Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Lots of good information. The cliff notes version is they located places around the world where people live the longest. They called these the blue zones. Then they went to these places and studied the people, their diets, their habits and interviewed people about why they thought people lived longer in their region. They came up with 9 things to longer life. 1. move naturally 2. have a purpose in life 3. downshift -meditate-relax 4. 80% rule - eat 80% of your food, leave 20% on your plate 5. plant slant - more veggies, less meat 6. wine at 5 - one glass a day 7. right tribe - have long time friends who have healthy habits 8. community - be involved in your community in someway 9. family first - keep them close and enjoy the relationships. I have a neighbor who is 91 and he lives alone, drives himself, does his own yard work and he takes zero medications. He amazes me. I was talking to him about things the book said and he offered his advice; He smoked until he was 40 but he quit and said everybody should quit, he quit sugar in 1993, he eats beans, usually navy beans everyday. He eats a lot of broccoli and whole grain bread. He is outside doing something in his yard everyday when its not raining. He goes to bed at around 7pm and gets up at 4-5 am. He has friends that he goes out with each week and he goes to church every week. He also has 1 can of beer a day. He says its for his kidneys. He has two big fluffy dogs and he takes good care of them. He's broke his hip, he's had lots of skin cancers removed and treated with radiation but never any continuing condition like high blood pressure or heart disease. So he agreed that the advice in the book is spot on as far as he's concerned. Very well done book with interesting and entertaining interviews and advice. It also has a lot of recipes for foods the people in the blue zones are eating. There is also advice for turning your home into a blue zone. I recommend this book.