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Health isn’t a day-to-day practice, it is a lifelong investment.
A plant-based diet offers so many benefits to reducing risk of illness, improving health and increasing your chances of a long, happy, healthy life.
But is there more to it than simply removing animal products from your diet?
I recently heard the phrase “Blue Zones”. I assumed it had some connection to the ocean, but began to research these five land-based regions of the world and the claims that their residents are redefining what it means to live a complete, healthy life.
While some are obvious, such as minimising the intake of alcohol, some similarities reinforce the plant-based message, while others suggest that our modern lifestyle, despite all its comfort, convenience and technology, is killing us quicker or, less dramatically, inhibiting our overall health and longevity.
WHAT ARE THE BLUE ZONES?
The five Blue Zones are scattered from one side of the globe to the other, sharing specific traits in their citizens. Longevity is primary; the locals live significantly beyond the average life expectancy. But other factors are also shared: happiness, reduced disease, physical capability into later life and more.
They are the world’s contemporary Gardens of Eden, with…
