Dan Buettner's The Secrets Of Long Life

How do we define the “truth” about living longer and the ‘secrets” of long life? According to Merriam Webster truth is the real facts about something whereas secrets are something kept hidden from the knowledge of others? In Dan Buettner articles he describes his research to conquer the answer for these questions. In “The Secrets of Long Life” he sets out to travel to three regions around the world where researches have noticed high longevity rates. He kept mindful and wind up with three tips from each region. Buettner’s argument was if people followed them in the right manner their chances of longevity would be higher than the average expectancy. These regions he visited were Sardinia in Italy, Okinawa in Japan, and Loma Linda in
Eating a reasonable diet with a moderation in all things, balancing the calories and taking in what your body really needs as far as proper proportions and not over indulging. Exercising in moderation also helps tremendously. In the “Secrets of Long Life,” Buettner mentions a 75 year old shepherd Tonino Tola, his genetics being inherited from strong traits of the first Sardinians within 11,000 years. These ancestral traits lead to the decrease in diseases and thus making them live longer. Tonino’s diet consists of homegrown fruits and vegetables, dairy products like pecorino cheese which is high in omega three fatty acids, wine made from Cannonau grapes which are said to contain a component to prevent cardiovascular disease. Torino also enjoys thin flatbread as part of his traditional daily meal said to reduce the risk of heart disease. Although by 11am he has already milked two cows, walked five miles to pasture his sheep and slaughtered a calf, his Sardinian dedication to family has not changed. (Buettner, 2005, p2). He continues to have meals around the kitchen table with his