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If you’re striving to reach 100 years of age while still in good health, you may want to take a lesson from the inhabitants of Blue Zones—five regions around the world with a high density of centenarians who enjoy low rates of chronic diseases. Blue Zones were identified by National Geographic fellow Dan Buettner, who, […]