The ‘blue zones’ that could hold the secret to long life - Study finds immigration and lifestyle changes are weakening once ...

For decades, researchers have pointed to “blue zones” as rare places where people often reach very old age in good health.

Regions known as blue zones are genuine areas where people live longer and are far more likely to reach 100, according to a ...

New York, NY, Birmingham, AL, & Sassari, Italy — A new peer-reviewed paper published in The Gerontologist provides the most comprehensive scientific response to date addressing recent critiques of the ...

In Western Finland, the longest-lived region thrives without following classic Blue Zone habits, while another community shows promising lifestyle patterns, challenging the idea that there’s only one ...

Studies show people who live longer tend to avoid refined grains, red meat, packaged foods, cow’s milk, sugary sweets and ...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. is just over 78 years — but in certain countries and regions, more people make it past 100, seemingly without even trying. What are the secrets of these pockets ...

In 2005, National Geographic printed an article titled “The Secrets of a Long Life,” by Dan Buettner. The article was based on a study of five locations around the globe where residents had ...

Do you want to live forever? How about to at least 105? You’ve probably heard of blue zones—amazing places where a disproportionate number of people live into very old age. From Okinawa, Japan, to ...