Buettner also believes longevity is baked into certain communities because of their lifestyles. The five blue zones are: Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica; Loma Linda ...

Other Blue Zones are Okinawa in Japan, Ikaria in Greece, Sardinia, Loma Linda in California and most recently Singapore. I’ve chosen to explore Nicoya, home to one of the highest concentrations of ...

“The salt air from the ocean, the fresh food we eat – rice and beans, eggs, plantain,” says Berta. “The community is important,” José continues. “We all help each other. Farmers exchange produce, and ...

The term now refers to only five small pockets in total: Okinawa in Japan; Ikaria in Greece; Nicoya in Costa Rica; Loma Linda in California, USA; and Sardinia in Italy. Buettner’s long work in ...

These blue zones include the following places: Icaria Island in Greece, Ogliastra, Sardinia in Italy, Okinawa in Japan, the Nicoya peninsula in Costa Rica, Loma Linda in California in the US, and ...

I went on holiday to a Blue Zone to find the secret to long life - ‘Down here most people live to 90 and a lot to 100. It’s ...

(Kaitlynn) Buettner II; two grandsons, Steven P. Buettner III and Scott J. Buettner; a sister-in-law, Malinda Christ Rapp; a brother-in-law, Rich (Linda) Buettner; Mindy (Jay) Kurtz; and nieces and ...

Buettner discovered the world’s blue zones and has dedicated ... These zones include Okinawa (Japan), Sardinia (Italy), Ikaria (Greece), Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica), and Loma Linda (California)” ...