Dan Buettner discovered the five places in the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives – the blue zones. Now he is working with communities and governments to implement Blue Zone Projects, initiatives that apply lessons from the Blue Zones to entire communities.
Dan Buettner is an explorer, New York Times bestselling author, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer. He discovered dubbed blue zones hotspots, the five places in the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives. Moreover, his articles about these places are most popular for both The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic.
Buettner now works together with large employers, health insurance companies and municipal governments to implement Blue Zones Projects in workplaces, universities and communities. Blue Zones Projects are well-being initiatives that apply lessons from the Blue Zones to entire communities. This is done by focusing on changes to public policy, social networks and the local environment. Furthermore, the programme has dramatically improved the health of more than 5 million Americans to date.
His new book “The Blue Zones Challenge: A 4-Week Plan for a Longer Better Life” is a four-week guide and year-long sustainability programme. The book will help you jump-start your journey to better health, happiness, less stress, and a longer life.
Additionally, Buettner also holds three Guinness World Records in distance cycling.
To find the path to long life and health, Dan Buettner and his team study the world’s “Blue Zones”, communities whose elders live with vim and vigour to record-setting age. In his talk, he shares the 9 common diet and lifestyle habits – Power 9® – that keep them spry past age 100. What should you be doing to live a longer life? Dan Buettner debunks the most common myths and offers a science-backed blueprint for the average American to live another 12 quality years.
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