5 Things to Learn From the People Who Live the Longest

Why people in Blue Zones live so long

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Have you wondered where people live the longest? All of us want to live a long and healthy life. So, I went on a quest. Actually, someone had already discovered these places, so my “quest” was a simple Google search.

I came to know that people in the Blue Zones lived the longest. These Blue Zones were found by National Geographic writer Dan Buettner. There are a total of 5 Blue Zones, and they are Okinawa (Japan), Nicoya (Costa Rica), Icaria (Greece), Sardinia (Italy), and Loma Linda (United States).

These are the places where people usually live to be a hundred. So why do people live the longest in these places? Let’s face it: we can never know what exactly will make us live longer. It’s not just the gene lottery. Some studies show that genes cause only about 25 percent variation in life expectancy.

What about the other 75%? That is based on things like your lifestyle and diet. So how about we learn from the people who live the longest? Let’s see the five things they do differently from us:

They Have a Plant-Heavy Diet

So ditch your steaks and burgers. We’re going to spinach island now! Just kidding. This doesn’t mean that they don’t eat…