To summarize Mr. Buettner's lecture, the people who live in the three areas of the world where people live the longest have 9 things in common: 1. They don't exercise, they move naturally. Meaning that they incorporate physical activity in their daily lifestyle. 2. They all have a certain part of the day where they "downshift", or take a break from everything. 3. They know their sense of purpose in life, and why they get up in the morning. 4. They drink a little bit of wine or alcohol every day. 5. They eat a mainly plant based diet with lots of nuts and beans. 6. They have little things that they do to keep from over eating. 7. They all put their family and loved ones first. 8. They all live in a faith based community. 9. They surround themselves with people who are positive influences.
It think that Mr. Buettner's research into these "blue zones" and why the people who live in them live a longer, healthier life is very interesting. Most of the things that these people do on a regular basis you would not think would increase their life, but some how it does. I think that the reason that people in America do not live as long as they used to is because we have forgotten these main principles on how to live.
This article talks about how to live longer. He shows us other people around the world, how they are living to such an old age and still doing yard work and taking hikes. He tells us that having a healthy diet, being active, and taking care of the elderly will made us live longer than most people.
I thought it was cool that he showed us people in their high 90s doing activities such as water skiing. I also think we Americans should make efforts to eat healthier and be more active in order to achieve longer lives. I.C
90 percent of health is personal living. there of couse is alot of confusuin about how to live longer. he tells us how we can live longer, he asked about different choices like "should we eat meat or tofu?" he said that its all about our life style if we should sit on the couch or run or walk around the neiborhood. if we eat helthily and we excersice then we will live alot longer because of those choices. i think that this was a very interesting video and very inspiring to be more healthy. i thought that it was interesting and quite facinating that only one of five thousand americans live to be one hundred. i think that this test alone can tell us something about why we dont live as long as other countrys. we need to be more cautious about what we eat and how much exercise we get. B.M.M
Dan Buettner went to different places in the world to try and figure out how to live to be one hundred years. He says that longevity is all in your genes. We have a seventy-eight year life expectancy in the United States. He talked about how he went to these ‘blue zones’ and tried to figure out how they lived longer. These old people were water skiing, diving, bicycling, and more. Usually they ate a plant based diet, ate small portions, and had a reason why they woke up each morning. They also had groups of friends that brought each other up and cared for one another. I think that it is amazing how people around the world can live to be one hundred and still do activities that younger people do. These people had a lot in common like eating a plant based diet. I liked how they didn’t have a word for retirement and they asked a question: Why do you wake up each morning? It was really cool video and it inspired me a lot. GEC
Dan Buettner talks about how their are some myths among the American culture that lead people into thinking that they can fix themselves with out work. The two myths he named in his video were, "by trying hard to live to 100, you can make it happen" and Dan says that is a false statement, because you can try hard, but if you are not doing the right things while trying had, it makes no difference what so ever, and only about 1 out of 500,000 Americans live that long. The second myth he mentioned was, "treatments exist to help us live longer" which is not true because some parts of the body can not be fixed by a treatment once damaged, such as ruining your cartilage when playing tennis. Dan talks about three places he explored, Sardinia, Okinawa, U.S. Loma Linda Ca. In Sardinia, men tended to live the longest and also unlike America, the elderly were not put down, but instead respected for their wisdom. Okinawa however, the female dominated age, and they tended to eat 8x more tofu than Americans. In Loma Linda Ca., the Seven day Adventists prayed together and had parties with only other Seven day Adventists. I absolutely agree what Dan said in his presentation, and I have a high respect for the men and women who woke up every morning with a goal in their minds. I believe that elders in America do not even want to live to 100 because their knowledge is not respected and everyone would rather be young instead of old. Most children in the present day of U.S. would rather not even talk to their grandparent once a week, let alone respect them and see them everyday, which is a disappointment. J.S.
To summarize Mr. Buettner's lecture, the people who live in the three areas of the world where people live the longest have 9 things in common:
ReplyDelete1. They don't exercise, they move naturally. Meaning that they incorporate physical activity in their daily lifestyle.
2. They all have a certain part of the day where they "downshift", or take a break from everything.
3. They know their sense of purpose in life, and why they get up in the morning.
4. They drink a little bit of wine or alcohol every day.
5. They eat a mainly plant based diet with lots of nuts and beans.
6. They have little things that they do to keep from over eating.
7. They all put their family and loved ones first.
8. They all live in a faith based community.
9. They surround themselves with people who are positive influences.
It think that Mr. Buettner's research into these "blue zones" and why the people who live in them live a longer, healthier life is very interesting. Most of the things that these people do on a regular basis you would not think would increase their life, but some how it does. I think that the reason that people in America do not live as long as they used to is because we have forgotten these main principles on how to live.
J. W.
This article talks about how to live longer. He shows us other people around the world, how they are living to such an old age and still doing yard work and taking hikes. He tells us that having a healthy diet, being active, and taking care of the elderly will made us live longer than most people.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was cool that he showed us people in their high 90s doing activities such as water skiing. I also think we Americans should make efforts to eat healthier and be more active in order to achieve longer lives. I.C
90 percent of health is personal living. there of couse is alot of confusuin about how to live longer. he tells us how we can live longer, he asked about different choices like "should we eat meat or tofu?" he said that its all about our life style if we should sit on the couch or run or walk around the neiborhood. if we eat helthily and we excersice then we will live alot longer because of those choices.
ReplyDeletei think that this was a very interesting video and very inspiring to be more healthy. i thought that it was interesting and quite facinating that only one of five thousand americans live to be one hundred. i think that this test alone can tell us something about why we dont live as long as other countrys. we need to be more cautious about what we eat and how much exercise we get.
B.M.M
Dan Buettner went to different places in the world to try and figure out how to live to be one hundred years. He says that longevity is all in your genes. We have a seventy-eight year life expectancy in the United States. He talked about how he went to these ‘blue zones’ and tried to figure out how they lived longer. These old people were water skiing, diving, bicycling, and more. Usually they ate a plant based diet, ate small portions, and had a reason why they woke up each morning. They also had groups of friends that brought each other up and cared for one another.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is amazing how people around the world can live to be one hundred and still do activities that younger people do. These people had a lot in common like eating a plant based diet. I liked how they didn’t have a word for retirement and they asked a question: Why do you wake up each morning? It was really cool video and it inspired me a lot. GEC
Dan Buettner talks about how their are some myths among the American culture that lead people into thinking that they can fix themselves with out work. The two myths he named in his video were, "by trying hard to live to 100, you can make it happen" and Dan says that is a false statement, because you can try hard, but if you are not doing the right things while trying had, it makes no difference what so ever, and only about 1 out of 500,000 Americans live that long. The second myth he mentioned was, "treatments exist to help us live longer" which is not true because some parts of the body can not be fixed by a treatment once damaged, such as ruining your cartilage when playing tennis. Dan talks about three places he explored, Sardinia, Okinawa, U.S. Loma Linda Ca. In Sardinia, men tended to live the longest and also unlike America, the elderly were not put down, but instead respected for their wisdom. Okinawa however, the female dominated age, and they tended to eat 8x more tofu than Americans. In Loma Linda Ca., the Seven day Adventists prayed together and had parties with only other Seven day Adventists.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree what Dan said in his presentation, and I have a high respect for the men and women who woke up every morning with a goal in their minds. I believe that elders in America do not even want to live to 100 because their knowledge is not respected and everyone would rather be young instead of old. Most children in the present day of U.S. would rather not even talk to their grandparent once a week, let alone respect them and see them everyday, which is a disappointment. J.S.