LIVE LONG AND PROSPER: learning from the world’s longevity hotspots
In this episode
‘Blue Zones’ are parts of the world where people live much longer and healthier than average. What’s their secret? We ask journalist Dan Beuttner, who came up with the idea after researching longevity hotspots across the globe. Thea Parikos tells us about life in one of the original Blue Zones: the Greek island of Ikaria. And Mayor Betsy Price explains how Fort Worth in Texas has been trying to put the lessons from Blue Zones into practice.
Guests
Dan Buettner, author, journalist and founder of the ‘Blue Zones’ idea
Thea Parikos, Ikaria resident and owner of Thea’s Inn guesthouse
Betsy Price, mayor of Fort Worth, Texas
More info
Blue Zones
Dan Buettner: TED talk: How to live to be 100+ (Dec 2009)
National Geographic: The Secrets of Long Life (Nov 2005)
Poulain: The Blue Zones: areas of exceptional longevity around the world (2013)
Dan Buettner: 9 lessons from the world's Blue Zones on living a long, healthy life
GQ: Blue Zones: meet the man trying to recreate Okinawa in Iowa City (Sep 2019)
Fort Worth’s Blue Zone Project
Men’s Health: How Dan Buettner Made Fort Worth Healthier (Jul 2020)
Blue Zones: How is Fort Worth Getting Healthier While the Rest of the Country is Getting Sicker?
Ikaria
Dan Buettner: The Island Where People Forget to Die (Oct 2012)
Guardian: Ikaria: The island of long life (May 2013)