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
diet environment less secret social
The secret to longevity, as I see it, has less to do with diet, or even exercise, and more to do with the environment in which a person lives: social and physical. What do I mean by this? They live rewardingly inconvenient lives.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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Of course, Minneapolis, we think, 'Oh well, it's cold there, lethally cold.' But the reality is you adapt to weather... Humans are consummately adaptable creatures.
healthy-habits people influence
The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.
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Eat your vegetables, have a positive outlook, be kind to people, and smile.
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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None of the longest-lived people ran marathons or pumped iron. They live exactly as their grandparents before them - surrounded by family and friends.