Why 'blue zones' around the world may hold the secret to a long life
For over 20 years, Buettner has been studying "blue zones," a handful of places around the world where people live longer than average. What’s the secret to a long, Health y life? If you ask author and National Geographic explorer Dan Buettner, the answer – or answers – may be found in so-called “blue zones ” – a handful of places around the world where people live longer than average, seemingly without any strict diets, expensive supplements or rigorous exercise routines. For over 20 years, Buettner has been studying these five communities – Sardinia, Italy; Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Icaria, Greece and Loma Linda, California. He claims that in these regions, “longevity ensues” because long-lived people are “simply a product of their environment.” In his latest book and Netflix series, Buettner revisits these five communities and proposes a sixth – Singapore. He spoke to ABC News Live about what appear to be the commonalities between “blue zones” that have led to ...