Here’s A Diet For People Who Live The Longest

I Tried Extreme Fasting by Eating Once a Day — Here's What Happen

We’ve all heard the adage “you are what you eat,” but we rarely give it much thought. And while eating a cheeseburger won’t necessarily convert you into one, science is demonstrating that red and processed meats, when consumed in excess, may shorten your lifespan.

Regarding what we consume, research has advanced significantly during the last few decades. And numerous studies have been done on the age-old query “Which diet is the best diet?” A more plant-centric diet is the greatest choice, despite the fact that everyone is free to disagree with what they think or believe.

Harvard Health claims that “research over many years has connected plant-based diets to lower incidence of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and several malignancies (as compared to diets high in meat and other animal products).”

It makes sense to reduce your intake of meat (at the very least), especially because both red meat and processed meat are class one carcinogens.

I recently caught a video of Kevin Smith, who is possibly one of my favorite actors, in an interview. He had a heart attack after years of bad nutrition. He then made the decision that it was time to change his way of life and chose to follow a plant-based diet. He claimed that initially, his doctor had given him numerous drugs. He embarked on a two-week potato cleanse around the same time and only consumed potatoes. His cholesterol had dropped so much by the end of the cleanse that the doctor promptly reduced the dosage of his medicine.

Although I wouldn’t strictly recommend a potato-based diet, it is undeniable from scientific research that eating a plant-based diet lengthens life, reverses disease, and improves health.

Dan Buettner, a National Geographic fellow and best-selling author, is a leading proponent of this. He and his colleagues looked at data conducted over an eight-year period, evaluated global health and longevity, and compared it to their diets.

They noticed that some places had a significantly greater rate of lifespan, Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Icaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California.

When scientists matched the data to the people’s diets, they discovered that these places all shared a diet that was primarily composed of whole foods and plants.

He named these places the Blue Zones and even came up with a diet to match this occurrence. When speaking with USA Today, he explained, “The Blue Zones diet came along several years after the initial project in really piecing (it) together. If you want to know what 100-year-olds ate to live to be 100… you have to know what they’ve done most of their lives,” and then continuing, he clarified by saying “I ate a standard American diet when I started, but it just became so glaringly clear that this way of eating is yielding longevity. Also, it’s delicious,” he says.

To his skeptics, he says “you can do whatever you want, but the longest-lived people are eating this way.”

His diet, which he has dubbed the “cornerstone of the diet,” focuses on four main food groups: whole grains, corn, rice, and wheat, as well as green vegetables, tubers (such as sweet potatoes and carrots), and beans.

His diet focuses on four key groups: whole grains, corn, rice, and wheat, greens, tubers (sweet potatoes and carrots), and beans, which he calls the “cornerstone of the diet.”

While the diet does eliminate the majority of the meat and dairy you are consuming, he emphasizes that it is not restrictive. He advises followers to think of the diet as having a “plant slant” instead.

The essential need, according to Blue Zones (the website), is to make sure that 95% of your food intake consists of plants or plant derivatives. And Harvard School of Public Health’s Walter Willett gives them a big thumbs up by stating this:

“Meat is like radiation: We don’t know the safe level.”

You could be asking, “But where will you obtain your protein,” at this point. The truth is that the average person only needs 46 to 56 grams of protein per day, and research shows that people who eat a plant-based diet typically maintain this level rather easily.

If you’re still not convinced, the diet encourages adherents to limit their consumption of meat to no more than twice a week, with servings being roughly two ounces. The main caution is to stay away from processed meats.

Olive oil also contributed to longevity by reducing bad cholesterol and increasing good cholesterol, which are other elements of the diet worth highlighting.

Additionally, research has revealed that persons who drink about six tablespoons of olive oil daily saw a 50% reduction in their mortality risk!

He also recommends tea, water (mostly), coffee, and red wine as the liquids that blue zone diners consume.

The primary point was to avoid processed foods and to consume whole foods. The very useful website offers a wealth of information, further research findings, food ideas, simple diet advice, and much more. As a person who likewise consumes a plant-based diet, I will state that I strongly advise it. You are truly missing out if you haven’t tasted it. It alters the landscape. And if you could prolong your life and reverse disease by just a few small but delicious dietary changes, why not?

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