The Island Where People Refuse to Die

Thanks to Shopify for sponsoring this video In 1976, a man named Stamatis Moriatis was in his 60s and was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer after being told he only had six months to live. He decided to return to his hometown in Greece and surrounded himself. by the old community he a local product and even had a glass of wine here and there to enjoy his last days, but as the years passed the doctors were baffled as he continued to live and lived another 40 years until the age one hundred and forty. -In five years I'm still thinking why not work now, how the hell is that possible?

Well, interestingly enough, in fact, there are five small towns around the world

where

this has been happening at an abnormally higher rate than any

where

else that scientists have named. They're blue zones and I've spent decades trying to understand what they do differently. to achieve a longer lifespan. One of them is in Greece. Stamat is his hometown. One is in Japan, one in Costa Rica and one in California, but the original blue zone and the one with the most records is the one we will visit today off the coast of Italy, hidden high in the mountains of the

island

of Sardinia, there is a hidden town called cewlo where just this year, of the 800 residents, six of them turned 100.

So today we are heading to ceilo to try to discover for ourselves what is the secret of this city for a life prolonged. Alright, ladies and gentlemen, we are right in the middle of the

island

of Sardinia. We're going to meet

people

who were in their twenties when the world's second war broke out, isn't that crazy? That's crazy. Tommy will be joining me on this trip, as will our cinematographer Fen Corey, who has accompanied me on several major trips in the past. We stayed in a hotel two hours from the city last year. night and even the

people

working at the hotel didn't speak a word of English so I don't know how we didn't really think about the language barrier here, it's okay because Cory is fluent in Italian, go ahead and say something. in the middle of nowhere dog, yes we really are, oh we've come to a dirt road now wait, wait, the middle of the road it's like it's collapsed in the valley, slow down, holy, oh my god , dust everywhere, that guy didn't say a word.

I didn't even know how to say hello in English well, this is going to be difficult and after driving for a few hours we finally saw it oh, this is the city, this is the city where people live the longest on the planet that I'm looking at. old people, yes, we are totally doomed, okay, first steps into the city, let's get some food, try to make some friends in the cafe, socialize, hello, not a single person speaks English, but not even a word of English Yes, people drink wine. here in the day, yes, I guess it's a yes, it kind of goes against most major health recommendations and common sense.

It's a very bad idea. The locals of this city actually drink their locally made natural wine into old age. It smells very fruity. Did we end up with a whole bottle I thought we were supposed to buy a small glass we are putting in babies, cheers to the start of our adventure in the blue zone, we will drink and eat what centurions drink and eat and hopefully, We'll gain some years, oh my God, this. It is by far the best search I have ever had in my life. I love this lady. We have all adopted her as our local mother.

I don't think Cory will ever come back to us because we distracted the chef and delayed people in the. After getting the food from him, we continued our quest to explore the town in search of his secrets. You just walk through this random door and like you said, people leave their keys on the door so if you need something you can come in. people's house there's another key right there the keys are in the door every other door they actually have the keys you're walking around like it's time for a little nap what's your name perfect the locals here apparently also maintain the habit of having two or three espressos and although we generally try to avoid alcohol when we go out on adventures.

The locals seem to have other plans. Yes that's fine. He says this one is dangerous. This is how people live here. This doesn't make any sense to me. In cryptic French, we discover it. that the town was going to have some kind of celebration tonight, by chance, on our first night in town, this guy insisted that we go to his house but he doesn't speak any English, that's true, but we think he likes us, but we are not entirely sure. That's all for us to take, yes, I guess there are so many photos of people who live to be over 100 years old.

I don't think so, no, I haven't seen this man smile once. He doesn't have to be our guide but he chooses to do it and he's mad about it oh wait anyone can come I'll be the one who can buddy you don't have to wow nice to meet you corey nice to meet you , would you like something to drink wine, water, offered us some wine, people? I drink wine here during the day often yes all the time this doesn't make sense to me this is paradise the problem is what does it say nothing that's what we think I don't know what's going on we're being kidnapped by this town at best In all possible cases I have the feeling that we are going to end up getting drunk with a group of older people.

It's going to be the best thing ever. There are 60 people between 90 and 100 in this city. Pleased to meet you. from this town or do you live here when you live in big cities you can be alone too if there are a lot of people but here it is impossible and I went to relax and you were trying to relax and someone came to your house, they came, do you speak Spanish oh right now oh this guy is a fucking joker he's like old mario this guy is 157 years old and within minutes of meeting more of the city's inhabitants we were literally adopted wow all the meat here is raised here everything is from here which obviously makes a big difference and Animals also eat healthy things as we head to the centurion of the city.

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Now let's meet these hundred. -years old, it's my first 100-year-old cast. I mean, in my life, have you ever met someone over 100 years old? No, we have a translator here. Let's ask him what the secret is to living to 100. That. My grandmother tells me that you are a very good friend and a good boy is she your grandmother no no my mother not my mother my mother she is your mother if she is healthy she is often good at memory but she is very independent yes and my mother always when the She was younger in the head if she weighed 100 kilos in 1968 my grandmother was the first woman in Seoul who likes more than 100. wow then there are I think 30 29 people person wow and you know why look, yes, look come here she was doing this yeah always when she was 96 years old yeah she was still doing this garden with a man this is a muscle oh my gosh yeah having a function and being active is a big part of why what she's 96 years old and she's still tending her garden she's really worried why we didn't buy you a drink oh that's so sweet oh my gosh while we were trying to stay sober to advance our research into their lifestyles we're still Caught up in more bad decisions, it was a beer and this.

She's not a grandmother, wait, it's like you're there, yeah, how old was she? Wow, so her mother lived to be 102. You're going to live, she said she didn't drink. She met our first 100 year old child. Thank you very much, our discontent. the guide is here andrea give him a hug oh we're friends he's my favorite guide i've ever had it worked a million times better than i expected got to the city we met people who spoke english an amazing lunch we met more locals we went to the center of the town met with the rest of the town met with the oldest person in the town now they are invited to the town festival entering without any plan is simply the best kind of getting more and more why do people live to be a hundred years old is a strong community they eat everything they grow and then they just laugh and, you know, fuck each other like in my building that I live in.

I've greeted my neighbors, but I don't. I've never spoken to them in a full conversation here. you like your identity it's part of the city and the city is part of you I guess we're going to have dinner in the city there's no one else the city in us we're going to meet some friends we're trying to figure out how you live As long as it's wine water , they say: What are you doing? OMG, since the locals love to dance and have their specific traditional dances that they do together to finalize our adoption in this city, we had to learn them and once they started.

They never stopped oh oh after a tremendously unexpected night of partying in this town. We spent the next few days in Seoul trying to deepen our understanding of this special place, discovering its great beauty, and getting closer to the people who live there. No, no, it's impossible, it is. impossible, well, and you guys love pineapple pizza, there is only one possibility here right now, and what we realized is that the secret to the long life of the people in these towns is that the people of Solo have not discovered nothing new, but they have simply perfected it.

The basics of a healthy lifestyle that we already know - eating a diet of fresh, seasonal and locally sourced foods, having active lifestyles even in old age, and living in a pollution-free area - are part of this, but I think While the real secret is your simple enjoyment of life, many of us, myself included, strive to reduce stress and anxiety in everyday life in a time when things are moving faster than ever, sometimes It can be difficult to slow down and enjoy the smaller things that, as much as they seem like, to the locals of Sardinia.

Not to be affected by this, they enjoy the small slow moments of each day and at the same time are spontaneous and vibrant, enjoying everything the day has in store for them, in the company of their friendly, welcoming culture and a strong sense of family and community in their close-knit community. city ​​these people are living proof that the happier you are, the longer you live