centenarians

 National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. He found 4 of those Zones: one on the Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica) , one in Sardinia (Italy), one in Loma Linda (USA CA.) and one on Okinawa (Japan).

And for every place there were other reasons for longevity, but one reason was the same: no (or less) meat, regular work outs and a sunny environment.
In Nicoya he found that the people drink hard water, with a good combination of magnesium and calcium (for this we should eat more kale and broccoli), and the last meal of the day was the smallest one. Most centenarians worked every day on the fields or in the garden and lived with their family, which gives them a happy social life. Read more