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Longevity doctor: ‘Every single day I try to get at least 30 to 40 grams of fiber in my diet’—here’s how
Poonam Desai is an ER doctor with two decades of experience who studied and recommended daily practices for a long life to her patients well before it became her main focus. In 2017, she officially started practicing longevity medicine, teaching patients the tools they need to structure their routines with living long and staying healthy in […]
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This doctor discovered ‘the longevity nutrient’: The 1 food she always eats to be sure she gets enough of it
Stephanie Venn-Watson studied longevity long before she realized it, she says. The veterinary epidemiologist was recruited by the U.S. Navy to take care of aging dolphins in 2001. Venn-Watson planned to research the dolphins to get a better understanding of infectious diseases, but “instead, very quickly pivoted to studying chronic diseases and diseases of aging,” […]
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I’m a nutritionist from Japan, home to the world’s longest-living people—9 Costco foods I always trust
Growing up in Japan, home to some of the world’s longest-living people, I fell in love with traditional Japanese food at a young age. My passion for clean and healthy eating is what inspired me to be a nutritionist. My diet has always been centered around nutritious, longevity-fueling and environmentally-friendly foods. Now living in the […]
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I’m from Japan, home to some of the world’s longest living people: What I eat for breakfast every day
When I moved from Japan to the U.S. in the 1990s, it wasn’t always easy to get the ingredients I knew and loved. But there were some staples that were easier to come by, like whole grains and beans. From there, I built my favorite breakfast: brown rice, beans, “natto” (fermented soybeans), “nukazuke” (pickled vegetables), […]
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104-year-old on ‘the key’ to a long, happy life: ‘Be active as much as you can’ in your community—research backs her up
Erline Dennis, 104, was a teacher for nearly 40 years. Though it’s been decades since she retired, Dennis still has an impact on her former students. Many of the kids she taught back then are now senior adults, according to Fox 8. “Every once in a while, I see someone who I haven’t seen in […]
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Nutritionist from Japan: The food I love eating every day—and that robust 90-year-olds in my life swear by
The oceans in and around Japan are believed to contain roughly 1,500 kinds of seaweed, which have long been a staple of Japanese cuisine. Depending on the region and the climate, you can find many different tastes and textures. I’m a nutritionist from Nara, Japan, and seaweed is one of the most nostalgic foods for […]
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I’m a longevity researcher and doctor of functional medicine: Here’s what I do every day for a long, healthy life
Dr. Frank Lipman has over 35 years of experience in functional medicine and throughout his career, he has always considered researching longevity as an extension of his work. Lipman is an author of seven books, including “The New Rules of Aging Well,” which he co-authored with Danielle Claro. When it comes to longevity, “almost everything […]
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I’m from Japan, home to some of the world’s longest living people: The No. 1 beverage I drink every day
Growing up in Nara, Japan, surrounded by tea fields, matcha has always been a part of my life. The full aroma and the deep bitter and sweet umami taste of this vivid green tea evokes so much nostalgia for me. When I was in high school, I started taking formal tea ceremony lessons. It was […]
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These 3 day-to-day tactics are the Japanese ‘secret’ for a ‘long and pleased daily life,’ claims authors of ‘Ikigai’
If you, like many many others, have ever fallen down a rabbit gap making an attempt to find out additional about what will cause some persons to reside for a longer time and really feel a lot more contentment, then you have in all probability currently read of Blue Zones like Okinawa, Japan. Blue Zones […]
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My family’s from the Greek island of longevity, where people often live to 100—here’s 1 unexpected food we always eat
From beans to greens, there are many foods that make up the traditional diets of people in the Blue Zones, a handful of areas in the world where people tend to live longer. My family is from the Greek Blue Zone of Ikaria — I spend about half of every year on the island and […]
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