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The Blue Zones

Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest

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The Blue Zones

By: Dan Buettner
Narrated by: Michael McConnohie
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About this listen

Award-winning author and researcher Dan Buettner has traveled the world to meet the planet’s longest-lived people, and learned nine powerful yet simple lessons that could put you on the path to longer life. Where did he find them? In the Blue Zones.

Blue Zones are communities where common elements of lifestyle, diet, and outlook have led to an amazing quantity – and quality – of life. Dan Buettner shares the secrets from four of the world’s Blue Zones. Buettner’s extensive study uncovers how these people manage to live longer and better, but found in the everyday things they do: the food they eat, the company they keep, and their very perspectives on life. In The Blue Zones, they become yours to follow for life!

©2010 Dan Buettner (P)2010 Dreamscape Media, LLC
Aging & Longevity Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease Social Sciences Sociology

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"One of the most hopeful and motivating quality-of-life audio lessons available." ( AudioFile)
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Simple, enjoyable read full of useful tips that are easy to implement. The only drawback is that now I dreaming of moving to Sardegna rather than living my life in London.

Simple and life changing

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Interesting read on how to live one’s life. Worth reading and making some positive changes.

Lifestyle

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Thank you. skip to last hr for summary if ur short of time. You are welcome

Changed my life.

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The narrator wasn’t my cup of tea as he performs accents and impressions to mimic the people interviewed HOWEVER despite this small blip, the subject matter is very interesting and the book takes you and a nice journey. Facts have reassuring references throughout, although I haven’t verified them.

Would recommend overall

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Liked the stories and as a perfectionist in a world overwhelming by choices and possibilities helped me to ground myself and see how centenary people lived in a very simple way,be happy and appreciate what they have resulting in a better and longer life. Thank you, really enjoy it!

Escaping from perfection

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