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Dan Buettner hasn't discovered the fountain of youth, but he has some pretty good clues on living a longer, healthier life after years of studying what he calls "blue zones" -- areas of the world where longevity and health go hand in hand.

Free mobile calls could be the future - II Remember I talked about the possibility of free mobile calls some time back? Well; here’s one more company which is excited about that possibility. Aura Interactive, a Bluetooth marketing company, is the one I’m talking about.

Download Fitness Rocks Podcast 098: Fitness Rocks Podcast 098 Secrets of a Long and Healthy Life - an Interview with Author Dan Buettner This week on Fitness Rocks I talk to Dan Buettner, author of the best-selling book The Blue Zones.

I did it. I took Healthbolt’s Vitality Compass Challenge. In fact, I actually took it twice. Once including my cancer diagnosis (even though it was 20+ years ago) in my answers; the second time not. Confessing my cancer actually gave me a lesser “biological age” (27.5 vs. 28.7).

So it’s my turn to report my results from the Vitality Compass Quiz, and let me tell you, I was not anxious to take that thing at first. I figured you’d have to be the next Arnold Schwarzenegger or Jessica Alba to score even decently on it, but after reading Liz’s results, I was encouraged.

Nice thought, Albus, but, yeah screw that! my mind’s not all that organized just yet. Currently, I am 26 years old and most everyone in my family has lived beyond the age of 90. I always thought I’d have to be tricked into the grave, too.

The Science Behind Blue Zones–visit their website here “For the past five years, I’ve [Blue Zones Founder, Dan Buettner] been taking teams of scientists to five pockets around the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives. These are called the Blue Zones.

Well It’s a community website about peoples health. They claim that they developed a program to help people feel better, look younger, and avoid 70% of dangerous diseases. No pills, no supplements needed. The only way It’s to change our lifestyle.

Looking for longevity: What kind of lifestyle choices can we make today that can improve our odds to live to be 100 years old? That's the main question asked in the Blue Zone project. Courtesy Chalmers ButterfieldSteve Martin used to do a joke about how to become a millionaire.

I've been on the road again and today I flew home from Denver, Colorado. So in a geographical sense, I guess I was headed West. But that's not quite the question I'm really asking. Please bear with me for a few minutes...... While in Denver today, I picked up a copy of a USA Today newspaper that someone had left around the gate area.