The Ultimate Health Podcast: Lifestyle, Nutrition, Fitness, & Self-help

Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Fellow and multiple New York Times bestselling author. He’s discovered the five places in the world – dubbed “Blue Zones” – where people live the longest, and are healthiest. Dan’s TED Talk “How to live to be 100+” has been viewed over 3 million times. In this episode, we discuss: What are the Blue Zones and where are they located? How did the name Blue Zones come to be? Lower your cortisol and chances of suffering from heart disease by taking a nap The four food pillars across the Blue Zones The longest lived family had a slice or two of sourdough bread daily as part of lunch Consider stopping eating when you're 80 percent full 4 foods you should always have on hand and 4 foods you should never have on hand People in 4 out of the 5 of the Blue Zones consume wine The importance of picking your friends carefully and investing in them Volunteering leads to higher levels of life satisfaction Changing our perspective on the aging population and retirement Setting up an area