In this companion to the number one New York Times bestseller The Blue Zones Kitchen， Dan Buettner offers a four-week guide and year-long sustainability program to jump-start your journey to better health， happiness， less stress， and a longer life。
Get started on the path to a longer， healthier， happier life with this quick start to building your own Blue Zones lifestyle。 Dan Buettner， founder of the Blue Zones and author of the New York Times number one best-selling Blue Zones Kitchen， offers the challenge of a lifetime: Build a foundation for better nutrition， more exercise， and a stronger social life that will extend your lifetime by years。
In this easy-to-implement guide， you'll start with the rules of the Blue Zones Challenge， including tips and tricks from the five Blue Zones--locations around the world where people consistently live to 100--advice for setting up a successful kitchen and pantry， and resources for expanding you support network。 Then， follow week-by-week prompts to
Change your diet
Increase your activity
Update your living spaces
Build your social life。
After four weeks--and with the help of easy-to-use worksheets and recipes--you'll see results in your weight， your well-being， and your general health。 From there， follow the Blue Zones challenge through the rest of the year with an 11-month sustainability calendar that will continue to encourage you and build upon the foundation you've already started。
What you'll find is living to 100 is easy--it just takes following the Blue Zones way！