Tao Organic Cafe has been holding court on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis for more than a half-century, but it never gets old for Dan Buettner. “You’re in for a real treat,” he said while ordering two ...

For the record, I am 61 years old. When I hit 60, like most of us who do, I began thinking about the finite nature of our time on this wonderful blue marble and the degree of health and happiness that ...

Never mind the Seven Wonders of the World, we’re far more intrigued by the 'Blue Zones'. These are a handful of places where people are living to 100 and beyond, free from many of the illnesses ...

April Lidinsky is joined by Velshonna Luckey to discuss Buettner’s inspiring book. Dan Buettner is a journalist and National Geographic Fellow who has popularized the term, “Blue Zones” – places in ...

Wood is a medical journalist and author. Her most recent novel is “The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley.” Topol is a cardiologist, executive vice president, and professor, at Scripps Research. When ...

Before he became an oracle, Buettner, who is 63, rode his bike from Alaska to Argentina, around the planet, and across Africa, setting three Guinness World Records. Then he became my boss. In ...

It's no secret that I've been labeled an alternative health advocate for most of my adult life. There's something undeniably seductive about the idea of trying to be the captain of your fate when it ...

The premise is catchy, but some think it’s based on faulty data. By Dana G. Smith The concept is simple and alluring: There are special regions around the world — called blue zones — where people ...

Do you want to live forever? How about to at least 105? You’ve probably heard of blue zones—amazing places where a disproportionate number of people live into very old age. From Okinawa, Japan, to ...