High Altitude Research Center seeks to solve the mysteries of health at altitude
FRISCO — With more than 30,000 people living at 8,000 feet and above, Summit County is a truly unique place. There are few communities of its size and history in North America, and relatively little...
Tony Buettner with the Blue Zones Project speaks in Breckenridge for The Longevity Project
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, the Summit Daily News presented speaker Tony Buettner, with the Blue Zones Project, at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge. More than 300 people attended “The Longevity Project” event, which also featured...
The Longevity Project | Part 4: Colorado mountain towns struggle to accommodate a surge of seniors
Editor’s note: This is the final installment in a four-part series. Eighty-three-year-old Anne Crane sits in her Frisco home with her cat, Winnie. “She was found in a Winnebago, so I named her Winnie,” Crane...
The Longevity Project | Part 3: Despite nation-leading longevity, Colorado mountain communities face significant health challenges
Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a four-part series from the Summit Daily News. Read Part 1: What’s the secret behind Colorado mountain towns’ peerless longevity? Part 2: Is Summit County a Blue Zone,...
VIDEO: Summit County seniors share their tips on living a longer, healthier life
In the month of February, the Summit Daily News produced a four-part series on longevity in the mountains, running on Fridays in print and online features that included multiple videos. The Longevity Project finished on...
The Longevity Project | Part 2: How do Colorado’s long-lived mountain towns stack up to the rest of the world?
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a four-part series from the Summit Daily News. Read Part 1 here. Marie Zdechlik lives in a house with a red-tiled roof off of Fifth Avenue in...
The Longevity Project | Part 1: Why do residents of Colorado’s mountain towns live longer than anyone else in the U.S.?
Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a four-part series from the Summit Daily News. Additional parts will appear each Friday this month. Find more information on the Longevity Project and the rest of...
The key to longevity is lifestyle habits
Sponsored Content While there’s no foolproof way to ensure a long life, our choices along the way have a lot to do with it Written By Lauren Glendenning Brought to you by Kaiser Permanente Colorado...
Summit County seniors like to ‘get after it’
Sponsored Content From outdoor recreation to quality time with friends, local seniors are meeting all the healthy habits attributed to longevity Written By Lauren Glendenning Brought to you by the Summit County Community and Senior Center...
“Vacations are just what the doctor ordered”
Sponsored Content Research shows that vacations provide stress relief that’s critical to longevity Written By Lauren Glendenning Brought to you by Breckenridge Grand Vacations Work is consistently ranked as one of the highest causes of stress...
5 ways creative arts promotes health and longevity
Sponsored Content Written By Lauren Glendenning Brought to you by Breckenridge Creative Arts Have you ever let wet clay run through your fingers in a pottery class and felt its silky texture soothe your soul...
For healthy wine consumption, look to the grape
Sponsored Content Certain red wine grape varietals deliver antioxidants that are linked to disease prevention Written By Lauren Glendenning Brought to you by Base Came Liquors If you want to live a long life, sure you...
For optimal health and wellness, focus on the whole person
Sponsored Content Nourishing the mind, body and spirit are important components of longevity Written By Lauren Glendenning Brought to you by St. Anthony Summit Medical Center There’s no single secret to longevity — those who live...
Active High Country seniors nominated for The Longevity Project
As part of our Longevity Project — a four-part editorial series and a live event in Breckenridge — the Summit Daily recently asked residents in Summit and Eagle counties to submit nominations for their favorite...
Buy tickets to hear longevity expert speak in Breckenridge on the secrets to a long life
Why does Summit County, and other prosperous Colorado mountain counties, have the highest life expectancy in the country? Speaker Tony Buettner, with the Blue Zones Project, will provide science-based answers on Tuesday, Feb. 27 during...
Summit Daily News to host longevity event, book discussion next month
Why does Summit County, and other prosperous Colorado mountain counties, have the highest life expectancy in the country? Speaker Tony Buettner, with the Blue Zones Project, will provide science-based answers on Tuesday, Feb. 27 during...
2017 Year in Review: Great health news for Summit County, but at a steep cost
Editor’s note: The Summit Daily is counting down the top stories of 2017. 2017 was a banner year for physical health in Summit County, which was crowned the healthiest county in the nation in several...
Summit County has the highest life expectancy in the nation, according to new study
Summit County’s life expectancy is the highest in the nation, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In 2014, the latest year that data is available, Summit’s expected...
Summit County ranks eight in the state for health outcomes, report says
Summit County earned high marks in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s annual report on health statistics, coming in eighth out of the 58 Colorado counties graded for health outcomes and ninth for health factors. That...
Summit County has had lowest cancer mortality rate in the nation for decades
Summit County has had the lowest cancer mortality rate in the nation for more than 30 years, according to an extensive new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Summit’s cancer death...
