July 10, 2010
I’m reading an interesting
book called “Blue Zones” by Dan Buettner which is about why there are pockets
of population that live to be over 100.
Vicki (my wife) found it and immediately saw the importance of vibrant
community as a key factor in living a longer life.
Ok, now I am going to
completely blow it because here is how you save time with this book…read the
preface, it’s really good and explains the idea, then go to page 227 and go
through the nine factors most associated with high quality longer lives. From
there, go back and explore from the nine the things where you feel you are most
lacking.
According to Blue Zones, I’m
nuts! No… wait a minute…page 243,
according to the book I need to EAT more nuts. Seriously. Worth reading just
for the nut theory and I can do this one. I am also thrilled because it fully
supports my continued play in the geezers softball league.
Thank God there are not ten
factors, because the tenth would most certainly be take the time to read a
whole book! I’m just trying to be realistic here. It’s hard enough to find time
to read the 100 words in this post.
From so many different
angles, the more we study the quality of life, the more simple community
concepts are near the heart of all that works best and Blue Zones touches on
many of them. If you know of others, please let me know by adding a comment. By
the way, there is also a website worth checking out www.bluezones.com. On it, you can get an idea of your life
expectancy. Be honest in how you answer.
