# @danbuettner on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DBeTlPvx5fJ
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- **Posted:** 2024-10-23T16:34:25.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dan Buettner (@danbuettner) — https://gondola.cc/danbuettner

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In the Blue Zones, danbuettner discovered the invaluable benefits of taking life at a slower pace, engaging in conversations with neighbors, enjoying relaxed family meals, eating simpler foods, and cooking at home. He remembered the unexpected pleasure of stepping away from driving and walking to his destinations, gardening instead of weight training, and deepening connections with family and nature.

Learn about more lessons learned, top longevity foods, and the behaviors to help you live to 100 at the link in bio.

🥕 Kota Bharu, Malaysia: Research suggests that people who eat five fruits and vegetables a day live an extra three years compared to those who don’t.

🌅 Agios Kirikos, Greece: A team of French researchers recently reported that among Ikarians in their nineties, more than three-quarters engage in social contact with neighbors, friends, or family every day. These social connections improve outcomes for cardiovascular and neurovascular diseases, reduce mortality risk, and improve mental health.

🌿 Loma Linda, California: Loma Linda University’s major health study confirmed that a vegetarian diet reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 50% and coronary heart disease by 60%.

Photography by mclain.david 

Thanks natgeobooks 

#BlueZonesSecrets #BlueZones #LongevityDiet #LongevitySecrets #NatGeoBooks #Longevity #Malaysia #Greece #California #Health

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health, bluezones, bluezonessecrets, malaysia, longevitydiet, longevitysecrets, california, greece, longevity, natgeobooks

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