Discovering the Blue Zones
The Secret to Living Better, Longer
Friday 1st Nov 2024
11:45am - 3:30pm
Bacaro Restaurant
$265 KYD
Net proceeds from this special event are being donated to the Cayman Heart Foundation.
Hear the Story.
Taste the Cuisine.
Unlock the Secrets to Longevity.
Special Limited Event
Join Optimal Healthcare, Bacaro and Nick Buettner from Blue Zones for an amazing blue zone lunch at Bacaro, featuring beautiful food inspired by each blue zone, and an amazing telling of the story by Nick Buettner himself.
The event will be held at Bacaro Restaurant in Yacht Club, where you will be entertained by the amazing story of the Blue Zones work, along with the secrets identified. Alongside learning about this inspirational work, you will enjoy a fabulous selection of food inspired by each of the 5 blue zones.
Friday 1st Nov 2024
11:45am - 3:30pm
Bacaro Restaurant
$265 KYD
An amazing opportunity to experience the Blue Zones phenomenon, a movement that’s captured the World’s imagination, right here in Cayman.
Let’s Start with the Heart
27% of deaths among residents in Cayman in 2022 were caused by cardiovascular diseases
While these statistics can be disheartening, many of these deaths can be prevented with relatively simple lifestyle changes. At Optimal Healthcare our mission is to transform health and healthcare alike, to deliver an optimal health span within a long lifespan, and thus vibrancy to life. We have a real opportunity to do that for the Cayman Islands, leading to happier, healthier and longer lives.
Our vision for this event is to highlight the inspirational lives people live in the Blue Zones, and lead the discussion on the potential for the Cayman Islands to become one.
Join Us. Hear the Stories.
And let us transform health, together, for the Cayman Islands.
Introducing the Blue Zones
The Blue Zones Project has captured the imagination and engagement of the world in an extraordinary manner…
Media Impressions
Communities Changing their Futures
Readers
We are delighted to bring the Blue Zones project to Cayman, and invite you to hear about this amazing journey from Nick Buettner, one of the core Blue Zones leaders.
Introducing Nick Buettner
Nick’s role as Program Director with Blue Zones Project is to bring the longevity lessons from areas like Ikaria, Greece, Nicoya, Costa Rica, and Okinawa, Japan to a larger audience, positively impacting the health of over 5 million people.
As a speaker, he shares both the encouraging real data about Blue Zones areas and their habits and practices as well as his own personal anecdotes about his conversations with these amazing people. He confesses that a 104 year old woman told him she feels sexier at her age than she did at 103. It’s these stories that make his feature presentations so engaging while spreading crucial health guidance to help everyone live a better, longer life.
Vice President of Community Engagement
- Led 17 world expeditions, including explorations to identify Blue Zones regions and explore the commonalities between healthy individuals and their communities
- Presented over 100 time at events around the world
- Serves as Director of Community and Corporate Programs for Blue Zones Project
Optimal Healthcare was established with a mission to transform health and healthcare alike, to deliver an optimal healthspan within a long lifespan, and thus vibrancy to life, both for our patients but also at a population level in the Cayman Islands. It’s a mission we clearly share with the Blue Zones team.
We strongly believe that for the Cayman Islands to sustain affordable, and universally accessible healthcare, it is vital that we work together to inspire and create health.
It is for this reason that we could not be more proud to bring The Blue Zones Project directly to our shores.
Mr Andrew Vincent
Founder & Director
Dr Sara Watkin
At Bacaro, our team consists of some of Cayman’s best chefs and support staff, all focused on providing an exceptional guest experience. We are inspired by Sardinia—an amazing Island and original Blue Zone, where food, environment, and a love for life are literally palpable.
Cayman has a beautiful environment, stated goals to be an eco-friendly destination, and is already a nation that embraces living harmoniously in our unique Cayman-kind manner. It is easy to foresee Cayman becoming a Blue Zone.
We believe our passion for food, vitality and our own travels to multiple Blue Zones, has virtually destined Bacaro to be the host venue for such an amazing initiative.
We are delighted to invite you to join us and enjoy our reproduction of Blue Zones-inspired cuisine.
Fede Destro
Barnabas Bako
Net Proceeds to Supporting Health
Discovering the Blue Zones – The Secret to Living Better, Longer is a not-for-commercial-profit event.
The Cayman Heart Foundation is passionately committed to saving lives by early identification of cardiovascular problems, as well as improving both awareness and attainment of heart health. Blue Zones populations are health-healthy ones, and the traits that lead to their healthy longevity place the missions of the CHF and the Blue Zones Project firmly in alignment.
For this reason, we will be donating no less than 75% of the net proceeds* of this amazing event to the ongoing work for the Cayman Heart Foundation.
The remainder of the net proceeds will go towards ensuring that that this event is just the beginning of our efforts to establish a set of blue zones principles and behaviours in the cayman Islands, something we hope we will all then enjoy as a community of centenarians!
* net proceeds is defined as the surplus of revenue over expenses
