Put a plant-slant on this Thanksgiving by adding more whole grains, fruits, and veggies to your menu. With these simple ideas, you can still enjoy satisfying flavor without the extra fat and calories.
Did you know your friends (and even your friends' friends) can affect your emotions and behaviors? Research shows that your friends have a huge impact on your well-being long-term.
Fall in Fort Worth is the perfect time to get gardening, and having a home garden is a great way to ensure that you will always have fresh produce available.
Join us in helping transform the Fort Worth community into a healthier place to live. If you have a passion for improving the well-being of others, are driven to make a difference, and have a desire to make healthier choices easier, we want to hear from you!
Many people find the arts to be healing—and science backs them up, with research connecting support for the arts with greater well-being in the community. Fort Worth’s Amon Carter Museum of American Art is taking an extra step to promote health and happiness, joining the growing Blue Zones Project® movement for longer, better lives.
We want to reward you for making healthy choices. Each month, you could win a Power 9 themed prize pack by submitting photos with the hashtag, #MyPower9. Winners will also be featured on the Blue Zones Project Fort Worth blog and Facebook page.
How to enter: Use the hashtag, #MyPower9 to tag photos of your Power 9 on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Random winners will be selected each month to receive one of the prizes noted below. Not sure what your Power 9 is? Learn more at LiveLongFortWorth.com.
As the primary sponsor of Blue Zones Project Fort Worth, Texas Health Resources is leading the communitywide well-being improvement movement.
As summer winds down, Fort Worth families are gearing up for the new school year. Helping children succeed in the classroom means more than overseeing homework. By ensuring kids add more physical activity into their daily mix, parents can help make kids’ developing minds work harder – and smarter.
Since Blue Zones Project kicked off in February 2015, more than 18,000 people who live, work, and play in Fort Worth have taken the Blue Zones Personal Pledge to commit to their own well-being. The movement also counts 54 worksites, 26 restaurants, four grocery stores, four schools, and two churches, plus 11 participating organizations. An additional 77 schools within Fort Worth area school districts are actively pursuing Blue Zones Project approval. Read on to find out the latest updates happening in our community.
Life is short, and Blue Zones Project wants to help you make it longer.
Often times, our days are filled with computer work or waiting in carpool lines, so it's easy to get caught up in our busy American lifestyle. But, what if your environment set you up so that it was easy to make healthier choices?