In one of our previous posts we did mention that Costa Rica has the longest life expectancy in the Western Hemisphere and that within Costa Rica people living on the Nicoya Peninsula live the longest of all.
Recently Oprah Winfrey (herself an owner of extensive properties in Costa Rica) covered this on her show.
Oprah interviewed Dan Buettner, a freelance writer for National Geographic who spent seven years researching his book The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest.
Dan discovered that worldwide there are four Blue Zones where people live to 100 or more in great numbers - The Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, California, USA; Okinawa, Japan.
But living to 100 may sound like a mixed blessing but not in these blue zones because there people live to 100 with strength, vitality and happiness.
Their secret, well a combination of factors, diet, exercise, lifestyle, low stress.
The catch phrase in Costa Rica and used as an slogan by the Costa Rican Government is Pura Vida, litetally translated as Pure Life.
So enjoy Costa Rica, enjoy La Pura Vida and live longer.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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