THE BLUE ZONES DIET
10 Dietary Guidelines for Increased Longevity
10 Dietary Guidelines for Increased Longevity
You may have heard of the Mediterranean diet, but the Blue Zones diet is much more. These 10 guidelines encompass healthy eating habits from the world’s longest-lived people across four continents. Their fresh, well-balanced, mostly plant-based diet helps lower inflammation and cholesterol and reduce the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Here’s how you can eat like the Blue Zones:
You may have heard of the Mediterranean diet, but the Blue Zones diet is much more. These 10 guidelines encompass healthy eating habits from the world’s longest-lived people across four continents. Their fresh, well-balanced, mostly plant-based diet helps lower inflammation and cholesterol and reduce the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Here’s how you can eat like the Blue Zones:
Retreat from meat
Save it for celebratory occasions
Retreat from meat
Save it for celebratory occasions
Go easy on fish
Eat what you can catch
Go easy on fish
Eat what you can catch
Reduce dairy
Avoid the lactose
Reduce dairy
Avoid the lactose
Eliminate eggs
Protein-packed, but not essential
Eliminate eggs
Protein-packed, but not essential
Incorporate a daily dose of beans
At least half a cup a day
Incorporate a daily dose of beans
At least half a cup a day
Slash sugar
Most importantly, added sugars
Slash sugar
Most importantly, added sugars
Snack on nuts
Two handfuls per day
Snack on nuts
Two handfuls per day
Sour on bread
Swap processed wheat for sourdough
Sour on bread
Swap processed wheat for sourdough
Go wholly whole
Choose easily recognizable ingredients
Go wholly whole
Choose easily recognizable ingredients
Drink mostly water
Tea, coffee, and wine are ok too
Drink mostly water
Tea, coffee, and wine are ok too
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