A TED talk that should have been the center of what people need to do in order to live longer when in reality it’s a prime example of mass media brainwashing. What do I mean? Dan
Buettner gave a speech for a TED talk on certain “blue zones” around the world that have a high number of centenarians to which he wanted to discover why and suggest a cultural change for
Americans. He exposed the statistics on the average life expectancy for current Americans to show why the audience wants to listen to what he has to say, but none of that mattered even with his nine basic guidelines for longer life expectancy because it would not work for the area around me and the society that I myself am surrounded by. Why is this? Lets have a looksee.
For starters, …show more content…
What he suggests is that, we are programmed for something called procreative success. This means the age when one’s own children have children ("To be
100"). This is a very primitive and primal idea. When in all reality who wouldn’t want to hold their great-great-great grandchild as one of Buettner’s examples he used was able to do? Why he even included this primitive idea came into play when he mentions the average life expectancy of Americans in comparison to natural science. Saying that, the best science says that the capacity for the human body is 90, but life expectancy for American’s is 78 ("To be 100").
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That’s 12 years, 12 years of change and memorable moments to take to the grave. Although not every person feels the need in life to carry on a generation and have a family, this is what
Buettner sees as the reason to our existence, and he wants to see a change in American’s to live their entire life out to experience everything it has to offer. But how does he suggest …show more content…
To find a since of purpose or reason to live each day. To maintain a diet in some kind of plant based, tofu centered, nuts involved, colorful pallet so that not to entice being overweight and obviously leading to health risks. To keep a connection with family, faith, and healthy friend ships. That’s three right there but with friendships comes the ability to belong in the right group that works with someone and to just maintain friend ships till someone’s last day. Notice how none of this is centered around only some kind of diet and exercise to live to 100+; rather, it’s to form a healthy physique and mindset for everyday life for an overall positive outlook. Think of it like this: Is the glass half full, or half empty?
For the sake of where I live however, the story is sadly a half empty outlook. Why I say this is because the people I have grown up with, been to meetings with, their overall attitude to a form of information like this is oddly irrelevant to them. They’ll listen but if they try to implement the actions they’ll surely give up soon after. Let me take away where I live, and
Buettner gave a speech for a TED talk on certain “blue zones” around the world that have a high number of centenarians to which he wanted to discover why and suggest a cultural change for
Americans. He exposed the statistics on the average life expectancy for current Americans to show why the audience wants to listen to what he has to say, but none of that mattered even with his nine basic guidelines for longer life expectancy because it would not work for the area around me and the society that I myself am surrounded by. Why is this? Lets have a looksee.
For starters, …show more content…
What he suggests is that, we are programmed for something called procreative success. This means the age when one’s own children have children ("To be
100"). This is a very primitive and primal idea. When in all reality who wouldn’t want to hold their great-great-great grandchild as one of Buettner’s examples he used was able to do? Why he even included this primitive idea came into play when he mentions the average life expectancy of Americans in comparison to natural science. Saying that, the best science says that the capacity for the human body is 90, but life expectancy for American’s is 78 ("To be 100").
Parlett 2
That’s 12 years, 12 years of change and memorable moments to take to the grave. Although not every person feels the need in life to carry on a generation and have a family, this is what
Buettner sees as the reason to our existence, and he wants to see a change in American’s to live their entire life out to experience everything it has to offer. But how does he suggest …show more content…
To find a since of purpose or reason to live each day. To maintain a diet in some kind of plant based, tofu centered, nuts involved, colorful pallet so that not to entice being overweight and obviously leading to health risks. To keep a connection with family, faith, and healthy friend ships. That’s three right there but with friendships comes the ability to belong in the right group that works with someone and to just maintain friend ships till someone’s last day. Notice how none of this is centered around only some kind of diet and exercise to live to 100+; rather, it’s to form a healthy physique and mindset for everyday life for an overall positive outlook. Think of it like this: Is the glass half full, or half empty?
For the sake of where I live however, the story is sadly a half empty outlook. Why I say this is because the people I have grown up with, been to meetings with, their overall attitude to a form of information like this is oddly irrelevant to them. They’ll listen but if they try to implement the actions they’ll surely give up soon after. Let me take away where I live, and