Dan Buettner is an explorer, National Geographic Fellow, award-winning journalist and producer, and New York Times bestselling author. He discovered the five places in the world—dubbed Blue Zones hotspots—where people live the longest, healthiest lives. His articles about these places in The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic are among the most popular for both publications. Buettner now collaborates with municipal governments, large employers, and health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones Projects in communities, workplaces, and universities. These well-being initiatives apply lessons from the Blue Zones to entire communities by focusing on changes to the local environment, public policy, and social networks. To date, the program has dramatically improved the health of more than 5 million Americans.

In his new book The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer, Buettner revisits Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula; and Loma Linda, CA, to check in on the super-agers living in these regions. He interprets the not-so-secret sauce of purpose, faith, community, downtime, natural movement, and plant-based eating that has contributed to as many as 10 additional years of healthy living in these regions. Buettner also introduces an all-new Blue Zone—the first man-made Blue Zone yet explored. Additionally, Buettner holds three Guinness World Records in distance cycling. Check out his latest limited series on Netflix, Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones.