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V. Dominique's avatar

I recommend doing more research on the so-called Blue Zone diets. The author is guilty of both cherry picking and misrepresenting what those people actually eat. For example, the Okinawans eat pork and fish with every meal yet the author attributes their longevity to a "plant-based" diet. The Okinawans also seem to be the only people in Japan whose ancestors never adopted a vegetarian diet.

https://benjamindavidsteele.wordpress.com/2019/05/28/blue-zones-dietary-myth/

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Gordon Shumway's avatar

Produce is 95% of what I buy in the grocery store. And the last time I saw a doctor was after an injury in 2018. The doctor prescribed morphine pills for 3 days. The most old-fashioned, least-processed narcotic, and only as long as needed. Then the shoulder healed up fine without any surgery, just physical therapy. 64 and all systems functioning just fine. No prescription drugs since then. I don't remember the last time I used an OTC med, but at least 6 months. Going skiing next week! Paying for the trip with all the money I didn't spent on various "health care" deductibles, copays, and pills. I care for my own health, thank you.

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