by: Rachel Nania (WTOP)

The secret to a long life doesn’t involve years of perpetual dieting and intense exercise regimes.

According to Dan Buettner, it’s all about adjusting your environment.

For several years, Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow, traveled around the world and studied communities where people live long, healthy lives. He dubs these five locations  Okinawa, Japan; Loma Linda, California; Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula; the Greek island of Ikaria; and the Italian island of Sardinia  blue zones.”

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