Photo: #Dan Buettner speaks with a woman from the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica, one of the four regions profiled in "The Blue Zones."
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Dan Buettner speaks with a woman from the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica, one of the four regions profiled in "The Blue Zones." (Photo by Gianlucca Colla/Courtesy of BlueZones.com)

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Author Dan Buettner explores how to live healthier and longer

Broadcast: Midday, 10/19/2009, 12:00 p.m.

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Explorer, author, and Minnesota native Dan Buettner speaks about his latest research into regions of the globe where people live particularly long, healthy lives. Buettner is the author of, "The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest."

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