The Blue Zones, where the longest-living people reside, offer 4 effortless ways to adopt their daily routines into your own.

The Blue Zones, where the longest-living people reside, offer 4 effortless ways to adopt their daily routines into your own.
The Blue Zones, where the longest-living people reside, offer 4 effortless ways to adopt their daily routines into your own.

A considerable amount of money is spent by Americans on products and experiences to maintain a youthful appearance.

According to Euromonitor International, the anti-aging market in the U.S. experienced a growth of $1 billion from 2016 to 2021.

According to Dan Buettner on a recent episode of "Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris," many of the products people invest in to slow or reverse aging in humans have not been proven to provide long-term solutions.

Buettner has studied the residents of Blue Zones for decades and found that there are more seamless ways to age like them.

The world's longest-living people follow four daily practices that you can incorporate into your own routine.

Residents of the world's longest-living communities follow these daily practices, which Buettner observed while studying Blue Zones.

  1. In Blue Zones, individuals tend to engage in low-intensity physical activity such as tending to a garden or walking to a friend's house, rather than relying on buses or cars for transportation.
  2. People in Blue Zones typically take breaks and stop the hustle for a bit, which can invoke joy and lower stress levels. They may use moments of stillness to pray, take a nap, or have siestas like in Europe.
  3. In Okinawa, Japan, people adhere to the motto of hara hachi bu, which means they stop eating when their stomach is 80% full. Buettner recommends evidence-based strategies to avoid overeating, such as removing screens from the kitchen, eating with family, saying a prayer or practicing gratitude before a meal, and frontloading calories at the start of the day to have smaller meals in the evening.
  4. Gathering with loved ones daily is a common practice among Blue Zones communities, whether they socialize over wine or engage in group sports.

"The Blue Zones population lives longer due to growing their own food, living near nature, walking to friends, eating with families, attending church or temple on Sundays, and finding purpose," he stated.

"The journey ahead for them will be filled with happiness for eight to ten years. This is the true worth of their choice."

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