He deemed them blue zones — a term that first appeared in an academic paper about longevity in Sardinia, Italy published in 2004. The five blue zones are: Across these areas, residents seemed to ...

These are the five original Blue Zones: Okinawa, Japan: An island off the coast of Japan Sardinia, Italy: A mountainous part of an Italian island in the Mediterranean Ikaria, Greece: A small Greek ...

What are the secrets of the “blue zones," where residents have not only more longevity, but more healthy years? Researcher ...

Nestled in various corners of the world, five remarkable communities have captured the attention of researchers, nutritionists and health enthusiasts alike. These regions, known as the Blue Zones ...

Blue zones, places home to an unusual number of centenarians, are looked to for their secrets to living healthier lives – but ...

The five blue zone locations he pinpointed are: Ikaria, Greece Loma Linda, California Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Okinawa, Japan Sardinia, Italy It has been suggested that people in these five ...

If you’ve come to be buried in Quirimán, chances are you’ve had a pretty good life. Of the 50 or so graves in this hillside village on the Nicoya peninsula, eastern Costa Rica, a significant number of ...

People living in Blue Zones usually consume only seven teaspoons of sugar every day; about five times less than the typical American diet. Instead, they use natural sweeteners like fruit and honey ...

Last year saw the world’s first-ever “Blue Zone retreat” at a five-star hotel in Papagayo, a ritzy enclave two hours north of Nicoya, where prices began at $4,000 for the six-day stay; a ...