Zone blu: i segreti della longevità

Well produced documentary which backs up other research such as active healthy life style, social belonging and community along with the importance of keeping stress levels low.

However nutritionally it's false- the guy pushes his own Vegan and vegetarian agenda, massively over emphasising that diet, claiming all the blue zones are primarily vegan/vegetarian!! The only one this is true for is the evangelical church community in America- ALL the others have meat and dairy in healthy portions as part of a well balanced diet. They do consume a lot of good healthy foods but overall less calories!

Meat and diary are not evil and not eating them will not guarantee you live longer.

Otherwise a good and interesting documentary- basically shaming the modern western world we live in that is stressful, lazy and lonely - it's those things that are killing us early.

I can see why some people didn't like this. The revelations appear "too simple" and in many cases go against the way most of us are living our modern lives. There is no magic pill or easy solution for maintaining vitality. Perhaps that's why this didn't resonate with some viewers. If you come into this with the expectation of learning about a miracle drug or super food that scientists are just now researching the benefits of, you're going to be disappointed.

Instead, it's a reminder of the truths all of humanity instinctively knows, yet in many parts of the world, has been conditioned to ignore (or actively chose to reject). The reporter shares his honest findings (again, not necessarily any earth-shattering revelations), and while the concepts are simple, implementation isn't necessarily easy.

In the pursuit of growth, convenience, and personal success, we've overcomplicated our lives to our own detriment. It may be an uncomfortable watch at times, as the viewer faces the dissonance between their lifestyle and the lifestyles of those living in blue zones. That being said, overall it's an informative series that not only sheds light on the "secrets" of centenarians, but also provides accessible ways for almost every person to implement these practices into their own lives.

Wonderfully presented documentary and essential viewing for those wanting to live a long, healthy, happy and mindful life. The documentary starts by highlighting and travelling to various locations around the world where a particularly high number of people are living to 100 years and more. The film documents numerous ways in which longevity in life can be achieved and how you can live a long, happy and enjoyable life. Finally the documentary ventures into the prospect of the possible to create these so called blue zones by changing societal factors within cities and even nations and how changes can be implemented in the future.

This is what happens when good intentions get distracted by a large ego. Facts are bundled together after which subjective conclusions are stretched way too far - all while falsely implying "a scientific seal of approval".

It's a shame. If kept on the "rhetorical straight and narrow" - "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones" - would have presented some interesting hypotheses alongside the possibility to believe there is a viable way forward, "believe" being the operative word. Dan Buettner's use of over-rhetoric throughout, likely, undermines most critical viewers ability to engage in his theories.

NetFlix' initial disclaimer "The following series is designed to entertain and inform - not to provide medical or health advice." is foreboding of what is about to follow. That sentence, pretty much indicates "the issues with this series"; it presents beliefs in a way that deceptively resemble facts. Beliefs are fine, if you want to adhere to them - but that should be by free choice not by implying factuality. If the disclaimer didn't give it away, the introduction provides further hints; "They all follow roughly the exact same formula".

The use of "roughly" and "exactly" as descriptive in the same sentence is fine example of what unfolds as a whole - blurryness. The "trick" that is being pulled is by means of an "old and proven recipe"; put forth a mulitude of facts, draw some uncorroborated conclusion and then wrap them up together, and present them as "sort of scientific".

Dan Buettner appears earnest in his beliefs - his attempts to package said beliefs in "an air of science" less so. He definitely comes across more as a preacher than a scientist. The frequently used over rhetoric doesn't naturally peg him in any part of the scientific community.

It's a shame... the subject being addressed is, arguably, important and the effort put in seemingly great. Much good work (and some bad) is done on a belief basis - it's a shame Buttner doesn't show it for what it is.

To be honest, one thing that quite annoyed me is the pretentious of being a scientifical documentary, there are few flaws for instance correlation does not equal to casualties, in addition the city that he uses as examples plenty of them that are really small bellow (50 thousands persons), and this is a problem due to the size of the sample. But disregarding this, it is impressive the amount of work that the author has done and how he seeks to connect these hypotheses on something practical, such as the project of "blue zones" that seeks to improve the life expectancy in a specific city.

Overral, the documentary is quite interesting the only caveat it isn't rigorous on being a scientific study.