Dan Buettner on The Blue Zones

For our second episode in our Community series, we are delighted
to present the magical Dan Buettner!


Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow,
award-winning journalist and producer, and a New York
Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in
the world—dubbed Blue Zones—where people live the longest,
healthiest lives. 


Buettner now works in partnership with municipal governments,
large employers, and health insurance companies to
implement Blue Zones Projects (well-being initiatives
applying the lessons from Blue Zones) in communities, workplaces,
and universities. The program has dramatically improved the
health of more than 5 million Americans to date.


In this podcast, we cover the main correlating factors for
longevity in these Blue Zones, and how we can start to implement
changes in our own lives to be healthier and happier.



“If you are overweight in America and possibly Ireland
it is probably not your fault. If you go back to the 1980s, in this
country about a third as many people were obese and about a seventh
as many people were suffering from type 2 diabetes. Back in the
80’s they didn’t have better diets or better discipline. What’s
changed is there are about 20 times more fast-food chains now, we
drive about 60% more instead of being on our feet, a full 40% of
all retail outlets, pharmacies and gas stations... all have junk
food. We are genetically hardwired to eat fat and sugar and take
rests whenever we can, and that's okay when you live in an
environment of hardship and scarcity like we have for 99% of human
existence but now you throw that same genetic makeup into a
cesspool of burgers, fries, pizzas, and package snacks, your
genetics are going to win out all day long!”




A great episode to follow from Helena Norberg-Hodge last week. We
really hope you enjoyed it!





 


Further information on Dan Buettner:


His books:


The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve
Lived the Longest, Thrive: Finding Happiness the Blue Zones
Way, 


The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World’s
Healthiest People


The Blue Zones of Happiness 


Reference:


Richard Leider Calling Cards 





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