157: The daily habits of people who live longer with Blue Zones founder, Dan Buettner

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Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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As a National Geographic Fellow, multiple New York Times bestselling author, and owner of three Guinness world records for biking, Dan Buettner knows a thing or two about adventure. He sits down with mbg Founder and Co-CEO, Jascon Wachob, to discuss his adventures and what he learned from the “Blue Zones”—the five places in the world where people live the longest and are the healthiest. Tune in to find out what people in the Blue Zones eat for longevity and how they live happier lives. You may be surprised to find that we're doing quite the opposite here in the U.S. To contact the mindbodygreen team with comments, questions, or speaker ideas, please email [email protected]. For all sponsorship inquiries, please email [email protected]. Want to join our podcast email newsletter? Sign up here! Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher, and sign up for our podcast newsletter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the My Buddy Green podcast. I'm Jason Walkab, founder and co-ceeo of My Buddy Green and your host.
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0:41.0	Disclosure, investing involves risk, performance is not guaranteed. Dan Butner is an Explorer National Geographic fellow, award-winning journalists and
0:55.2	producer, and a New York Times best-selling author. He discovered the five places in the
1:00.1	world, dubbed Blue Zones, where people live the longest healthiest lives.
1:04.4	Dan now works in partnership with municipal governments, large employers, and
1:09.2	health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones projects and
1:12.2	communities, workplaces, and
1:13.7	universities. Blue Zones projects are well-being initiatives that apply lessons
1:18.3	from the Blue Zones to entire communities by focusing on changes to the local
1:22.4	environment, public policy, and
1:24.4	social networks. Get this, the program has dramatically improved the health of
1:28.9	more than five million Americans to date. His Blue Zone series of books were all national
1:34.9	bestsellers and has appeared on the Today Show GMA, Oprah, among other
1:39.2	national broadcasts. His latest book is a must-read, mouthwater and cookbook called the Blue Zone's Kitchen, 100 recipes to live to 100.
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