Of course, Minneapolis, we think, ‘Oh well, it’s cold there, lethally cold.’ But the reality is you adapt to weather… Humans are consummately adaptable creatures. Dan Buettner Read Quote
I live on the water. I live in a neighborhood that’s consummately connected to my neighbors. I bump into them every day. I can bike to work. Dan Buettner Read Quote
The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper. Dan Buettner Read Quote
Exercise, from a public health perspective, is an unmitigated failure. The world’s longest-lived people live in environments that nudge them into more movement. They don’t use power tools, they do their own yard work, they grow a garden. Dan Buettner Read Quote
None of the longest-lived people ran marathons or pumped iron. They live exactly as their grandparents before them – surrounded by family and friends. Dan Buettner Read Quote
Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world. Dan Buettner Read Quote
I think we live in a culture that relentlessly pursues comfort. Ease is related to disease. We shouldn’t always be fleeing hardship. Hardship also brings people together. We should welcome it. Dan Buettner Read Quote
