Perhaps you can increase your lifespan by moving to Costa Rica and adopting a healthy lifestyle like

It looks like retirees and others who move to Costa Rica may be able to live longer if the copy the healthy lifestyle locals. In case you don’t know Costa Ricans are the longest living people in Latin America. Costa Rica has 9,995 citizens over the age of 90, of which 471 are centenarians.The average age expectancy is 78.9 years which ranks 29th in the world ranking. Japan is at the top of the list.
Here is an example of a Costa Rican centenarian. Graciela Flores or “niña Graciela” recently had a lot to celebrate because it was her 104th birthday. Graciela, the retired teacher was born on October 26, 1907, and assures that her longevity is due to eating healthy and being active. “We always eat eat food low in fat, she remarked” Graciela comes from the Nicoya, an area of Costa Rica that is home to 471 centenarians. The areas of Nicoya, Carrillo, Santa Cruz, Hojancha and Nandayure has been identified as a “blue zone” and subject of a National Geographic study and report, is home to many over the age of 100.
A Blue Zone is a region of the world where people commonly live active lives past the age of 100 years. Scientists and demographers have classified these longevity hot-spots by having common healthy traits and life practices that result in higher-than-normal longevity. The name Blue zone seems to be first employed in a scientific article by a team of demographers working on centenarians in Sardinia in 2004. Other blue zones in the world have been identified in Okinawa in Japan, Sardinia in Italy. Icaria in Greece, and Loma Linda, California in the USA.
Many foreign who come here to retire enjoy better health due to the country’s good health care systems, less stress and a laid-back life style, the pura vida attitude of the locals and the availability of affordable fresh fruits and vegetables. In fact, I don’t know how many times I have have heard Americans say, “I think I have found the fountain of youth here.” I really think it has something to do with one’s out look on life which can change just by making the move. However, not everyone who comes here stays for a variety of reasons. Costa Rica isn’t for everyone. But those who fall in love with the place couldn’t be dragged back to the U.S.

Christopher Howard
www.liveincostarica.com