170: Dan Buettner - The Blue Zones • 4 Foods You Should Always Have On Hand • The Importance Of Naps

Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Fellow and multiple New York Times bestselling author. He’s discovered the five places in the world – dubbed “Blue Zones” – where people live the longest, and are healthiest. Dan’s TED Talk “How to live to be 100+” has been viewed over 3 million times.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What are the Blue Zones and where are they located?
• How did the name Blue Zones come to be?
• Lower your cortisol and chances of suffering from heart disease by taking a nap
• The four food pillars across the Blue Zones
• The longest lived family had a slice or two of sourdough bread daily as part of lunch
• Consider stopping eating when you're 80 percent full
• 4 foods you should always have on hand and 4 foods you should never have on hand
• People in 4 out of the 5 of the Blue Zones consume wine
• The importance of picking your friends carefully and investing in them
• Volunteering leads to higher levels of life satisfaction
• Changing our perspective on the aging population and retirement
• Setting up an area of your home to downshift
• 45 minutes of TV a day is linked to optimal life satisfaction
• Why you might want to consider the bus over driving to work
• Dan's morning routine
• Finding an exercise you love to do and sticking to it
• Becoming friends with a vegetarian

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Related links:

Dan Buettner - The Blue Zones Solution (book)

Dan Buettner's website - Blue Zones

Follow Blue Zones on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Dan Buettner - The Blue Zones (book)

Dan Buettner - Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way (book)

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