The Blue Zones

Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest

By: Dan Buettner

Narrated by: Michael McConnohie

Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

Award-winning author and researcher Dan Buettner has traveled the world to meet the planet’s longest-lived people, and learned nine powerful yet simple lessons that could put you on the path to longer life. Where did he find them? In the Blue Zones.

Blue Zones are communities where common elements of lifestyle, diet, and outlook have led to an amazing quantity – and quality – of life. Dan Buettner shares the secrets from four of the world’s Blue Zones. Buettner’s extensive study uncovers how these people manage to live longer and better, but found in the everyday things they do: the food they eat, the company they keep, and their very perspectives on life. In The Blue Zones, they become yours to follow for life!

©2010 Dan Buettner (P)2010 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Critic reviews

"One of the most hopeful and motivating quality-of-life audio lessons available." ( AudioFile)

inspiration to a good living

I enjoyed the book and found the topic interesting and scientifically valid. I have gone on to buy additional books as well as consider other ways to improve my diet in the ethos mentioned in the book. I hope I can easily live to 100!

Great info! Longevity Success leaves clues

A little slow at the start but overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the data that has been collected from the blue zones around the world

good story

overall good info about lifestyle, community, food, and life lengthing activities. I liked the stories of people's day to day and benefits they liked

Encouraging and Inspiring

This fascinating book details Buetner's research of the globe's highest concentrations of centenarians world-wide known as the "Blue Zones." Buetner reviews each of the seven areas in detail, takes time to explain the habits and cultures of the people living there and describes his interactions. He provides examples of the specific people he meets in community and shares their personal details and struggles. Their stories are fascinating. I love how Buetner ties the lessons learned in each community with that of the others, how he identifies the similarities among these communities that, on the surface, seem so different.

What is most encouraging about the study is Buetners' urging that we are each in power of our own health and longevity. He points out time and again that our longevity is not pre-determined or set by our genetics; we can make positive changes to affect our health and long-livability. We can learn from the lessons gleaned from the Blue Zones and practice a different lifestyle which will help us age better.

Read it 10 years ago and liked it so much reread it again

I read it 10 years ago and thought about it and the lessons I learned a lot over the years. It’s inspiring to hear how simple it is to be healthy and live a long time.

Accents and Informative

The presentation and voice acting was so great and engaging. accents were including which gave a nice spice to it. Love it, and very informative.

Very inspiring

I loved that the “centuranarians” were from all over the world! There were a lot of applications that I can see in my own life, and a few more I may want to incorporate.

Love this

Fascinating lessons for all of us to take to heart. I can’t wait to watch the Netflix special

Good to know

The stories are very good as it reminds one of the importance of good values and humble beginnings. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you!

Enjoyed the findings of the Blue Zones study

If you could sum up The Blue Zones in three words, what would they be?

I am fascinated by the work Dan Buettner has completed over the years. I couldn't be more interested in human and environmental health and longevity. I wish the author had read his own books for the audio book format!
The chosen narrator is a robot voice that puts me to sleep behind the wheel. I had to keep backing the audiobook up in 30 second increments because the narrator gave such a forgettable reading of this book.