Finding Happiness Dan Buettner shares his lessons with our community BY DEBBIE EISELE
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an Buettner is a National Geographic fellow and New York Times best-selling author of The Blue Zones Solution, The Blue Zones Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer, and Thrive. All three of these books are full of information on how to create a happy, fulfilled life. Buettner shares information on people who have lived a long life over the past 100 years and reveals information on his study to help individuals lead a healthier life. Throughout his books he imparts wisdom, recipes, and ingredients for healthier habits. Buettner even
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provides a checklist on how to rethink your kitchen for optimizing a healthy life. Buettner’s books provide a message about longevity, and he is travelling to our region, thanks to the PATH Foundation. The PATH Foundation is offering this PATH to Better event on Thursday, October 12, in the Highland School Rice Theater. “PATH to Better is a series of free community events that celebrate health and well-being. This October, we’re bringing New York Times bestselling author Dan Buettner to Warrenton
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to teach us about Blue Zones, the five places in the world where people live the longest,” according to the PATH Foundation’s website. Registrants will receive a free copy of Dan’s latest book, The Blue Zones of Happiness. Amy Petty, Director of Communications for PATH Foundation, said, “Dan’s work has resonated with people nationwide. Highlighting areas around the world where people are the healthiest, live the longest, and are the happiest can certainly lead to positive changes that will improve our overall