Blue Zone Concepts

The Hunger Code: How to Reset Your Body's Fat Thermostat by Breaking the Ultra-Processed Food Habit

by Jason Fung · 3 Mar 2026 · 284pp · 76,656 words

use today. When doing research in Okinawa, Japan, for his book about people who live measurably longer and healthier lives, Dan Buettner, author of The Blue Zones: Secrets for Living Longer, recalls older residents murmuring “hara hachi bu” before each meal. In Western culture, saying a prayer of gratitude or a blessing

The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity

by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott · 1 Jun 2016 · 344pp · 94,332 words

’, British Journal of Management 25 (1) (2014): 77–90. 23Gratton, L., The Shift: The Future of Work is Already Here (HarperCollins Business, 2011). 24Buettner, D., ‘Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People who’ve Lived the Longest’, National Geographic (2008). 25liminality (from the Latin līmen, meaning ‘threshold’). 26Ibarra, H., Working

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and the Flexibility Stigma’, Journal of Social Issues 69 (2) (2013): 279–302. 25Cherlin, A., Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage (Harvard University Press, 1981). 26Buettner, P., The Blue Zones: lessons for living longer from the people who have lived the longest (National Geographic, 2008). 27Ruggles, S., ‘The Transformation of American Family Structure’, American Historical

Berlin Like a Local

by Dk Eyewitness · 170pp · 32,491 words

. Renting one will set you back €1 per 15 minutes or €10 for the month, and you simply leave it anywhere within the app’s blue zone when you’re done. www.nextbike.de By public transport Berlin’s transport network is a well-oiled machine of 24/7 trains, buses and

Legacy of Empire

by Gardner Thompson · 427pp · 114,531 words

, as illustrated on an accompanying coloured map of the region, within each sphere there were to be special zones, for ‘direct administration or control’: a blue zone in the north (including Alexandretta, the north-east Mediterranean port, and Damascus) for France; and a red zone in the south (the northwestern shores of

100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family And

by Sonia Arrison · 22 Aug 2011 · 381pp · 78,467 words

on the market that purport to have the answer to eating for a long life, such as The Longevity Diet, The Okinawa Diet Plan, The Blue Zones, Beyond the 120 Year Diet, The Advanced Mediterranean Diet, and The CR Way. Although most diets cannot prove they actually help to fight aging, there

Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way

by Tanja Hester · 12 Feb 2019 · 231pp · 76,283 words

“reason for living,” or the idea that you have a purpose in life that gets you out of bed every day. Dan Buettner, author of Blue Zones: Lessons on Living Longer from the People Who’ve Lived the Longest, says that each place known for its extreme longevity has a similar cultural

Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Advanced Guide to Building Muscle, Staying Lean, and Getting Strong

by Michael Matthews · 15 Jun 2014

the planet are the peoples of Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece; and the Seventh Day Adventists in Loma Linda, California—the Blue Zones, as these geographical locations have been labeled. These people are quite un-Paleo—they don’t eat much animal food and instead live on starch

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-like diet in individuals with ischaemic heart disease.” Diabetologia 50, no. 9 (2007): 1795-1807. 247. Appel, Lawrence J. “Dietary Patterns and Longevity Expanding the Blue Zones.”Circulation 118, no. 3 (2008): 214-215. 248. Heaney, Robert P. “Dairy and bone health.” Journal of the American College of Nutrition 28, no. sup1

The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism

by Hubert Joly · 14 Jun 2021 · 265pp · 75,202 words

other. We cannot exist without connecting with others. In fact, a study has identified that human connections are one of the reasons why people in Blue Zones—five areas around the world, including Okinawa, Japan, and Sardinia, Italy—live a longer and better life.1 Human connections, in this context, include a

Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy

by David Frum · 25 May 2020 · 319pp · 75,257 words

suffering on the United States. The disease will strike harder in the Blue-voting cities than the Red-voting empty spaces, and many in the Blue zone may blame the Red for the miseries ahead. In the next political chapter, there will be little patience for those earnest anthropological expeditions into MAGA

I See You Made an Effort: Compliments, Indignities, and Survival Stories From the Edge of 50

by Annabelle Gurwitch · 6 Mar 2014 · 200pp · 64,050 words

the bottle open. An assortment of reading that includes: You Can’t Sell Your Teenager on eBay, So Don’t Even Think About It; The Blue Zone Diet—Eating Your Way to a Longer Life; Anger Management for Couples—Yes, You Need it, Too, Not Just Your Partner. Two pairs of reading