Comments on: Sex + Sleep = Long, healthy life? http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Blue Zones « HUMMing Bird http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-684118 Blue Zones « HUMMing Bird Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:10:41 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-684118 [...] on the topic of Secrets of living a longer life” where they have discussed the importance of sex, sleep, and diet to health and longevity so far. Audience members are encouraged to vote for where they [...] [...] on the topic of Secrets of living a longer life" where they have discussed the importance of sex, sleep, and diet to health and longevity so far. Audience members are encouraged to vote for where they [...]

]]> By: jim http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678934 jim Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:43:54 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678934 i would like to e mail this to some people . not set up to do that so i guess they will never know about all this . i would like to e mail this to some people . not set up to do that so i guess they will never know about all this .

]]> By: mercedes http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678897 mercedes Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:29:21 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678897 Life in the good USA us full of stress, get up, go to work, go home, get up, go to work, go home, make more money, pay lots of bills where do you fit in sleep and sex? That is why people in European countries such as this live longer.... Life in the good USA us full of stress, get up, go to work, go home, get up, go to work, go home, make more money, pay lots of bills where do you fit in sleep and sex? That is why people in European countries such as this live longer....

]]> By: Darla http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678880 Darla Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:23:09 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678880 Sounds delightful. Don't forget we Americans live a hectic life. You don't notice just how hectic and busy we are until we stop and look around. Life is happening all around us, we don't need to live on an island to slow down. People need to take a few steps back, look at their life; think, what can I do to slow down? I really beleive our nervous lifestyles and absurd priorities (keeping up with the Jones); the junk we eat (approved by our favorite FDA) makes us rundown, which lowers our resistance, in turn making us susceptible to infections, sicknesses and ultimately an early demise. Expensive healthcare leads to people forgoing preventive medicine, so diseases are going unchecked until symptoms present themselves. We live in a messed up world and most of us are too busy to see what damage we are doing to ourselves and our children. Sounds delightful. Don't forget we Americans live a hectic life. You don't notice just how hectic and busy we are until we stop and look around. Life is happening all around us, we don't need to live on an island to slow down. People need to take a few steps back, look at their life; think, what can I do to slow down? I really beleive our nervous lifestyles and absurd priorities (keeping up with the Jones); the junk we eat (approved by our favorite FDA) makes us rundown, which lowers our resistance, in turn making us susceptible to infections, sicknesses and ultimately an early demise. Expensive healthcare leads to people forgoing preventive medicine, so diseases are going unchecked until symptoms present themselves. We live in a messed up world and most of us are too busy to see what damage we are doing to ourselves and our children.

]]> By: Diane Leon http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678864 Diane Leon Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:16:13 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678864 Hi Erica, I love this series. At a time when we hear so much bad news this is something we can strive for. I agree about the sex, and sleep. I maintain my own version of a blue zone in Spain on the Mediterranean. Each year I spend a month focusing on my art work, good times with my husband and friends. Unlike many Americans I have always worked full time, painted and gave myself a long vacation. The siesta in Spain is similar to the Greek Island folks. I take mine on the beach under my umbrella. I think having a purpose in life and something positive to look forward to also helps keeping you young. During the week working in NYC and living in Queens my schedule give me about 7 hours of sleep a night, but on the weekend I sleep a full 8 hours. I drink a glass of red wine every night with dinner, have a vegetable and always some dark chocolate for dessert. I look forward to seeing the rest of the series. Diane, Elmhurst, Queens, NY Hi Erica, I love this series. At a time when we hear so much bad news this is something we can strive for. I agree about the sex, and sleep.
I maintain my own version of a blue zone in Spain on the Mediterranean. Each year I spend a month focusing on my art work, good times with my husband and friends. Unlike many Americans I have always worked full time, painted and gave myself a long vacation. The siesta in Spain is similar to the Greek Island folks. I take mine on the beach under my umbrella. I think having a purpose in life and something positive to look forward to also helps keeping you young. During the week working in NYC and living in Queens my schedule give me about 7 hours of sleep a night, but on the weekend I sleep a full 8 hours. I drink a glass of red wine every night with dinner, have a vegetable and always some dark chocolate for dessert. I look forward to seeing the rest of the series. Diane, Elmhurst, Queens, NY

]]> By: Jessica http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678862 Jessica Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:15:45 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678862 If all we had to worrie about was food, clothing and shelter we would have more time for sex and sleep. Right now pregnant mothers have to work till they give birth and are forced back to work with in months. Being the bread basket and the bank of the world makes us slaves to the grind. If all we had to worrie about was food, clothing and shelter we would have more time for sex and sleep.
Right now pregnant mothers have to work till they give birth and are forced back to work with in months.
Being the bread basket and the bank of the world makes us slaves to the grind.

]]> By: Paul H. Dimitriou http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678848 Paul H. Dimitriou Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:12:12 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678848 If you live on an Island,such as Ikaros,you can live off the land e.g. Fishing,Hunting,doing odd jobs ect..... I am of Greek Decent and can truly attest to this,my forefathers had a longer life span and I dont believe its attributed solely upon genetics. Less stress, a mediteranian diet, and in my opinion being in love and making love is the proper recipe towards a fruitful and long life.I have also discovered that as an American living in the United states,we are truly undernourished,meaning: we feed our minds with knowledge and yet we truly know nothing,we feed our bodies with so called food and yet we starve, we claim to know God and we lack faith and some of us think we are living gods.Wake up America, and lets go back to the basics its not too late!!!!!! If you live on an Island,such as Ikaros,you can live off the land e.g. Fishing,Hunting,doing odd jobs ect..... I am of Greek Decent and can truly attest to this,my forefathers had a longer life span and I dont believe its attributed solely upon genetics. Less stress, a mediteranian diet, and in my opinion being in love and making love is the proper recipe towards a fruitful and long life.I have also discovered that as an American living in the United states,we are truly undernourished,meaning: we feed our minds with knowledge and yet we truly know nothing,we feed our bodies with so called food and yet we starve, we claim to know God and we lack faith and some of us think we are living gods.Wake up America, and lets go back to the basics its not too late!!!!!!

]]> By: Gary http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678844 Gary Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:10:19 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678844 Good read, I liked Dan's Virtual Compass. It was a little strange to see what my potential life expectancy is but at least you can see what to change and can be better. Maybe a good follow up piece would be to take the standard outputs of the evaluation and get one of the doctors talk about what you can do everyday to improve things like Anger, Exercise and Eats. These are the items I did not do well with. Good read, I liked Dan's Virtual Compass. It was a little strange to see what my potential life expectancy is but at least you can see what to change and can be better.

Maybe a good follow up piece would be to take the standard outputs of the evaluation and get one of the doctors talk about what you can do everyday to improve things like Anger, Exercise and Eats. These are the items I did not do well with.

]]> By: Allen http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678820 Allen Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:53:49 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678820 hhmm it's the best news i ever had for 2009....it's going to be one of my 2010 New Years resolutiopn..to get to that place sleep and have a whole lot of sex!! hhmm it's the best news i ever had for 2009....it's going to be one of my 2010 New Years resolutiopn..to get to that place sleep and have a whole lot of sex!!

]]> By: Bill http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678816 Bill Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:53:11 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678816 I find it not the least bit coincidental that these "Blue Zones" are mostly remote places - like small islands - on which the population has mainly stayed put over decades and engaged mostly in mating with others from their tiny locale. Does this not beg the question whether the people who live in these places are the beneficiaries of GOOD GENES? Are these not the human equivalent of Darwin's finches in the sense that through isolation and interbreeding, we can see a physiological difference between them and the rest of humanity: i.e. they live longer on the whole. The thesis of this article is that everyday people may be able to live longer by living the lives of those in these "Blue Zones," but is that really true? I bet not. I find it not the least bit coincidental that these "Blue Zones" are mostly remote places – like small islands – on which the population has mainly stayed put over decades and engaged mostly in mating with others from their tiny locale.

Does this not beg the question whether the people who live in these places are the beneficiaries of GOOD GENES? Are these not the human equivalent of Darwin's finches in the sense that through isolation and interbreeding, we can see a physiological difference between them and the rest of humanity: i.e. they live longer on the whole.

The thesis of this article is that everyday people may be able to live longer by living the lives of those in these "Blue Zones," but is that really true? I bet not.

]]> By: David from Phoenix, AZ http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678804 David from Phoenix, AZ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:41:52 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678804 Sex + Sleep = Long, healthy life? Sounds like a simple formula for a better life. Kinda E = M*C*C (Einstein equation). Right now my life formula is (-cash flow) / (-work hours) + large mortgage* less savings. This results in less sleep and less sex time. Hmm... let me shuffle the variables and the equation to maximize sleep and sex. Thanks Erica. Sex + Sleep = Long, healthy life?

Sounds like a simple formula for a better life. Kinda E = M*C*C (Einstein equation).

Right now my life formula is (-cash flow) / (-work hours) + large mortgage* less savings. This results in less sleep and less sex time.

Hmm... let me shuffle the variables and the equation to maximize sleep and sex.

Thanks Erica.

]]> By: Susan http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678784 Susan Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:20:19 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678784 According to the longevity calculator, I'll live to be 95.8 years old. Good grief! I don't want to live that long. I guess I'll have to make some negative changes. According to the longevity calculator, I'll live to be 95.8 years old. Good grief! I don't want to live that long. I guess I'll have to make some negative changes.

]]> By: MarieAnne Sam - Alabang, Philippines http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678776 MarieAnne Sam - Alabang, Philippines Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:16:27 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678776 Hmmnnn...pretty interesting!!! Sleep, I can do it---actually my favorite activity! Sex ---- its my dilemma. I have no partner :-( ! This Ikeria place is quite amazing---just reading about it makes me wish I will live a hundred! :-) Hmmnnn...pretty interesting!!! Sleep, I can do it-actually my favorite activity! Sex -- its my dilemma. I have no partner :-( !

This Ikeria place is quite amazing-just reading about it makes me wish I will live a hundred! :-)

]]> By: nature lover http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678751 nature lover Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:47:46 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678751 well lilibeth my favorite past time is to have sex while eating my lunch! & then taking a nap. wouldn't mind moving to the island though - slowing down and balance ... well lilibeth my favorite past time is to have sex while eating my lunch! & then taking a nap. wouldn't mind moving to the island though – slowing down and balance ...

]]> By: KEVIN MARTIN http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678750 KEVIN MARTIN Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:47:22 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678750 I really enjoyed the show last night. Kinda describes my lifestyle. However you mentioned that there is a calculator here on the site. Well, at the rate I'm going I'll be 90 before I find it.LOL so please, tell all! where is it at? Also during the stay on the island will all the findings be posted here as well as the AARP & National Geo sites? Really good stuff you got here AC360...Keep up the good work, and keep us informed... Kevin Panama City Beach, Florida I really enjoyed the show last night. Kinda describes my lifestyle. However you mentioned that there is a calculator here on the site. Well, at the rate I'm going I'll be 90 before I find it.LOL so please, tell all! where is it at? Also during the stay on the island will all the findings be posted here as well as the AARP & National Geo sites? Really good stuff you got here AC360...Keep up the good work, and keep us informed...

Kevin
Panama City Beach, Florida

]]> By: Shovlins http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-678735 Shovlins Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:14:15 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-678735 Amazing story -- Interesting my wife and I enjoy each other sexually but sleep is a problem for us both. With the economy being so poor, the pressures at work -- doing more with less...and I just lost my job and we have three mortgages it is difficult to sleep and not worry about all the things that require payment. Will continue to watch. The Shovlin's Amazing story –

Interesting my wife and I enjoy each other sexually but sleep is a problem for us both. With the economy being so poor, the pressures at work - doing more with less...and I just lost my job and we have three mortgages it is difficult to sleep and not worry about all the things that require payment.

Will continue to watch.
The Shovlin's

]]> By: Lilibeth http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-676964 Lilibeth Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:55:09 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-676964 Hi Erica, I heard about the blue zones in Oprah's show. I love to sleep; I think it's my favorite pastime...LOL. During lunchtime at work, I'd rather take a nap than eat. Your report should be interesting. See you later, Lilibeth Edmonds, Washington Hi Erica, I heard about the blue zones in Oprah's show. I love to sleep; I think it's my favorite pastime...LOL. During lunchtime at work, I'd rather take a nap than eat. Your report should be interesting. See you later,

Lilibeth
Edmonds, Washington

]]> By: Hesca Joubert http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-676911 Hesca Joubert Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:16:32 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-676911 Sleeping and having sex is certainly two of the most enjoyable things people can do. Yet, after reading this I was just wondering why it so hard to make time for these two activities that we derive so much pleasure from? Why is it that the people of Ikaria can do it? Maybe because they are more 'sheltered' from the world with its terrible onslaughts on our precious time or maybe as a society that have kept from developing in a direction that would lead them to become 'slaves' of the world and the tasks it forces on us, depriving us from our pleasures. Would it be so easy for the rest of us to make sex and sleep a priority? Sleeping and having sex is certainly two of the most enjoyable things people can do. Yet, after reading this I was just wondering why it so hard to make time for these two activities that we derive so much pleasure from? Why is it that the people of Ikaria can do it? Maybe because they are more 'sheltered' from the world with its terrible onslaughts on our precious time or maybe as a society that have kept from developing in a direction that would lead them to become 'slaves' of the world and the tasks it forces on us, depriving us from our pleasures.

Would it be so easy for the rest of us to make sex and sleep a priority?

]]> By: Michael "C" Lorton, Virginia http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-676899 Michael "C" Lorton, Virginia Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:07:40 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-676899 So you are saying that sex + sleep = a long and healthier life? Well, no job + no money = no sex and little sleep. So you are saying that sex + sleep = a long and healthier life? Well, no job + no money = no sex and little sleep.

]]> By: Nicole http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/20/sex-sleep-long-healthy-life/comment-page-1/#comment-676893 Nicole Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:03:24 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35184#comment-676893 Amazingly informative. Well structured, factual, creative, and humorous. I'm learning plenty. Thank you. Amazingly informative. Well structured, factual, creative, and humorous. I'm learning plenty. Thank you.

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