Blue Zones

WATCH: Dan Buettner On Why Diets And Exercise Don't Work

Posted 01.18.2012

Researcher, explorer and author Dan Buettner has worked for years identifying Blue Zones, areas where people live markedly longer than average, and wh...

Why Wait For New Years? 7 Ways To Get Healthier Today!

Posted 12.29.2011

By Valerie Frankel Think it's time to make some healthy lifestyle adjustments? Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer ...

The Architecture of Collective Intelligence: Blue Zones & Yoga Nutrition

Daniel Cook | Posted 11.17.2011

Daniel Cook

"Blue zones" describe a handful of longevity hotspots around the world, where people commonly live active and healthy lives past the age of 100.

The 4 Places Where People Live The Longest

AP | JEFF BAENEN | Posted 11.17.2011

Buettner identifies four hot spots of longevity: the mountainous Barbagia region of Sardinia, an island off the coast of Italy; the Japanese island of...

How To Live Forever (Almost)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

The New York Times Style section has a story on one woman's attempt to obey the "Power 9", or what HuffPost contributor Dan Buettner calls the rules f...