Eat Better, Live Longer: Understand What Your Body Needs to Stay Healthy

by Sarah Brewer, Juliette Kellow

Overview

Sixty nutrient-packed recipes, an eating plan, and profiles of 20 longevity "wonderfoods" that show you how to choose what to eat--and how to eat--to help you live a long, healthy life.

Discover the secrets of long life from centenarians around the world, and explore the 10 simple but meaningful adaptations you can make to what and how you eat to follow in their footsteps. You may not be able to change your genes, but you can transform your diet. Learn how to make smarter choices about foods that can reduce your risk of certain diseases and lessen the effects of others--including profiles of 20 longevity "wonderfoods" and how to cook them for maximum nutritional benefits. A four-week eating plan, with 60 nutrient-packed recipes, reinforces and guides you through the dietary transition; after just 28 days you'll feel renewed and revitalized, and inspired to continue your new healthy eating habits. Use this newfound knowledge in tandem with details on how each part of your body changes as you age and which nutrients you need to support overall health. Eat Better, Live Longer is your passport to longevity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781465477651
Publisher:	DK
Publication date:	06/01/2018
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	143 MB
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About the Author

DK was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children. DK produces content for consumers in over 87 countries and in 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. We have a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products.   Our adult range spans travel, including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK’s extensive children’s list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGO® books. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Part 1 What is Aging?

Theories of aging 10

What affects how we age? 12

Diet lessons from around the world 16

Part 2 Principles of a long and Healthy Life

Downsize your meals as the day goes on 22

Know how much is enough 24

Eat more plants 26

Eat the right carbs 28

Swap red meat for fish 30

Eat as nature intended 32

Choose naturally packaged fats 34

Dose up on the sunshine vitamin 36

Choose foods across the color spectrum 38

Drink plenty of fluids 40

Part 3 The Longevity Eating Plan

The next four weeks 44

Week 1 meal planner 46

Week 2 meal planner 48

Week 3 meal planner 50

Week 4 meal planner 52

Breakfasts 54

Wonderfood: Yogurt 56

Supergroup: Berries 60

Wonderfood: Bananas 64

Wonderfood: Eggs 70

Supergroup: Whole grains 74

Lunches 78

Supergroup: Legumes 84

Supergroup: Bell peppers and chilies 90

Supergroup: Root vegetables 94

Wonderfood: Soy 100

Wonderfood: Avocados 104

Dinners 106

Supergroup: Leafy green vegetables 108

Supergroup: Fish and shellfish 112

Supergroup: Mushrooms 118

Supergroup: Onions, garlic, and leeks 122

Wonderfood: Tomatoes 126

Wonderfood: Olive oil 130

Supergroup: Citrus fruits 134

Supergroup: Nuts 140

Supergroup: Spices 146

Supergroup: Squashes 150

Life beyond the plan 152

Part 4 How the Body Changes with Age

The brain 156

Vision 162

Hearing and balance 166

Oral health 170

Immunity 174

Bones, muscles, and joints 178

Skin and sensation 182

The lungs 186

The heart and blood 190

Gut health 196

Urinary health 202

Women's health 206

Men's health 210

Bibliography 214

Index 220

Author, consultant, and acknowledgments 224