Build Your Own Blue Zone!
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Venn Diagram created by the Quest Network to illustrate longevity clues in Blue Zones.[1]
The first principle of 120 and Beyond, and Blue Zones is... Community. The Venn diagram above includes the terms Healthy Social Circle and Social Engagement. But Community means much, much more. Communities are social units with something in common, eg. norms, values, that share a sense of place (village, town), often with a common cultural and historical heritage. Communities have durable relations beyond immediate genealogical ties, and have members who often share, intents, beliefs, needs, preferences, resources and some measure of cohesiveness.
The first principle of 120 and Beyond, and Blue Zones is... Community. The Venn diagram above includes the terms Healthy Social Circle and Social Engagement. But Community means much, much more. Communities are social units with something in common, eg. norms, values, that share a sense of place (village, town), often with a common cultural and historical heritage. Communities have durable relations beyond immediate genealogical ties, and have members who often share, intents, beliefs, needs, preferences, resources and some measure of cohesiveness.
What do Blue Zones have in common?
The first principle of 120 and Beyond, and Blue Zones is... Community. The Venn diagram above includes the terms Healthy Social Circle and Social Engagement. But Community means much, much more. Communities are social units with something in common, eg. norms, values, that share a sense of place (village, town), often with a common cultural and historical heritage. Communities have durable relations beyond immediate genealogical ties, and have members who often share, intents, beliefs, needs, preferences, resources and some measure of cohesiveness.
So let us now build our own 120 and Beyond or Blue Zone Community.
What do Blue Zones have in common?
The first principle of 120 and Beyond, and Blue Zones is... Community. The Venn diagram above includes the terms Healthy Social Circle and Social Engagement. But Community means much, much more. Communities are social units with something in common, eg. norms, values, that share a sense of place (village, town), often with a common cultural and historical heritage. Communities have durable relations beyond immediate genealogical ties, and have members who often share, intents, beliefs, needs, preferences, resources and some measure of cohesiveness.
So let us now build our own 120 and Beyond or Blue Zone Community.
Dan Buettner claims that people live longer on average in what he cites as Blue Zones. Buettner is an author, producer but not a scientist. However, let's take a closer look at his claims.
As a first step let's find Vince McCullough, 88 at the time of this post...
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