Tourists are flocking to Costa Rica, with visitors trying to get a taste of the Blue Zone lifestyle that promises better-than-average health and longevity. And while the country's economy has grown to ...

It is people like Carillo, who have not read a single health book in their lives, and don't spend a moment worrying about leading an active ... But Costa Rica's blue zone is fragile.

These are Okinawa, Japan; Loma Linda, California; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Ikaria, Greece. People living in these blue zones generally live longer, are happier and have lower rates ...

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But do blue zone residents really live longer? Or is their legendary lifespan more myth than science? “People [in blue zones] reach age 100 at 10 times greater rates than in the United States,” ...