Ep. 321: Dan Buettner - Live to 100 with Blue Zones One Pot Meals

PLANTSTRONG Podcast

Rip Esselstyn

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Medicine, Nutrition

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

He’s back for the fourth time!

Dan Buettner—National Geographic fellow, explorer, longevity expert, and creator of the Blue Zones—returns and this time we’re diving into his brand-new New York Times best-selling book: Blue Zones: One Pot Meals.

Dan and Rip roll up their sleeves and go page by page through his delicious new recipes—from savory Tex-Mex breakfast skillets to mushroom walnut bolognese, roasted cauliflower, creamy mac ‘n cheese, and even chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

They talk about:

Why long-term consistency is the only real longevity “hack.”
How the world’s longest-lived people eat (and why beans are still king).
The flavor “secrets” revealed by analyzing 650,000 top-rated recipes with Stanford’s AI lab.
How Dan is bringing Blue Zones wisdom into kitchens, frozen food aisles, and even entire cities.
Why all five original Blue Zones are sadly waning—but also, the exciting announcement of a brand-new Blue Zone that’s on the rise.

This conversation is equal parts mouthwatering, inspiring, and hopeful—and if you’re ready to supercharge your longevity with easy, affordable, maniacally delicious meals, you’re in the right place.

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0:00.0	I'm Ray Besselston, and you're listening to the Plan Strong podcast.
0:05.0	He is back for the fourth time.
0:09.0	My good friend, Dan Butner, author, explorer, longevity expert, and creator of the Blue Zones,
0:19.0	returns to the Plan Strong podcast, And today, we're diving into his
0:23.9	brand new New York Times bestselling book, Blue Zones, One Pot Meals. We'll dig in right after
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1:48.3	Plansstrong family, buckle up because today we are back in rarefied air with one of my
1:56.2	all-time favorite guests, Dan Butener. And he is back for the fourth time. You probably know Dan.
2:04.7	He's the National Geographic Explorer and author who discovered the infamous blue zones,
2:10.7	those magical pockets of the world where people live the longest and healthiest lives.
2:17.2	And perhaps you've even seen Dan most recently on the longest and healthiest lives.
2:22.4	And perhaps you've even seen Dan most recently on the hit Netflix series,
2:26.4	Live to 100 Secrets of the Blue Zones. Well, Dan just dropped his latest masterpiece, Blue Zones, One Pot Meals,
2:32.8	and I got to tell you, these recipes, they look easy, affordable,
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