Blue zones are areas where people live long lives on average. Also, the elderly population there is also free from serious diseases such as cancer, heart disease, hypertension, and so on. Approximately, which areas are included in the blue zones category?
Come on, take a look at the following review.
1. Ikaria, Yunani
Ikaria, Greece/Photo: Unsplash/Sarah Mutter
Reporting from National Geographic, this island, which is located eight miles off the coast of Turkey, has the lowest death rate among middle-aged people and dementia sufferers in the world, Beauties.
Research links the long-lived factors of Ikaria residents to the Mediterranean diet, a diet that is quite well known and widely practiced by people today, namely consuming lots of vegetables, healthy fats, and consuming dairy and meat products.
2. Okinawa, Japan
Okinawa, Japan/Photo: Unsplash/shino
The residents like to eat staple and vegetable foods such as sweet potatoes, soybeans, turmeric and bitter melon. These foods are considered to make them live longer and have healthy bodies.
Reporting from Travel and Leisure, the factors that make them live long are the existence of strong social ties and awareness of the purpose they wake up to every morning. That’s what gives them a clear sense of responsibility and a feeling of being ‘needed’ well into their 100s.
3. Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica/Photo: Jillian Amatt
In this region of Central America, deaths are rarely found among middle-aged residents. The secret to their long life is deep social ties, strong inter-religious activities and relationships, and the habit of regular physical activity.
4. Ogliastra, Sardinia
Ogliastra, Sardinia/Photo: Unsplash/Jurgen Scheeff
This mountainous plateau in Italy has the highest population of 100-year-old men in the world. The population is accustomed to consuming low-protein foods and is generally free from diabetes and cancer. It is rare to find cases of death in people under the age of 65 in this area.
Regarding lifestyle, people living in Sardinia still have a very active lifestyle. They still find food by hunting, fishing and farming. Most of them eat healthy foods such as whole wheat bread, nuts, vegetables, fruit and foods that are good for heart health.
5. Loma Linda, California
Loma Linda, California/Photo: Instagram.com/@carlos_the_diy_guy
Residents in Loma Linda live about a decade longer than the average person worldwide. This is due to their strict vegetarian diet and love of exercise.
Staying active, knowing your purpose in life, and knowing how to prevent depression by getting into the habit of helping others is how they can live longer than the average person in other parts of the world.
How about Indonesia?
Indonesian Illustration/Photo: Pradita Utama
From the points above, Indonesia is not included in the blue zone. However, we can strive for a healthy body and a long life by diligently consuming green vegetables, whole grains, nuts. That’s the first tip from NBC News.
Apart from that, as reported by Houston Methodist, the way to live a healthy old age is to move a lot, eliminate stress, build good relationships with people around you, adopt healthy habits, maintain a healthy eating pattern, walk a lot, exercise, garden, get used to Have a good sleep pattern, always sharpen your brain, minimize activities with gadgets and increase communication with your closest family and friends.
How about it, Beauties? Interested in starting to do it?
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