How to become 100+ years old?

Dan Buettner does an interesting survey on how to extend your life expectancy. This is a wish and dream of many people. The average life expectancy is now about 78 years old. When we compare this with 50 years ago our current life expectancy is already on the rise.

Dan Buettner author at National Geographic does survey's to find out why some people in some areas in the world become older then 100 years. The outcome of the survey are used to make a plan to help people expand the life expectancy.

Only 10% of how long the average person lives is dictated by our genes. The other 90% is dictated by our lifestyle.

In September 2009 Dan Buettner speaks at TED about his survey and gives 9 tips of what we should do top get more life expectancy. eTo find those 9 holy grail tips Buettner did his survey in 4 spots on the world. So called Blue zones. These blue zones are Italy (Sardinië), Okinawa (800 miles south of Tokyo), Costa Rica (Nicoya Peninsula) and Loma Linda (California). But before we go to the 9 tips let's have a look at some myths.

• "If I try hard, I can live to be 100": false according to Buettner: 1 on 5000 people in the U.S. makes it to become 100 years old. It is the fastest growing demographic figure. People are not programmed to become 100. It is not in our nature.
  
• "Treatments exists that can slow aging": false according to Buettner: On this there is some disagreement with Aubrey de Grey who says that we will be able to stop the process of getting older (see his lecture on TED). A person of 65 years old is getting a 125 times faster older then someone of 12 years old. A survey shows us the the human body can make it to 90 years old. But the average life expectancy is 78. So we are losing some years.

  The two most dangerous years in your life are the year when you are born and the year you retire

  Main question is: what can the so called blue zones teach us? Well the teach us 9 laws to become much older:

• Move naturally
  
• Right outlook- downshift
  
• Right outlook - purpose now
  
• Eat wisely - wine @5
  
• Eat wisely - plant slant
  
• Eat wisely - 80% rule
  
• Connect - loved ones first
  
• Connect- belong
  
• Connect - right tribe
  

  Not to hard to realise these 9 tips I think?

  Isolation kills. 15 years ago the average American had 3 good friends. Now it is 1.5 friends.

  Meer informatie? Zie de website Bluezones.