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by JCDenton2052 3303 days ago
Ever since I read David Agus's "A Short Guide to a Long Life":

-10 portions of fruit and veggies a day (1 portion: ~ 80g)

-No processed foods.

-Wild caught fish at least twice a week

-Red meat twice a week, at most.

-Anything else is fair game, as long as I make it myself so I know what it contains. Pizzas, pasta, burgers, steak, cakes (with stevia instead of sugar).

-No supplements of any kind.

-No trans fats, additives, fruit juices, smoothies, corn syrups, "natural flavourings" or "concentrated" juices

-As little stuff that I can't pronounce as possible.

I eat out only during social occasions (at least once a week), almost never on my own.

I have been doing this for a year now, although I have been eating healthily for at least five years now.

Results?

- I look five years younger (I am 33). Not my own assessment, but that of other people, mostly females.

- My gut flora changed to the point where I never get diarrhea anymore, a problem I have had since I was very young.

- Blood results could not be better.

- I rarely feel down or moody.

A number of other factors contributed to the above, so diet alone does not fix everything. But I had really underestimated its importance. In retrospect, I shouldn't have been surprised, it is simply paying attention to what goes inside my body.

2 comments

This sounds a bit extreme. I just avoid processed food as much as possible. Include most restaurants in there.

Everyone should watch as much of this talk as they can: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

How much time do you spend preparing food?