The 'Blue Zone Diet' may be the secret to long life - New Day Northwest

Registered dietitian, Erica Mouch on the foods, diet, and lifestyle habits in the Blue Zones, geo-cultural regions where people have been found to live the longest.

[SavvyMama]

My aunt was on this diet her whole life & lived a healthy life to 102.

[martycarbrey]

It is more than diet! It is their daily habits, stress levels and how they interact as a community.

[mathildeb]

You have totally missed the most important point. It is not the food or the diet. In two words: it is "community support". People are surrounded by friends, genuine authentic long-term friends who will be there for you to support you whenever you need them; not superficial acquaintances good for small talk only.

[Katsem]

Just watched a video on the two areas of Sardinia where this Blue Zone is. It’s more the lifestyle, which is rural, and the community/family closeness than the healthy food that contribute to long life. No processed food, all natural. The food is important, but it is only two areas of Sardinia that are in the Blue Zone. The pace of life is slow, and they like it that way.

[tiffanysweeley]

Love this! Finally the high protein low carb community is hearing this, I hope!! If your gut isn’t healthy you’re not healthy!

[myfragilelilac]

This is literally how I eat!! They even got the red wine tea coffee right. 😂 I love Kale and sweet potato especially. Roast it in the oven with chayenne pepper and tumeric.👌 Salmon and eggs on rare occasions. No dairy.

[Nicholas.Tsagkos]

The world should know more about horta, Greeks go to the nature and collect edible weeds, boil them, strain them and serve them with olive oil lemon juice and salt. yummy. it's basically medicinal herbs as food.

[kschindle]

The blue zones are in tropical, very warm climates. They have longer growing or endless growing seasons.

[cliffmays]

Garlic is big in the dishes from my wife's country, the Philippines. I noticed when I was there they had no vampires.

[updatedjustnow]

Of note is that Loma Linda, California is one of the most expensive places to live in the US. People with a lot of money can eat a healthier diet and because of their wealth do not the have money problems many others do.

[hussinsaid]

The basic principals of diet is takes everything you like but in moderation. And most important is eat only when you hungry.

[ArianaBerkeley]

This is so true! I am in the UK and I have noticed around where I go, everything is just so processed! You can't buy one single thing that is "pure" without having a filler like "wheat" when it's pre-made. America is the same, they have so many fast food joints where people just eat rubbish food. It's better to have a whole foods diet and less dairy and less meat. I stopped drinking last year and feel so much better, my skin has improved and my health all around. The only thing is, is my sweet tooth craving and I find that's the only thing that's hard to give up. So at the moment I am only eating Carob chocolate bars with no added sugars. I have two books on the Blue Zone Diet I will read one of them tonight! who knows I may do a vlog on it lol

[peterhelton]

What was left out was the fish, seaweed, goats cheese and lamb consumed by Ikarians and Okinawans.

[rebeccanajera-moya]

Fennel is so tasty. With all of those ingredients you can make so many creative recipes!

[kevinmotley]

AND BECAUSE LOMA LINDA AND MOST OF THESE AREAS, ARE WEALTHY AREAS WHO CAN AFFORD TO EAT LIKE THIS

[wendywitchner]

Dr Fuhrman- GBOMBS- greens, beans, onions, mushrooms, berries, seeds

[simplylola]

Were is Africa in this research...? We have places with people who are living 9ver the age of 100 too.. Sometimes as crazy as 110 with little disease

[danaashton]

They Do Not eat canned beans nor tomatoes or any products in tetra packs

[gtate]

These two women are still believers in a low carb diet. Amazing. They are preaching the blue zone diet but keep saying “ If you are low carb, you would eliminate the beans in fact you would get rid of most of this food”.

[fishchicken]

But even the vegetables today are pack with dangerous chemicals, how do people expect to live long and healthy ?