Blue Zones and Their Role in the Diet-Mental Health
National Geographic Fellow and American Author Dan Buettner located five geographic locations on Earth yielding higher-than-average populations of people living beyond 100 years old, referred to as “centenarians.”
The locations are
Greece
Ikaria
Okinawa
Japan
Sardinia
Italy
Nicoya
Loma Linda
California
Costa Rica
scientists, and anthropologists, Buettner identified nine common lifestyle characteristics among the Blue Zones that impact longevity
Power 9 Blue Zone Characteristics