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>>> WE WILL TELL YOU OUR SECRET AND THE MOMENT.
THERE ARE FIVE CITIES IN THE
WORLD WHERE PEOPLE LIVE LONGER
THAN AVERAGE.
THAN AVERAGE. THEY FORM THE BLUE ZONE.
THEY ARE LOMA LINDA,
CALIFORNIA, SARDINIA, ITALY,
OKINAWA, JAPAN AND COASTER
RICA.
RICA.
RICA. HERE TO TALK TO US US
REGISTERED DIETITIAN.
REGISTERED DIETITIAN. IT'S ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE
DOING IN THOSE PLACES.
>> THAT'S WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
THEY LOOKED AT ALL FIVE OF
THOSE PLACES TO SEE WHAT IS THE
THING THAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON.
AND IT'S THE FOOD.
BUT LET'S START AT THIS A END.
WE HEAR ABOUT THE GREEN LEAFY
VEGETABLES.
VEGETABLES. WE ALL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE HEALTHY AND LIVE A GOOD
FULL LIFE.
FULL LIFE. THERE IS A VARIETY OF WAYS TO
GET THESE.
GET THESE. >> THIS IS KALE, RAINBOW SHARD,
FENNEL, AND SPINACH.
PEOPLE EAT 50% OF THEIR DIET
FROM THIS.
FROM THIS. THEY HAVE ONE CUP WITH EVERY
MEAL.
MEAL.
MEAL. >>
MEAL. >> ARE THEY COOKING IT?
EATING IT IN SALADS?
>> LOMA LINDA IS PRIMARILY
VEGETARIAN.
VEGETARIAN. IN GREECE IT GROWS ALONG THE
HILLSIDE.
HILLSIDE.
HILLSIDE. THEY ARE HARVESTING ALL OF THESE
ITEMS.
ITEMS.
ITEMS. >>
ITEMS. >> SOMETIMES THEY PUT IT IN
OTHER THINGS.
OTHER THINGS. GOES INTO SOUP AND STEW AND
OTHER THINGS.
OTHER THINGS. >> IT'S NOT ALWAYS SALAD.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN EAT SALAD
ALL DAY LONG.
>> I BROUGHT LEMONS.
A LOT OF THE BLUE ZONES EAT THE
ENTIRE LEMON. IT HAS A LOT OF
ACTS I ANTIOXIDANT.
THE RECIPE THAT I BROUGHT WILL
HAVE SOME ZEST.
SWEET POTATOES , FRUITS,
VEGETABLES.
VEGETABLES. ONE BIG THING IS THAT IT'S 95%
PLANT-BASED.
PLANT-BASED. ANYTIME THAT THERE IS MEAT IT'S
ONLY 5-7 TIMES A MONTH.
IT IS EXTREMELY HIGH IN
CARBOHYDRATES.
CARBOHYDRATES. THEY EAT 80% OF CARBOHYDRATES.
>> MOST OF US ARE TRYING TO GET
CARBS OUT.
CARBS OUT. >> A LOT OF IT IS THE TYPE OF
CARBS.
CARBS.
CARBS. WE
CARBS. WE HAVE SWEET POTATOES , PEARS,
APPLES.
APPLES.
APPLES. A
APPLES. A LOT OF GREENS WITH FIBER.
AND THAT IS THE KEY.
IT IS WHOLE-GRAIN BREAD, STILL
CUT OATS , BARLEY, BROWN RICE.
>> WE DO NOT EAT ENOUGH FIBER ?
>> MOST AMERICANS EAT 10-15 G A
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> SO WE NEED TO DOUBLE UP ?
>> AND A LOT OF THESE ARE GREAT
WAYS TO DO THAT.
YOU ALSO MENTIONED ONIONS AND
GARLIC?
GARLIC?
GARLIC? >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. THOSE HAVE A LOT OF STRONG
ANTIOXIDANTS WHICH HELP
SUPPORTS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND
FIGHTING CANCER.
FIGHTING CANCER. >> MAYBE IT REALLY DOES KEEP
COLDS AWAY.
COLDS AWAY. >> I THINK THAT THERE IS A
REASON WHY IT IS IN A LOT OF
CHICKEN SOUP RECIPES.
SPICES SOMETHING. IT SEEMS LIKE
HERBS ARE A MEDICINE CABINET.
THE WAY THEY USE THEM AND PUT
THEM ON A LOT OF THINGS.
IT GIVES IT MORE FLAVOR AND
THAT HELPS US TO EAT A LITTLE
LESS.
LESS.
LESS. HAS
LESS. HAS A LOT OF GOT BENEFITS.
>> WHAT DO YOU HAVE HERE ?
>> ROSEMARY AND SAGE.
WHICH REDUCES STRESS.
YOU COULD SMELL IT AND EAT IT.
>> WE ALSO HAVE NUTS.
THAT'S A HUGE COMPONENT.
>> WE CAN REMEMBER THAT.
YOU HAVE ALL TYPES OF NUTS HERE.
PEOPLE TEND TO GO WITH ALMONDS
IS THAT BECAUSE OF CALORIES ?
>> IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY.
LET'S TALK ABOUT PORTIONS.
>> I WOULD OBVIOUSLY SAY THAT
IF YOU'RE HUNGRY A SMALL
PORTION IS NOT GOING TO BE
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH. YOU WANT A PORTION THAT FITS
INTO THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.
1-2 OUNCES.
1-2 OUNCES. MOST PEOPLE EAT TWO HANDFULS A
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. THEY
DAY. THEY PUT IT IN STEW AND OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> IF YOU ARE TRYING TO FOLLOW
A LOW CARB DIET YOU HAVE
ELIMINATED THOSE.
ELIMINATED THOSE. >> I THINK IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF
LOW-CARB.
LOW-CARB.
LOW-CARB. THIS IS THE OPPOSITE AND IT
INCREASES LONGEVITY AND
LIFESPAN.
LIFESPAN.
LIFESPAN. A LOW CARB DIET YOU WOULD
ELIMINATE 95% OF THIS.
BUT LOOK AT ALL THE FIBER ON
THIS TABLE.
THIS TABLE. BEINGS ARE GREAT EXAMPLE OF
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. GREAT NORTHERN, KIDNEY BEANS,
BLACK BEANS, AND TOFU.
THAT IS HUGE IN JAPAN.
THEY EAT THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN
LEARN.
LEARN.
LEARN. THERE'S LOTS OF SPICE TO TOFU
THAT IS A REALLY GOOD.
LET'S TALK ABOUT REDWINE.
>> THE FOUR MAIN BEVERAGES ARE
WATER , TEA, COFFEE, AND RED
WINE.
WINE.
WINE. THEY DO NOT DRINK JUICE OR SODA.
THEY ALL HAVE ANTIOXIDANTS.
>> I DO NOT DRINK RED WINE.
IT'S A TRIGGER FOR ME.
YOU SAID THAT WHISKEY HAS
ANTIOXIDANTS.
ANTIOXIDANTS. >> WILL BE THE SAME AS REDWINE?
PROBABLY NOT.
PROBABLY NOT. IF WE THINK ABOUT THE BLUE
ZONES.
ZONES.
ZONES. GRAPE STONE GROW EVERYWHERE.
THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
BARLEY WINE AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. I
THAT. I AM A DOUBLE WINNER TODAY IF
COGNAC ACCOUNTS.
COGNAC ACCOUNTS. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO MIX
THINGS UP ?
>> THESE ARE POTENTIAL RECIPES
THAT YOU COULD MAKE WITH HEARTY
GREENS GARLIC, SPINACH, LEMON
ZEST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS
THAT VITAMIN C AND SOME OF THOSE
HEALTH BENEFITS.
HEALTH BENEFITS. AND THIS IS A STEW THAT HAS
FENNEL AND ONION, WHITE BEANS,
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES. AND SOME PARSLEY.
IT'S PERFECT FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. >>
YEAR. >> WE COULD BLUE ZONE OUR