What do Sardinia's Blue Zone elders do differently that helps them age so well physically and mentally?

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1. The newest New Yorker has an article

about a book that was just published called Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life that debunks the idea of these blue zones. I think you can read the article for free if you give them your email:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/07/06/morbid-saul-justin-newman-book-review-eat-your-ice-cream-ezekiel-j-emanuel

Apparently, many if not most of those stories about people living to great age because of diet, life style, etc. are bogus; what you need to do is be sensible--get enough sleep, eat a healthy diet, don't smoke--all the things we know we ought to be doing. The "blue zones" are essentially made up of whole cloth. The "eat your ice cream" part refers to a study that showed eating a serving of ice cream every day (guess what?) can prevent diabetes!