Let me begin with my apologies if you happened to get a cavity reading the previous entry. Love is clearly having its way with me but longevity is my current watchword. While recently running errands, I found it dizzying how often terms like antioxidants and younger were emboldened and capitalized. It seems the anti-aging craze gripping the world of retail could be hobbled, or rather coupled with one phrase: location, location, location. I'm referring to the Blue Zones (a designation coined by writer Dan Buettner), areas renown for playing host to large numbers of centenarians due to various environmental advantages and lifestyles. From the tropical Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica to the islands of Okinawa, Japan and Sardinia, Italy, a passport could be your ticket to staving off the ravages of time. And if the mention of any of these regions whets your whistle for travel or life abroad--and blue's not exactly your color--consider the "green zones." Touted as relatively affordable hubs for expatriates, Boquete (Panama), Le Marche (Italy), Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), Cascais (Portugal), and the Languedoc-Rousillon region of southern France collectively boast thousands of Americans as renters and homeowners.
So many of us have lives that will not allow for such a relocation or even extended stays at any of the aforementioned but I have a few ideas to slow the sands the time. Combine the travel suggestions--or just start by making a list of places you'd love to visit--then add the age-defying cosmetic of your choice, stir, eat something green, and most importantly, bookmark this hotspot; your "blue URL"... after all, location is key!
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