BLUE ZONES | ABOUT
People Living More Fulfilling and Longer Lives
What Are Blue Zones?
Blue Zones is an anthropological concept that describes the characteristic lifestyles and the environments of the world's longest-lived people. The term first appeared as an international concept in the November 2005 National Geographic magazine cover story "The Secrets of a Long Life" by Dan Buettner.
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Where Are They?
The concept grew out of demographic work done by Gianni Pes and Michel Poulain outlined in the Journal of Experimental Gerontology, who identified Sardinia's Nuoro Province as the region with the highest concentration of male centenarians. As the two men zeroed in on the cluster of villages with the highest longevity, they drew concentric blue circles on the map and began referring to the area inside the circle as the Blue Zone.
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Why Are They Important?
The researchers discovered common characteristics between these Blue Zones enabled people to not only live longer, but more fulfilling lives:
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FLANDERS | BELGIUM
creating a man-made Blue Zone
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LIFE-ENABLEMENT | EMPOWERING THE INDIVIDUAL
The Power of Community
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Build on our Blue Zone platform
We have taken the time to build a physical and virtual infrastructure for partners to join us and help create a wider reach for the first man-made Blue Zone in Flanders. We are looking for peers and professionals who provide products and services in the areas of Autonomy, Vitality, Social Anchoring, and Care, along with infrastructure like life-enablement data, analytics, information management, and cryptocurrency. |