Netflix Documentary Explores Costa Rica’s Blue Zones

Netflix recently unveiled a first look at its upcoming documentary, “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones,” which will debut on August 30th. The production focuses on the lives of 58 centenarians residing in Nicoya, Costa Rica, one of only five confirmed “Blue Zones” worldwide.

These unique Blue Zones are regions where inhabitants commonly live active lives past the age of 100. Dan Buettner, in partnership with National Geographic, pioneered the concept in the early 2000s while researching global longevity hotspots. His expeditions uncovered common lifestyle factors linked to extended health spans in Nicoya, as well as Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Icaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California.

Buettner commented, “This series represents two decades spent identifying and researching the world’s oldest populations. There’s no better well of wisdom on living longer than from those who’ve truly achieved it. The primary insight they offer might not be what one expects.”

The Nicoya Peninsula earned its designation as a Blue Zone thanks to its high concentration of centenarians. Demographic studies by Gianni Pes and Michel Poulain first shed light on these longevity zones with statistically significant numbers of people living past 100. Buettner explained that Blue Zones boast a unique convergence of lifestyle, diet, community, and environment that enables inhabitants to thrive into old age.

SOURCE: The Tico Times