The Blue Zones solution : eating and living like the world's healthiest people / Dan Buettner.

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2015]

319 pages ; 24 cm

Half title page: 'Blue Zones Project® by Healthways'.

Discovering the Blue Zones solution -- Discovering the Blue Zones. The secrets of a Mediterranean diet: Ikaria, Greece ; A diet from the world's longest-lived women: Okinawa, Japan ; A diet from the world's longest-lived men: Sardinia, Italy ; An American Blue Zones diet: Loma Linda, California ; History's best longevity diet: Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica -- Making an American Blue Zone. Finland's miracle makeover ; The Minnesota Experiment ; Thriving in the beach cities ; Blue Zoning the Pork State -- Building your own Blue Zone. Food rituals: How to eat to 100 ; Blue Zones menus: Meals and snacks ; Blue Zones living: A design for easy health -- Blue Zones recipes. 77 easy, delicious recipes -- The science behind the Blue Zones solution.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-312) and index.