Avoid stress

The third principle is to ‘avoid stress’. Stress is omnipresent in daily life in modern western societies. Among the people of a Blue Zone stress is almost absent. A sufficient period of daily rest is also indispensable for living long and healthy. Old people in a Blue Zone follow the diurnal cycle of the sun, going to sleep early and also getting up early. Without a doubt, a healthy lifestyle is conducive to longevity, as the Blue Zone’s people teach us.