What We Can Learn From The Blue Zones.

Holistic Health Expert, Khristee Rich, enjoying the sun

The other night, I started to watch the Docuseries about centenarians who live on the Blue Zones.

I watched several episodes and saw some similarities.

What do people who live a long life of vitality have common?

They eat high-quality nutritious food.

They eat whole foods, homemade food, not food with chemicals and additives.

They are active. They make their own food. They socialize with friends and family. They walk. They do active work outside from gardening to taking care of animals to horseback riding.

They spend a lot of time outside in the fresh air, sun, and in nature.

They do activities which are fun such as dancing, singing, playing an instrument, attending parties, and playing sports with friends.

They had hobbies. Hobbies that they have done for a long time.

They laugh a lot. They don’t take life seriously.

They do not stress. They relax. They are at peace.

They go to the beach. They enjoy time in nature. They live in warm climates.

They live in beautiful places in the world.

They feel that they have a purpose throughout their lives and their purpose is not tied to money or their career.

None of them were sedentary. None of them used walkers, canes or wheelchairs.

None of them lived in nursing homes.

Their families lived close by and engaged with them often.

None of them sat in front of the computer or TV all day. It didn’t seem that any of them even watched TV.

They were in the present. They didn’t live in the past or worried about the future.

Medications didn’t help them to live longer lives. In fact, most of them didn’t have health conditions or seem to take medications. The rates of heart disease, dementia, and diabetes were much lower in the Blue Zones.

Food was their medicine.

My most interesting realization was that in most of these Blue Zones the people were more isolated from the rest of the world. That meant they did not have access to a lot of the products or modern conveniences that other cultures have today. They had to learn to use the fresh local herbs, honey, and produce in their local areas. They didn’t have access to processed foods. They made the food themselves and ate it fresh. They did a lot by hand that other cultures would use machinery instead. This made them realize their strength and it kept them fit to be active all of their lives.

Are modern conveniences having a negative effect on society?

It’s interesting that we have believed that technology makes our life better and easier but could it actually be contributing to us living shorter lives?

It’s very interesting to ponder as we are now in the age of AI where we are having more done for us automatically so that we think and do less. More jobs are being taken away by AI. This is increasing depression and people feeling they lack purpose.

More people are traveling and do not live where they grew up so they are removed from friends and family.

Many people are so stressed and worried about the future, not knowing that this increases sickness and can shorten their lives.

And more people are buying technology to do things for them, eating processed food or fast food because they don’t feel like cooking and are taking medications all of their lives. And they are not more peaceful or healthier.

Sadly, chronic illnesses are rising around the world and life expectancy is actually decreasing which is surprising.

The good news is that there is much to learn from the Blue Zones. And if we really take it in, we can change our ways before we become older and live long lives of vitality and joy.

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