“The health transformation designation encourages social and environmental changes to improve health and wellness.
The health transformation designation encourages social and environmental changes to improve health and wellness.
Blue Zones is based on principles identified during an eight-year worldwide longevity study, started in 2004, commissioned by National Geographic and detailed in Dan Buettner’s book, “The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest,” which became a “New York Times” bestseller.
The study identifies world regions with the highest centenarian concentrations, or people who live to be 100 years or older. There are five Blue Zones regions: Loma Linda, Calif.; Okinawa, Japan; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Sardinia, Italy and Ikaria, Greece.
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