Live Better, Longer with Blue Zones.
For over 20 years, our work has been rooted in our identification and research of the world’s longest-lived and happiest populations. In these extraordinary cultures – the world’s blue zones – people live to 100 and beyond, in good health.
Our Research
For over 20 years, our work has been rooted in our identification and research of the world’s longest-lived and happiest populations. In these extraordinary cultures – the world’s blue zones – people live to 100 and beyond, in good health.
Transforming Environments
Backed by our research in the original blue zones, we employ evidence-based strategies across organizations, campuses, and entire communities to help empower everyone, everywhere to live better, longer.
Living the Blue Zones Way
Apply our groundbreaking research from the world’s most extraordinary populations to your own life.
Who we work with.
Blue Zones improves well-being at every level, partnering with communities, organizations, schools, and brands to make it easier to live better, longer.
MORE GOOD YEARS
The Danish Twin Study established that only about 20% of how long the average person lives is dictated by genes, while about 80% is influenced by lifestyle and environment.
Blue Zones by the Numbers
Blue Zones Origins
Dan Buettner, Blue Zones founder, is a National Geographic Fellow and Explorer, Guinness World Record holder, and New York Times bestselling author. He identified the five original blue zones–the places in the world with the healthiest, longest-living populations. Buettner’s Blue Zones research helped shift the global understanding of longevity, spotlighting plant‑slant eating, social connection, stress, and community design long before they became central to public‑health conversations.
Explore Resources
How Blue Zones Centenarians Have Embraced This Nutrient-Dense Ingredient in Their Cooking
Americans have recently started to embrace the health benefits of mushrooms, though often in powder or supplement form. The health…
The Art of The Slow Morning: How Early Risers In The Blue Zones Start The Day
Science confirms that morning routines rooted in self-care are a recipe for well-balanced nervous systems and better-regulated cortisol levels.…
Blue Zones Project Gives Rural School District A Second Wind, Improving Both Student and Teacher Well-Being
In the United States, rural communities face a particular set of challenges. Due to smaller populations and lower property…
Rethinking Breakfast – How to Start Your Day Like a Centenarian
For decades, popular wisdom put breakfast on a pedestal without saying why. Today, there’s some debate about whether it’s…
