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Our mayor invited me to a meeting to discuss Blue Zone certification for the town. I said I believe it’d be a waste of money and time that only benefits the certifying body. Our town has a deficit to fix first.

Perhaps I’m judging harshly. Does anyone here know about this? Or live in a “Blue Zone Community®”?

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I asked for more data before this goes any further - tourism revenue before and after, key indicators related to health/longevity, number of businesses participating/benefiting, etc.

I’m stunned by how many popular towns in California are already pursuing this certification. Had no idea. I’ll write another cast later about the certifying process, which I learned more about today.

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Would look to see migration and outflow before and after certification for other cities

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I’ve only just begun learning about it. But from what I understand the certification process would encourage restaurants to include healthy “blue zone” options on their menus. Whether customers actually order that healthy option is another question.

Diet is more cultural than anything. Can you change culture with certification?

Yet diet is biggest influence on health… which leads to lower costs.

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Like many certifications, it feels well intentioned but not well executed in every instance.

Agree it's a waste of money.

If I remember correctly I believe there was a study that showed Blue Zones weren't really a thing... people weren't dramatically healthy or living longer, there was just more fraud (ie, people claiming benefits for those that had died).

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I learned more about the process today at the meeting. Basically it’s a 2 year minimum commitment. Will share more details in the channel later for anyone curious.

idk anything about this process but i have a great blue zone cookbook :)

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Yes! One of the restaurant owners in town talked about this cookbook. Part of the certification projects include encouraging restaurants to create “blue zone” healthy options in their menus.

Do you have any favorite recipes from there? Would love to see them in /recipes if you haven’t shared already.

A zone where people live longer, healthier lives. Famous examples include Okinawa, Japan and Ikaria, Greece. Now there’s an organization that certifies other communities as blue zones - with $ of course - and a lot of cities have pursued it for tourism/health reasons. That’s the part I’m skeptical about.

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What's blue zone community?👀

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I feel it was created with good intentions, but I don’t like what I’m hearing about how they actually carry out the certifications. Will share more about what I learned on the channel later.

Sounds suspect and like a marketing gimmick.

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That’s the idea. We already get a lot of tourists. Depending on who you’re talking to in the town, some will say too many, some will say not enough. The wellness businesses are most excited by the marketing prospect.

Marketing works 

And if your town needs to attract more people then this is an interesting angle

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I learned today this is happening all over California and it’s fascinating. Palm Springs started it this year. Will write more detail about what else I learned in the meeting later.

came here to say what @keccers.eth said!!

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They’re regions where people live longer, healthier lives. What my town might look at specifically is the certification process, which requires 1) audit, 2) improvement projects.

I’m still skeptical but will share more details from the meeting today in the channel later. I was surprised to hear how many other towns in California are pursuing this too.

same!! this is the first i’ve heard of this i’m intrigued

I don't but I'd like to know: what's a "Blue Zone Community®"? 😯