The founder of 'Blue Zones' Dan Buettner has shared ten ingredients that could help you "live longer, lose weight and feel better". The National Geographic fellow and author, 64, recently took to his Instagram platform to explain the benefits of the "purest form of the Meditteranean diet". In recent years, Buettner has become well known for his studies into the world's "Blue Zones" - areas of our planet where people typically lead longer lives.
The explorer and educator researches every possible aspect of these regions from diets and exercise to the impact of religion and our relationships. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dan Buettner (@danbuettner) One of these zones is the Greek island of Icaria (or Ikaria) in the Aegean Sea. Speaking to his followers in front of a table filled with popular Icarian ingredients, Buettner explained that the ten foods "represent a thousand years of culinary genius.
" "This is the traditional Icarian diet, most of the ingredients have been around for 60, 70, 100 years." "You can take every one of these ingredients in every one of these dishes and trace it back to the evidence showing why it helps you live longer, and lose weight and feel better." The author also praises how inexpensive the ingredients are as well and that you can eat them your whole life.
So, what are these ingredients? Let's take a look. Buettner starts with one of his most recommended foods - beans. In his social media post be explains that beans particularly chic.