Author: Dan Buettner

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A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits.

A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits.

- Dan Buettner

I live on the water. I live in a neighborhood that's consummately connected to my neighbors. I bump into them every day. I can bike to work.

I live on the water. I live in a neighborhood that's consummately connected to my neighbors. I bump into them every day. I can bike to work.

- Dan Buettner

The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper.

The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper.

- Dan Buettner

Diet and supplements and exercise programs aren't what is achieving longevity. Having a faith-based community can add four to 14 years.

Diet and supplements and exercise programs aren't what is achieving longevity. Having a faith-based community can add four to 14 years.

- Dan Buettner

You rarely get satisfaction sitting in an easy chair. If you work in a garden on the other hand, and it yields beautiful tomatoes, that's a good feeling.

You rarely get satisfaction sitting in an easy chair. If you work in a garden on the other hand, and it yields beautiful tomatoes, that's a good feeling.

- Dan Buettner

You have to know why you get up every morning.

You have to know why you get up every morning.

- Dan Buettner

None of the longest-lived people ran marathons or pumped iron. They live exactly as their grandparents before them - surrounded by family and friends.

None of the longest-lived people ran marathons or pumped iron. They live exactly as their grandparents before them - surrounded by family and friends.

- Dan Buettner

Having a purpose and knowing exactly what your values are will add additional years to your life.

Having a purpose and knowing exactly what your values are will add additional years to your life.

- Dan Buettner

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