We all want to live longer, healthier lives. That's the promise of the 'blue zones' phenomenon, which identifies areas with unusually high concentrations of centenarians - people living to age 100 and beyond. But how 'blue' are these zones really? And what does the science behind the lessons learned actually tell us? Join perpetual travelers and lifelong scholars Simon and Sarah as they revisit each of the zones profiled in the hit Netflix series Live to 100 and the Blue Zones books to discover the truth - and some actionable advice.
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episode 5: Nicoya: Be poor, live more.
Nicoya, Costa Rica is, according to Dan Buettner, home to the 'most extraordinary centenarians on the planet'. One which, for many years, he contends, went unnoticed because researchers couldn't believe the residents of 'such a poor country' could possibly live past 80, let alone 100.
In this very special episode of Blue Zones: Revisited (recorded live in Costa Rica!) we question exactly how 'poor' the 'Rich Coast' country really is, whether or not it's better to have a plan de vida or a pura vida, and whether pork lard and eggs constitute a 'plant-based diet'.
Further Reading:
Telomeres in Costa Rica
Stanford article on longevity in Costa Rica
American insurers and medical tourism
Fact check: does corn on the cob provide enough protein?
20 foods high in vitamin C
The 2010 draft of the WHO calcium article
Dr. Steven Lin's TedX talk about dental health
Gallup analysis of religiosity and poverty
National Geographic fruit infographic
US fruit consumption statistics
The Economist's Big Mac Index