Live Better, Longer with Blue Zones.
For over 20 years, our work has been rooted in our identification and research of the world’s longest-lived and happiest populations. In these extraordinary cultures – the world’s blue zones – people live to 100 and beyond, in good health.
Our Research
For over 20 years, our work has been rooted in our identification and research of the world’s longest-lived and happiest populations. In these extraordinary cultures – the world’s blue zones – people live to 100 and beyond, in good health.
Transforming Environments
Backed by our research in the original blue zones, we employ evidence-based strategies across organizations, campuses, and entire communities to help empower everyone, everywhere to live better, longer.
Living the Blue Zones Way
Apply our groundbreaking research from the world’s most extraordinary populations to your own life.
Who we work with.
Blue Zones improves well-being at every level, partnering with communities, organizations, schools, and brands to make it easier to live better, longer.
MORE GOOD YEARS
The Danish Twin Study established that only about 20% of how long the average person lives is dictated by genes, while about 80% is influenced by lifestyle and environment.
Blue Zones by the Numbers
Blue Zones Origins
Dan Buettner, Blue Zones founder, is a National Geographic Fellow and Explorer, Guinness World Record holder, and New York Times bestselling author. He identified the five original blue zones–the places in the world with the healthiest, longest-living populations. Buettner’s Blue Zones research helped shift the global understanding of longevity, spotlighting plant‑slant eating, social connection, stress, and community design long before they became central to public‑health conversations.
Explore Resources
Midlife Isn’t a Crisis – It’s a Second Adolescence
Allison Aubrey is an award-winning health and science journalist whose work appears on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and…
Study Unpacks Sardinia’s Secrets to Graceful Aging
Residents of the blue zones region of Sardinia are in the spotlight for mastering the art of aging well. In…
The Belonging Effect: What Faith Communities Can Teach Us About Longevity
In studying the blue zones, where the world’s longest-lived people are found, Dan Buettner and his team of researchers famously…
How Blue Zones Project Albert Lea Birthed a Decade of Change—and They’re Not Done Yet
In 2009, the very first Blue Zones Project® descended on the “city between the lakes.” Albert Lea was a natural…
