Dan Buettner practises what he preaches. 'I often start my day with a minestrone stew full of vegetables and beans,' he said.

T he Okinawa diet is named after the traditional eating habits of the people on Japan's Okinawa island. The diet is typically ...

Blue zones are big on breakfast, says longevity researcher Dan Buettner. But their breakfasts are usually hearty and healthy. Here are six foods they eat.

Dan Buettner, a National Geographic fellow and founder of the Blue Zones project, identified five original Blue Zones: ...

Want to live till 100? Experts say if longevity is common in your family, you're more likely to live longer. But genetics ...

Explore the habits of the world’s longest-living communities and how to apply them to your life. Want to live to 100? Researching blue zones, areas where people live exceptionally long lives can ...

Dan Buettner has made it his life's work to investigate the habits of the longest-living people in six elusive 'Blue Zones' ...

"Instead, people should take a page out of the blue zones and eat a hearty, healthy breakfast." Buettner suggests going for these foods in the morning to mirror the way the world's longest-lived ...

Based on his time and research in places like Okinawa, Japan and Sardinia, Italy, Buettner suggests that first meal of the day may be crucial to living a long, healthy life.