even more importantly those years are far less likely to be weighed down with huge health problems like heart disease. 

 

 

 

oh but if we altered our lifestyle how would we ever fit into modern society, dictated by industries built to destroy us, possibly enslave us while we become dependent on devices and convenience without commercialism? I envy those people born into places who havent been force-fed lies and deception and live more simple.

[Pejorative Miscreant]

i get my sense of belonging g from the huddle.  I also drink in moderation for myself but I also try to consume for those who don’t. This may seem like a sacrifice but it gives me a sense of purpose which is another plus.  

I also own a couple plants.  One is rosemary that I use in cooking which helps flavor my lamb.  So I got that goin for me.