Sipping Secrets from the Fountain of Youth
NOVEMBER 8TH, 2023
EPISODE 15: Sipping Secrets from the Fountain of Youth with Dan Buettner
Ever stared down the barrel of a kale smoothie straw and thought, "Is this it – the elixir of life?" Or swallowed up the latest superfood while wondering if the real fountain of youth was something more... substantial?
In today's enlightening episode, Dr. Scott delves into these questions with Dan Buettner, the National Geographic Fellow and New York Times bestselling author who uncovered the world's Blue Zones—regions where people live extraordinarily long and healthful lives. With the zest of an explorer and the insight of a researcher, Dan pulls back the curtain on how environment, lifestyle, and community weave together to create the widespread vitality found in these remarkable areas.
Together, they'll decode the lifestyle of super-agers and share the surprising ingredients for longevity that exist, not in some magic supplement, but in the collective recipes of purpose, faith, and connectivity. Dan will share his experiences and learnings from the Blue Zones and illuminate how we can cultivate these principles within our own neighborhoods, transforming them into our very own hubs of health and happiness. Whether you're seeking to add more candles to your birthday cake or simply aiming to enhance the quality of your days, this episode is an essential listen.
Topics We Break Down:
The role of the environment in willpower.
How happiness affects longevity.
The power of an intentional social circle.
Simple changes that make a huge difference in wellbeing.
Why purpose matters.
LISTEN TO THE EPISODE HERE
Show Notes
Show Links:
The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons From the Healthiest Places on Earth by Dan Buettner
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones Netflix Series
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Special Guest
DAN BUETTNER
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 two of the most popular for both publications.
Buettner now works in partnership with municipal governments, large employers, and health insurance companies to implement Blue Zones Projects in communities, workplaces, and universities. Blue Zones Projects are well-being initiatives that apply lessons from the Blue Zones to entire communities by focusing on changes to the local environment, public policy, and social networks. The program has dramatically improved the health of more than 5 million Americans to date.
In his new book The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer, Buettner returns to Sardinia, Italy; Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula; and Loma Linda, California to check in on the super-agers living in the blue zones and interprets the not-so-secret sauce of purpose, faith, community, down-time, natural movement, and plant-based eating that has powered as many as 10 additional years of healthy living in these regions. And Buettner reveals an all-new Blue Zone—the first man-made Blue Zone yet explored.
Buettner also holds three Guinness World Records in distance cycling.
Your Host
DR. SCOTT LYONS
Dr. Scott Lyons is a licensed holistic psychologist, educator and author of the book Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others, with Hachette publishing. Scott is also the host of The Gently Used Human Podcast, a delightfully depthful and often hilarious exploration of what it is to be human, to have lived life, and come out gently used.
As a renowned body-based trauma expert, Doctor of Osteopathy (Spain) and Mind-Body Medicine specialist, Scott helps people to break free from cycles of pain, limited beliefs, and trauma. Scott is an innovator in transformative wellness and trauma therapy, teaching over half a million people internationally over the past twenty years how to relieve stress and restore vitality. Scott has worked with many of the country’s top leaders and CEOs as an executive coach and wellness consultant.
Scott is the creator of The Embody Lab—the largest online learning platform for body-based trauma therapies—and developer of Somatic Stress Release™, a holistic process of restoring biological resilience, taught in over 20 countries. Scott is also the founder and progressive designer of Omala, a wellness brand dedicated to creating sustainably sourced tools for transformation.
About the Podcast
THE GENTLY USED HUMAN
Dr. Scott Lyons and his world renowned guests take us into the delightfully depthful and often hilarious exploration of what it is to be human, to have lived life, and come out gently used. From passion to pain, glory to defeat, comedy to drama to tragedy, we’ve all been through it. This show unpacks the psychology and humor needed to keep you thriving on the roller coaster of being human.
