Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow and New York Times best-selling author, discovered the five places in the world—dubbed Blue Zones™—where people live the longest, healthiest lives.
Dietary surveys done in all five Blue Zones™ over the past century reveal that the diet associated with longevity is 95-100 percent plant-based, 65 percent of which is carbohydrates.
The five pillars of every longevity diet in the world are: Whole grains, tubers, greens, nuts, and beans.
Beans, including fava, black, soy and lentils, are the cornerstone of most centenarian diets. Meat—mostly pork—is eaten on average only five times per month. Serving sizes are 3-4 oz., about the size of deck or cards.
If you’re an American and eating a cup of beans a day, you’re probably adding four years to your life expectancy.
Fresh produce, live plants and art are just a few of the items offered by vendors at Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola. Now go get yourself some beans.