By Shrink Rap Radio — 2006
Dr. David Van Nuys, aka “Dr. Dave” interviews Dr. C. Norman Shealy.
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CLEAR ALL
Some of the most effective methods people can use to improve their health are also the most accessible. The following six practices demonstrate how valuable it can be to go back to basics when it comes to well-being.
What the longest-living people in the world eat, drink, and do before bed for restful sleep.
Somewhere in the remote Nicoyan peninsula of Costa Rica, a 101-year-old named Panchita is making you look bad. By the time you finish your morning blog rounds, she has already cleared brush, chopped wood and made tortillas from scratch.
For more than a decade, I've been working with a team of experts to study hot spots of longevity -- regions we call Blue Zones, where many people live to 100 and beyond.
A few years ago, I traveled to Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya in Costa Rica, Ikaria in Greece, Loma Linda in California and Sardinia in Italy — all “Blue Zones,” or homes to the longest-lived people — to find out what centenarians ate to live to 100.
If you want to live to a healthy 100, eat like healthy people who’ve lived to 100. One place to look is Okinawa, Japan, one of the world’s Blue Zones — or exceptional hot spots where people live extraordinarily long, healthy and happy lives.
More than 15 years ago, I set out to reverse-engineer a formula for longevity. Working with renowned doctors and nutritionists, I identified several Blue Zones: Places around the world where people live the longest.
Want to grow your well-being? Here are the skills you need.
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If you want to improve your health, treat it like school. Changes made in a hurry won’t last.
Blame and shame will not lead to sustainable weight loss.