World-renowned longevity researcher Dan Buettner revealed a surprisingly simple daily diet that brings him exceptional health results. As a National Geographic contributor and bestselling author, he has spent decades researching the world’s longest-living communities. He claims that the key is especially long-term sustainable eating habitswrites the diary.
In an Instagram video, he revealed that the doctor told him he was the healthiest patient he had. He attributes this condition to a predominantly plant-based diet. According to Buettner, the secret to longevity is not expensive nutritional supplements or modern trends, but simple, traditional foods.
His day begins Sardinian minestrone, a vegetable soup made from beans, which is supplemented with olive oil and avocado. As he himself says, such a combination will satiate him for a long time. Fans appreciate his approach and many admit that minestrone is one of their favorite dishes due to its simple preparation.
For lunch, Dan does not follow strict diets. He chooses fruit according to taste and eats as much as he needs. He emphasizes that if we eat what we like, it is much easier to stick to a healthy diet in the long term.
Minestrone has a long history in Italy, dating back to ancient Rome. In Sardinia, however, this soup is more than just a regular meal, local families have been consuming it for generations part of the daily diet, based on legumes, vegetables and cereals.
Buettner’s research of the so-called Blue Zones shows that this type of eating is associated with a lower incidence of chronic diseases, less inflammation in the body and longer life. He also processed this knowledge in his book The Blue Zones Kitchen, which combines scientific findings with traditional recipes.
At the same time, he points out that many healthy eating habits are disappearing under the influence of Western fast food culture. According to him, that’s why important to protect and preserve traditional foods that have helped entire communities thrive for centuries.
But for Dan, longevity isn’t just about food. He admits that he goes out for dinner at a restaurant every day because he considers social relationships as important as nutrition. “I eat healthy, maintain relationships and feel good,” he says, and it is in this balance that he sees the recipe for a long and quality life.
