Today, we welcome Dan Buettner. Dan is a National Geographic Fellow, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of five books on longevity and happiness, and a three-time Guinness World Record distance cycling holder. During Dan’s travels and research, he and his team discovered the five places in the world — dubbed Blue Zones — where people live the longest, healthiest lives and have been sharing this information with the world for over 20 years. 

Valeria sits down with Dan to discuss the Blue Zones and the reasons why the inhabitants of these places live longer than average. Dan shares his findings and exposes the American food system for what it truly is: a toxic environment of processed food that is slowly shortening our lifespans. Dan details how to adapt to a new diet and ways of living that can lead to a healthier and simpler lifestyle, how walking regularly is essential to longevity, and what knowledge and practices from the Blue Zones we can use to live longer, happier, and more fulfilling lives together. 

Watch Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones on Netflix: https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81214929 

You can find Dan on: 

https://www.instagram.com/danbuettner 

https://www.tiktok.com/@danbuettner 

https://www.bluezones.com/ 

https://danbuettner.com/ 

Valeria is on:

https://www.instagram.com/valerialipovetsky/ 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWkDFq1pO7YNzifE3A4UsMA 

https://www.tiktok.com/@valeria.lipovetsky 

Not Alone Podcast

What We Talked About:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:25 Visiting places and bringing their stories to the world
• 04:46 The Blue Zone project
• 07:08 Finding areas where people live the longest
• 10:05 The common traits of people in blue zones
• 14:03 Our food environment is often toxic
• 18:40 How America evolved into consumerized food production
• 21:18 Obesity has now become a problem 
• 23:00 Eating healthy is much cheaper
• 24:46 The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100
• 26:59 Don’t change your behavior, change your environment
• 31:23 Community is a huge pillar to our longevity
• 35:16 Some supplements are harming our body
• 37:16 Biohacking may not work for you
• 40:23 How do you stay away from toxins?
• 41:46 This is how the Blue Zone Project operates
• 45:58 How to adapt the blue zone lifestyle at home
• 49:27 Road to living a simpler life

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