Getting old. All that we like. Then Buettner turns every day, a long-life-feast on the basis of 12 very viable principles.

The American Dan Buettner wrote the book The Blue Zones Solution: The Revolutionary Plan To Eat And Live Your Way To Lifelong Health. In the book, he describes five "Blue Zones", areas where the inhabitants are timeworn: the Greek Ikaria, Sardinia, Okinawa (Japan), Nicoya (Costa Rica) and Loma Linda (California). In the latter region live many Seventh-day Adventists, mostly vegetarian food.

"Long-life-fest 'from the supermarket
The New York writer Jeff Gordinier went to visit Buettner to see if the EET Principe's from the Blue Zones also can be used in a modern Western setting. It provided an entertaining, tasty and educational afternoon and evening. Buettner, there was a "long-life-fest ' without meat, dairy or salt, vegetables and fresh food that you buy, at a reasonable price, you can buy in the supermarket. And especially with friends.

A final "secret" to a long life: gather friends around you lifestyle
To healthy aging by what you eat, you do not have to bite a piece of wood or remain in stabbing tasteless prunes. But you must do it consistently. "People think, 'If I eat a little more of this, it is OK also to eat more hamburgers or sweets," says Buettner. So does not that natural. Ultimately, it is a total lifestyle. Which can be summarized in a dozen surprisingly 'liveable' tips?

No fear hypes
Buettner charges without verbiage with all kinds of diet fads that would make life healthier. The five areas he in the Blue Zones Solution comes forward, all using simple, ancient cooking techniques. That brings Buettner agree not to believe in some modern diet and health fads. Paleo? He just eats tasty, traditional sourdough bread at his food. Raw? Blue Zoners are cooking for centuries. Sports fanatic? Just a lot of walking and being outdoors.

'Moai'
A final "secret" to a long life: gather friends around you. Buettner looked down at the Japanese residents of Okinawa. They know their moai, circles of people who visit each other aware and keep an eye on each other. Buettner concludes: "The secret sauce is the right mix of friends."

The New York Times put Buettner 12 tips one by one.

1. Drink coffee. Coffee is full of antioxidants.

2. Do not drink juice. Most of the fruit juices have a glycemic index that is similar to a soft drink. Just eat the fruit. Or the vegetable.

3. Protein shakes are nonsense. We get more than enough protein inside.

4. Go for a walk.

5. A glass of red wine is fine. In a Mediterranean diet, wine picks are better than water.

6. Intensive exercise does your body almost as much harm as good. Keep in cycling, yoga, and hiking.

7. Boil mostly vegetarian meals with lots of fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts, 100% whole wheat bread, oatmeal, and avocados.

8. Avoid butter and other animal fats (because we do not know whether and to what extent they can hurt) and used in its place olive oil.

9. Eat meat and fish in moderation.

10. Avoid dairy, rather use soymilk.

11. Low-carb and gluten There is no need, as long as you eat excellent sourdough bread - "Really sourdough bread lowers the glycemic index of your meal," says Buettner.

12. Eat with good friends. That is more important than what or how much you eat. "Food they actually kale salad on Ikaria?" Asks one of Buettner's friends. "No, they eat what they like," he laughs.