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The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest | 
 enlarge | Author: Dan Buettner
Publisher: National Geographic
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 10586
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 1426202741
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.2
EAN: 9781426202742
ASIN: 1426202741
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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Product Description
A New York Times Bestseller!
With the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are that you may live up to a decade longer. What’s the prescription for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. And in this dynamic book he discloses the recipe, blending this unique lifestyle formula with the latest scientific findings to inspire easy, lasting change that may add years to your life.
Buettner’s colossal research effort, funded in part by the National Institute on Aging, has taken him from Costa Rica to Italy to Japan and beyond. In the societies he visits, it’s no coincidence that the way people interact with each other, shed stress, nourish their bodies, and view their world yields more good years of life. You’ll meet a 94-year-old farmer and self-confessed "ladies man" in Costa Rica, an 102-year-old grandmother in Okinawa, a 102-year-old Sardinian who hikes at least six miles a day, and others. By observing their lifestyles, Buettner’s teams have identified critical everyday choices that correspond with the cutting edge of longevity research—and distilled them into a few simple but powerful habits that anyone can embrace.
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 Tremendou book !! September 24, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a book extremely interesting. I wish it would have been written 20 or 30 years ago. And that I would have read it. Already sent two copies to daughter and friend.
The Blue Zones Review September 23, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Blue Zone was a volume selected to be a "prize" to winners of our Road to Excellence contest. Over 50 winners received a copy of this edition and we have received feedback that the book is proving to be very valuable regarding how to maintain a good, long life.
 Simply interesting September 16, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book surprised me. You expect to discover something worldly on
what contributes to the longevity of a persons life, but quite the
opposite. Getting back to basics might be all you need.............
Quick and easy ready..... thoroughly enjoyed.
The Blue Zones MY PERSONAL EVALUATIION September 7, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
amazon did a wonderful job of delivering on time and the book The Blue Zones arrived in tip-top shape. This book should be on everyones book shelf and put to good use The value and nature and it's lessons exceeds the cost of the book and the price for a healthy life-style.
excellent August 10, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. There are a handful of books I have read that have immediately affected my life, caused a change in behavior, or redirected me down a new path. This is one such book. Blue zones are those areas across the globe where pockets of longevity can be found. In blue zones, there are an unusually high number of centenarians living compared to other populations. In The Blue Zones, the author, Dan Buettner, explores four blue zones: Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; Loma Linda, California; and the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.
After reading about the lifestyles, eating habits, cultural customs, and social behaviors of the centenarians living in the blue zones as introduced in this book, it has made me realize how out of synch I am with the natural and spiritual rhythms of life. And I don't mean this in an "I am going to start making my own soap and hugging trees" context. I suppose it's more of a reinforcement of what I have suspected. I just couldn't put my finger on it until reading this book.
There are several lessons in the book and the author condenses them to nine lessons toward the end of the book. I suppose each individual will take away different lessons that will apply to them in their current time and place.
I can imagine what it would be like to get up with the sun, walk to work, and work with my hands, followed by a mid-day meal of local grown fruits and vegetables with several family members and friends surrounding me.
If you like red wine, Pecornio cheese, green tea, nuts, tortillas, fruits and vegetables, strong social networks, family and friends, a sense of purpose, a belief in God, walking, working, moving, fresh air, and sunlight, then you will probably enjoy this book.
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