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Friday May 22 2009

By Jim Selman | Bio

CBS Sunday Morning, one of my favorite shows, is a TV magazine filled with interesting and uplifting stories of American life. The brainchild of Charles Kuralt (who loved offbeat stories that were shared in his bestselling travelogue “Off the Road” in the 1970s), the show has been running now for 30 years. Kuralt’s vision continues to entertain and inspire with current host Charles Osgood. Recently, there was a story about a project of the University of North Carolina in Ashland called the North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Retirement

Tagged with: blue_zones creative_retirement_center vitality_project

Longevity

Tuesday Nov 18 2008

By Jim Selman | Bio

I never thought longevity was the point to living, although as I grow older I am a lot more interested in the subject that when I was young. I haven’t met Dan Buettner but would like to. He’s written an article in the November issue of the AARP magazine called “Find Purpose, Live Longer”. He has done research in 4 areas of the world called ‘Blue Zones’ that have a large percentage of people who have lived past 100 (Okinawa, Costa Rica, Sardinia, and Loma Linda, California). For the Blue Zones Project, Buettner looked for common practices and, while I have not studied his research, I like his conclusions. Along with having a purpose, he sees four common lifestyle patterns contributing to increased longevity:[Read More]

Written by eldering at Fearless Aging

Tagged with: blue_zones dan_buettner longevity relationships