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:
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Retreat from meat
Save it for celebratory occasions
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Retreat from meat
Save it for celebratory occasions
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Go easy on fish
Eat what you can catch
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Go easy on fish
Eat what you can catch
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Reduce dairy
Avoid the lactose
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Reduce dairy
Avoid the lactose
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Eliminate eggs
Protein-packed, but not essential
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Eliminate eggs
Protein-packed, but not essential
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Incorporate a daily dose of beans
At least half a cup a day
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Incorporate a daily dose of beans
At least half a cup a day
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Slash sugar
Most importantly, added sugars
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Slash sugar
Most importantly, added sugars
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Snack on nuts
Two handfuls per day
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Snack on nuts
Two handfuls per day
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Sour on bread
Swap processed wheat for sourdough
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Sour on bread
Swap processed wheat for sourdough
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Go wholly whole
Choose easily recognizable ingredients
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Go wholly whole
Choose easily recognizable ingredients
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Drink mostly water
Tea, coffee, and wine are ok too
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Drink mostly water
Tea, coffee, and wine are ok too
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