by: Gary Adkisson (Bismarck Tribune)
In spite of claims through the centuries, I am not aware of the discovery of a Fountain of Youth.
But following up on a National Geographic cover story, “The Secrets of a Long Life,” researcher and author Dan Buettner wrote the best-selling book, “The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest.”
In short, there are five geographic zones where people live longer — substantially longer, than the rest of us. The longest-lived people on Earth live on the island of Sardinia, Italy.
Other designated Blue Zones are Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Icaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, Calif.
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