BLUE ZONES, LLC
EDINA, MN

But for Dan, trekking continents is about mysteries, not miles. And it was a mystery in Japan that became the seed from which Dan’s best-selling Blue Zones books would grow: What are the secrets of the world’s longest-living people? Who We Are We live and breathe the Blue Zones mission – we even have treadmill desks and an office trampoline. bestselling author. He has discovered five places in the world ­– dubbed “Blue Zones” – where people live the longest, and are healthiest: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece, and Loma Linda, California. Identifying the Blue Zones The concept of “Blue Zones” grew out of the demographic work done by Gianni Pes and Michel Poulain outlined the Journal of Experimental Gerontology, identifying Sardinia as the region of the world with the highest concentration of male centenarians. Pes and Poulain drew concentric blue circles on the map highlighting these villages of extreme longevity and began to refer to this area inside the circle as the “Blue Zone.” Building on that demographic work, Dan pinpointed other longevity hotspots around the world and dubbed them “Blue Zones.” Blue Zones® is now a of Blue Zones, LLC, and reflects the lifestyle and the environment of the world’s longest-lived people. Ultimately, Dan and the team of demographers and researchers found that all “Blue Zones” areas share nine specific traits that we call the Blue Zones® Blue Zones® Blue Zones®