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"People do not need to overhaul their lives to begin feeling better." —Sarah Kearney, executive director of Blue Zones Project Scottsdale Read more: azbigmedia.com/lifestyle/blu… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity #BlueZones

Blue Zones Project Scottsdale stresses the power of showing up - AZ Big Media

From walks to game nights: Blue Zones Project Scottsdale stresses the power of showing up. Here's a closer look.

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Discover the Blue Zones™ Experience at Hilton Head Health Wellness Resort & Spa, a celebrated wellness resort on South Carolina’s scenic coast. BOOK NOW: bluezones.com/retreats/ @HHHealth_H3 @CelineVadam #SouthCarollina #HiltonHeadIsland #BlueZonesRetreat
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Fiber gets the gut moving in a way that most nutrients don’t. Without it, food stays stagnant in the digestive tract much longer than it should. Find out more: bluezones.com/2026/10/can-th… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity #bluezonesdiet #fiber

Can These Foods Really Help You Burn Calories in Your Sleep?

Fiber plays a key role in the diets of the blue zones centenarians of the world who regularly eat high-fiber foods like beans, whole grains, fruits,

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"Bolotana doesn’t have a gym, and its residents don’t exercise intentionally—but they do walk pretty much everywhere, including up and down the village’s steep, hilly streets." Read more: smithsonianmag.com/smart-new… #bluezones #longevity #Italy #Bolotana

This Tiny Sardinian Village Might Be a New 'Blue Zone'—and Could Hold the Secrets to Female...

In Bolotana, a town on the Italian island with about 2,300 residents, women who reach the age of 70 are about three times as likely to live to 100 than women in the United States, according to a new...

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"Researchers traveled to Bolotana and were surprised to find 10 of the 2,262 people living there were at least 100 years old — a concentration of centenarians about 10 times the Sardinian average and 11 times the US average. " nypost.com/2026/10/13/health… #bluezones #Italy #Bolotana

The new 'Blue Zone': Study names village No. 2 in the world for female longevity

Experts credit wholesome diets, active lifestyles and healthy social lives as factors in why people live so long in these places. Now, we're learning about an entirely new Blue Zone in a previously...

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"Close to 14 out of 100 female residents of Bolotana who reach 70 can expect to live to 100 ..." Find out more: inc.com/chloe-aiello/researc… #bluezones #longevity #Italy #Bolotana

Researchers Discovered a Possible New ‘Blue Zone’ Where Women Have Exceptionally Long Lives. They...

Female residents on the island of Sardinia make it to 100 at triple the rate of U.S. women. The mayor has theories about what's behind the longevity.

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“For the first time in more than 25 years, we have found a place for longevity outside of the conventional blue zones region in Sardinia,” —Giovanni Mario Pes, the study’s lead scientist and a co-creator of the blue zones concept Read more: theguardian.com/world/2026/o… #bluezones

Sardinian village where more women reach 100 may be new centenarian ‘blue zone’

In Bolotana, 70 miles from island’s original blue zone, 13% of women who reach 70 will live on to a century

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This new blue zones candidate is an idyllic village where women are 3x more likely to reach 100. Discover more: nationalgeographic.com/healt… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity

There's a New 'Blue Zone'—And It Holds Clues to Women's Longevity

The idyllic village is one of the most "extraordinary" spots on the globe for making it to 100.

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"This one-skillet Tuscan Beans recipe will fool just about anyone into thinking that you spent hours in the kitchen, but in reality it comes together in minutes!" —Carleigh Bodrug, PlantYou: Quickies Get the recipe: bluezones.com/recipe/one-ski… #bluezones #longevity #bluezonesdiet

One-Skillet Tuscan Beans

This one-skillet Tuscan Beans recipe will fool just about anyone into thinking that you spent hours in the kitchen but in reality it comes together in

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"Most breakfast grains are so highly processed that hardly any fiber or nutrients remain." —Marion Nestle & Lisa Sutherland, Sugar Coated Read the full exerpt: bluezones.com/2026/10/a-whol… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity #bluezonesdiet

A Whole Grain Label Doesn't Tell the Whole Story

By Marion Nestle & Lisa Sutherland World renowned food politics expert Marion Nestle joins forces with former cereal executive Lisa Sutherland to

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"Women in Bolotana who reach age 70 are estimated to be approximately three times as likely to reach 100 as U.S. women of the same age." Find out more: bluezones.com/news/bolotana-… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity #Bolotana #Sardinia #Italy

Bolotana, Sardinia Identified as a New Blue Zones Candidate

Sardinian village had roughly 11 times the U.S. concentration of centenarians in a 2024 snapshot; new study finds exceptional survival among women 

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The longest-lived people in the world didn’t live in a world free of stress. They found daily routines to help them downshift from the stressors of everyday life. Read more: bluezones.com/2026/09/this-m… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity #happiness #joyscrolling

This Month in Joyscrolling: A Roundup of Our Favorite Recent Feel-Good Videos

The longest-lived people in the world didn’t live in a world free of stress. They found daily routines to help them downshift from the stressors of

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"The inner circle is the part you cannot do by yourself, and it may matter most. Pick your people, share a meal, then go for a walk." Read the full story: albertleatribune.com/opinion… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity #BlueZonesProject #Moai

Get in the Blue Zone: Your inner circle might be your most p...

The night Dan Buettner, founder of the Blue Zones health initiative, offered Albert Lea a chance to build potluck moais, Jean Eaton and her friend Becky Hanson ...

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"The most effective strategy for prolonging life might be at the end of a leash." Find out more via @FoxNews: foxnews.com/health/simple-li… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity #TheDanBuettnerPodcast

One simple lifestyle choice could help you live longer, says longevity expert

Dan Buettner, founder of Blue Zones, says dog ownership may be the best longevity strategy, citing research linking it to fewer heart attacks and reduced loneliness.

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"Helping others is a reliable way to help yourself." —Allison Aubrey, Your Turn Read more: bluezones.com/2026/09/talk-t… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity

Talk to Strangers - and Build the Friend Group You're Missing

by Allison Aubrey Allison Aubrey is an award-winning health and science journalist whose work appears on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and

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"There’s no need to scrutinize the nutrition labels of Blue Zones Kitchen meals because anything under that line is going to be great.” —Amy Keating, RD, a Consumer Reports nutritionist and test program leader. Read more: mix93.com/vip-content/vip-in… #BlueZonesDiet #BlueZonesKitchen
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"Rather than relying solely on a person’s willpower, the model focuses on making healthier choices easier — from the foods available to residents to the design of public spaces and workplace culture." galvnews.com/news/utmbs-blue… #bluezones #BlueZonesProject

UTMB's Blue Zones project envisions healthier Galveston

Craig Kovacevich, vice president of community strategic initiatives, and Danica Primarelli, the project’s executive director, told trustees the initiative will focus on making healthy choices easier...

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"The trip worth taking may be the one that changes not just where you spend a few days, but how you decide to live once you are home. That is the new luxury." —Gianni Pes & Dan Buettner Learn more: bluezones.com/2026/09/natura… #bluezones #longevity #BlueZonesRetreat

Natural Longevity: The New Luxury Inspired by the Blue Zones

For most of its history, luxury travel meant exclusivity. It promised access to remarkable places, superb accommodation, and services that most people

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These nine kid-friendly recipes get “extra credit” for their fun factor. Get the recipes: bluezones.com/2026/09/a-back… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity #bluezonesdiet

A+ Back-to-School Snacks that Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

Building healthy routines  in childhood can help influence lifelong well-being. Plus, growing minds and growing bodies need the right fuel (whole grains,

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“About 50 to 150 years ago, enlightened leaders in today’s happiest places shifted their focus from just economic development to policies that favored quality of life.” —@TheDanBuettner Read more: bluezones.com/2018/06/happin… #bluezones #livebetterlonger #longevity #happiness

The Link Between Happiness, Health, and Literacy

After exploring the places in the world where people live longest, National Geographic fellow, NYT best-selling author, and founder of Blue Zones, LLC,

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