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“The scientists took a blue marker and circled the places in the world with the healthiest people.
This is why they are called Blue Zones.”
As Yawitz highlights, three of those themes relate to the diet.
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One of the lesser-known facts about the people of Ikaria was that many wouldn’t eat breakfast at all.
They practiced their own version ofintermittent fasting," offers Bradley.
“The yogurt is from sheep and the sheep are grass-fed.
The fruit they eat comes from their own non-sprayed trees.
Organic is the natural way,” says Bradley.
“The people live so long because they are eating food that they grow or forage for themselves.
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They are eating aplant-based diet(which is true of all the Blue Zone areas).”
Miso and natto are both types of fermented soy products.
“Arecent studysuggests that eating more [fermented soy products] may help lower your risk of premature death.
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“Mozuku, kombu, and other types of seaweed have a similar effect.
“As part of their religion, they are mostly vegetarian.
Their main breakfast food is made up of porridges and cereals.
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Their main breakfast would consist of oats in some form.
They might haveoatmealwith maple syrup and nuts for breakfast or oat waffles,” says Bradley.
Beans and rice pack a serious protein punch when eaten together.
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Eating beans and rice for breakfast is not your thing?
Also, like Ikaria, breakfast is not a meal that is focused on much.
Many Italians skip breakfast all together (once again, showing the benefits of intermittent fasting).
When they do eat breakfast, it is simple and aboutusing up leftovers,” says Bradley.
Again, all the ingredients are from their own land, organic, and fresh.
“Lycopene in tomatoes has been shown to possibly reduce risk of cancer and heart disease.
