The lessons gathered from the Blue Zones populations summarized in the 7 principles can be transferred to our advanced and post-industrial societies in order to contribute to improving health and well-being. The characteristics of these people living in the Blue Zones, their lifestyle and environment, both physical and human, might be guidelines for our post-modern societies without being obliged to go and live as a shepherd in a remote mountainous area. Today, the tendency to exclude old people from the society is growing. Health and loneliness are major problems in our societies, essentially in rural areas but also in major cities. Accordingly, it might be that what we observed in the Blue Zones can help to keep the seniors involved in the society and to help them to live happier, better and longer.
In 2008 Appel expressed the idea that the ‘Blue Zones, now limited to a few populations around the world, can become commonplace’. Still, the question is how the lessons learned from the Blue Zones can be transposed to improve healthy ageing in post- industrial societies. Several initiatives and projects aim to do so:
Longevity Blue Zones 