Blue Zones Principles
Backed by research of the original blue zones—rare longevity hotspots where people thrive into their 100s—these core concepts are the blueprint we lay over entire communities to help make living better, longer accessible to everyone.
Power 9®
After identifying the blue zones hotspots where people reach age 100 at rates 10 times greater than in the United States, we assembled a team of researchers and demographers to search for evidence-based common denominators among all of these regions. We found nine lifestyle habits of the world’s healthiest, longest-lived people.
Life Radius
Research shows where we live has a bigger influence on our health than our genetics. That’s why we focus on optimizing the life radius, or the area close to home where we spend 90% of our lives.
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