Simple secrets of longevity, we somehow neglected

The therapist and the author of a blog about medicine tells us what to do to live long and stay healthy.

John Schuhmann

Therapist, president of the University of Oklahoma in Tulsa, the author of a blog about medicine Glass Hospital.

We are used to see a doctor for advice. What to do in such and such symptoms? Is it possible to accept such a cure? Do I have such a diet is suitable? But even the new technologies and the latest scientific achievements do not always help to explain the symptoms. Doctors soon have suggested, based on the facts, you put an accurate diagnosis. This is especially true of the work of therapists.

Another thing - prevention. Know about her a lot, because, a large number of epidemiological studies. In general, it's pretty simple, and you probably already have heard these tips. But it is precisely because of the fact that they are so often repeated, many stop paying attention to them.

Yet recall again: there is some shortcut to health. To live a long time and feel good, you need to:

• get enough sleep;
• to move more during the day;
• eat healthy food, to give preference to vegetables and do not overeat;
• communicate more (isolation harms both body and spirit);
• remembered for anything in life you are grateful.

This approach is described in detail in books Dan Buttner on the so-called blue zones. These are places on the planet where people get sick less and live longer than most. they often live more than a hundred years. Basic "blue zone":

• Okinawa, Japan;
• Ikaria, Greece;
• Sardinia, Italy;
• Nicoya, Costa Rica;
• Loma Linda, USA.

In these places, preventive medicine - an integral part of everyday life. Residents of these areas are eating a lot of vegetables, often go on foot and support close relationship with family and friends.

Curiously, they usually do not avoid alcohol. Just limited to one or two servings a day. They also eat meat, but rarely and little. But they do not use, so it is refined sugar. They do not buy packaged foods to which we are accustomed.

Begin to apply these simple tips today, and gradually your life will change for the better.