way, another thing Jeanne did was use olive oil on her skin daily, and she en- joyed an occasional glass of port wine. Like chocolate, both wine and olive oil are great sources of polyphenols.
Jiroemon Kimura The oldest verified man was Jiro-
emon Kimura. He was a Japanese super- centenarian that lived 115 years and 253 days. He was born on April 19, 1897 and died on June 12, 2013. His secret to longevity, which is definitely verified by science, is not to over consume calories. He believed the secret to a long and healthy life was eating only small por- tions of food (Hara Hachi Bu). Hare Hachi Bu basically means never over consume calories, and eat until you are only 80% percent full or satisfied. His other secret appears to have been eating a typical Japanese diet which inherently contains lots of healthy phytonutrients, as found in green tea and seaweed.
Luo Mei Zhen
Luo Mei Zhen was a Chinese wom- en that probably was the oldest woman to ever have lived. Her claim was sup- ported by a report from the Geronto-
logical Society of China (GSC) but has not gained widespread acceptance due to the lack of reliable birth records at the time of her birth. She was supposedly born on July 9, 1885 and died on June 4, 2013, making her almost 128 years old at the time of her death. Her secret to long life was living a “simple, peace- ful, and productive life.” Her dietary secret was to eat lots of vegetables and herbs, and to not consume alcohol or smoke. Again, we see the theme of eating your phytonutrients as a way to live long and healthy. Leandra Becerra Lumbreras Leandra Becerra Lumbreras was a
Mexican women who was born August 31, 1887 and died March 19, 2015. Like Lou, Lenadra almost made it to her 128th birthday. Unfortunately, her birth certifi- cate was lost when she was around 40 years old, so verification of her birth date has been difficult. The Mexican govern- ment is currently looking to verify her seemingly true claim about her age. It certainly seems true for a number of reasons, the best being based on the number of offspring she has. At the time of her death she had already buried her 5 children and 20 of her grandchildren. She also has 73 great-grandchildren and
55 great-great grandchildren. Her secret to longevity, like Jeanne Calment, was due in large part to her consumption of chocolate.
The Common Theme The common theme that stands out
with all five of these people is that their diets were full of phytonutrients. Two of the five, Jeanne and Leandra loved choco- late. Li and Luo loved consuming their herbs, and Jiroemon enjoyed the tradi- tional Japanese diet of drinking lots of green tea. By the way, green tea and chocolate share many same types of phy- tonutrients. There are many other com- mons themes too, like not over consuming calories, laughing and sleeping a lot, not stressing too much, and having strong family connections.
So, the 5 herbs that I have chosen are mostly based on science, and the above supercentarians’ dietary secrets, which are are: Reishi, He Shou Wu, Goji Berry, Gin- seng, and Cocoa. The other herbs that would probably round out my top 10 are green tea, astragalus, turmeric, schizandra, and any one of the numerous medicinal mushrooms (maitake, coriolus, chagas, cordiceps etc.). My top five longevity foods are organic extra virgin olive oil, dark chocolate, pomegranate, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Let’s briefly discuss my 5 favor- ite longevity herbs.
1) Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) This mushroom, also known as Im- mortality Mushroom or Spirit Plant, is native to North America, China, and Japan. It has traditionally been used to boost the immune system, and to address hyperten- sion, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular dis- ease, and pulmonary diseases. The active components of reishi are beta-glucans, triterpenes, and L-ergothioneine. L-ergo- thioneine is one the most powerful anti- oxidants, while beta-glucan is an unparal- leled immune modulator. Ganoderic acid, a triterpene found only in Reishi, is used to help treat cancer. Reishi has a variety of pharmacological effects, including anti- oxidant, anti-tumor, immune-modulating, cardiovascular enhancing, antiviral, and antibacterial effects. It even seems to help protect the skin against sun damage, as well as dementia. As with all mushrooms, Reishi, also, contains high amounts of ergosterol, a biological precursor to vita- min D. Consuming edible mushrooms are
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