Longevity

 Longevity is subjective and means different things in different communities. Short life span will mean rushing everything into the short time span. Long life means there is no need to rush things as there is time to do everything at leisure.

What to study in people who live long (long livers)?

• Food: food composition, diet and nutrition, natural food products
• Food KAP: Knowledge, activities, and practices
• Level of eating food: good amount, extra amounts, moderate amounts
• Activities: daily, weekly, monthly
• Social status: alone (solo), together (family, small group, large groups)
• Stress relivers: how do people relief stress?
• Brain and senility: how active is the brain?, cognitive function (count, group, class etc)
• Attitude: calmness, level of stress
• Ecology: level of air pollution 
• Celebrations: what do they celebrate?
• Rest: how much rest is needed?

Age of participants:

• young livers
• middle-age livers
• elderly livers
• long livers

Study questions:

1. How old are you?
2. How old is the youngest in your family?
3. How old is the eldest in your family?
4. How long do you sleep?
5. How do you start your daily activities?
6. What do you do daily?

Health check

1. Heart
2. Muscle
3. Brain

How to study communities?

1. Group A: Communities which lived to between 40 and 50. Some lucky ones lived beyond 50.
2. Group B: Communities which lived to between 50 and 60. Some lucky ones lived beyond 60.
3. Group C: Communities which lived to between 60 and 70. Some lucky ones lived beyond 70.
4. Group D: Communities which lived to between 60 and 70. Some lucky ones lived beyond 80.
5. Group E: Communities which lived to between 80 and 90. Some lucky ones lived beyond 90.
6. Group F: Communities which lived to between 90 and 100. Some lucky ones lived beyond 100.
7. Group G: Communities which lived to between 100 and 110. Some lucky ones lived beyond 110.

External links:

1. Greece. The Oldest People in the World 
2. Icaria 
3. Diane Kochilas - Flavors of Ikarian Longevity I
4. Diane Kochilas - Flavors of Ikarian Longevity II