How The Blue Zones Teach Us to Avoid Weight Gain During the Holidays: Part One

Eat a Plant-Centric Diet

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Why The Blue Zones?

The Blue Zones are where the healthiest people in the world live the longest.

In case you missed the series introduction, the Blue Zones comprise five areas around the world:

• Okinawa, Japan
• Sardinia, Italy
• Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
• Ikaria, Greece
• Loma Linda, California.

In these regions, basic lifestyle choices produce the largest number of centenarians, people who live to be 100, with the lowest incidences of disease.

Did you know our lifestyle dictates 80% of our longevity while genes dictate 20%? We have way more control over our health outcomes than we realize.

Healthy lifestyle choices are the magic pill to living a long, healthy life.

How Does The Blue Zone Diet Differ From Ours?

People in the Blue Zones slant towards plants.

These zones coined the term “plant slant.” They eat a diet with little meat and an abundance of plant-based foods. This diet, rich in fruits…