Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones with Dan Buettner

Want to live longer? With more vitality? And avoid dieting along the way? I thought so. Who doesn’t!? Well it turns out that it’s within reach for us all with a few small changes to our daily lives. Today’s guest Dan Buettner is a best selling author of The Blue Zones and a pioneer in research on longevity. He recently presented the number 1 Netflix documentary series ‘Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones’. In this conversation, we break down the buzzword of ‘longevity’ and find out what it really means to extend your years.  Are you ready to learn what it takes to live to 100? Yes? Then click play now! Timecodes: 00:00 - The number 1 guest on my vision board: Dan Buettner 01:01 - Non-negotiables for a long happy life 07:45 - The impact of the standard American diet 10:01 - Nutrition: The 5 pillars of every blue Zone Diet 20:36 - What Dan thinks of his haters 23:58 - Emotional Resilience 26:30 - Human Connection 34:20 - Ikigai & retirement 41:06 - Stress management in the Blue Zones 42:45 - Sleep 46:41 - What does Live Well Be Well mean to you? Books: The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer by Dan Buettner Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi  Join the Live Well Be Well club and listen to bonus episodes - tap 'Try Free' on Apple Podcasts Watch this episode on YouTube Follow me, Sarah Ann Macklin on Instagram To give your wellbeing journey that extra boost, try my 30 day ‘Reset My Health’ course And sign up to my newsletter here ***** Thank you to this episode's sponsor, and my favourite meditation app Moments Of Space Click the link above or use the code LIVEWELL to get 3 months completely FREE ***** Also, to my wonderful season sponsor Bloomin! They create natural mushroom-based supplements to help you thrive in modern life. Get your first month of mushroom powder for FREE using the code LWBW1000 (Offer only available to the first 1000 listeners) bloomin.co.uk ***** Want to create your own podcast? Contact Fascinate Productions to bring it to life