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TODAY Visits ‘Blue Zone’ Of Costa Rica Where People Live To 100 | TODAY

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Continuing “Eating to 100 TODAY,” a series about the secrets of a long and healthy life, NBC News special anchor Maria Shriver visits a corner of Costa Rica that is one of the five “blue zones” on Earth with the highest percentage of people living healthy lives to age 100. There she meets a colorful 100-year-old cowboy who starts each day with rice, beans and tortillas. » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connect with TODAY Online! Visit TODAY's Website: http://on.today.com/ReadTODAY Find TODAY on Facebook: http://on.today.com/LikeTODAY Follow TODAY on Twitter: http://on.today.com/FollowTODAY Follow TODAY on Google+: http://on.today.com/PlusTODAY Follow TODAY on Instagram: http://on.today.com/InstaTODAY Follow TODAY on Pinterest: http://on.today.com/PinTODAY TODAY Visits ‘Blue Zone’ Of Costa Rica Where People Live To 100 | TODAY

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@forextradingclasseskannur58043 years ago Its not just food. Peace of mind, more social interactions, more physical activities and less sugar and no chronic stress. 547
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@akk91963 years ago A traditional costa rican breakfast is so much more than just rice and beans. Gallo pinto also has onion, bell pepper, and cilantro, and apart from tortilla, . ...Expand 21
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@dazesalaz68793 years ago How is rice and beans an unhealthy breakfast? Lol. 155
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@myfragilelilac4 years ago Bean tortillas and coffee. I dont complain! 81
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@mersingmalaysia3213 years ago I' m an old man from malaysia. When i was a child, everyone who survived childhood is expected to live to 100. All that despite bacteria, parasites, both my great grandparents lived to 120 when their 4th generation descendant already a youngster.
i remember them clearing rubber plantation with roundup. Of course they never know about masks, gloves or a person should always be upwind while spraying herbicide. Rice was about all they ate with something to give it flavor like dried fish. Nobody could afford meat those days except for kings and lords, who incidentally all lived to today' s peoples age.
now.
i' m watching how people retire at 55, then hospitals become their 2nd home 5 yrs later. ...Expand 43
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@simigi2523 years ago I lived a year in costa rica in the 90s and i absolutely loved the traditional diet: lots of black beans (gallo pinto for breakfast and casado for dinner) . ...Expand 124
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@fabienneroure99954 years ago This 100 years old gentleman is so adorable! He seems very happy and in good health! This is wonderful! 35
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@she_wizzdom44103 years ago The old man is so sweet it' s impossible not to smile with him. 4
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@GrandMa-hm5mb3 years ago Matt lauer: " frisky is right! " followed by a nervous chuckle. 33
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@camm88323 years ago My grandma lived in chicago through the great depression, drank a pot of black coffee every day and lived to be 100. She was sharp as a tack until about . ...Expand 21
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@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen5 years ago I keep my mom recipies here in kansas city. I still cook whit wood. Cook beans and make tortillas by hand.
i am from nicoya.
a very nice. 104
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@Raul-lc4gh3 years ago My grandparents from mexico grew up with a similar lifestyle, they are 100, 93, and 90. My two grandmas have probably not donesince they were kids, constantly moving is probably more important than intense exercise. ...Expand 9
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@newdimension47314 years ago Have you notice people? No robots, no dishes, no waste just plain leaves for a plate. The best! 26
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@jessicanmailbox3 years ago Wohoo!!! my beautiful Costa Rica made it to the Todays Show!! 6
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@karmaDP3 years ago Even this breakfast has a lot of carbs, it' s way much better than eating a bowl of cereal and milk, with gallo pinto you feel satisfied all the morning. 43
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@zaiokari16983 years ago My granny died in may 23rd this yr @115yrs was strong she died from an infection she was not on any diet eating ordinary! It' s by the love of god that kept her and not food! 2
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@SandraNelson0637 years ago Beans are plant based protein, with great fibre. They mix well with a lot of cuisines. Those tortillas can be eaten with anything, spreading that niacin . ...Expand 114
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@alliecravulz3 years ago " he doesn' ton a horse one minute later. 75
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@mariediesta86413 years ago I loved rice and beans( gallo pinto ) i ate that everyday with hot cofee, the best tasteting coffee i have ever tried. 10
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@mariapaulaloria79704 years ago El shock de la seora por el desayuno con gallo pinto. 8
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@dany67115 years ago We are a country for profits, not for health. 77
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@Sangeychhonjin4 years ago Lots of love from tawang, arunachal pradesh, india. 6
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@lalakuma93 years ago 4 out of 5 of those blue zones are islands, and all have mild climate (no winters) they generally seem like really chill places to live where the pace of life is relatively slow. 7
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@Laura-bg3hp3 years ago Love costa ricathank you for this great report. 6
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@margaretd37103 years ago " how can eating ash be good? " well, have you heard of potassium? It' s pot ash, and it' s necessary for good health and is something most americans are low in, along with magnesium. 44
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@tonystretch13473 years ago In mexico we eat the same way tortillas, frijoles and huevos every morning. My abuelo jess lived to be. 4
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@andie28093 years ago I live in cr and it' s not the food as much as it is the peace and no stress that makes us live better. We areand it shows! Pura vida!
edit: i' d like to say that this man and his generation are likely to be the last that live that long. Today in costa rica life is harder and expensive and corrupted politicians run the country. So please forget what i said above. He may be the last. ...Expand 87
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@LR-mh8hs3 years ago Diet is only one component. They are generally happy people with strong community and family ties. They move a lot. They consume little sugar and virtually . ...Expand 11
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@serenitynow853 years ago " in us this would be view as rather unhealthy excuse me, miss mcbreakfast
how can she said that with a straight face is beyond me. 39
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@80sruler3 years ago On top of all this thats one of the nicest areas ive ever visited and would live there in a heartbeat. 2
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@kendals38333 years ago The wood ash in the food is a huge deal! It really adds so many beneficial things into our food. When we stopped cooking over wood fires and stopped id="hidden16" adding wood ash to food was the day we lost a lot of nutrition in our foods. ...Expand 4
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@robbiePlanetaSano5 years ago Costa ricans still eat rice and black beans at every meal. It is deeply ingrained it has not changed in the 20 years i have lived here. Hope it never does! 19
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@centigradz4 years ago These ppl have lived their lives unlike ppl in developed countries where everyone is behind a computer and drinking till u pass out at night to drown out the depression. 112
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@GabGotti33 years ago In america this is an unhealthy breakfast
in america -can i get biscuits, bacon, sausage, pancakes, eggs, covered in gravy and syrup please? Thanks. 5
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@allieshepherd78604 years ago It' s amazing to me how generations of the kennedy' s look alike. 10
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@sakura79423 years ago All 5 blue zone cities are similar distances from the equator. I wonder how much the weather and environment has an impact on health and longevity? 11
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@surfviewgardens23963 years ago Actually, diet is only part of it. The one thing that all of the blue zones (and vilcabamba, ecuador - another unlisted blue zone) have in common is their . ...Expand 41
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@japhetzayas71943 years ago I' ve always advocated for the consumption of that one foodstuff that is almost complete in itself: legumes. Btw, eating light has been shown to extend . ...Expand 12
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@crisc53843 years ago Looks like all these regions are located in warm areas of the globe. Is it possible that this has something to do with longevity as well? 13
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@catherinele77302 years ago It is about stress free and no pressure. 1
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@0284lourdes6 years ago Dudo que esta mujer disfrutar o vlorala su estadia por esa regin. Se le nota. 2
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@danie3ashbshm3 years ago I hope they create more content like this. 2
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@maremacd3 years ago Wow. The price of 50 cents per tortilla seems steep for rural costa rica. I mean, im glad shes making money, but its surprising. 3
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@vinnettepope82555 years ago Thank you for sharing this wonderful information video. 7
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@tomcat69333 years ago Black coffee and corn chips. I got this one. 1
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@joshuaandrew56893 years ago Rice and beans are a complete plant based protein without the extra junk like high cholesterol. 3
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@shaunaleessnackidies3 years ago How is that breakfast considered in her opinion unhealthy when most eat fast food or bacon and eggs? Rice, beans, corn and plant based eating isnt unhealthy haha that nervous laugh at the end. 73
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@thehealthychefri5 years ago Life expectancy in america down for the third year in a row! You get plenty of pleasure and instant gratification and unhappiness! I live in cr nobody here is unhappy! 6
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@lvanasse23 years ago Niacin also helps skin from wrinkling: 1
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@mrkhan-dk1mu3 years ago Secret of long life is forget about death and live enjoy life. 21
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@clandestina63823 years ago Unfortunately this applies only to this small group of people living in nicoya. I' m from the central valley, i work for big corporations from usa. . ...Expand 3
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@jackpapaya43835 years ago If you look closely you can see two other foods on that breakfast table, maybe scrambled eggs and some white looking thing? I dont know just something i noticed. 9
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@jorge.r.garciadealba3 years ago Interesting study. I am curious about how many times a day that senior person eats and how many calories he consumes. What else does he eat? How much id="hidden26" saturated fat and sodium in his diet? He is probably very physically active. ...Expand 2
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@luv2cook.6 years ago We eat like this. Dont know why ms shriver would say in america this would not be a healthy breakfast. 7
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@kevywilliams33044 years ago If you sat around on a beach all day and ate the plants around you and got lots of sea water and sun. You would live to 100 too. But you all cant give up kentucky fry! 5
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@sunrisesunset73 years ago well if that aint the pot calling the kettle black lol 1
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@spruceguitarlast year The more i look into the blue zones the more convinced i am that it is not about what they do.
then we hear i drink milk, i eat eggs and drink the truth is even these people dont know.
i am convinced that it has to do with the energy of the zone. Nothing geo-political here but rather geo-health and longevity. As they say move here and you will live longer. True. ...Expand 2
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@MeetimeHolidays3 years ago These guys also do lots of manual work, horse ride, walk and are on low cost real, local food. Whatever it is. Its eat local, stay simple, drink a little and take less stress. Exact foods if natural dont matter. 4
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@elchapojr62193 years ago Rice bean tortillas is the mexican diet. 2
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@brie36793 years ago When my mom was a young adult, there was this shift with women. Breasts began getting bigger and bigger. Yet in smaller communities like where i was f . ...Expand 1
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@jmorfin66493 years ago Gallo pinto (rice with beans) with lizano sauce, add eggs, plantain, sour cream. That is a hardy breakfast. Best places to experiment this kind of food is going to the sodas (mom and pop restaurants) 4
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@naomi3kids15 years ago A plant based diet is so awesome! Life changing! Going on 4 years, and i will never go back to animal proteins. 40
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@lorettatawney63075 years ago Get rid of kfc and all fast oods. It' s killing us! 79
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@12tribeschildrenofisrael123 years ago One thing about blue zones is that they eat animal products. Their not vegan or vegetarian. However their flexatarian, or. 3
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@remissao133 years ago Rice and beans are what we eat everyday for lunch in brazil! So funny to hear that' s poor man' s food in america. 2
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@kaersten36235 years ago What! How are rice, beans, and tortillas viewed aswhat the heck? Maybe she meant to say that, " in america, this would be viewed as an unusual. 11
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@SherryEllesson3 years ago Fortunately, the whole food plant-based way of eating is gaining traction. 5
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@modo18962 years ago is that eggs in there? Also, is that white thing on the plate cheese?
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@TheTruthHurts66663 years ago That' s not unhealthy breakfast. What' s unhealthy is breakfast sugary cereal, waffles, syrupy pancakes, processed salted bacon, homemade beans, rice, tortillas is loads better than what americans typically eat. ...Expand 1
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@Jessica-kk1cz3 years ago How old is this video - has matt lauer. Well, at least the information is timeless.
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@susanatorrez44833 years ago Si es saludable, claro que si, no tiene qumicos ni procesados, para nosotros hasta es para bajar de peso, comer tortilla y cuajada. 1
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@nanasshi07113 years ago Rice and bean are considered unhealthy breakfast in america? Lol you eat eggs, bacon, pancake and all sort of stuffs eventho some try to eat healthy but it has pesticide, the soil has been spoiled and even the seeds are gmo. ...Expand 5
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@aquamarine77053 years ago You pray to god. Do good to other people, be happy and eat organic. These are the things that will make you live longer.
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@Gngrcpl11 months ago Its real easy to live long and healthy. Dont eat meat, dairy and processed food. Eat plant based shine foods.
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@sonja07075 years ago In barbados every week we have 100 year bold birthdays a woman that goes to my mums church drive her car does all her shopping etc and shes 87 years old. . ...Expand 5
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@adim00lah8 months ago How is rice, beans, eggs, fruit, and whole grain tortillas an unhealthy breakfast? We eat bacon, sausage, eggs, and pancakes for our breakfast which is . ...Expand
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@TheADAKing3 years ago Lol rice and beans would be viewed as rather unhealthy breakfast in america? When we eat bacon, sausage and cholesterol filled eggs. Id say rice and b . ...Expand 6