Want to Live to 100? Dan Buettner Tells You How | Amanpour and Company

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  • Dan Buettner is a National Geographic fellow and founder of The Blue Zones Project, a well-being improvement initiative launched in over 40 cities across the United States. It also inspired a cookbook called “The Blue Zones Kitchen,” based on the diet of people who live in these zones living long and healthy lives. Buettner tells Hari exactly what makes these places so special to him.
    Originally aired on January 17, 2020.
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Komentáře • 487

  • @paulineburke7965
    @paulineburke7965 Před 3 lety +54

    I live in Italy. The Mediterranean diet has changed my life. I enjoy my food, I love moving, and I realize how essential true connection to my fellow humans . I eat loads of beans, greens and nuts. I love to walk and cycle. I sleep a lot. Of course I work, amd fortunately I connect with my students on a heart level. I nap! I dance and sing and I sit still. I connect with those with whom I resonate. I limit my exposure to social media. I just love to see people face to face. I walk rather than drive. I cycle every day. I don't go to the gym. I have real friends and we would do anything for each other, plus I really enjoy the connection to my students during my work. I eat plant based. I rest when I am tired. I listen to my body and soul.

    • @abrahamjerri3969
      @abrahamjerri3969 Před 3 lety +1

      Good for you!

    • @waynek3366
      @waynek3366 Před 3 lety +1

      Singing is good medicine.

    • @RedCloudBeechWaveAhh
      @RedCloudBeechWaveAhh Před 3 lety +1

      Wow, this re-sparks a daydream I have of connecting with my Meditteranean roots and living somewhere in Italy or thereabouts. I wonder only about the political climate and culture....
      The big city is awesome in many ways, too

    • @mktsp2
      @mktsp2 Před 3 lety

      All sounds nice, but you still need to do some resistance exercise

    • @aldralee
      @aldralee Před 3 lety +4

      Lovely! Thank you for sharing such a positive message.

  • @keyissues1027
    @keyissues1027 Před 4 lety +56

    My aunt has her 101 year old birthday next month. Her diet was white chicken and fish, no other meat. She did a lot of walking. She was a teacher of Metaphysics and was spiritual throughout her life. Not a church goer.
    She always kept busy.
    Her 4 sisters kept close-nit ties with her over many decades.

    • @LGAussie
      @LGAussie Před 3 lety

      Is she still with you?

    • @victorcosta6992
      @victorcosta6992 Před 3 lety

      I'm guessing her sisters are still alive or lived to be 80+?

    • @ceceliasheart
      @ceceliasheart Před 3 lety +1

      Did they take out her uterus or ovaries?

    • @SI-ln6tc
      @SI-ln6tc Před 3 lety

      What else did she eat? A lot of carbs??

    • @robyndismon394
      @robyndismon394 Před 3 lety

      @@SI-ln6tc Which carbs r you referring to?

  • @nonewherelistens1906
    @nonewherelistens1906 Před 3 lety +28

    For the past two years have pretty much eaten a 'Blue Zone' diet. Lost 24 pounds, blood chemistry so much better, work strenuously 3 days a week. Like where this has taken me.

    • @LGAussie
      @LGAussie Před 3 lety +3

      Just live a great life as much as u can. Living to 100 doesn’t mean a great life. U want a life that is filled with quality as much as u can. Quality can be simple things,
      like having a loving cat. Or a vegetable garden. A swimming pool. But living long should not be the goal. Living a life that u enjoy is much more about happiness.
      Many old ppl are not happy cause they can’t enjoy the things they loved to do. They don’t get yo see enough ppl side all their friends r gone. So, just live a nice, enjoyable life of what u like and stop worrying about reaching 100, cause 100 may not be the quality u need. U will need 2 caregivers usually. One is not enough cause u beed exercise. U need the other one to stay up and watch you cause u might need help at night for incidentals. Many capable centenarians can help themselves, but they really shouldn’t be left alone.

  • @philsarazen6619
    @philsarazen6619 Před 4 lety +51

    Changing your environment critical in stopping cancer, which has a large mental component.

    • @funsun9115
      @funsun9115 Před 4 lety

      what do you mean? moving to a healthier place?

    • @KikiAndJeffreyPearl
      @KikiAndJeffreyPearl Před 4 lety +12

      Mentality is very key! When I stopped eating animals health stats improved greatly, but what has been interesting is spirituality has increased greatly as well

    • @joanpascal7745
      @joanpascal7745 Před 3 lety +1

      Absolutely your on it

  • @garyheiden3120
    @garyheiden3120 Před 3 lety +57

    he does look amazing for someone who is 102, you have to give him that.

    • @judyannlemay618
      @judyannlemay618 Před 3 lety +3

      So Funny!! ;] I thought the same thing...

    • @thomasceneri867
      @thomasceneri867 Před 3 lety +1

      Joke, right? You do know that he’s not that age, right?

    • @ksc743
      @ksc743 Před 3 lety +3

      @@thomasceneri867 whoooosh💨😉

    • @aikaterineillt9876
      @aikaterineillt9876 Před 3 lety +1

      Exactly. I’m already ugly now, I’d hate to see what I look like at his age. (Even if it’s not 102..still)

    • @leiladasha
      @leiladasha Před 3 lety

      with a scarf to hide his neck so tired of these fake gurus

  • @ms.sharon.7581
    @ms.sharon.7581 Před 3 lety +35

    I’m a black woman that came from the Caribbean as a child, and living in Canada. Over the years I have noticed how differently we age in comparison to caucasians. It’s amazing to see the difference in the glow of the skin and the physique. Our diets may be different due to cultural differences. It all boils down to eating healthy, moving more, taking care of your skin, surrounding yourself with positive people, living a healthy lifestyle.

    • @elizabethk3238
      @elizabethk3238 Před 3 lety +2

      I am an Asian woman born and grew up in the Caribbean. Your comment is personal, not factual.

    • @Peace-xu8ps
      @Peace-xu8ps Před 3 lety +3

      There are factual reasons why you are aging better besides taking good care of yourself. Lucky you!!!

    • @birdlover7776
      @birdlover7776 Před 3 lety +4

      Black don’t crack. Y’all have tons of melanin which is the best. Pale skin here, trying to keep it together and not look crinkly lol

    • @nesq4104
      @nesq4104 Před 3 lety +1

      @@elizabethk3238 dna is a factor in appearance but real health comes from food choices.

    • @masterpalladin
      @masterpalladin Před 3 lety +2

      @@Peace-xu8ps like genetics being only 20%....id say more like 40to 60% of how we age...like theres the MRI genes that are found in centenarians nd tend to concentrated in the blue zone places do to isolation of their gene pools over the centuries

  • @tiffsaver
    @tiffsaver Před 2 lety +7

    What he said about having 3 friends was all too true. I remember a world-famous psychiatrist who said, "If everyone had just one good friend, I would be out of a job."

  • @julialarsen
    @julialarsen Před 3 lety +17

    I was active all day living in London walking down and up three long levels of underground escalators and all over the city on foot. The US way of life is incredibly inactive compared with Europe. I didn’t need 8 years to figure this out.

    • @ube4856
      @ube4856 Před 3 lety +4

      The cities of Europe and Asia are very walkable since they grew organically slowly over time. A lot of cities and places in the US are planned and many are built around the car. I wish they would change their whole approach to City planning. I came across this one guy who talked about making micro communities that were walkable instead of the traditional suburb so people didn't have to rely on the car and they'd be better for tighter communities in society.

  • @LGAussie
    @LGAussie Před 3 lety +9

    Just live a great life as much as u can. Living to 100 doesn’t mean a great life. U want a life that is filled with quality as much as u can. Quality can be simple things,
    like having a loving cat. Or a vegetable garden. A swimming pool. But living long should not be the goal. Living a life that u enjoy is much more about happiness.
    Many old ppl are not happy cause they can’t enjoy the things they loved to do. They don’t get yo see enough ppl side all their friends r gone. So, just live a nice, enjoyable life of what u like and stop worrying about reaching 100, cause 100 may not be the quality u need. U will need 2 caregivers usually. One is not enough cause u beed exercise. U need the other one to stay up and watch you cause u might need help at night for incidentals. Many capable centenarians can help themselves, but they really shouldn’t be left alone.

  • @KikiAndJeffreyPearl
    @KikiAndJeffreyPearl Před 4 lety +48

    It’s Jeffrey, when I went to 100% plant based eating my stats from my annual physical/blood tests improved greatly. You can’t argue with numbers

    • @MrKansaitim
      @MrKansaitim Před 2 lety

      Number 9 ...

    • @kapower06
      @kapower06 Před 2 lety +1

      The tests that constantly change ranges and whats acceptable based on how the population is doing? Veganism is a sure fire way to cause diseases and destroy the planet.

    • @KikiAndJeffreyPearl
      @KikiAndJeffreyPearl Před 2 lety +1

      @@kapower06 How does eating Plant Based cause disease and destroy the planet?

    • @kapower06
      @kapower06 Před 2 lety +1

      @@KikiAndJeffreyPearl vitamin, mineral, and fatty acid malnourishment leads to many diseases. High intake of plant/seed oils Leads to heart and brain issues. Monocrop agriculture and most vegan food items destroy fertile soils and lead to deforestation. Plus in the end many more animals must die to support that large scale farming.

    • @sonja5215
      @sonja5215 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kapower06 Are you aware how you turn the facts upside down or do you really believe this nonsense? Growing plants for direct human consumption takes far less land than growing feed for animals. And we can easily get all necessary nutrition from plants.

  • @francismausley7239
    @francismausley7239 Před 3 lety +11

    Always have been interested in Blue Zones & healthy group behavior: My HEALTH HABITS: Meditate (briefly), Self-acupressure (dry brushing), Scent (lavender), Pray (Baha'i), Breathe (nose diaphramic), Diet (plant-based-hydrated-fermented), Laugh (friends-videos), Exercise (walking), Learn (often health science), Positivity (Baha'i beliefs), Music (listen peaceful-sing-chant-hum), Fasting (intermittent 8-16 after 6p), Supplement (B12-selective), Beauty Focus (anywhere), Sleep (circadian), Work (purpose-as worship), Support (socialize-help someone) :-) ~ Most ideas Baha'i Faith

  • @rutilopata8294
    @rutilopata8294 Před 3 lety +7

    Absolutely love the programs! A rare balance of positive, non biased, informative topics, a pleasure to watch every time, even hard topics are elegantly and honestly brought to light, always leaving me with food for thought and an urge to act, where possible. Thank you🕊🌸

  • @deborahzenquis4666
    @deborahzenquis4666 Před 3 lety +5

    My aunt Lee turned 106 two days ago. She is clothed in her right mind she has the use and activities of her limb and articulation of her speech she was recognized on channel 10 a few days ago. Philadelphia

    • @8675-__
      @8675-__ Před 3 lety +1

      May God continue to bless you and your family!

  • @sharit7970
    @sharit7970 Před 3 lety +9

    Going plant based was one of my better decisions...especially getting rid of dairy. Great interview!

  • @germelinaobrien5277
    @germelinaobrien5277 Před 3 lety +6

    Life is having a good attitude on purpose and anticipation for a planned future.The ultimate hallmark of humans in my opinion..is the ability to PLAN!

  • @KH-jf8ps
    @KH-jf8ps Před 4 lety +20

    its all about happiness and stress free life and all natural food. you can eat free range chicken and grass-fed beef and still life to 115 in a tress free environment.

    • @KH-jf8ps
      @KH-jf8ps Před 3 lety +1

      @@jacklan4103 Stress is the main trigger to disease in any environment. Moderation is always important in every thing we do too. living a genuinely happy life is all that matters. My mother is 86 still here with a sharp mind! and my father died at 96 and my maternal grandmother died at 107 both were never sick, slept and didn't wake up. They had both moderate grassfed protein, fresh fish from the rfiver, stress free and chemical free food in a small towns where life is laid back. Very happy people 😊. its not just living till 100 but living a happy , fulfilled and stress-free life to an advanced age.

    • @elizabethk3238
      @elizabethk3238 Před 3 lety +1

      Replace the word HAPPINESS with CONTENTMENT and GRATITUDE?

    • @counterstrike89
      @counterstrike89 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jacklan4103 The low meat consumption is a lie, the real Ikarian diet has recently been exposed, and its high meat, Hong kong longest life expectancy, the highest meat consumption, Okinawa locals credit the pork for longevity, they eat a lot of sea food.

  • @LGAussie
    @LGAussie Před 3 lety +3

    My WW11 Veteran Dad who was General McArthurs right arm military police just passed at 103. Happy man. Very easy going. He went into the hospital for a minor surgery and the doctor who filled in gave him very strong doses of high blood pressure medication when he doesn’t take any medications!! I have taken such great care of him, but if u get someone who is careless in their profession, they can ruin everything!!
    I wish I had a great negligence lawyer in NY now!!
    This doctor will get away with this and do to others if I don’t find one.

  • @MrKansaitim
    @MrKansaitim Před 4 lety +16

    Ready access to healthcare is a determining factor. Having a good job that allows one a reasonable lifestyle (remember the minimum wage?). Hard to have a sense of purpose in your life when you have to work 2 or 3 jobs just to pay the bills. The Okinawans have good health care too. If you don't, you might be stressed. In the inner cities, streets are NOT redone every 7 years. "Move to a happier place?" The average American does not have US$400 in savings to weather any type of emergency. It's fine for Whole Foods foodies who earn over US$100,000 to think this way, but it is completely unrealistic for most Americans. Good luck on your centenarian quest!! Pass the kale Dale!

    • @erinerin561
      @erinerin561 Před 2 lety

      Exactly! If you live below the poverty line you might as well live in a 3rd world country or Mississippi.

    • @MrKansaitim
      @MrKansaitim Před 2 lety

      @@erinerin561 Bobby Kennedy discovered that poverty in a country of plenty. Too bad he never got a chance to do something about it. Live poor and vote rich!!

  • @unclegeorge7845
    @unclegeorge7845 Před 29 dny

    It's really nice to hear the bright side of news. Thanks

  • @jeah8259
    @jeah8259 Před 3 lety +15

    This topic saddened me as our people with no jobs to choose and buy healthy food for our families, many many are eating what is affordable and free just to survive.

    • @dapsolita
      @dapsolita Před 3 lety +9

      I agree. In order to be a true blue zone, there needs to be Universal Basic Income. Money is the biggest stressors.

    • @jeaninepaquet378
      @jeaninepaquet378 Před 3 lety +8

      I’ve always been what is called poor but I eat almost 100% organic, am lacto-ovo vegetarian,80 years old. It is possible.

    • @ksc743
      @ksc743 Před 3 lety +6

      People need to get back to basics and learn to grow veggies in their gardens/on balconies instead of lawns and shrubs/plants. It's the easiest thing in the world to grow herbs, tomatoes and strawberries, just for starters. We have become so disconnected from nature.

  • @barbbutler6937
    @barbbutler6937 Před 4 lety +3

    Love love love this!

  • @davidking4779
    @davidking4779 Před 3 lety +32

    I moved to Costa Rica and I am happier, probably healthier and wealthier.

    • @azucena315
      @azucena315 Před 3 lety

      Mountains or ocean?

    • @davidking4779
      @davidking4779 Před 3 lety +1

      @@azucena315 House in town, farm in the mountains and a cabin at the beach, never could I have afforded this lifestyle in the USA.

    • @azucena315
      @azucena315 Před 3 lety

      @@davidking4779 Sounds absolutely wonderful.

    • @davidking4779
      @davidking4779 Před 3 lety

      @@azucena315 It is for me, but I guess it is what you compare it too.

    • @marianbarbu536
      @marianbarbu536 Před 3 lety

      Yes it's wonderful. You have money from US and prices of Costa Rica. Let's try doing stuff in places where we live!!!

  • @eddy2561
    @eddy2561 Před 3 lety +3

    I'm 71 now and arthritis and diabetes creeping up on me.....I would not want to live much past 85. After 85 or so its time to return to Mother Earth and wait to become a part of a new star when our Sun runs out of fuel then kaboom...3.5 billion years from now

  • @tuannguyen-yt8ty
    @tuannguyen-yt8ty Před 3 lety +18

    Eat less and stay away from stress ,Live a simple life .

  • @jerryolais7780
    @jerryolais7780 Před 4 lety +17

    Excellent segment i really enjoyed it.
    Learned much when i lived in Okinawa.

    • @LGAussie
      @LGAussie Před 3 lety

      What did u learn?

    • @jonnickerson8459
      @jonnickerson8459 Před 3 lety +2

      I lived in the Philippines for three years; their way of life was so markedly different than that of the U.S.A. They are always extremely thankful for what they have, do not worry about what they don't have, and treat you like family. In the small coastal town I was in, virtually every house is multi-generational. They are the happiest people I have ever met, and they would also assist you in any way they could. I miss living there. Great memories.

    • @SI-ln6tc
      @SI-ln6tc Před 3 lety +1

      Do Okinawans eat a lot of pork??

  • @vickidash-slesinski746
    @vickidash-slesinski746 Před 2 lety +3

    Interesting that he talks about Okinawa. I was stationed there while in the Army and would visit their markets where they had an interesting selection of vegetables and would also stop by and watch the farmers in their fields because I was fascinated by their use of Water Buffalos. Dr. Sanjay Gupta also had a series on the health of people in other countries where one episode was in Okinawa. Thank you for this episode and I’ll check out the book.

  • @lucindabreeding
    @lucindabreeding Před 3 lety +3

    I struggle to figure out how to apply this kind of information to my own life. Gardening and making all of my food from scratch simply adds hours upon hours upon hours of additional labor to my days. It also costs quite a bit of money. I have a colleague who lives on 2 acres here in North Texas, and he spends thousands on his garden. He eats from it. And preserves a lot of the food that he grows from it. But he puts far more time and money into the soil than he gets out. So for me, these are things that I can really only consider for my retirement. I simply don't have any more time to get up in the morning before work, or come home after work and basically farm on my property. Kudos to people who can prioritize this, but I don't have the time or the money.

  • @heyjude9230
    @heyjude9230 Před 4 lety +46

    Gawd who would want to live to 100 seriously how tiring - Phyllis dyler asked bob hope once same question - his reply was anyone who is 99 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @CarmenPerez-kz6rw
      @CarmenPerez-kz6rw Před 4 lety +4

      That’s funny.

    • @TaichiStraightlife
      @TaichiStraightlife Před 4 lety +1

      He did it, too. Still a jerk though.

    • @sandravilosky467
      @sandravilosky467 Před 4 lety +13

      Hey Jude I do! I actually want to see my great grandchildren grow up! See how they turn out and hopefully succeed; in happiness, not necessarily money wise. I want to be around, to help those who might need my help. And, I just don’t want to leave my family. I have knowledge I want to give those who want to listen; you know, plant a seed, so that eventually; they might remember something I said, that makes their lives healthier.

    • @gypsy97feder94
      @gypsy97feder94 Před 3 lety +4

      That is exactly how I feel! Glad to hear from someone who understands what is so important in life.

    • @squamish4244
      @squamish4244 Před 3 lety +1

      If I had a quiet mind I would. We must assume progress on that front as well.

  • @merriem24
    @merriem24 Před 4 lety +6

    Great segment

  • @lindasusanboyd
    @lindasusanboyd Před 2 lety +1

    Anyone who wants to live to 100 should consider how to keep this planet habitable for the next few decades.

  • @sidilicious11
    @sidilicious11 Před 3 lety +2

    I love this direction of thinking and living. Good stuff!

  • @koelnkorrekt
    @koelnkorrekt Před 4 lety +7

    Whenever I see people like Mr Buettner, I am overcome by the need to reread Evelyn Waugs "The Loved One", that friendly British examination of American customs concerning the finite nature of life.

  • @debmnmn5054
    @debmnmn5054 Před rokem +1

    Vegan for 12 years - best decision I ever made..

  • @marianamarinescu3866
    @marianamarinescu3866 Před 4 lety +10

    I wonder how those Blue Zones are faring now, in the Covid-19 era?! All my friends are scattered around the globe, so I have been ‘socially distant willy nilly ! The “reach out and touch someone” jingle works for me (and a jillion other people

    • @kclarke2971
      @kclarke2971 Před 4 lety +3

      I miss seeing my friends in person. hugging, shaking hands etc but I still am hopeful that that day will come again. They are still friends via e-mail and I settle for that. It will come again.

  • @megmathisen5368
    @megmathisen5368 Před 3 lety +1

    Amazing interview, especially the end and where you live. ❤️

  • @nycsugar6522
    @nycsugar6522 Před 3 lety +6

    Move to the zones, my family lives up to 110 -112 years we are from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 it's been this way with my ancestors for centuries that we know of

    • @LGAussie
      @LGAussie Před 3 lety +2

      Ava, my WW11 Veteran Dad who was General McArthurs right arm military police just passed at 103. Happy man. Very easy going. He went into the hospital for a minor surgery and the doctor who filled in gave him very strong doses of high blood pressure medication when he doesn’t take any medications!! I have taken such great care of him, but if u get someone who is careless in their profession, they can ruin everything!!
      I wish I had a great negligence lawyer in NY now!!
      She will get away with this and do to others if I don’t find one.

    • @jamesmedina2062
      @jamesmedina2062 Před 3 lety

      that's excellent. What is the zone? What do they eat or it doesn't matter?

    • @nycsugar6522
      @nycsugar6522 Před 3 lety +1

      @@LGAussie that's very upsetting, I hope you find a good lawyer that will represent you. Many things can happen good or bad when we enter the hospital. Sorry you are going through this

    • @nycsugar6522
      @nycsugar6522 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jamesmedina2062 the zones like the gentleman said in Greece 🇬🇷 my family eats squash, red kidney beans, pigeon beans, lot's of cilantro, garlic, onion, fish, chicken, beef, pork , avocado, tomatoes and root vegetables from time to time you find in the Caribbean

  • @WoWCity
    @WoWCity Před 4 lety +6

    My great grandma 106 and my great great great great super great grand grand to the power of 8 Adamos lived to almost a 1,000. Time to eat beans or frijoles.

  • @hollitheexaltedempress6957

    I read Blue Zones and used that study in my Master's Degree thesis research. From this report, the question is do people here in america really want to be happy? My question for Mr. Buettner is why didn't he come to Illinois and include me in this study. I'm ready and directing my life to fulfill these very same initiatives, but I can't achieve my goals without help.

  • @vvolfbelorven7084
    @vvolfbelorven7084 Před rokem

    Beautiful!

  • @pinfantino
    @pinfantino Před 4 lety +46

    Just quit paying attention to money and eating processed food!

    • @KikiAndJeffreyPearl
      @KikiAndJeffreyPearl Před 4 lety +13

      Aries67 great advice! AND stop watching the news! It’s really simple.

    • @squamish4244
      @squamish4244 Před 3 lety +2

      @dans h That's the point lol
      These self-help gurus...jesus. If it was that easy, we'd...well, we'd all be Jesus!

    • @elizabethk3238
      @elizabethk3238 Před 3 lety +5

      Getting rid of negative people in your life.

    • @nesq4104
      @nesq4104 Před 3 lety +3

      @@KikiAndJeffreyPearl im cutting news off for 2021

    • @KikiAndJeffreyPearl
      @KikiAndJeffreyPearl Před 3 lety +2

      @@nesq4104 It's Jeffrey, you will flourish! Congrats!

  • @b.robins7305
    @b.robins7305 Před 4 lety +2

    I really enjoyed this video 🤎

  • @judyannlemay618
    @judyannlemay618 Před 3 lety +5

    Who wants to live to be 100?? Someone that just turned 99 ;]

  • @wgg6188
    @wgg6188 Před 3 lety

    Dan looks amazingly good! This is a great lifestyle change!

  • @mellewis4295
    @mellewis4295 Před 2 lety

    That was one of the best interviews

  • @lizannewhitlow1085
    @lizannewhitlow1085 Před 3 lety

    Very cool. 😎

  • @juliadiusz9625
    @juliadiusz9625 Před 3 lety +13

    No, I don't want to. I've had a few almost 100 yo relatives in my family (no dementia etc.), but it's really sad actually.

  • @bmacedwards1
    @bmacedwards1 Před 4 lety +16

    Duh...Healthy ecosystems= Net gain for all healthy individual organisms in the ecosystem. I am sorry this has to be explained in detail to my fellow Americans.

  • @markhedger6378
    @markhedger6378 Před 3 lety +6

    And they all get out in the Sunlight

  • @vegan4life532
    @vegan4life532 Před 3 lety

    Making America a blessed place to live for all of our citizens.

  • @migrantologosmigrantologos9031

    You ate describing Cuba. The country with low % of diabetes and obesity. Social life -includes political participation- is part of life. Good advices.

  • @the_neutral_container
    @the_neutral_container Před 3 lety +1

    Nice! I was expecting another miracle cure but this seems rock-solid.

  • @user-ds7ld4ph8v
    @user-ds7ld4ph8v Před 2 lety

    With all the respect. Don't forget that all the blue zones centuries are living in areas without pollution, fortified earth, hard agricultural work and primitive tools....so we can't compare ourselves to them. In order to improve our lifestyle we have to be happy, optimistic, to be all they and everyday active and to adopt whole food plant base diet.
    Do your best to communicate with people who you enjoy their company. Be grateful, Don't take things for granted.
    I am trying very much to live like this. It's not easy, but am trying to do my best.
    I am 73 years old and feel great!!!
    Wishing you all spectacular health🙏

    • @jackflanagle6079
      @jackflanagle6079 Před 2 lety

      No pollution, hard agricultural work, primitive tools etc. in Loma Linda, CA? Not likely sport.

  • @janechambers9980
    @janechambers9980 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow! I eat all these--and only these. . . .well, except a little peanut butter, dates, and ice cream!

  • @annakatrina448
    @annakatrina448 Před 3 lety +17

    Trying to replicate a lifestyle that contributes to longevity by distilling it to a diet plan is reductionist and careless. So many more factors contribute to the length, or shortening, of telomeres than simply eating a particular way, i.e. cutting out meat. Dan's M.O. has always been veganism, which the Ikarians were NOT. Some ate little meat, and those are the ones he pushes to the front of the line to bolster his arguments, but the reality, just as with the China Study, is that ancient cultures ate animal protein. PERIOD. There has never been a vegan culture anywhere on the planet that lived long enough, or sustained veganism long enough, to leave anthropological evidence of themselves. There are good reasons for this, as the deep wisdom of our ancestors knew.

    • @exoticspeedefy7916
      @exoticspeedefy7916 Před 3 lety +2

      There people eat a varried diet, meat and veg, no processed or fried foods, and tend to boil and stew their food. 100% home cooked meals no mc donalds or kfc and take out here

    • @yosemite735
      @yosemite735 Před 3 lety +1

      There are more 90-year olds that DO NOT eat meat than they are 90-year olds that DO eat meat.

    • @LisaMurphy
      @LisaMurphy Před 3 lety

      @@yosemite735 That's entirely wrong.

    • @john-ro4yb
      @john-ro4yb Před 3 lety

      @@yosemite735 please cite your research source.

  • @lovely-mk4rt
    @lovely-mk4rt Před 3 lety

    I love Blue Zone restaurants! We have many here on Hawai’i 🌺

  • @kimmoyers5683
    @kimmoyers5683 Před 3 lety +5

    I agree with Michael Pollan. Eat real food. Should be no science behind real food. A tomato is a tomato. Lettuce is lettuce. If you can grow it, eat it. If it’s made in a plant, don’t eat it. Cook from scratch!

  • @jamiecleeves7921
    @jamiecleeves7921 Před 3 lety

    Common sense is fabulous great video thanks UK

  • @neliborba101
    @neliborba101 Před 3 lety

    Beans are versatile, go well with salmon, a salmon stew of white beans with onions is delicious. They say to live long a person has to be consistent with their diet, to eat the same foods for life, have a good relationship with family, and to know how to handle problems.

  • @lizannewhitlow1085
    @lizannewhitlow1085 Před 3 lety +1

    Yep.

  • @cinthia9602
    @cinthia9602 Před 3 lety +8

    Living in the countryside or in a village helps a lot too.

  • @Driftless_Wanderer
    @Driftless_Wanderer Před 3 lety +5

    I’d be interested to know about pollution and environmental quality in the communities with longevity.

    • @gkemp2887
      @gkemp2887 Před 3 lety

      Loma Linda is blue zone, bad air quality and polution

  • @KH-jf8ps
    @KH-jf8ps Před 4 lety +35

    The food in those places have more nutrients than even organic in America. Also stress does not exist , even the little they have is difused and shared as a community. You cannot get it in America where people are so greedy and self centered that they cannot even wear masks to protect each other.

    • @Mexicobeanpole
      @Mexicobeanpole Před 4 lety +4

      You speak the truth.

    • @freshencounter
      @freshencounter Před 3 lety +6

      Generalizations are harmful. Many people want to live simpler. Many would prefer not to pay 1/2-2/3 income in rent alone. People here leave their home towns so they can support their families at home.
      It doesn’t mean there isn’t greed in the U.S. and there are Way more people in lower working class, and poor communities, created by the gov, who just want healthcare and quality education, than there are who control who gets access to wealth.
      And thank you for bringing that up. It’s called lateral oppression when working class people blame other working class people for the situation that they were All in (not enough resources to live easily). It’s one of the most powerful tools of the ruling classes.
      When we step back and look at the bigger picture, we can then begin to assess what we as working people need to do in order to create the experience that we want to have, which for many includes more time with family, access to healthcare, access to time off when sick, access to vacation time, not having to choose between cooking and buying gas for your car.
      Generalizations only cause harm!
      I appreciate your comment, it’s important to talk about this stuff. We can’t change it without it!
      Wishing you wellness, ease and abundance of all you need!!
      #ThereIsEnoughForEveryone!

  • @MelissaThompson432
    @MelissaThompson432 Před 3 lety +22

    The neck wrinkles are more attractive than the scarf.

    • @suzanw9314
      @suzanw9314 Před 3 lety +1

      Indeed the scarf looks ridiculous

    • @camerontaylor7471
      @camerontaylor7471 Před 3 lety

      Lmao!

    • @TallyRocky
      @TallyRocky Před 3 lety +3

      I think it has something to do with the color blue (blue zone, get it?)

    • @nesq4104
      @nesq4104 Před 3 lety

      Lol

    • @petermorin442
      @petermorin442 Před 3 lety

      Melissa
      NEGATIVITY won't work
      Nor will MEANNESS
      I don't think he's hiding neck wrinkles
      He most probably is in a highly
      Air conditioned Television Studio
      And is KEEPING his body temperature at a comfortable level
      Just saying ...
      I'm a Professional Dancer and just
      turned 70 ... I look 45 or 50 ...I have
      Not one gray hair ... Naturally
      My Family DNA has longevity deeply
      Imbedded within our lifespans ...
      ESPECIALLY on the Maternal side
      BUT Having the DESIRE to live to 100 and BEYOND is Crucial
      I am a Licensed Massage Therapist and a " Healer " .... I plan on living way past 100 , BUT with a healthy and Youthful Body & Mind
      Start with POSITIVITY
      Deep Breathing
      Yoga Like Stretches
      Follow the Nutritional Advice and
      Guidelines of People who live A GOOD LIFE ( Well into their 100's )
      I Traveled all around the GLOBE
      Touring with Le Groupe de Recherche Theatrale de L'Opera de Paris .... Dancing and Teaching all over EUROPE and Asia , The Middle East and Scandinavia
      I love what I do
      My Sabbatical Year in INDIA in 1993 and 1994 Was ; TRANSFORMATIONAL
      Both Spiritually and Physically
      It was there Receiving AYURVEDA TREATMENTS ( Especially in Massage Therapy Forms ) Led me to
      STUDY There !!!
      Upon Returning to the USA after 21 years Abroad I transitioned into
      Studying Both Eastern and Western
      Forms of Medecine
      Becoming Adept in
      Thai Yoga Bodywork
      Shiatsu
      Hot Stone Therapy ( AND it's Origins
      in The AMERICAN Indian Traditions )
      Aromatherapy Massages
      Reflexology
      Combining these Different Types of
      Healing Techniques to form my
      Own Personal " Spiritual " Massage
      For those who Desire ...
      Good Luck Melissa

  • @gb4771
    @gb4771 Před 2 lety +1

    I want to see first if he can reach 100. After I am going to follow his advices.

  • @exoticspeedefy7916
    @exoticspeedefy7916 Před 3 lety +1

    Diet is but one part of it.
    Genetics, lifestyle and predisposition are the rest.
    No one is ever guaranteed to live to 100 no matter how healthy your diet, but we can at least give it our best shot with propper nutrition and lifestyle

  • @SweetWolfie
    @SweetWolfie Před 4 lety +61

    Who can afford to live to be 100?

    • @KH-jf8ps
      @KH-jf8ps Před 3 lety +2

      @@rentslave 🤣🤣🤣

    • @toady7741
      @toady7741 Před 3 lety +5

      "Poor" villagers in Costa Rica, Sardinia, Ikaria.

    • @phatmantv
      @phatmantv Před 3 lety +6

      Noone in the states, that's for damn sure.

    • @SherryEllesson
      @SherryEllesson Před 3 lety +3

      @@phatmantv Speak for yourself. Many people have worked hard, been prudent with their money, and chosen carefully where to live their later years.

    • @phatmantv
      @phatmantv Před 3 lety

      @@SherryEllesson You mean yte ppl. Well you should know things God has said about the last days. Look up the Nipa virus.

  • @JO-mg6xc
    @JO-mg6xc Před 3 lety +2

    Better eating to enjoy life. Me and my pizza, my tiramisu, my pink juicy steak. And women, lots of women.... That's my formula. Better die happy than old

  • @Eyesayah
    @Eyesayah Před rokem

    An appealing wellness opportunity has entered the market next to the existing sickness opportunities.

  • @iguanapolo
    @iguanapolo Před 4 lety +19

    “You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.”
    ― Woody Allen

    • @LGAussie
      @LGAussie Před 3 lety

      LOLOLOL!! That’s funny Claudia!!

  • @berryvwjnr6481
    @berryvwjnr6481 Před 3 lety +1

    I have young children who have loving relationships with but no close friends. I have healthy habits, veg, exercise etc. Opinions?

  • @lorierhardt5551
    @lorierhardt5551 Před 3 lety

    I believe it’s attitude you are what you believe so think young…I get told I look 10 years young…simplify, be joyful, hopeful, be kind generous, do not judge we are all one.

  • @dimbulb23
    @dimbulb23 Před 3 lety

    I can't do that scarf... I'll go sooner but unwrapped. Thank you.

  • @lindathurmer2858
    @lindathurmer2858 Před 3 lety +1

    Well this guy has certainly raised hackles from scarf hating Americans. The man is just talking common sense though of course one diet doesn't fit all. He hasn't personally had to reach 100 years to be able to quote the findings of science and medical researchers with credibility. Moderation in all things plus eating heaps of fresh veggies and find an activity you love than involves social contact and physical movement. I'm nearly 70 and do Dance and Pilates classes a lot with friendly folk. Life is a wonderful journey that I look forward to continuing for a long while.

    • @T-aka-T
      @T-aka-T Před 3 lety

      What's with the snide "scarf hater" thing? I have no idea what that is, but guess it might be about Dr Birxx! 😍 The US anti-vaxxer politics has nothing to do with the reliability or otherwise of random guys writing diet nonsense in books, as far as I can see (ie beyond stereotyping). Food for thought.

  • @warrenkeshishyan398
    @warrenkeshishyan398 Před 3 lety +6

    All those green zone cities or countries have a universal health system, that’s one important thing for living a longer life

    • @EmilyKnight413
      @EmilyKnight413 Před 3 lety +1

      Blue zone. But yes.

    • @ube4856
      @ube4856 Před 3 lety

      In the blue zones they don't get sick like that or have chronic diseases because they're so healthy

  • @joechiro
    @joechiro Před 3 lety +2

    Its light from sun too

  • @Mike-le6ed
    @Mike-le6ed Před 3 lety +4

    i hear steve carroll when he talks.

  • @aikaterineillt9876
    @aikaterineillt9876 Před 3 lety +1

    I agree with changing a subpar environment before resorting to changing your own behavior or core self (unless you are an a**), but what if my terrible environment is my literal face and body? Can’t exactly move out of my own skin..

  • @b.robins7305
    @b.robins7305 Před 4 lety +1

    Simplicity 🤎🙏🏾👏🏾

  • @cinthia9602
    @cinthia9602 Před 3 lety +1

    1:40, all are just above the equator.

  • @lam6572
    @lam6572 Před rokem +1

    A living wage for workers would lower life shortening stress. Quality of life is impossible on slave wages.

  • @lorierhardt5551
    @lorierhardt5551 Před 3 lety +1

    Adopt a pet they keep you young and are great companions

  • @Taking_Back_Thyme
    @Taking_Back_Thyme Před 3 lety +10

    Does anyone ever consider how these people will financially care for themselves? By the time they are in their late 90’s-100’s, family who are left to care for them are in their late 60’s and up. It’s a physical and emotional hardship to care for elderly parents/family when you yourself are up in age. I speak from experience as my mother is 97 and I am caring for her. I have no life and my relationship with my husband is stressed because we have no privacy and can’t do anything as a couple outside of the house.

    • @karenl7786
      @karenl7786 Před rokem +2

      Wow, interesting perspective. Sounds brutal but you do have a point. However, in cultures where people focus on being healthy in a holistic way, the caring of elders is both shared and not considered an onerous duty. Not to mention healthy people don't need constant care. Which I think is the point here.

    • @Taking_Back_Thyme
      @Taking_Back_Thyme Před rokem

      @@karenl7786 i know it sounds brutal but I don’t have help from my sister or any other family. I have heart problems and it’s just too much for me.

    • @jeffsansone7576
      @jeffsansone7576 Před rokem

      That's sad to hear you speak like tgat. Your parents cared for you? And as you age. As you are doing hopefully your family cares for you. Your viewpoint is exactly what's wrong with our society.

  • @eschwarz1003
    @eschwarz1003 Před 4 lety +6

    what about Fruit?

  • @ashleymarks6144
    @ashleymarks6144 Před 3 lety +1

    Anyone else notice the similarity in latitudes?

    • @patricialongo5746
      @patricialongo5746 Před 3 lety

      Yes, I wonder if Okinawa, Sardinia and cetera are among the sunniest places that aren't terribly hot.

  • @pinkmoon831
    @pinkmoon831 Před 3 lety +1

    Whole food plant based all the way!

  • @paulkern7229
    @paulkern7229 Před 3 lety +3

    My Mom lived to 100. I think I'll pass. It didn't look like much fun.

  • @vincecallagher7636
    @vincecallagher7636 Před 2 lety

    Lomb Linda, wow.

  • @skronked
    @skronked Před 2 lety

    Nice scarf

  • @sanjuansteve
    @sanjuansteve Před 3 lety +4

    It is really amazing how few people ever even try to go vegetarian (or vegan) for a day, let alone a week, or let alone trying it enough to be able to compare for themselves any noticeable benefits they might have. For something so important for our health, as well as for empathy and for the environment, it's just amazing...
    Plant-based foods are the #RocketFuelOfFood. Three great reasons to #SwitchToVegan / Vegetarian:
    1) Health
    2) Empathy
    3) Environment
    Reasons against:
    1) Habit / tradition?
    2) Apathy?

    • @lawilder2059
      @lawilder2059 Před 3 lety

      Dan is funded by the UN. This is all about controlling everyone

  • @lorettagallagher
    @lorettagallagher Před 4 lety +20

    A can of sardines and a 🍋can do wonders.

    • @LGAussie
      @LGAussie Před 3 lety +1

      Just live a great life as much as u can. Living to 100 doesn’t mean a great life. U want a life that is filled with quality as much as u can. Quality can be simple things,
      like having a loving cat. Or a vegetable garden. A swimming pool. But living long should not be the goal. Living a life that u enjoy is much more about happiness.
      Many old ppl are not happy cause they can’t enjoy the things they loved to do. They don’t get yo see enough ppl side all their friends r gone. So, just live a nice, enjoyable life of what u like and stop worrying about reaching 100, cause 100 may not be the quality u need. U will need 2 caregivers usually. One is not enough cause u beed exercise. U need the other one to stay up and watch you cause u might need help at night for incidentals. Many capable centenarians can help themselves, but they really shouldn’t be left alone.

    • @RedCloudBeechWaveAhh
      @RedCloudBeechWaveAhh Před 3 lety

      All those Sardinians!

  • @tigerhernia
    @tigerhernia Před 4 lety +32

    OK, calling husband to get a bag of peas on the way home.

  • @lspthrattan
    @lspthrattan Před 3 lety

    Did access to free or low-cost medical care get factored in there anywhere? Seems to me it might matter. Wonder if there's a correlation.....????

  • @waltergodsoe5526
    @waltergodsoe5526 Před 3 lety +3

    but is what the advantage of living longer? I promise you it's not all it's cracked up to be. Nursing homes, walkers, diminishing senses , you get the picture.

  • @nilstelle1065
    @nilstelle1065 Před 3 lety

    Fitness and a active life with good food of low fats, vitamins help with age,

  • @carls.1000
    @carls.1000 Před 2 lety +1

    During his yearly physical, a man turns to his doctor and asks:
    "Doc, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I exercise, I am vegan and I have never cheated on my wife.
    Will I live to be 100?" The doctor looks up and says: "No but it will seem like it!"

  • @arifali6762
    @arifali6762 Před 3 lety

    How come the blue zone in Pakistan is not mentioned!?

  • @winewoman224
    @winewoman224 Před 3 lety +2

    A diet of whole foods shared with your friends and family can go a long way towards happiness and avoid the health care system and the environment .

  • @fishbone2921
    @fishbone2921 Před 3 lety +1

    I clicked on this simply to comment. No. No I don't want to live to 100.

  • @vtownpaddy517
    @vtownpaddy517 Před 2 lety

    He has “Bad Hair!”--VTown Paddy Patrick

  • @squamish4244
    @squamish4244 Před 4 lety +13

    I want to live to 200, screw this 100 shit XD

    • @yolandaray6862
      @yolandaray6862 Před 3 lety

      Why stop at 200? Why not live FOREVER?

    • @Driftless_Wanderer
      @Driftless_Wanderer Před 3 lety +3

      Not interested as the joints, bones and brain function declines. What’s wrong with 80-90 years in good health?