Blue Zone Reflection Paper

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Melissa McDonald Blue Zone Reflection- Lab 2 5/21/2012 It was very interresting when he started to talk about the idea of doing physical activities that come naturally to humans rather than "pumping iron" and doing triathalons. I very much agree with this idea because I believe the world (especially here in America) have moved so far away from natural things. It is actually rare to do ANYTHING "natural" here in America anymore. From the foods we eat to the activities we participate in, we have moved to a completely robotic and unnatural society. I thought it was also interresting how he mentioned that doing some sort of physical activity for five minutes multiple times throughout the day rather then being immobile all day and then going to the gym for 45 minutes at the end is actually better for you. Doing simple things such as getting up to turn the fan off or walking a few rooms down the hall to tell someone something instead of using a remote control or calling them on the phone is a more natural way to get exercise and burn calories then sitting around all day and going to the gym at the end of the day. This is something I have never really considered, but I find it to be a very valid point. I also noticed that he was talking about drinking a few glasses of red wine a day is actually beneficial to your health. The problem in my opinion however is that in the American society, people will take this point to the extreme and think that it is ok to drink six servings of any alcohol a day. I believe one of the largest problems in America is that people do not know what moderation means. This is a big difference between these four blue zone areas and the rest of the world. Things have become so large and an "all or nothing" approach. A very good example would be when he was talking about our serving plates. If they were simply smaller (or regularly sized), we

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