Dan and his team went around the world studying the "Blue Zones". And from that research a book was written titled, "The Blue Zone". I read it a few years ago and found it very interesting. Of course anything about health and longevity is interesting to me.
I'm not sure how long ago I read it, perhaps it was 3 or 4 years ago. So I can't say too much about it. But I seem to recall that it was mostly based on conversations they had with centenarians and those who were close to 100. These were places where people ate mostly natural whole foods and got their exercise through hard work and lots of walking. Also, they had strong family ties. There could be three generations living in one household.
But was it scientific enough to prove anything about genetics? I highly doubt it.
The bottom line: When it comes to longevity, it's about 50/50 between lifestyle/environment and genes. This information comes from the book, "The Independent Gene".
Last edited by Villages PL; 03-21-2013 at 06:16 PM.
|