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Then we tackle the messiest topic online: diet. We explain why the scientific literature emphasizes dietary patterns, not single foods, and why a plant-predominant, whole-food approach keeps showing up across Mediterranean, DASH, portfolio, and other evidence-based eating patterns. We also draw a bright line between “plant-based” as marketing and whole food plant-based eating that centers fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices. Finally, we connect the dots to Blue Zones and what they teach about purpose, recovery, community, and everyday movement.

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