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The creator of National Geographics popular Blue Zonesnow a documentary on Netflixbrings readers a beautifully illustrated and informative guide to the places on Earth where people live the longestincluding lessons learned, top longevity foods, and the behaviors to help you live to 100plus a surprising new blue zone.National Geographic Explorer and bestselling author Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity, which he found in the blue zones: places around the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives.In The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer, Buettner returns to Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Costa Ricas Nicoya Peninsula; and Loma Linda, California to check in on the superagers living in the blue zones and interprets the notsosecret sauce of purpose, faith, community, downtime, natural movement, and plantbased eating that has powered as many as 10 additional years of healthy living in these regions. And Buettner reveals an allnew blue zonethe first manmade blue zone yet explored.Throughout his two decades of research, Buettner has worked with some of National Geographics top photographersincluding David McLain and Gianluca Colato document the healthy habits of the worlds longest living communities. In this informative collection, their work punctuates Buettners lively text, offering a beautiful tour of the blue zones.
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The creator of National Geographics popular Blue Zonesnow a documentary on Netflixbrings readers a beautifully illustrated and informative guide to the places on Earth where people live the longestincluding lessons learned, top longevity foods, and the behaviors to help you live to 100plus a surprising new blue zone.National Geographic Explorer and bestselling author Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity, which he found in the blue zones: places around the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives.In The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer, Buettner returns to Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Costa Ricas Nicoya Peninsula; and Loma Linda, California to check in on the superagers living in the blue zones and interprets the notsosecret sauce of purpose, faith, community, downtime, natural movement, and plantbased eating that has powered as many as 10 additional years of healthy living in these regions. And Buettner reveals an allnew blue zonethe first manmade blue zone yet explored.Throughout his two decades of research, Buettner has worked with some of National Geographics top photographersincluding David McLain and Gianluca Colato document the healthy habits of the worlds longest living communities. In this informative collection, their work punctuates Buettners lively text, offering a beautiful tour of the blue zones.
