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Longevity Secrets from Blue Zones’ Dan Buettner

By Dan Buettner — 2008

The Blue Zones take a peek into the lifestyles of the happiest and longest-lived people in the world. What are these people doing and why are they so special? Watch this video to find out.

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You’re Likely to Live Longer If You Retire After 65

When they looked at the sample of 2,956 people who had begun participating in the study in 1992 and retired by 2010, the researchers found that the majority had retired around age 65. But a statistical analysis showed that when people retired at age 66 instead, their mortality rates dropped by 11%.

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Nicole Torres
2016
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How to Survive Your Midlife Blues

Midlife malaise is common, but take heart: Happiness tends to rebound as we get older, and there are ways to cope in the meantime.

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Jill Suttie
2018
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Why You Shouldn’t Take a Flying Leap at Healthy

If you want to improve your health, treat it like school. Changes made in a hurry won’t last.

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Yoni Freedhoff
2014
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This Ugly Diet and Weight-Related Complication Is Crippling Care and Progress

Blame and shame will not lead to sustainable weight loss.

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Yoni Freedhoff
2014
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How to Be Healthy, in Just 48 Words

Daytime television talk shows, popular podcasts and diet books on the New York Times best-seller list would have you believe that being healthy is complicated. Forget fad diets and fitness gimmicks. Just stick to the basics.

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Yoni Freedhoff
2020
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Clarity, Forgiveness Key to Tackling Big Transitions

The bestselling author and life coach has counseled hundreds of people through big life changes. Host Michel Martin asks Iyanla Vanzant for her advice on getting through transitions.

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Michel Martin, Iyanla Vanzant
2014
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The Feldenkrais Method

The Feldenkrais Method is about working with people around the issues of the acquisition of skill, efficiency, simplicity and other improvements in movement and ability.

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Paul Rubin
1995
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Can Elders Save the World

My inner work involves a mystical form of Judaism called Kabbalah. As part of that work, I do a nightly examination of conscience. I ask myself: What was this day all about? What did I do? How did I feel? How did I relate to people?

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Rabbi Zalman Schacter-Shalomi
2005
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Welcome to the Brink of Everything

Every day, I get closer to the brink of everything. We’re all headed that way, of course, even when we’re young, though most of us are too busy with Important Matters to ponder our mortality.

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Parker J. Palmer
2018
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5 Ways You Can Actually Slow the Aging Process

There’s no magic pill that can reverse aging, but there are lifestyle changes you can make now—no matter what your age—to keep you feeling young for years to come.

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Robin Berzin
2018
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