Dan Buettner
Dan Buettner
Dan Buettneris a National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author. He is an explorer, educator, author, producer, storyteller and public speaker. He co-produced an Emmy Award-winning documentary and holds three Guinness records for endurance cycling. He is the founder of the Blue Zones and Blue Zones, LLC...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionExplorer
CountryUnited States of America
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people meat celebration
The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper.
people lifestyle select
Select your friendships carefully. Gather people around you who will reinforce your lifestyle.
reality people aging
The brutal reality about aging is that it has only an accelerator pedal. We have yet to discover whether a brake exists for people.
america people seven
The happiest people in America socialize about seven hours a day,
vegetables people be-kind
Eat your vegetables, have a positive outlook, be kind to people, and smile.
healthy-habits people influence
The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.
brings culture ease fleeing hardship people related welcome
I think we live in a culture that relentlessly pursues comfort. Ease is related to disease. We shouldn't always be fleeing hardship. Hardship also brings people together. We should welcome it.
people regularly
People who are making it to 100 live in environments where they are regularly nudged into physical activity.
exactly family none people pumped ran
None of the longest-lived people ran marathons or pumped iron. They live exactly as their grandparents before them - surrounded by family and friends.
drunk suffering arguing
Drink without getting drunk Love without suffering jealousy Eat without overindulging Never argue And once in a while, with great discretion, misbehave
beautiful garden hands
You rarely get satisfaction sitting in an easy chair. If you work in a garden on the other hand, and it yields beautiful tomatoes, that's a good feeling.
way decline proven
Walking is the only way proven to stave off cognitive decline - it works.
kids home grandparent
Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
morning get-up every-morning
You have to know why you get up every morning.