Why do people live much longer in some countries and localities than in others? Maybe it’s a matter of “good genetics”? But today we know that only 10% of life expectancy depends on genes. So, it’s not so much what nature gave us, but how we live. Dan Buettner, travel writer and National Geographic magazine correspondent, describes the experience of expeditions to nine Blue Zones – places where the number of centenarians is greater than anywhere else. Moreover, in these zones they not only live longer, but also retain vigor and clarity of mind until death. Dan Buettner found that people in Sardinia in Italy, Okinawa in Japan, and Lohman Linda in California share a special attitude towards life. Their daily rhythm is different from ours, but looks more solid: they do not go to the gym, but are constantly moving; do not fight stress, but live at their own pace; do not diet, but eat as much as necessary to satisfy hunger. Perhaps it is this integrity that makes these people special.
Mann, Ivanov & Ferber, 208 pp., 2015.