5:17 "since food appeared to be the main component of the Blue Zones..." I think you missed the whole point of what makes the Blue Zones blue zones. Heard recently an older guy in the blue zone was asked why the younger generation in his area don't appear to be living as long. He said something like for his generation, "they had busy bodies, but still minds. Younger people have busy minds but still bodies." So even if we just focused on the food portion of the challenge you said you got bored. That is not a still mind. You're already whole food, plant-based. You're already basically doing the Blue Zone diet. But you just managed to make your mind more busy which goes against what the Blue Zone communities are about. Your focus should have been living a Blue Zone lifestyle for 30 days. This is hard in the West. You had to schedule time for friends and so forth. The Blue Zone people live in tight knit communities where you don't need to schedule community interactions. You should be having friends and family over when cooking - not just you experimenting with new recipes that you and your wife will eat. Where are the older people, the grandparents, the kids, the nieces and nephews running around. But yeah, food is the "main component of the Blue Zones". Maybe if you consider food as the glue that binds people together, not as a way to escape boredom or making falafels that don't fall apart, it could be the main component.
Thanks for watching and for your thoughtful response! You make a lot of great points and I totally see where you're coming from. I love the quote you mentioned too. I hope more viewers see it. Completely understand your point with the lifestyle. Being a nutrition channel, I did specifically title it as "Diet" given the focus on that. As you saw, I did my best to incorporate the other aspects (walking, being outside, making time with friends/community). For what it's worth Gab and I did change up our meal habits and made sure to make it more of a mindful, thoughtful meal experience instead of having the tv on, laptops around, etc. To be honest, I wish I could've had my grandparents, siblings, and parents around for this experiment. Unfortunately we all live so far away from each other that I couldn't make it happen. It is sad, and I wish it were possible. But I had to make do with the situation I'm in. Completely agree with your point at the end, and I did my best to echo that at the very end by putting the emphasis on cooking for, and with, friends/family to try this out, and not doing it in isolation (my very last line of the video). It's not just the food; it's the community around it. I don't think we should discount the nutritional aspect (especially since so much of the Blue Zones content focuses on that and it does have a major role, can't be denied), but I agree with you in your final statement and I echoed it in my own at the end. I do see your point of having more emphasis on that though throughout the video. Thanks again for taking the time to write this! I hope you see where I'm coming from and I do appreciate and agree with your thoughts. Best of luck in your journey!
@@theplantbasedteacher Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I had studied a little of the Blue Zone many years ago and was searching for info, which is how how found your video. I didn't mean to come across as overly critical. It is one of the challenges we face here in the US, we have a "nuclear" family structure which really sucks. After your video I ended watching the Netflix documentary series "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones". I highly recommend it. Thanks for sharing your experience.
@@boydmccollum692 No worries at all! Happy to engage in conversation and I always appreciate hearing other perspectives 👍🏻 And for sure, sometimes I wish we could all live together in the same village and enjoy the benefits of that. Maybe someday... Thanks for the recommendation...I will definitely give it a full watch!
I read a study where they went back and talked to people in the Blue Zones. They actually eat a fair amount of meat. But the questions on the Blue Zones surveys were slanted towards plant based and didn't really ask about their meat eating habits. When I lived in Japan, none of my students mentioned being vegetarian. However, many of them ate pork quite frequently.
Were you in Okinawa though? The blue zone does not cover the whole of Japan. Additionally the blue zone has shrunk due to culture and environmental changes.
@@aurorapapillon4883 I Read the book the Okinawa Program. But after talking to a friend that lived there, I discovered dietary things the book left out. Others mention this too. Funny thing about us humans. We tend to leave out the parts that don't support the picture we want to paint.
Well your students may not be a culturally accurate representation of the centenarians before them because of increased rate of cancer and heart disease in the region. Also they are somewhat adapting an Americanized diet . So
😊 Great video , thank you for sharing your experience. As a Caribbean native , your beans experience might have been an adaptation where your body gradually will adapt to it and or eat less of it . I loved your video over all , I learned a whole lot from your experience.
This is my take on the blue zone recipes- they are a good base to get started. I totally understand how the recipes themselves can almost seem boring or bland, but the cool part is being able to let the recipes grow WITH you on your journey. Living and eating in a sustainable way is gonna require one to practice resourcefulness, trial and error is OK 😊 ❤ i wish everybody happy cooking!
Thanks for sharing! Yes for me I just have so many recipes BEYOND the cookbook that I love making that I was getting anxious to have my old standbys again 😂 Thanks for your message 👍🏻
Vegan here for five years. Arthritis , GI reflux, and cholesterol problems all went away in 5 weeks. Lost down to my high school weight and its been easy to maintain.
@@HarshitDwivedi-bi9un I wouldn’t mislead anyone. I’m a physician and want people to be healthy. I see so many Americans sick with chronic disease that is all from their diet.
YES! Now if we could just get more people to even try to replace just a small part of every meal with a healthy item coming in and pushing out one unhealthy item. Over $1 trillion per year is wasted on "healthcare" for conditions that people literally are giving themselves via their diet and lifestyle. so sad.
I think it is the whole food aspect that cuts out Carbs and additives from food that makes it super healthy. Additionally it adds so much fibers, nutrition's and vitamins that our cells and organs crave to function properly. there are so many tasty products one can eat that is not included in the blue zones diet. As long as it provides the nutrients and cuts down carbs.
Oh My Peter, I actually laughed when I saw the title! About a month ago, I stumbled across "The Blue Zone" topic, watched a bunch of You-Tube videos, then even bought the book from Amazon. Decided, I wanted to live the BEST life I can, while I can, having good QUALITY of life! Now, you have hit on this whole subject! Fantastic Peter, thank you!!! I think I am going to try the challenge myself as well. Eating completely plant based, non-dairy, etc... should make it easy as well. I eat very few beans, so maybe I'll start with a half cup a day for a few days, and ease into it?
Hey Eydie, I started eating more beans & had digestion issues. Many advise to start with canned beans to build the habit & gut, especially if you don't have time to soak them. 😉
What timing! That's so funny. I definitely think it's worth a shot! And yes, if you don't eat many beans, START SLOW! Very high in fiber and can be difficult to digest at first. I ate a lot of beans already and still faced that struggle. Let me know how it goes!
Love this- such great takeaways! My cousin gave me this book as a gift this past December, but I haven’t really looked at it yet. 😅 I’ll have to take it out and try some of the plant based recipes! 😊
The Blue Zones actually revolve more around sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkin, corn and heaps (I mean heaps!) of greens, other vegetables, and beans as a secondary food.
@@dylanflynn1895 Not true. The only one of them that eats any dairy is Ikaria, which eats limited goats cheese. Some in Loma Linda eat dairy, but it is low fat dairy, in small quantities.
Thanks for watching! There tends to be a misconception about the definition of "plant-based" where it gets labeled into the fully vegan category. Essentially, it's any diet where plants are the primary and majority of foods consumed, and meals are based around them while animal products are either non-existent or eaten sparingly. For example, even though the Mediterranean Diet isn't 100% plant-based or vegan, it's still considered to be a plant-based diet by Harvard Medical School. The Blue Zones state that each region eats anywhere from 95-100% plant-based, which qualifies them all as plant-based diets. But you're right, only Loma Linda is fully vegetarian/vegan. Here's a great resource that goes in-depth: www.bchd.org/docs/bzp/blue_zones_food_guidelines.pdf Thanks again for watching and commenting, I really do appreciate it! 🙌 Hope you have a great day!
You forgot to eat the fish lamb goat pork and cheese? These are the most often eaten foods in the blue zones, plants are a side dish, i know as i have lived in two blue zones most of my life.
@@audreysuter4315 I asked a question, it's been ignored I see. It's irrelevant what young folks are eating now. The Blue Zones are about centenarians, so it's only relevant what those people were eating for the last 100 years. I'm not sure what you don't understand about that?
@@rebeccamueller8790 I agree that the quality of the food consumed by those centenarians was different from today, however WHAT people choose to eat today 100 % influences their metabolic health and wellbeing.
@@carltroia6235 Lots of pre-packaged bread is full of preservatives and, to my bread-snob self, is more like "bread-product". If possible, see if there's a bakery around that makes sourdough! Honestly between taste and authenticity it can't be beat. But again...I'm a bread snob 😜
If like to eat sweet things, I have several delicious recipes for you to try. One of my favorites is avocado pudding. For that I use 2 small avocado's, 12 boneless dates, 1tsp instant coffee and about 3 to 4 tbsp of cacao. Blend it all up, optional add a bit of water if you like ut a bit thinner. And that makes about 4-6 servings for me. I know it doesn't look like much, but it's very stuffing and high caloric 😅 Also tasty is grinding up about 1/4 cup of almonds and mixing that in. My second favorit is watermelon/pear sorbet. Just cut up and freeze watermelon and pear. I add the juice of 1 lemon + about 1 cup of frozen watermelon and 1/4 cup of frozen pear. Blend it all up and it's the perfect amount for 2 people. And another favorit is almond/blueberry baked pudding. Just blend up about 1 cup of almonds with 5-10 dates (depending on how sweet you want it), half a cup of frozen blueberries and about half a cup of coconutmilk. It has to get the consistancy of brownie mix more or less, if too thick just add some more coconutmilk. Then add another 1/cup of frozen blueberries and 1/4cup of chopped up walnuts. Bake in the airfryer for about 20min on 160C. It stays soft, it's not like a cake but like a pudding and it's delicious eaten warm 🤤
None of the recipes are low calorie or low sugar, since dates also contain a high amount of sugar. But they are not ultra-processed and they are delicious and easy to make.
This is extremely food oriented. It is all about a cook book. In addition to eating out of somebody's interpretation of what they eat, live the life. Do they have a TV and internet? Do they go to bed at dark and wake at sunset? Do they live on the floor? Are they actively involved with two generations before them or after them? Do they pray every day, and see the effects of God all around them in nature. Is God a philosophy, or a slice out of your time to get the job done? Please allow his light to shine upon you. It is not a diet, it is the whole thing!,
@@MBTIology Proper nutrition just means people need all of the necessary vitamins, minerals, fats and amino acids. There are many ways to achieve that. The blue zone diet is just another silly fad.
The “Blue Zone Diet” is really a plant based diet with very little meat. Not a fad. These people are like this for generations. Whatever RUclipsrs try to twist is just that, a made up twist.
Don't use canned beans, use dry beans, and eat a variety. Canned beans have half the fiber. Be sure to cook them thoroughly to avoid lectins. It only takes a minute to toss black, pinto, flat, red, and garbanzo beans in a pot of water to soak overnight. I make enough beans for half the week. Then I cut up every vegetable of every color imaginable and toss it in, especially if they have a strong flavor like garlic, onions, carrots, radishes, squash, tomatoes, etc. Bay leaves, Italian seasoning, fresh cilantro, and basil add flavor. Serve with grated Romano or parmesan. For spice lovers, add pepper, cumin, and red pepper. None of my blue-zone meals are bland.
@@hesitatenothing Ya, my info is a couple years old: 7 places that eat the most meat (2020 numbers): *Number 1 and 2 for life expectancy are number 1 and 4 for meat consumption.* 1. Hong Kong. 137kg meat/person. (Longest life expectancy) 2. USA 124kg meat/person. (59th for life expectancy) 3. Argentina 109kg meat/person. (One of the lowest rates of heart disease: #140 out of 195, but number 64 for life expectancy) 4. Macao, 103kg meat/person. (Second longest life expectancy) 5. Spain. 100 kg meat/person. (9th in life expectancy) 6. New Zealand 100kg/person (18th in life expectancy) 7. Israel 97kg meat/person. (16th in life expectancy) en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_meat_consumption Of course, wealth and other factors would also be at play. According to World Bank Group and also United Nations, Hong Kong (not a blue zone group) has the longest life expectancy in the world. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy It also has the highest meat consumption. By a lot. (They also have the highest IQ) Argentina has the second highest meat consumption globally. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_meat_consumption And it has one of the lowest rates of heart disease, being #140 out of 195 countries for coronary heart disease, but number 64 for life expectancy. www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/argentina-coronary-heart-disease Macao, 103kg meat/person. So 4th in highest meat consumption. (Second longest life expectancy) France has the highest animal fat consumption in all of Europe and also has the lowest rates of heart disease. India, lowest meat consumption in the world (eating 1/20 the amount of meat as Americans) and one of the top countries for heart attacks which kills roughly 1 in 4 citizens in India. And their diabeties rates are 11%, equal to the US. (5 kg per person per year compared to 124kg per person per year for Americans) ruclips.net/video/yP3tg2RZA2k/видео.htmlsi=cbkhpgDRBTul3zrP Watch the above and add after 1:45 mark. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8881926/ India 20 years ago on average ate 5.7kg of meat. Today (2024) they eat 3 kg of meat. They have a 30% type 2 diabeties rate. America has a 9 or 10% rate of type 2 diabeties.
@@hesitatenothing I think you meant Macao. Macao, 103kg meat/person. So 4th in highest meat consumption. (Second longest life expectancy) If you look at the list, generally the most meat life the longest. So sure, whether you put Macao as number one like on some lists or number two, for life expectancy, they also eat a ton of meat, 4th most in the world. Looking at the whole list gives a good idea. US is an outlier as they are in many things.
What’s your take on blood type diet, our blood type makes us different and our stomach juices that digest our foods, i think that why one diet don’t work for all, works great for some, ok for others and not at all for the rest. Just your thoughts, thanks Robert
I think what affects more the blue zones is the weather. If you live in a place that's beautiful and with a nice weather, you will be happy, people can be more nice and life can be more simple. I think if you want to have the same kind of life that people in blue zones have, you need to be in the blue zone.
But there are hundreds of cities/countries on the planet with as good or better weather than these blue zones...where people don't live a long time. Morocco is a good example. People live less than 74 years.
@@ChessMasterNate I know. But I really think it's more about good quality weather and community. Food can help but it's not really a proof that the food they eat it's the reason, it's just a theory.
i’ve been in countries with wall to wall sunshine ,they aren’t all neccesarily constantly happy . If you really want to follow the BZ lifestyle as i do you can and successfully in any climate
@@maggiefisker994 I'm not saying it's about hot weather, just the weather of that specific places, the relationship with nature and connection that change the way of people living there. I don't think it's just the food it's the way the live. Food it's important but I don't think it's just that.
Valid point. The one blue zone though in the US is Loma Linda which is on the other side of a freeway to I believe Riverside in Southern California. I have been mostly impressed by this group as it’s easy to compare their “all cause mortality” rate to the population just a mile or two away. Same sunshine, same air, water pollution and likely same stores being shopped at?
Yup. Keep on thinking that eating dirt is going to make one live over 100. I should have told this to my grandfather who lived to only 99. He smoked 2+ packs a day not including cigars and pipes. Never exercised. And had an absolutely horrific diet. Perhaps, he could have lived to 110 like my great auntie. Who didn’t smoke. But also a horrible diet and no exercise.
Was this truly a sourdough bread made from 100% whole grain flour? It looked pretty "white-ish" to me... If it was 100% whole grain flour, would you mind sharing your recipe? The bread looked amazing!
Thanks for sharing! Any time we cut out entire food groups and eliminate dozens, sometimes hundreds of foods, it's possible to feel better, given that there may be certain foods within that group that cause discomfort, but not necessarily all. The best way to hone in on that would be to work with a Registered Dietician who can determine which specific foods are causing undesirable reactions!
My grandfather lived to 99. He smoked sooooooo much. Literally never saw him without a cigar, cigarette or a pipe. 2 packs a day would be very conservative. He also never exercised and ate like crap. He outlived my grandmother. He died five years later. In great health. Most likely from broken heart syndrome. My great auntie also lived a life where diet and exercise was not known. She lived to 110. Secret to longevity? Pick the right parents.
If you're a "plant based teacher" how come you weren't eating this way to begin with? Why did you all of a sudden have to "stock up" on fruits and vegetables? Weren't they already in your house?
Once you get into eating healthy and cooking for yourself all the time it becomes fun to grocery shop. No lie, I get excited to go get fresh vegetables, mushrooms, fruits, fish. Yes my life is boring, but not on grocery day woohoo
Maybe if we in the USA stop giving more value to money and things over people, we might develop a healthy society where profit for big food manufacturers and big pharmaceutical companies doesn’t outweigh the health of the citizens. We’re a country that is devolving with processed junk foods making us dumber and sicker. And the worst part is that we are exporting our bad eating habits to the rest of the world. AMERICAN COMPANIES ARE A THREAT TO OUR VERY EXISTENCE AS A SPECIES. We forget what it’s like to be in nature and enjoying life. Instead we’re stuck to our screens and gadgets. We don’t even socialize anymore. We just send text messages.
There is a blue zone in America, in Loma Linda California. It's mostly people with a certain lifestyle that are a part of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, but it goes to show that it should be possible wherever there is access to good quality food.
The blue zone theory is highly selective and focusses on plant based diet as the link to longevity to push that particular agenda, ignoring the healthy people confounder - blue zone eat less processed and junk foods, exercise more, have a stronger sense of community, care more for the elderly, and do eat plenty of meat, fish, and saturated fat both eaten directly and used for cooking. One example, Pork is huge in Asian and Mediterranean diets. Imagine any Sardinian, or other Italian, or Greek, without pork, lamb, salami, proscuttio, pancetta, sausages, bolognese sauce, for which Italy is culinarily most famous together with pizza, which has cheese, is beef. Skewed and selective information to to push a narrative.
There is no such thing as Blue Zones as it is a made up word by Dan Buettner, a man with no MD or Ph.D, and not a scientist. Wikipedia says he is a storyteller. Santa Claus was also a storyteller. As a slick and clever businessman Buettner sold his Blue Zones business LLC to the Adventist money making business for 78 million. The Blue Zones book is not accredited by anything as far as reliable information goes.
@@theplantbasedteacher nice! I’ve decided organic flour is a must. Mass farmed flour involves glyphosate to make picking easier… I wonder if long term exposure is a good idea. There is a local flour mill where I can get the entire wheat berry stone ground which also requires mixing in at least 60% bread flour. Lately I’ve been buying high extraction wheat flour from Central Milling which has enough ash I use it by itself.
Dan Buetner’s book in no way descibes accurately what people in the blue zones eat. For instance in Ikaria, Greece people get 60% of their calories from dairy fat. Dan Buetner has stated publically that, for environmental conserns, he would never endorse a meat heavy diet. The book is nonsense. Eat fatty lamb and a ton of bacon, as they do in the blue zones.
There are different diets for each blue zone. Diet is only one part of their healthy lifestyles. You know what is outrageous that movement, a lot of it and mostly walking are an important and normal part of their everyday lives. Dan B. just wants to sell books.
I dug deep into this blue zone phenomena and found out a few troubling issues completely misleading data with it. First off, it's finally being discovered that many people in these zones that claimed to be much older than they actually were which will COMPLETELY alter these numbers of higher average age, the data in these areas also are not very accurate. Secondly, I saw an individual that actually went to these blue zone areas and they are not NEARLY as plant based as they make it out to be, they do consume more meat than are led on to believe. This makes a lot more sense to me since I also discovered that research has proven that our digestive system absorbs protein and nutrients from animal based products at an exponentially higher rate than with plant based products! Don't believe the hype with mostly plant based. If you want to live longer, based on my heavy research, you want to follow these key points. 1. Exercise 2. Whole food consumption, mostly meat, make sure it's clean meat, no antibiotics, no hormones, 100% grass fed beef, pasture raised poultry/pork or wild caught fish. 3. Some veggies, stay with organic, mostly cruciferous, but veggies are not mandatory. 4. Good sleep. 5. Low stress. 6. Minimal exposure to environment toxins. 7. Periodic fasting.
You lost me on the ‘veggies not mandatory’ part. Are you serious? All studies point to the fact that lack of green vegetables and other colorful plants in our diet is a recipe for disaster.
@@alabanz Then you are reading bogus studies who are funded by anti meat agencies. Fun Fact: There are 7 essential nutrients found in animal based products that you DO NOT get from plant based products! Fun Fact #2: There is NOT ONE nutrient that you can get from plant based products that you CAN'T get from animal based products! So based on these 2 facts would make your claim by these "studies" you mention nothing but bullshit. These same kind of bogus studies were the same type of studies that tried to claim that red meat was responsible for causing cancer, these false reports were based from 2 studies where one study was simply a "questionaire" and the other study they combined red meat with "HIGHLY" processed meats. There hasn't been ONE study done on just clean red meat by itself...there is a reason for that because they most likely know how the result will come out which would be not only does red meat NOT cause cancer but is a cancer fighting whole food that also helps with inflammation and is LOADED with nutrients. But do what YOU believe and have all of the plant based products you want, I'll stick with what I know works from my own proven experiment which has worked out REALLY well!
@@theplantbasedteacher But you could have a glass! At the island of Ikaria (and in Sardegna, too) the people are having their wine every evening. But it is important not to drink too much, 1-2 little glasses are okay. Red wine contains resveratrol, a strong antioxidant.
Depends where you live . Veges are much cheaper than eating out or junk where i live . 😊 market each weekend . If you go to supermarkers fruit and veg are out of season long storage long foodchain or distance ctravelled and higher priced
Think again about the Blue Zone and it's mythology. United Nations data dhows Hong Kong has the longest living people and the highest meat condumption.
Yeah, yeah, yeah! Been looking forward to this one and super enjoyed hearing about your results and listening to your recommendations. That vegetable commercial though 😂😂😂 The comedy you are folding into these videos is greatly admired and appreciated! When I was listening to you describe your results, I found myself nodding along to several of the points you were making: digestion around beans, boredom, blandness, and wanting to zhuzh up with some sauces and spices. While I haven’t (yet) done a BZ challenge, this is in general some familiar feelings found when feasting of foods of the whole plant based type when my goals have been centered around “super healthy”. So I like the adjustments you mentioned. When you mentioned at the end that this could see this being a low-pressure lifestyle that could lead to great health outcomes, that for me is my where a get those warm fuzzies when thinking about the Blue Zones. And the last takeaway at the end (asking yourself how doing the BZ activities makes you feel when you stop and reflect back), such a good takeaway and also one that can be applied broadly to many life scenarios. When thing I am still curious about, and maybe 30 days was not enough to make a huge difference, other than some fatigue, which you mentioned might have been just due to increased workout volume/load, did you notice any other changes in regards to working out/physique? I assume you were able to progress as normal? Thanks so much for putting out another awesome video into the world!
Thanks so much for this Darin! I really, really appreciate your thoughts and that this resonated with you so much! ☺ To answer the question, I think it worked fine for my workouts/physique for the month. But to be honest I'd need to go longer to really see how it impacted strength and performance beyond the 30 days. My assumption is I would need to add more higher-protein options as well as more healthy fats in addition to the beans to really make that sustainable for muscle-building and high-performance. The recipes as written fuel people with consistent movement, but not necessarily high-performance athletes. So I'd assume some swaps would need to be made!
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This guy is already a vegan who primarily eats a whole foods diet so his 'experiment' is meaningless. You can nor learn anything if you just eat the same foods you already eat.
The 2 faced tone of this production is embarrassing. 1. Thumb nail- sad face A thumb nail is the definitive tone of the video, yet most of his soft spoken manipulation describes an "experiment" yielding mostly positives. Obviously then, that thumbnail was for clicks. Apparently he's not above cashing in on a basic fact of human psychology ; "negatives" get attention. ...Dude, I . C. U. 2. Beans problem ; pretty sure he knows that gut microbiome needs time to proliferate to be able to digest the new complex carbs. But he uses that fake 'dumb down" voice to cite that as a problem LOL. 3. He felt physically bad - anyone with basic post secondary education can figure out through reading that the "feel bad" part of any healthy diet is it's DETOXIFYING EFFECTS- where headaches etc are signs of cells excreting toxins. 4. The foods were simple YET also boring? He's never heard of seasonings? Pretty sure he ALSO knows that spices and herbs - which are CHOCK FULL OF ANTIOIDANTS and PHYTOPHENOLS - ARE ALSO part of the blue zone philosophy and science . But he does feigns ignorance with that clueless tone. yet again. HE KNOWS these are NOT REAL NEGATIVE.S..just a chimera of justifications for that THUMBNAIL. A fake precaution...of probably the planet's most healthy and sustainable way of eating ROTFL.
Hi there, thanks for giving my video a chance! Since you took the time to write out your comment, I'd like to respond to your critiques for clarity sake: 1. The thumbnail isn't meant to be deceptive. Here was my thought process: I thought it'd be cool to look old on the thumbnail (since the Blue Zones is all about living to 100), so I downloaded an app to make that happen. I took a bunch of different photos with different poses, faces, etc. And this one made me look the oldest/clearest (the other ones just kind of looked normal, and I don't have photoshop skills). Literally that's that's the story of the thumbnail, not the hypothesis you provided. I don't intend to manipulate people...I don't have time for that. Sorry if you felt it was deceptive but that wasn't the intent. Hopefully this provides clarity. 2. I do know that the gut takes time to adjust! But it's very surprising how many people don't. I've talked to so many people through my time who switch to a more plant-based diet and then are surprised when this adjustment happens. This has taken me aback and made me realize how many things people DON'T know about plant-based nutrition/diets. While I knew it was coming, someone new to the whole program might not, so I wanted to make them aware that this is common. One thing I've learned is that I can't assume everything the audience may, may not, or "should" know; many of my viewers are coming at this as complete beginners and are unaware of things like this. And a sudden roadblock like that may turn them off to the whole thing if they're not prepared. If that's not you, then fine! But an explanation for those who are new to this lifestyle isn't "dumbing down", it's just being clear for those who are still learning and don't know what to expect. 3. I have heard of seasonings, and use them all the time 😉The point I made in the video was that, in my opinion, some recipes needed more spices and seasonings for more flavor, so I added more to suit my tastes. In addition, I made the point that I have other recipes I enjoy eating regularly that I missed, and that any time you restrict yourself to a single website/cookbook/etc that will be the case. The goal of that point is to encourage others to use this but don't feel the pressure to rely on it 100% if they have other recipes they're missing out on. 4. You're right, I had a very positive experience on The Blue Zones Diet! I loved it and it was fantastic. That being said, there are roadblocks/issues that people may face when trying something for the first time. My goal with these experiments is to address all aspects, even ones that are small negatives. You'd be surprised how many people try something like this out and then say "Hey you said this was perfect but my stomach hurt/it needed more seasoning/I felt weird" etc etc. As a teacher, I'm trying to prepare the viewer for as many outcomes as possible. So if they try this and experience some gut adjustment, let's say, they know it's part of the process and not a reason to quit such a healthy diet. Again, it wasn't tied to a "deceptive" thumbnail (again, just tried to look old). In my other experiment videos I always mention a few negatives, even if minor throughout an overall positive experience, because I know that each person will have a unique experience and some things may bug them that don't necessarily bug me. Nothing's perfect, and the experiences people face are extremely varied (based on all those I've interacted with). Overall, I try to provide a more balanced picture for the general population so they can have a clear picture. It sounds like my content/tone/delivery isn't your cup of tea. And that's totally fine! I know I can't make everyone happy. But I do want to be clear that I'm not trying to manipulate people like was insinuated here. Hopefully this provides clarity on my thought process, for whatever it's worth. I hope you find what you're looking for in terms of content. Thanks for giving it a shot and have a great day!
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5:17 "since food appeared to be the main component of the Blue Zones..."
I think you missed the whole point of what makes the Blue Zones blue zones. Heard recently an older guy in the blue zone was asked why the younger generation in his area don't appear to be living as long. He said something like for his generation, "they had busy bodies, but still minds. Younger people have busy minds but still bodies." So even if we just focused on the food portion of the challenge you said you got bored. That is not a still mind. You're already whole food, plant-based. You're already basically doing the Blue Zone diet. But you just managed to make your mind more busy which goes against what the Blue Zone communities are about.
Your focus should have been living a Blue Zone lifestyle for 30 days. This is hard in the West. You had to schedule time for friends and so forth. The Blue Zone people live in tight knit communities where you don't need to schedule community interactions. You should be having friends and family over when cooking - not just you experimenting with new recipes that you and your wife will eat. Where are the older people, the grandparents, the kids, the nieces and nephews running around.
But yeah, food is the "main component of the Blue Zones". Maybe if you consider food as the glue that binds people together, not as a way to escape boredom or making falafels that don't fall apart, it could be the main component.
Thanks for watching and for your thoughtful response!
You make a lot of great points and I totally see where you're coming from. I love the quote you mentioned too. I hope more viewers see it.
Completely understand your point with the lifestyle. Being a nutrition channel, I did specifically title it as "Diet" given the focus on that. As you saw, I did my best to incorporate the other aspects (walking, being outside, making time with friends/community). For what it's worth Gab and I did change up our meal habits and made sure to make it more of a mindful, thoughtful meal experience instead of having the tv on, laptops around, etc.
To be honest, I wish I could've had my grandparents, siblings, and parents around for this experiment. Unfortunately we all live so far away from each other that I couldn't make it happen. It is sad, and I wish it were possible. But I had to make do with the situation I'm in.
Completely agree with your point at the end, and I did my best to echo that at the very end by putting the emphasis on cooking for, and with, friends/family to try this out, and not doing it in isolation (my very last line of the video). It's not just the food; it's the community around it. I don't think we should discount the nutritional aspect (especially since so much of the Blue Zones content focuses on that and it does have a major role, can't be denied), but I agree with you in your final statement and I echoed it in my own at the end. I do see your point of having more emphasis on that though throughout the video.
Thanks again for taking the time to write this! I hope you see where I'm coming from and I do appreciate and agree with your thoughts.
Best of luck in your journey!
@@theplantbasedteacher Thanks for your thoughtful reply. I had studied a little of the Blue Zone many years ago and was searching for info, which is how how found your video. I didn't mean to come across as overly critical.
It is one of the challenges we face here in the US, we have a "nuclear" family structure which really sucks.
After your video I ended watching the Netflix documentary series "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones". I highly recommend it.
Thanks for sharing your experience.
@@boydmccollum692 No worries at all! Happy to engage in conversation and I always appreciate hearing other perspectives 👍🏻
And for sure, sometimes I wish we could all live together in the same village and enjoy the benefits of that. Maybe someday...
Thanks for the recommendation...I will definitely give it a full watch!
I read a study where they went back and talked to people in the Blue Zones. They actually eat a fair amount of meat. But the questions on the Blue Zones surveys were slanted towards plant based and didn't really ask about their meat eating habits. When I lived in Japan, none of my students mentioned being vegetarian. However, many of them ate pork quite frequently.
Were you in Okinawa though? The blue zone does not cover the whole of Japan. Additionally the blue zone has shrunk due to culture and environmental changes.
@@aurorapapillon4883 I Read the book the Okinawa Program. But after talking to a friend that lived there, I discovered dietary things the book left out. Others mention this too. Funny thing about us humans. We tend to leave out the parts that don't support the picture we want to paint.
@@arnoldfrackenmeyer8157what did you find out
@@MBTIology I discovered they cook in pork fat. This came from a friend of mine who was stationed there while in the military.
Well your students may not be a culturally accurate representation of the centenarians before them because of increased rate of cancer and heart disease in the region. Also they are somewhat adapting an Americanized diet . So
😊 Great video , thank you for sharing your experience. As a Caribbean native , your beans experience might have been an adaptation where your body gradually will adapt to it and or eat less of it . I loved your video over all , I learned a whole lot from your experience.
This is my take on the blue zone recipes- they are a good base to get started. I totally understand how the recipes themselves can almost seem boring or bland, but the cool part is being able to let the recipes grow WITH you on your journey. Living and eating in a sustainable way is gonna require one to practice resourcefulness, trial and error is OK 😊 ❤ i wish everybody happy cooking!
Thanks for sharing! Yes for me I just have so many recipes BEYOND the cookbook that I love making that I was getting anxious to have my old standbys again 😂
Thanks for your message 👍🏻
Vegan here for five years. Arthritis , GI reflux, and cholesterol problems all went away in 5 weeks. Lost down to my high school weight and its been easy to maintain.
Stop lying 😂😂
@@HarshitDwivedi-bi9un I wouldn’t mislead anyone. I’m a physician and want people to be healthy. I see so many Americans sick with chronic disease that is all from their diet.
@@spoudaois they are unhealthy because they eat processed food not because vegan diet is magical
@@HarshitDwivedi-bi9unall that hate is counter productive.
@@spoudaoisProcess meat is the problem. Grass fed meat is fine.
If you eat more beans and vegetables, (and just actual food) you will eat less processed junk.
And that has to be massively healthy.
YES!
Now if we could just get more people to even try to replace just a small part of every meal with a healthy item coming in and pushing out one unhealthy item.
Over $1 trillion per year is wasted on "healthcare" for conditions that people literally are giving themselves via their diet and lifestyle.
so sad.
I think it is the whole food aspect that cuts out Carbs and additives from food that makes it super healthy. Additionally it adds so much fibers, nutrition's and vitamins that our cells and organs crave to function properly. there are so many tasty products one can eat that is not included in the blue zones diet. As long as it provides the nutrients and cuts down carbs.
Oh My Peter, I actually laughed when I saw the title! About a month ago, I stumbled across "The Blue Zone" topic, watched a bunch of You-Tube videos, then even bought the book from Amazon. Decided, I wanted to live the BEST life I can, while I can, having good QUALITY of life! Now, you have hit on this whole subject! Fantastic Peter, thank you!!! I think I am going to try the challenge myself as well. Eating completely plant based, non-dairy, etc... should make it easy as well. I eat very few beans, so maybe I'll start with a half cup a day for a few days, and ease into it?
Hey Eydie, I started eating more beans & had digestion issues. Many advise to start with canned beans to build the habit & gut, especially if you don't have time to soak them. 😉
What timing! That's so funny. I definitely think it's worth a shot!
And yes, if you don't eat many beans, START SLOW! Very high in fiber and can be difficult to digest at first. I ate a lot of beans already and still faced that struggle.
Let me know how it goes!
@@PhysicsLaure Great tip!
@@PhysicsLaure for those going canned... dont forget to rinse them!
Thanks a lot. 7:10 morning, noon, late afternoon walk. yes. Often I feel that i was healed right at the end of the walk. God bless!
I can tell you this. I live in Okinawa. The majority of thier diet is beef and pork . Delicious high quality wagyu and pork.
I’ve been to Okinawa and they definitely eat a lot of champuru with lots of tofu. For sure they eat meat and fish still.
Use dried chickpeas that have been soaked overnight for falafels. Canned chickpeas are too soft and always fall apart while frying.
Thanks for the tip!
Super thorough video. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Awesome video! The veggie commercial was great. Loved the recommendation at the end to have a big healthy meal with friends 🥰
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support ☺
I think their attitude to life and eating plays a huge part too
Absolutely! Being a nutrition channel I focused on that, but other lifestyle factors 100% play a huge role
Love this- such great takeaways! My cousin gave me this book as a gift this past December, but I haven’t really looked at it yet. 😅 I’ll have to take it out and try some of the plant based recipes! 😊
Oh great! Yes definitely take a look and try them out, I personally think it's worth it 😀
did you look at the book?
The vegetables commercial had me cackling 😂😂😂
Lol glad it landed 😂
Me toooooo! 😅
Great video. I have a huge respect for the blue zones.
“If there’s one thing that’s annoying, it’s the idea of dying.” Lol.
The Blue Zones actually revolve more around sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkin, corn and heaps (I mean heaps!) of greens, other vegetables, and beans as a secondary food.
and tonnes of raw dairy but it's almost never mentioned in blue zone diet books for some reason
@@dylanflynn1895 Not true. The only one of them that eats any dairy is Ikaria, which eats limited goats cheese. Some in Loma Linda eat dairy, but it is low fat dairy, in small quantities.
The blue zone diet isn't only plant based. Only the group living in the States in plant based.
Thanks for watching!
There tends to be a misconception about the definition of "plant-based" where it gets labeled into the fully vegan category. Essentially, it's any diet where plants are the primary and majority of foods consumed, and meals are based around them while animal products are either non-existent or eaten sparingly. For example, even though the Mediterranean Diet isn't 100% plant-based or vegan, it's still considered to be a plant-based diet by Harvard Medical School. The Blue Zones state that each region eats anywhere from 95-100% plant-based, which qualifies them all as plant-based diets. But you're right, only Loma Linda is fully vegetarian/vegan.
Here's a great resource that goes in-depth:
www.bchd.org/docs/bzp/blue_zones_food_guidelines.pdf
Thanks again for watching and commenting, I really do appreciate it! 🙌 Hope you have a great day!
You forgot to eat the fish lamb goat pork and cheese? These are the most often eaten foods in the blue zones, plants are a side dish, i know as i have lived in two blue zones most of my life.
But are the 100 year olds eating that? It's pretty irrelevant what you or another 30 year old are eating in the blue zones
Thanks for highlighting the TRUTH ❤
@@rebeccamueller8790why are denying TRUE life experience?
@@audreysuter4315 I asked a question, it's been ignored I see. It's irrelevant what young folks are eating now. The Blue Zones are about centenarians, so it's only relevant what those people were eating for the last 100 years. I'm not sure what you don't understand about that?
@@rebeccamueller8790 I agree that the quality of the food consumed by those centenarians was different from today, however WHAT people choose to eat today 100 % influences their metabolic health and wellbeing.
Incredible, incredible video
Thank you! Very happy you enjoyed it ☺
Peter, great video. Thanks! Recipe for the sourdough?
So glad you liked it! And here's a link to my recipe:
docs.google.com/document/d/1u_TEoaCGkkOOmw7vGPnw8y-gfWCcBSf0IQkN0k4N98U/edit?usp=sharing
@@theplantbasedteacher regarding the sourdough bread is it just as good to use store bought sourdough?
Thanks
@@carltroia6235 Lots of pre-packaged bread is full of preservatives and, to my bread-snob self, is more like "bread-product".
If possible, see if there's a bakery around that makes sourdough! Honestly between taste and authenticity it can't be beat.
But again...I'm a bread snob 😜
@@theplantbasedteacher thanks
I haven’t even finished the video but You had me at sourdough! Where do you get your starter?
If like to eat sweet things, I have several delicious recipes for you to try. One of my favorites is avocado pudding. For that I use 2 small avocado's, 12 boneless dates, 1tsp instant coffee and about 3 to 4 tbsp of cacao. Blend it all up, optional add a bit of water if you like ut a bit thinner. And that makes about 4-6 servings for me. I know it doesn't look like much, but it's very stuffing and high caloric 😅 Also tasty is grinding up about 1/4 cup of almonds and mixing that in. My second favorit is watermelon/pear sorbet. Just cut up and freeze watermelon and pear. I add the juice of 1 lemon + about 1 cup of frozen watermelon and 1/4 cup of frozen pear. Blend it all up and it's the perfect amount for 2 people. And another favorit is almond/blueberry baked pudding. Just blend up about 1 cup of almonds with 5-10 dates (depending on how sweet you want it), half a cup of frozen blueberries and about half a cup of coconutmilk. It has to get the consistancy of brownie mix more or less, if too thick just add some more coconutmilk. Then add another 1/cup of frozen blueberries and 1/4cup of chopped up walnuts. Bake in the airfryer for about 20min on 160C. It stays soft, it's not like a cake but like a pudding and it's delicious eaten warm 🤤
None of the recipes are low calorie or low sugar, since dates also contain a high amount of sugar. But they are not ultra-processed and they are delicious and easy to make.
There are approx 400 different types of beans and I'm sure swapping out various types and or combinations in recipes would help with any boredom.
This is extremely food oriented. It is all about a cook book. In addition to eating out of somebody's interpretation of what they eat, live the life. Do they have a TV and internet? Do they go to bed at dark and wake at sunset? Do they live on the floor? Are they actively involved with two generations before them or after them? Do they pray every day, and see the effects of God all around them in nature. Is God a philosophy, or a slice out of your time to get the job done? Please allow his light to shine upon you. It is not a diet, it is the whole thing!,
The blue zone lifestyle is not food oriented. it's just 1 factor of the whole picture.
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It is a diet. Your wrong
This video is more important than every video I ever watched in school. No joke
Thank you for sharing this, it made my day! I’m so happy you found value in it. Thanks for watching!
I doubt food is as important as lack of stress, plenty of sleep, plenty of exercise, no alcohol, and not over eating.
Definitely disagree, proper nutrition is key to our health
@@MBTIology Proper nutrition just means people need all of the necessary vitamins, minerals, fats and amino acids. There are many ways to achieve that. The blue zone diet is just another silly fad.
The “Blue Zone Diet” is really a plant based diet with very little meat. Not a fad. These people are like this for generations.
Whatever RUclipsrs try to twist is just that, a made up twist.
I encourage you to watch the documentary, it's enlightening!
100%
Don't use canned beans, use dry beans, and eat a variety. Canned beans have half the fiber. Be sure to cook them thoroughly to avoid lectins. It only takes a minute to toss black, pinto, flat, red, and garbanzo beans in a pot of water to soak overnight. I make enough beans for half the week. Then I cut up every vegetable of every color imaginable and toss it in, especially if they have a strong flavor like garlic, onions, carrots, radishes, squash, tomatoes, etc. Bay leaves, Italian seasoning, fresh cilantro, and basil add flavor. Serve with grated Romano or parmesan. For spice lovers, add pepper, cumin, and red pepper. None of my blue-zone meals are bland.
Great Video!!
Great video. I’m wondering on the canned beans or any canned stuff where chemicals are added….
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I am making the switch over to dried beans (gradually) to see how it goes!
There's usually no chemicals added to canned beans but often some salt.
A cup of beans a day to live two years longer seems like an easy addition to my diet. I'm going to try it
Hong Kong has the longest lifespan.
They also have the highest meat consumption.
It’s not the meat. It’s processed meat is the problem
Monaco has highest life expectancy according to latest studys. Their not know to consume mostly meat sorry
@@hesitatenothing
Ya, my info is a couple years old:
7 places that eat the most meat (2020 numbers):
*Number 1 and 2 for life expectancy are number 1 and 4 for meat consumption.*
1. Hong Kong. 137kg meat/person. (Longest life expectancy)
2. USA 124kg meat/person. (59th for life expectancy)
3. Argentina 109kg meat/person. (One of the lowest rates of heart disease: #140 out of 195, but number 64 for life expectancy)
4. Macao, 103kg meat/person. (Second longest life expectancy)
5. Spain. 100 kg meat/person. (9th in life expectancy)
6. New Zealand 100kg/person (18th in life expectancy)
7. Israel 97kg meat/person. (16th in life expectancy)
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_meat_consumption
Of course, wealth and other factors would also be at play.
According to World Bank Group and also United Nations, Hong Kong (not a blue zone group) has the longest life expectancy in the world.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
It also has the highest meat consumption. By a lot.
(They also have the highest IQ)
Argentina has the second highest meat consumption globally.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_meat_consumption
And it has one of the lowest rates of heart disease, being #140 out of 195 countries for coronary heart disease, but number 64 for life expectancy.
www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/argentina-coronary-heart-disease
Macao, 103kg meat/person. So 4th in highest meat consumption. (Second longest life expectancy)
France has the highest animal fat consumption in all of Europe and also has the lowest rates of heart disease.
India, lowest meat consumption in the world (eating 1/20 the amount of meat as Americans) and one of the top countries for heart attacks which kills roughly 1 in 4 citizens in India. And their diabeties rates are 11%, equal to the US.
(5 kg per person per year compared to 124kg per person per year for Americans)
ruclips.net/video/yP3tg2RZA2k/видео.htmlsi=cbkhpgDRBTul3zrP
Watch the above and add after 1:45 mark.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8881926/
India 20 years ago on average ate 5.7kg of meat. Today (2024) they eat 3 kg of meat. They have a 30% type 2 diabeties rate. America has a 9 or 10% rate of type 2 diabeties.
@@hesitatenothing
Nope. I checked. Still Hong Kong.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy
What info are you looking at.
@@hesitatenothing
I think you meant Macao.
Macao, 103kg meat/person. So 4th in highest meat consumption. (Second longest life expectancy)
If you look at the list, generally the most meat life the longest. So sure, whether you put Macao as number one like on some lists or number two, for life expectancy, they also eat a ton of meat, 4th most in the world.
Looking at the whole list gives a good idea. US is an outlier as they are in many things.
The blue zone research Hasbeen debunked.
What’s your take on blood type diet, our blood type makes us different and our stomach juices that digest our foods, i think that why one diet don’t work for all, works great for some, ok for others and not at all for the rest. Just your thoughts, thanks Robert
I think what affects more the blue zones is the weather. If you live in a place that's beautiful and with a nice weather, you will be happy, people can be more nice and life can be more simple. I think if you want to have the same kind of life that people in blue zones have, you need to be in the blue zone.
But there are hundreds of cities/countries on the planet with as good or better weather than these blue zones...where people don't live a long time. Morocco is a good example. People live less than 74 years.
@@ChessMasterNate I know. But I really think it's more about good quality weather and community. Food can help but it's not really a proof that the food they eat it's the reason, it's just a theory.
i’ve been in countries with wall to wall sunshine ,they aren’t all neccesarily constantly happy .
If you really want to follow the BZ lifestyle as i do you can and successfully in any climate
@@maggiefisker994 I'm not saying it's about hot weather, just the weather of that specific places, the relationship with nature and connection that change the way of people living there. I don't think it's just the food it's the way the live. Food it's important but I don't think it's just that.
Valid point. The one blue zone though in the US is Loma Linda which is on the other side of a freeway to I believe Riverside in Southern California. I have been mostly impressed by this group as it’s easy to compare their “all cause mortality” rate to the population just a mile or two away. Same sunshine, same air, water pollution and likely same stores being shopped at?
Yup. Keep on thinking that eating dirt is going to make one live over 100. I should have told this to my grandfather who lived to only 99. He smoked 2+ packs a day not including cigars and pipes. Never exercised. And had an absolutely horrific diet. Perhaps, he could have lived to 110 like my great auntie. Who didn’t smoke. But also a horrible diet and no exercise.
Was this truly a sourdough bread made from 100% whole grain flour? It looked pretty "white-ish" to me... If it was 100% whole grain flour, would you mind sharing your recipe? The bread looked amazing!
What did you do about your sweet tooth during this trial month? I, too, have. Sweet oath and is my downfall 😞
The sweets in the Loma Linda section of the cookbook were super helpful for me! Also...dark chocolate. Lots of dark chocolate lol
beans in a can? no no no!!! Maybe in USA is difficult to find in a market, but everything that comes in a can is not ok
I went carnivore so far best feeling ever but added sheep cheese. I think i have too many minor food allergies to unknown foods causing inflammation.
Thanks for sharing! Any time we cut out entire food groups and eliminate dozens, sometimes hundreds of foods, it's possible to feel better, given that there may be certain foods within that group that cause discomfort, but not necessarily all. The best way to hone in on that would be to work with a Registered Dietician who can determine which specific foods are causing undesirable reactions!
My grandfather lived to 99. He smoked sooooooo much. Literally never saw him without a cigar, cigarette or a pipe. 2 packs a day would be very conservative. He also never exercised and ate like crap. He outlived my grandmother. He died five years later. In great health. Most likely from broken heart syndrome. My great auntie also lived a life where diet and exercise was not known. She lived to 110. Secret to longevity? Pick the right parents.
If you're a "plant based teacher" how come you weren't eating this way to begin with? Why did you all of a sudden have to "stock up" on fruits and vegetables? Weren't they already in your house?
Can bean is not the best choice. Fresh dried bean are best. Research can bean vs dried bean.
Indeed. Canned foods are known to contain lots of toxins and chemicals in order to extend shelf life. Why not cook it yourself?
Once you get into eating healthy and cooking for yourself all the time it becomes fun to grocery shop. No lie, I get excited to go get fresh vegetables, mushrooms, fruits, fish. Yes my life is boring, but not on grocery day woohoo
Great video !!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it ☺
Why was Hong Kong not mentioned as they eat around 650g of meat daily and enjoy the longest lifespan 😅
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Maybe if we in the USA stop giving more value to money and things over people, we might develop a healthy society where profit for big food manufacturers and big pharmaceutical companies doesn’t outweigh the health of the citizens. We’re a country that is devolving with processed junk foods making us dumber and sicker. And the worst part is that we are exporting our bad eating habits to the rest of the world.
AMERICAN COMPANIES ARE A THREAT TO OUR VERY EXISTENCE AS A SPECIES.
We forget what it’s like to be in nature and enjoying life. Instead we’re stuck to our screens and gadgets. We don’t even socialize anymore. We just send text messages.
There is a blue zone in America, in Loma Linda California. It's mostly people with a certain lifestyle that are a part of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, but it goes to show that it should be possible wherever there is access to good quality food.
6:10 You're holding the pen in a... special way (:
Lol I have been told that before 😂
Cool video :)
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 🙌
The blue zone theory is highly selective and focusses on plant based diet as the link to longevity to push that particular agenda, ignoring the healthy people confounder - blue zone eat less processed and junk foods, exercise more, have a stronger sense of community, care more for the elderly, and do eat plenty of meat, fish, and saturated fat both eaten directly and used for cooking. One example, Pork is huge in Asian and Mediterranean diets. Imagine any Sardinian, or other Italian, or Greek, without pork, lamb, salami, proscuttio, pancetta, sausages, bolognese sauce, for which Italy is culinarily most famous together with pizza, which has cheese, is beef. Skewed and selective information to to push a narrative.
There is no such thing as Blue Zones as it is a made up word by Dan Buettner, a man with no MD or Ph.D, and not a scientist. Wikipedia says he is a storyteller. Santa Claus was also a storyteller. As a slick and clever businessman Buettner sold his Blue Zones business LLC to the Adventist money making business for 78 million. The Blue Zones book is not accredited by anything as far as reliable information goes.
What kind of flour do you use in your sourdough?
I use 450g of organic bread flour & 50g organic whole wheat flour! If you're buying from a supermarket, King Arthur is a solid brand!
@@theplantbasedteacher nice! I’ve decided organic flour is a must. Mass farmed flour involves glyphosate to make picking easier… I wonder if long term exposure is a good idea. There is a local flour mill where I can get the entire wheat berry stone ground which also requires mixing in at least 60% bread flour. Lately I’ve been buying high extraction wheat flour from Central Milling which has enough ash I use it by itself.
@@Savagegloryphot That sounds awesome!
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Dan Buetner’s book in no way descibes accurately what people in the blue zones eat. For instance in Ikaria, Greece people get 60% of their calories from dairy fat. Dan Buetner has stated publically that, for environmental conserns, he would never endorse a meat heavy diet. The book is nonsense. Eat fatty lamb and a ton of bacon, as they do in the blue zones.
There are different diets for each blue zone. Diet is only one part of their healthy lifestyles. You know what is outrageous that movement, a lot of it and mostly walking are an important and normal part of their everyday lives. Dan B. just wants to sell books.
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I dug deep into this blue zone phenomena and found out a few troubling issues completely misleading data with it. First off, it's finally being discovered that many people in these zones that claimed to be much older than they actually were which will COMPLETELY alter these numbers of higher average age, the data in these areas also are not very accurate. Secondly, I saw an individual that actually went to these blue zone areas and they are not NEARLY as plant based as they make it out to be, they do consume more meat than are led on to believe. This makes a lot more sense to me since I also discovered that research has proven that our digestive system absorbs protein and nutrients from animal based products at an exponentially higher rate than with plant based products! Don't believe the hype with mostly plant based. If you want to live longer, based on my heavy research, you want to follow these key points.
1. Exercise
2. Whole food consumption, mostly meat, make sure it's clean meat, no antibiotics, no hormones, 100% grass fed beef, pasture raised poultry/pork or wild caught fish.
3. Some veggies, stay with organic, mostly cruciferous, but veggies are not mandatory.
4. Good sleep.
5. Low stress.
6. Minimal exposure to environment toxins.
7. Periodic fasting.
You lost me on the ‘veggies not mandatory’ part. Are you serious? All studies point to the fact that lack of green vegetables and other colorful plants in our diet is a recipe for disaster.
@@alabanz Then you are reading bogus studies who are funded by anti meat agencies.
Fun Fact: There are 7 essential nutrients found in animal based products that you DO NOT get from plant based products!
Fun Fact #2: There is NOT ONE nutrient that you can get from plant based products that you CAN'T get from animal based products!
So based on these 2 facts would make your claim by these "studies" you mention nothing but bullshit. These same kind of bogus studies were the same type of studies that tried to claim that red meat was responsible for causing cancer, these false reports were based from 2 studies where one study was simply a "questionaire" and the other study they combined red meat with "HIGHLY" processed meats. There hasn't been ONE study done on just clean red meat by itself...there is a reason for that because they most likely know how the result will come out which would be not only does red meat NOT cause cancer but is a cancer fighting whole food that also helps with inflammation and is LOADED with nutrients.
But do what YOU believe and have all of the plant based products you want, I'll stick with what I know works from my own proven experiment which has worked out REALLY well!
@@alabanz you’ve been lied to
Veggies are not keen to longevity lack of stress yes
Has anyone told you you look like a “young” steve holmes? The x films actor lol
Um, no. That's a first. Thanks...? 😂
How can an average American give up fried chicken, French fries and soda?
Your falafels are too large, that is why they are falling apart... There are also versions you can bake. They are yummy
Thank you for the tip!
for sweet tooth eat dated
Veggies and grains = sugar
Did u drink alcohol?
I did not!
@@theplantbasedteacher But you could have a glass! At the island of Ikaria (and in Sardegna, too) the people are having their wine every evening. But it is important not to drink too much, 1-2 little glasses are okay. Red wine contains resveratrol, a strong antioxidant.
@@k.s.421 Completely understand! I just don't drink any alcohol in general so I didn't modify that habit for the experiment ☺
clearly you have not priced nuts or many vegetables lately if you think its cheap!
Depends where you live . Veges are much cheaper than eating out or junk where i live . 😊 market each weekend . If you go to supermarkers fruit and veg are out of season long storage long foodchain or distance ctravelled and higher priced
Think again about the Blue Zone and it's mythology. United Nations data dhows Hong Kong has the longest living people and the highest meat condumption.
Lmao the blue zone people eat mostly meat. You people need a fact check.
Yeah, yeah, yeah! Been looking forward to this one and super enjoyed hearing about your results and listening to your recommendations.
That vegetable commercial though 😂😂😂 The comedy you are folding into these videos is greatly admired and appreciated!
When I was listening to you describe your results, I found myself nodding along to several of the points you were making: digestion around beans, boredom, blandness, and wanting to zhuzh up with some sauces and spices. While I haven’t (yet) done a BZ challenge, this is in general some familiar feelings found when feasting of foods of the whole plant based type when my goals have been centered around “super healthy”. So I like the adjustments you mentioned.
When you mentioned at the end that this could see this being a low-pressure lifestyle that could lead to great health outcomes, that for me is my where a get those warm fuzzies when thinking about the Blue Zones. And the last takeaway at the end (asking yourself how doing the BZ activities makes you feel when you stop and reflect back), such a good takeaway and also one that can be applied broadly to many life scenarios.
When thing I am still curious about, and maybe 30 days was not enough to make a huge difference, other than some fatigue, which you mentioned might have been just due to increased workout volume/load, did you notice any other changes in regards to working out/physique? I assume you were able to progress as normal?
Thanks so much for putting out another awesome video into the world!
Thanks so much for this Darin! I really, really appreciate your thoughts and that this resonated with you so much! ☺
To answer the question, I think it worked fine for my workouts/physique for the month. But to be honest I'd need to go longer to really see how it impacted strength and performance beyond the 30 days. My assumption is I would need to add more higher-protein options as well as more healthy fats in addition to the beans to really make that sustainable for muscle-building and high-performance. The recipes as written fuel people with consistent movement, but not necessarily high-performance athletes. So I'd assume some swaps would need to be made!
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beans are an absolute no no on keto. loaded with carbs. beans and rice- even worse. beans rice and bread...nope
Beans are better for you than keto as a whole has ever been shown to be
This is disingenuous, a large part of the blue zone diet is meat and other animal products.
This guy is already a vegan who primarily eats a whole foods diet so his 'experiment' is meaningless. You can nor learn anything if you just eat the same foods you already eat.
did you fart more?
Oh yeah 💨
The 2 faced tone of this production is embarrassing.
1. Thumb nail- sad face A thumb nail is the definitive tone of the video, yet most of his soft spoken manipulation describes an "experiment" yielding mostly positives. Obviously then, that thumbnail was for clicks. Apparently he's not above cashing in on a basic fact of human psychology ; "negatives" get attention. ...Dude, I . C. U.
2. Beans problem ; pretty sure he knows that gut microbiome needs time to proliferate to be able to digest the new complex carbs. But he uses that fake 'dumb down" voice to cite that as a problem LOL.
3. He felt physically bad - anyone with basic post secondary education can figure out through reading that the "feel bad" part of any healthy diet is it's DETOXIFYING EFFECTS- where headaches etc are signs of cells excreting toxins.
4. The foods were simple YET also boring? He's never heard of seasonings? Pretty sure he ALSO knows that spices and herbs - which are CHOCK FULL OF ANTIOIDANTS and PHYTOPHENOLS - ARE ALSO part of the blue zone philosophy and science . But he does feigns ignorance with that clueless tone. yet again.
HE KNOWS these are NOT REAL NEGATIVE.S..just a chimera of justifications for that THUMBNAIL. A fake precaution...of probably the planet's most healthy and sustainable way of eating ROTFL.
Hi there, thanks for giving my video a chance! Since you took the time to write out your comment, I'd like to respond to your critiques for clarity sake:
1. The thumbnail isn't meant to be deceptive. Here was my thought process: I thought it'd be cool to look old on the thumbnail (since the Blue Zones is all about living to 100), so I downloaded an app to make that happen. I took a bunch of different photos with different poses, faces, etc. And this one made me look the oldest/clearest (the other ones just kind of looked normal, and I don't have photoshop skills). Literally that's that's the story of the thumbnail, not the hypothesis you provided. I don't intend to manipulate people...I don't have time for that. Sorry if you felt it was deceptive but that wasn't the intent. Hopefully this provides clarity.
2. I do know that the gut takes time to adjust! But it's very surprising how many people don't. I've talked to so many people through my time who switch to a more plant-based diet and then are surprised when this adjustment happens. This has taken me aback and made me realize how many things people DON'T know about plant-based nutrition/diets. While I knew it was coming, someone new to the whole program might not, so I wanted to make them aware that this is common. One thing I've learned is that I can't assume everything the audience may, may not, or "should" know; many of my viewers are coming at this as complete beginners and are unaware of things like this. And a sudden roadblock like that may turn them off to the whole thing if they're not prepared. If that's not you, then fine! But an explanation for those who are new to this lifestyle isn't "dumbing down", it's just being clear for those who are still learning and don't know what to expect.
3. I have heard of seasonings, and use them all the time 😉The point I made in the video was that, in my opinion, some recipes needed more spices and seasonings for more flavor, so I added more to suit my tastes. In addition, I made the point that I have other recipes I enjoy eating regularly that I missed, and that any time you restrict yourself to a single website/cookbook/etc that will be the case. The goal of that point is to encourage others to use this but don't feel the pressure to rely on it 100% if they have other recipes they're missing out on.
4. You're right, I had a very positive experience on The Blue Zones Diet! I loved it and it was fantastic. That being said, there are roadblocks/issues that people may face when trying something for the first time. My goal with these experiments is to address all aspects, even ones that are small negatives. You'd be surprised how many people try something like this out and then say "Hey you said this was perfect but my stomach hurt/it needed more seasoning/I felt weird" etc etc. As a teacher, I'm trying to prepare the viewer for as many outcomes as possible. So if they try this and experience some gut adjustment, let's say, they know it's part of the process and not a reason to quit such a healthy diet. Again, it wasn't tied to a "deceptive" thumbnail (again, just tried to look old). In my other experiment videos I always mention a few negatives, even if minor throughout an overall positive experience, because I know that each person will have a unique experience and some things may bug them that don't necessarily bug me. Nothing's perfect, and the experiences people face are extremely varied (based on all those I've interacted with). Overall, I try to provide a more balanced picture for the general population so they can have a clear picture.
It sounds like my content/tone/delivery isn't your cup of tea. And that's totally fine! I know I can't make everyone happy. But I do want to be clear that I'm not trying to manipulate people like was insinuated here. Hopefully this provides clarity on my thought process, for whatever it's worth.
I hope you find what you're looking for in terms of content.
Thanks for giving it a shot and have a great day!
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