Blue Zones
Dan Buettner identifies longevity hotspots in Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece; and among the Seventh Day Adventists in Loma Linda, California, and offers an explanation, based on empirical data and first hand observations, as to why these populations live healthier and longer lives. Blue Zones is also a company founded by [...]
Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way is the name of a new book by Dan Buettner. Buettner is a National Geographic Explorer and a writer. His 2005 cover story for National Geographic magazine, “Secrets of Living Longer,” was a finalist for the National Magazine Award. He has appeared on CNN, David Letterman, Good Morning [...]
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The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest is the name of a book. Click on the highlighted book name to learn more. Click here for additional information about living longer. Share
There are few less-alike places in the continental United States than Ashley, N.D., and New York City. But Ashley (population 882) has one remarkable thing in common with New York (population 8,363,710). Its older residents enjoy longer and healthier lives than in most other parts of the country… Click here to access the entire article. [...]
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To find the path to long life and health, Dan Buettner and team study the world’s “Blue Zones,” communities whose elders live with vim and vigor to record-setting age. At TEDxTC, he shares the 9 common diet and lifestyle habits that keep them spry past age 100. Click here for more information from Dan Buettner. [...]
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta teams with anti-aging experts Dr. Aubrey de Grey and Dan Buettner to bring you an in-depth discussion on the search for immortality. Click here to learn more from Dr. Aubrey de Grey. Click here to learn more from Dan Buettner. Click here to learn more from Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Share
A 10-month ‘Vitality Project’ helps residents of Minnesota town add ’3.1 Years’ to their lives… Adventurer and travel writer Dan Buettner hatched the idea and oversaw the project after identifying five areas around the world where people tend to live longer and healthier lives – research he documented in a book titled – The Blue [...]
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The Mprize is a special fund put forth by the Methuselah Foundation that seeks to encourage research into extending healthy human life… Click here for the article found on the Singularity Hub website. You may have to scroll down to see the article.
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Longevity Expert, Dan Buettner, Dares America in Six Week Health Challenge; Shows Secrets to Long Life Eating… Click here for details of the “Six Weeks to Longevity challenge”.
As it turns out, gardening can help you live up to 14 years longer, according to National Geographic writer Dan Buettner, author of the New York Times bestselling book, “The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest.” Click here for an article found on the Bradenton Herald website.
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