Dan Buettner Presentation

In 1987, Dan Buettner completed Americastrek, a 15,500-mile bike trip from Alaska to Argentina. As he continued to embark on record-setting bike rides around the world, taking him through a myriad of countries, Buettner noticed how some regions had an abundance of old people, while others suffered from a dearth of elders.

Buettner asked himself why certain people live longer than others, and this interest in life expectancy led to an article for National Geographic magazine and a subsequent best-selling book called The Blue Zone: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest. His book reveals areas around the world where life expectancy is highest, examines the factors that allow these people to live so long, and explores what the rest of us could learn from them.

He discovered that some of the keys to longevity are both obvious (exercise more and eat more plants) and surprising (drink more wine and identify your purpose in life).