Why picking your friends carefully will help you live longer, better
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http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/727
He talked about how to add more years to your life and life to your years.
He studied four communities with longer than average life expectancies to understand what they did differently to live longer. His study concluded that there were certain things these communities did that extended their lives.
I’ve summarised some of these below - but it’s well worth 20 minutes of your time to watch Dan speak it through.
Ikigai
The reason you wake up in the morning. People with long lives have a sense of purpose. Whether that’s purpose is to fish, to teach karate or to hold a great, great grandchild purpose is crucial for a long life.
Eat a plant based diet.
Genesis 1:29: Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
One thing all the communities shared was a plant based diet. The more colourful, the better. This also meant that a high proportion of people had a garden which assumedly they used to grow plants to eat.
Tofu also came up as a good longevity food. I chose to ignore this fact.
Eat to 80% full.
Diets don’t work. Ever, in the history of the world. Rather than dieting, what these communities did was set up subtle nudges that regulated how much they ate.
The most important of these nudges was stopping at 80% fullness. Because the brain take 30 minutes to get the message from the stomach that it’s full, stopping at 80% allows you to eat the right amount.
From this, you might also recommend eating around a table with people as conversation slows the eating, allowing your brain and stomach more time to communicate.
It’s also important to use smaller plates and not to lay out the food like a buffet. The key was to put the serves on a plate and put the rest of the food away rather than just leaving it out to be mindlessly consumed.
No exercise plans.
Exercise programs fail all too often.
Being active, without doing ‘EXERCISE’ was the key for these communities.
In lieu of ‘exercise’ these communities were all active and avoided stagnant conveniences and shortcuts in life that promoted laziness .
Walk everywhere you can. Take the stairs. Hand-mix ingredients rather than using a beater.
A faith-based community.
Being part of a faith based community which met 4 times a month added years to people’s life expectancy.
Switching off.
Adventists took one day off a week and walked together. Switching off and taking time to slow down was crucial for adding to longevity.
Family first.
By celebrating family, you spend more time together. This allows older generations to develop a closeness with grandchildren. This simple addition added years to people’s lives.
Drink a little, often.
Simple enough.
Pick The Right Friends.
This was the most important factor. Whatever one does, it’s a community that will have the biggest effect. The Framingham Study shows the impact of friends. What your friends are, is a huge impact on who you are.
Pick your tribe carefully. Surround yourself with the right people. People who will share in their fortune and pick you up if you fall behind.
Pick people with all the traits listed above. Active people. People who value family and bring together multiple generations. People who eat and drink in moderation. People who like vegetables. People who walk and garden. People who take the time to slow down every day.
People who have an answer when you ask: “what’s the reason you wake up in the morning”.
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On February 09 2010
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VÍDEO - ver
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/727
He talked about how to add more years to your life and life to your years.
He studied four communities with longer than average life expectancies to understand what they did differently to live longer. His study concluded that there were certain things these communities did that extended their lives.
I’ve summarised some of these below - but it’s well worth 20 minutes of your time to watch Dan speak it through.
[b]Ikigai [/b]
The reason you wake up in the morning. People with long lives have a sense of purpose. Whether that’s purpose is to fish, to teach karate or to hold a great, great grandchild purpose is crucial for a long life.
[b]Eat a plant based diet.[/b]
Genesis 1:29: Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
One thing all the communities shared was a plant based diet. The more colourful, the better. This also meant that a high proportion of people had a garden which assumedly they used to grow plants to eat.
Tofu also came up as a good longevity food. I chose to ignore this fact.
[b]Eat to 80% full.[/b]
Diets don’t work. Ever, in the history of the world. Rather than dieting, what these communities did was set up subtle nudges that regulated how much they ate.
The most important of these nudges was stopping at 80% fullness. Because the brain take 30 minutes to get the message from the stomach that it’s full, stopping at 80% allows you to eat the right amount.
From this, you might also recommend eating around a table with people as conversation slows the eating, allowing your brain and stomach more time to communicate.
It’s also important to use smaller plates and not to lay out the food like a buffet. The key was to put the serves on a plate and put the rest of the food away rather than just leaving it out to be mindlessly consumed.
[b]No exercise plans.[/b]
Exercise programs fail all too often.
Being active, without doing ‘EXERCISE’ was the key for these communities.
In lieu of ‘exercise’ these communities were all active and avoided stagnant conveniences and shortcuts in life that promoted laziness .
Walk everywhere you can. Take the stairs. Hand-mix ingredients rather than using a beater.
[b]A faith-based community.[/b]
Being part of a faith based community which met 4 times a month added years to people’s life expectancy.
[b]Switching off.[/b]
Adventists took one day off a week and walked together. Switching off and taking time to slow down was crucial for adding to longevity.
[b]Family first.[/b]
By celebrating family, you spend more time together. This allows older generations to develop a closeness with grandchildren. This simple addition added years to people’s lives.
[b]Drink a little, often. [/b]
Simple enough.
[b]Pick The Right Friends.[/b]
This was the most important factor. Whatever one does, it’s a community that will have the biggest effect. The Framingham Study shows the impact of friends. What your friends are, is a huge impact on who you are.
Pick your tribe carefully. Surround yourself with the right people. People who will share in their fortune and pick you up if you fall behind.
Pick people with all the traits listed above. Active people. People who value family and bring together multiple generations. People who eat and drink in moderation. People who like vegetables. People who walk and garden. People who take the time to slow down every day.
People who have an answer when you ask: “what’s the reason you wake up in the morning”.
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