Researchers crossed the globe to uncover the secrets of Blue Zones – places with high concentrations of centenarians living remarkably long, full lives.

Dave Tsang tells stories about these healthy places and their common lifestyle and cultural traits. Longevity is deeply intertwined with community, lifestyle, and spirituality. Embracing a few simple but powerful habits and creating the right community can add years of robust living. Dave provides compelling examples of how Blue Zones research is used to change policies, environments, and social networks in communities and workplaces for improved health and well being.

Blue Zones, LLC, puts the world’s best practices of longevity and wellbeing to work in people’s lives at the community level.  Blue Zones works in partnership with Healthways, municipal governments, and various insurance companies to implement the program in more than 20 cities so far, and has dramatically improved the health of more than 5 million Americans to date.  Their strategy focuses on optimizing the local environment – walkability for citizens and kids, availability of healthy food options, social connectivity, pursuit of life purpose, and ongoing coaching and support for creating homes which effortlessly bring forth wellness and happiness.