By Christy Harrison — 2015
The 7 ideas that follow are . . . culled from the best available science to date in this ever-changing landscape.
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CLEAR ALL
What the longest-living people in the world eat, drink, and do before bed for restful sleep.
The food you eat can have just as profound an effect on your brain and your mental health as the drugs prescribed by your doctor. The reason: Your gut and your brain are in constant communication with each other.
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A few years ago, I traveled to Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya in Costa Rica, Ikaria in Greece, Loma Linda in California and Sardinia in Italy — all “Blue Zones,” or homes to the longest-lived people — to find out what centenarians ate to live to 100.
If you want to live to a healthy 100, eat like healthy people who’ve lived to 100. One place to look is Okinawa, Japan, one of the world’s Blue Zones — or exceptional hot spots where people live extraordinarily long, healthy and happy lives.
More than 15 years ago, I set out to reverse-engineer a formula for longevity. Working with renowned doctors and nutritionists, I identified several Blue Zones: Places around the world where people live the longest.
Things feel scary and uncertain right now, I know—but I fully believe the more levelheaded and openhearted we are, the better we will be able to survive and thrive. We have to protect ourselves, our families, and communities. Above all, we have to stay healthy.
Choices that can help prevent everything from heart disease to type 2 diabetes.
When Dossey first came across experimental data in various journals showing that prayer affected positively the outcome of medical treatment, he wanted nothing to do with it.... Even so, the evidence seemed too convincing to ignore.
The author writes that what she does on behalf of healing any individual or being must also be healing, even if not directly extended, for the world itself.
Six steps to prime your mind for savoring your next bite—chicken nugget or kale.