![]() ![]() The Mediterranean Diet is now widely publicised as being extremely good for all round health. Islands such as Ikaria in Greece famously are one of the top ‘blue zone’ locations. These mostly Greek peasant farmers have continuously been identified as having the healthiest diets in the world. So how have generally uneducated, poor peasants consistently lived longer and happier with the best diets? What is the secret to the peasant diets success as being one of the healthiest on earth? ![]() These populations followed a lifestyle and diet consistently representative of rural peasant farming communities. ![]() Both of these accurately coincided with a peasant lifestyle of vigorous daily activity and locally grown fruit and vegetables. One of the main observations that tied all of these locations together was the lifestyle and diet. These regions were selected based on the occupant’s extremely long life spans and exceptional low levels of cancer, heart disease and dementia. Peasants past and present typically live in poor communities with little economic income or supermarkets for survival.Ī study led by Dan Buettner called ‘ Blue Zones’ scrutinised the diets of the five healthiest locations in the world. This is in complete contrast to typical beliefs that new super foods and exotic wonders are the best things for our health. It is interesting however these typical peasant lifestyles of yesterday were the healthiest ever. When most people think of peasants they envisage medieval villages with impoverished, uneducated and even backward rural communities. ![]()
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