The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest

Soy has the ability to lower the level of “bad” (LDL) cholesterol in the body and the potential to reduce the risk of heart disease. It can be found in a wide variety of forms, from tofu, to soy milk, to edamame (whole soybeans in their pods)—all reliable sources of soy’s nutritional benefits. Protein content may vary among forms and producers, so ... See more

The brutal reality about aging is that it has only an accelerator pedal. We have yet to discover whether a brake exists for people. The name of the game is to keep from pushing the accelerator pedal so hard that we speed up the aging process. The average American, however, by living a fast and furious lifestyle, pushes that accelerator too hard and... See more

“Why is that?” I asked. “It’s vitamin S,” he said. “You smile in the morning and it fortifies you all day

Eating a lot of tomatoes also seemed to have an effect on reducing prostate cancer for men.”

Scientific studies suggest that only about 25 percent of how long we live is dictated by genes, according to famous studies of Danish twins. The other 75 percent is determined by our lifestyles and the everyday choices we make.

men who drank five or six glasses of water a day had a substantial reduction in the risk of a fatal heart attack—60, 70 percent less—compared to those who drank considerably less water.

And when we looked at that data, it was really so clear: The Adventists who consumed nuts at least five times a week had about half the risk of heart disease of those who didn’t.

“We learned that nonvegetarian Adventists had about twice the risk of heart disease as vegetarian Adventists,” Fraser said, “particularly men but also younger and middle-aged women.”

Turmeric is one-fifth as powerful as cisplatin, which is one of the most powerful drugs in chemotherapy. Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer.