Blue Zones

The History of Blue Zones

Dan Buettner, Blue Zones founder, is a National Geographic Fellow and multiple New York Times bestselling author. He has discovered five places in the world – dubbed blue zones – where people live the longest, and are healthiest: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece, and Loma Linda, California.

Our Blueprint for Longevity

Discover the origins of wellness through 20 years of research

Power 9®

Medical researchers, anthropologists, demographers, and epidemiologists found five blue zones hotspots powered by well-being.

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Blue Zones Project®

Transforming communities by optimizing environments that lead to longer, healthier, better lives.

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Blue Zones Nutrition

We distilled more than 150 dietary surveys of the world’s longest-lived people to discover the secrets of a longevity diet.

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The Original blue zones

Places where people live measurably longer, healthier lives.

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Discover timeless health advice, tasty recipes, sound research, and Blue Zones New York Times bestselling books

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Dan Buettner

Key Note Speaker GWS22, Founder, Blue Zones, LLC

Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author. After discovering the five “blue zones hotspots” where people live the longest, healthiest lives, he now works in partnership with municipal governments, large employers and health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones® Projects in communities, workplaces, and universities. In his new book, “Blue Zones American Kitchen,” Buettner shares recipes, and lifestyle tips to make living to 100 delicious and easy.

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Sid Stolz

Chief Design and Experience Officer, Blue Zones, LLC

As Chief Design and Experience Officer for Blue Zones^®, Sid turns research of the world’s longest-lived cultures into programs that transform well-being everywhere, including the new Blue Zones Center in downtown Miami. As a research sponsor at the Global Wellness Summit, Sid is happy to share his extensive Blue Zones experience. Before joining Blue Zones^®, Sid served with an array of companies dedicated to improving health and wellness, including UnitedHealth Group, CVS/Caremark, Towers Perrin, and Chip Rewards. He serves on the boards of Vesper Society, a non-profit that focuses on both health and justice in under-resourced communities, and N Street Village, a non-profit that supports women who have experienced trauma.

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Steve Watson

Managing Partner, Blue Zones Center/Miami

With over two decades of building, innovating, and leading healthcare, marketing, and community projects, Steve brings a breadth of experience that originates from working across numerous industries, innovative start-ups, and mature organizations looking to design better experiences. Currently, Steve and his partners are launching Blue Zones Center in Miami, the world’s newest and most advanced healthcare/hospitality hub with world-class medical care and preventive medicine to optimize disease management outcomes and inspire advanced patient well-being and longevity. The Blue Zones Center is featured in the this years property showcase.

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Blue Zones Nutrition

The Original blue zones

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Dan Buettner

Key Note Speaker GWS22, Founder, Blue Zones, LLC

Sid Stolz

Chief Design and Experience Officer, Blue Zones, LLC

Steve Watson

Managing Partner, Blue Zones Center/Miami

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