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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