In this inspiring session, longevity expert Dan Buettner shares groundbreaking insights from his extensive research into Blue Zones regions where people consistently live longer and healthier lives. Buettner challenges conventional wisdom, emphasizing environment over willpower to sustainably boost community health.

Key Takeaways:
- Environment over Genetics: Dan Buettner shared that 70% of longevity is influenced by lifestyle and environment, not just genetics. Blue Zones—areas with long-lived populations—share common traits.
- Blue Zones' Common Traits: Key factors include a plant-based diet, minimal meat, regular low-intensity physical activity, stress relief, social connections, and a sense of purpose, which lead to longer lives and fewer chronic diseases.
- Designing Healthy Environments: Focusing on making healthy choices easy to implement in accessible environments (like walkable communities and access to fresh food) is more effective than pushing individual behavior changes.

Discover how your community and organization can implement these powerful, practical lessons from the world's healthiest populations.