Dan Buettner
Dan Buettner
Dan Buettneris a National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author. He is an explorer, educator, author, producer, storyteller and public speaker. He co-produced an Emmy Award-winning documentary and holds three Guinness records for endurance cycling. He is the founder of the Blue Zones and Blue Zones, LLC...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionExplorer
CountryUnited States of America
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vegetables pushing eating
If you’re eating vegetables you are probably pushing unhealthier food out of your diet.
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Singapore is the happiest place in Asia
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So setting up automatic savings plans, and buying insurance as opposed to buying a new thing. The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year, but financial security can last a lifetime.
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Drink without getting drunk Love without suffering jealousy Eat without overindulging Never argue And once in a while, with great discretion, misbehave
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Walking is the only way proven to stave off cognitive decline - it works.
exercise years community
Diet and supplements and exercise programs aren't what is achieving longevity. Having a faith-based community can add four to 14 years.
years knowing add
Having a purpose and knowing exactly what your values are will add additional years to your life.
long healthy life-is
A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits.
being-happy dream goal
True happiness involves the pursuit of worth goals; without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved.
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A doctor may know more than a peasant, but a peasant and a doctor know more together.
fondness
The more things for which you develop a fondness the richer the life you live.
exercise garden perspective
Exercise, from a public health perspective, is an unmitigated failure. The world's longest-lived people live in environments that nudge them into more movement. They don't use power tools, they do their own yard work, they grow a garden.
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Centenarians are still living near their children and feel loved and the expectation to love. Instead of being mere recipients of care, they are contributors to the lives of their families. They grow gardens to contribute vegetables, they continue to cook and clean.
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We often think about happiness as trying to increase our joy, but it's also about decreasing our worry. So what you get for paying those high taxes is, if you're a parent thinking about putting your child through school, you don't have to worry about it, because all education through college is free.