The Truth about Longevity - Secrets of the Blue Zones with Dan Buettner
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Show Notes
Want to live longer? With more vitality? And avoid dieting along the way? I thought so. Who doesn’t!? Well it turns out that it’s within reach for us all with a few small changes to our daily lives.
Today’s guest Dan Buettner is a best selling author of The Blue Zones and a pioneer in research on longevity. He recently presented the number 1 Netflix documentary series ‘Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones’. In this conversation, we break down the buzzword of ‘longevity’ and find out what it really means to extend your years.
Are you ready to learn what it takes to live to 100?
Yes?
Then click play now!
Timecodes:
00:00 - The number 1 guest on my vision board: Dan Buettner
01:01 - Non-negotiables for a long happy life
07:45 - The impact of the standard American diet
10:01 - Nutrition: The 5 pillars of every blue Zone Diet
20:36 - What Dan thinks of his haters
23:58 - Emotional Resilience
26:30 - Human Connection
34:20 - Ikigai & retirement
41:06 - Stress management in the Blue Zones
42:45 - Sleep
46:41 - What does Live Well Be Well mean to you?
Books:
The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer by Dan Buettner
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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