{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/63f60f9789ef5c0011263bbf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Longevity - the art of living well for a long time","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/1642108732055-522388d8ff88403c32888e922d47f9d4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Longevity seems to be in fashion at the moment.&nbsp;Almost everyone wants long and healthy lives but how can we achieve that?&nbsp;How long is too long?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode I look at commonalities between the populations on earth that live the longest ‘best’ lives.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><br></p><p>Blue Zones - Dan Buettner’s work with National Geographic:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6125071/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6125071/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Smoking bans and how they change community behaviours:</p><p><a href=\"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33928714/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33928714/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>'Community Cure':&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/the-community-cure/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/the-community-cure/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>How disease increases with age:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/02/01/richard-smith-doctors-and-patients-heading-in-opposite-directions/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/02/01/richard-smith-doctors-and-patients-heading-in-opposite-directions/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The Health Fix:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Transform-Your-Weeks/dp/1914239296/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=1ba53367-030f-4f3f-ad09-4a1fc81eadf5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Transform-Your-Weeks/dp/1914239296/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=1ba53367-030f-4f3f-ad09-4a1fc81eadf5</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}