Blue Zones are area across the world that are purported to have the healthiest, longest-living populations. These places, such as Sardinia, Italy, and Icaria, Greece, were identified by Dan Buettner, ...

The Blue Flag, or Bandiera Blu as you’ll hear locals call it, is a pretty big deal along the Italian coast. It’s an international stamp of approval for beaches with spotless water, solid lifeguard ...

Italians on the Amalfi Coast live longer – their love of anchovies and the lack of care homes in the area are just some of ...

St. Luke’s efforts have been recognized by the Lown Institute, being named one of the most socially responsible health systems in the United States. Of 311 health care systems throughout the country, ...

She’s not wrong. Developed in the 1960s at the behest of the Aga Khan, Porto Cervo is a wealthy man’s idea of an Italian ...

Dan Buettner, a National Geographic fellow and founder of the Blue Zones project, identified five original Blue Zones: ...

Two women in Shorewood are leading a project to transform their village into a "Blue Zone" by fostering social connections ...

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After a series of bad events, Kema Ward-Hopper and Nicholas Hopper, abandoned life in Texas and moved to Costa Rica. Seven ...

Dan Buettner has dedicated his life to studying the habits of the longest-living people in the world - and he claims one ...

Telomeres are the crucial protective caps at the ends of our DNA strands (they are sometimes compared to the plastic caps at the ends of shoelaces), and they are critical to cellular health. They ...

Dan Buettner practises what he preaches. 'I often start my day with a minestrone stew full of vegetables and beans,' he said.