Blue Zones: Revisited

We all want to live longer, healthier lives. That's the promise of the 'blue zones' phenomenon, which identifies areas with unusually high concentrations of centenarians - people living to age 100 and beyond. But how 'blue' are these zones really? And what does the science behind the lessons learned actually tell us? Join perpetual travelers and lifelong scholars Simon and Sarah as they revisit each of the zones profiled in the hit Netflix series Live to 100 and the Blue Zones books to discover the truth - and some actionable advice.

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episode 6: Singapore: Ban guns, save lives.

Singapore is Live to 100's evidence that a Blue Zones approach can work in a modern city-state. But just how well does Singapore meet the Blue Zones definition - and, after exploring six different 'Blue Zones', three of which do not contain higher-than-average concentrations of centenarians, one of which was based on faulty data, and one of which isn't even a geographical zone, what does this phrase even mean? Furthermore, how well can these lessons be applied to completely different countries, cultures, and climates?

In this final episode of Blue Zones: Revisited, we examine the final evolution in the Blue Zones project: what started out as a humble research project conducted by an academic, then morphed into a worldwide phenomenon after being picked up by a National Geographic journalist, has reached its final, tradedmarked form with the corporate sponsorship of giant insurance companies. We search for the actual data on this great experiment, question just how likely it is that the entire US could become a 'Blue Zone' (whatever that now means) within 10 years, and reflect on what lessons we can actually take away from the Blue Zones book and series.

Thank you for listening to Blue Zones: Revisted. We hope you've learned something - most especially, not to worry too much!