Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Blue zones are places around the world where people have been reported to live longer, healthier lives. The idea began with researchers studying communities in places like Sardinia, Okinawa, Ikaria, Nicoya, and Loma Linda, where daily life seemed to support longevity through movement, connection, purpose, and healthier eating.
But over time, Blue Zones became more than a way to study longevity. They became a certification program exported to communities across the United States.
In this video, we visit California’s Beach Cities to see what happens when a community tries to re-create the conditions of a blue zone, and ask whether the lessons of longevity can really be engineered, or whether basic public health ideas have been repackaged into something much bigger.
Read more about Blue Zones:
The Longevity Hot Spots That Weren’t
newrepublic.com/article/188317/blue-zones-longevity-hot-spots-myth
Shades of blue: Blue zones, supposed havens of longevity, have become a global brand. But skeptics think they rest on shaky science
science.org/content/article/do-blue-zones-supposed-havens-longevity-rest-shaky-science
Why People in “Blue Zones” Live Longer Than the Rest of the World
healthline.com/nutrition/blue-zones
Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer?
nytimes.com/2024/10/24/well/live/blue-zones-longevity-aging.html
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Blue zones are places around the world where people have been reported to live longer, healthier lives. The idea began with researchers studying communities in places like Sardinia, Okinawa, Ikaria, Nicoya, and Loma Linda, where daily life seemed to support longevity through movement, connection, purpose, and healthier eating.
But over time, Blue Zones became more than a way to study longevity. They became a certification program exported to communities across the United States.
In this video, we visit California’s Beach Cities to see what happens when a community tries to re-create the conditions of a blue zone, and ask whether the lessons of longevity can really be engineered, or whether basic public health ideas have been repackaged into something much bigger.
Read more about Blue Zones:
The Longevity Hot Spots That Weren’t
newrepublic.com/article/188317/blue-zones-longevity-hot-spots-myth
Shades of blue: Blue zones, supposed havens of longevity, have become a global brand. But skeptics think they rest on shaky science
science.org/content/article/do-blue-zones-supposed-havens-longevity-rest-shaky-science
Why People in “Blue Zones” Live Longer Than the Rest of the World
healthline.com/nutrition/blue-zones
Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer?
nytimes.com/2024/10/24/well/live/blue-zones-longevity-aging.html
This video is presented by Colgate. Colgate doesn’t have a say in our editorial decisions, but they make videos like this one possible.
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