This is the 10% happier podcast, I'm Dan Harris. Hello everybody how we doing Today we're going to dive into the secrets and also some of the

controversies of the so-called Blue Zones. If you haven't heard of them, these are the

places on planet Earth where people apparently live the longest and healthiest lives.

My guest, Dan Butner, has played a huge role in exploring and publicizing and popularizing

the Blue Zones.

Dan is an explorer himself. He's a National Geographic fellow and a

journalist. He's written a series of best-selling books including the Blue

Zones of Happiness and the Blue Zones kitchen. And he's the host of a very

popular new show on Netflix called Live to 100.

In this episode we talk about the origin story of the Blue Zones, the nine common denominators

or the Power Nine when it comes to longevity the surprising information about much maligned

foods such as pasta and bread I found that part especially electrifying why trying to pursue

good health can actually work against you sometimes, why the single most

important factor in longevity is not advertised on Instagram.

Tips for integrating BlueZone's wisdom into your daily life, including designing a life

where you move naturally, and some of the critiques and controversies surrounding Dan's work.

Just to say, this is the official kickoff interview for an occasional

series we run on this show called Get Fit Sainley. If you missed it go back and

check out the informal chat that I posted this past Friday with my lead producer

DJ Kashmir who's overseeing this series. This is the third time we've done get fit

sanely and in this go-round we'll be covering not only longevity but also

O's mick exercise and the Buddhist case for laziness.

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