Let’s all live long, healthy lives! At Blue Zones Kitchen we’re focused on bringing inspiration and ingredients from the longest-lived parts of the world – “The Blue Zones” – to people everywhere, with obsessively delicious foods.

Blue Zones offers science-backed programs and lifestyle management tools to help people live longer, better.In 2009, I led a team that applied principles of The Blue Zones to Albert Lea, Minnesota and successfully raised life expectancy. It also lowered health care costs by some 40%. I am currently working with Healthways to implement the program in three Beach Cities of Los Angeles, Fort Worth, Texas, Naples, Florida and the entire states of Iowa and Hawaii. The strategy focuses on optimizing the health environment instead of individual behavior change.

In THRIVE, New York Times bestselling author and explorer, Dan Buettner, reports on the surprising findings from his five-year global study on the keys to personal happiness. In addition to sharing his extraordinary accounts of the happiest people on the planet, Buettner examines how their unique lifestyles correlate to their extraordinary well-being. Finally — and most important — Buettner details how to incorporate these powerful characteristics into our daily routine so that we, too, can THRIVE.

New York Times Best Seller.With the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are that you may live up to a decade longer. What’s the prescription for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. In this dynamic book he discloses the recipe, blending this unique lifestyle formula with the latest scientific findings to inspire easy, lasting change that may add years to your life.You’ll meet a 94-year-old farmer and self-confessed “ladies man” in Costa Rica, a 102-year-old grandmother in Okinawa a 102-year-old Sardinian who hikes at least six miles a day, and others. By observing their lifestyles, Buettner’s team has identified critical everyday choices.

I led interactive educational expeditions called "Quests". These Quests enabled millions of online explorers to direct my team of experts as we unraveled longevity related mysteries. During this time I set three world records for cycling five continents.