Researchers looked at regions where people live long lives . Dan Buettner says they found common practices in these `` Blue Zone '' regions . This has a powerful two-fold effect : Children and grandchildren in these families benefit from their grandparents ' wisdom and care while the centenarians feel the motivation to stay active , to get out of bed in the morning , and live for a purpose . People live longer when they have active physical and social lives , he says . Buettner : " The blue zone is the area of life that we think about as being most important for health.
Researchers looked at regions where people live long lives . Dan Buettner says they found common practices in these `` Blue Zone '' regions . People live longer when they have active physical and social lives , he says . Buettner : " The blue zone is the area of life that we think about as being most important for health.