What People Who Live to 100 Eat Every Day

We'll have what they're having. By Sarah-Jane Bedwell, SELF (Photo: Courtesy Blue Zones) There's one pretty mind-blowing characteristic about the people who live in these five communities throughout the world: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; the Greek island of Ikaria, the Nicoya peninsula of Costa Rica, and Loma Linda, Calif. On average, they live to the ripe age of 100 years old at rates 10 times higher than the average American. Mic. Drop. Over a decade ago, writer Dan Buettner teamed up with National Geographic and a team of scientists to explore these areas, now called the "Blue Zones." His latest book, The Blue Zones Solution, takes a closer look at their healthy lifestyle habits -- particularly how they're eating. Here's a look at each region's key secret to long life that you can practice daily. Okinawa: Eat something from the land and something from the sea, everyday. Okinawa, Japan, is a Blue Zone that's known for its year-round sunny weather and beaches, and, of course, having high rates of centurions in the world. So what's their secret -- other than plenty of time chilling out on the sand? They follow the practice of eating something from the land and something from the sea each day. This includes foods such as seaweed, bitter melons, tofu, garlic, brown rice, green tea and shiitake mushrooms. Sardinia: Eat a diet rich in calcium and protein. One of the most unique factors that plays into the life span of Sardinians is the population's long history of she...
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