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Calorie restriction
Eating fewer calories may be contributing to the longer lives in some of the Blue Zones.
Fasting
Icarians are typically Greek Orthodox Christians that have many periods of fasting for religious holidays throughout the year.
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People in some Blue Zones drink one to two glasses of red wine per day, which may help prevent heart disease and reduce the risk of death.
Sardinian Cannonau wine, which is made from Grenache grapes, has been shown to have extremely high levels of antioxidants, compared to other wines. Anti...
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People in Blue Zones get sufficient sleep and also often take daytime naps.
Studies found that not getting enough sleep or too much sleep can increase the risk of death, including heart disease or stroke.
Blue Zone people tend to sleep as much as their body tells them to. Daytime napp...
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Blue Zones refer to geographic areas in which people have low rates of chronic disease and live exceptionally long lives.
They are called Blue Zones because author Dan Buettner, who was studying areas of the world where people live very long lives, drew blue circles around these areas on th...
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People in the Blue Zones don't exercise purposefully by going to the gym. Instead, they are active through gardening, walking, cooking and other daily chores.
A study of men in the Sardinian Blue Zone found that their longer life was associated with raising farm animals, living on steeper s...
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Most groups are not strict vegetarians but eat meat about five times per month.
Diets include:
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