FEATURE: Low-Impact Longevity
Ever wish you could live past 100 in the most sustainable, environmentally friendly way?
Ever lust for this while driving to work, talking on your cell phone, and drinking a vanilla latte from Starbucks? Maybe it’s time to stop wishing and start living, sustainably that is. A good place to start is to change your diet, that’s right, your diet, and learn how to consume less. What and how we eat has a huge affect on our longevity and the longevity of the planet. The golden rule is actually pretty simple: eat green. 
Green, leafy, longevity!
A diet rich in leafy greens like romaine lettuce, kale, spinach and avocado is a healthy way to eat a low calorie, high fiber diet packed with monounsaturated fatty acids and antioxidant substances.
Eat green close to home.
Buying local and organic leafy veggies is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint by supporting the sustainable farmers near you. Better yet, ride your bike to the nearest coop or farmers market, and the only emission you’ll be giving off is sweat and calories!
Give up the frappe and the quit the bottle!
We’ve all seen the commercials by now, the one with the water bottle on the desk? Some voice over says “one hour in a meeting, forever in a landfill?” Well it’s true. If you must, can it. Aluminum cans can be recycled very easily.
Get an organic-buzz on.
A full range of organic wines, beers and spirits are more readily available now than ever before. My organic drink of the week? Prairie Organic Vodka.
It's from Minnesota like me dontcha know, and it's gooooood...
Eat less
Okinawan centenarians remind themselves before every meal to eat until they are 80 percent full. Consuming less is an important factor for living a long healthy life. Preparing less food cuts down on packaging, transportation costs and emissions and waistlines. I know it’s hard but try this, eat meat half as much this week as you usually would, and eat at home more often. You’ll be increasing your nutrition count, and decreasing your carbon footprint one Boca burger and fresh green salad at a time!
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