The Longevity Diet: Discover the New Science to Slow Ageing, Fight Disease and Manage Your Weight
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Summary
The internationally renowned， clinically tested， revolutionary diet program to lose weight， fight disease， and live a longer， healthier life。
Can what you eat determine how long， and how well， you live？ The clinically proven answer is yes， and The Longevity Diet is easier to follow than you'd think。 The culmination of 25 years of research on ageing， nutrition， and disease across the globe， this unique combination of an everyday diet and fasting-mimicking diet （FMD） to be done only 3-4 times per year lays out a simple solution to living to a healthy old age through nutrition。
FMD does away with the misery and starvation most of us experience while fasting and helps you reap all the beneficial health effects of a restrictive diet while avoiding the negative stressors， like low energy and sleeplessness。
Valter Longo， Director of the Longevity Institute at USC and the Program on Longevity and Cancer at IFOM in Milan， developed THE FMD after making a series of remarkable discoveries in mice and humans indicating that specific diets can activate stem cells and promote regeneration and rejuvenation in multiple organs to reduce the risk for diabetes， cancer， Alzheimer's and heart disease。 Longo's simple pescatarian daily eating plan and the periodic， fasting-mimicking techniques can both yield impressive results。 Low in proteins and sugars and rich in healthy fats and plant-based foods， The Longevity Diet is clinically proven to help you:
Lose weight and reduce abdominal fat
Make simple changes which can extend the healthy lifespan
Prevent age-related muscle and bone loss
Build your resistance to diabetes， cardiovascular disease， Alzheimer's and cancer
Longo's healthy， life span-extending plan is based on an easy-to-adopt pescatarian plan along with the fasting-mimicking diet 4 times a year， and just 5 days at a time。
The Longevity Diet is the key to living a longer， healthier， and more fulfilled life。
Can what you eat determine how long， and how well， you live？ The clinically proven answer is yes， and The Longevity Diet is easier to follow than you'd think。 The culmination of 25 years of research on ageing， nutrition， and disease across the globe， this unique combination of an everyday diet and fasting-mimicking diet （FMD） to be done only 3-4 times per year lays out a simple solution to living to a healthy old age through nutrition。
FMD does away with the misery and starvation most of us experience while fasting and helps you reap all the beneficial health effects of a restrictive diet while avoiding the negative stressors， like low energy and sleeplessness。
Valter Longo， Director of the Longevity Institute at USC and the Program on Longevity and Cancer at IFOM in Milan， developed THE FMD after making a series of remarkable discoveries in mice and humans indicating that specific diets can activate stem cells and promote regeneration and rejuvenation in multiple organs to reduce the risk for diabetes， cancer， Alzheimer's and heart disease。 Longo's simple pescatarian daily eating plan and the periodic， fasting-mimicking techniques can both yield impressive results。 Low in proteins and sugars and rich in healthy fats and plant-based foods， The Longevity Diet is clinically proven to help you:
Lose weight and reduce abdominal fat
Make simple changes which can extend the healthy lifespan
Prevent age-related muscle and bone loss
Build your resistance to diabetes， cardiovascular disease， Alzheimer's and cancer
Longo's healthy， life span-extending plan is based on an easy-to-adopt pescatarian plan along with the fasting-mimicking diet 4 times a year， and just 5 days at a time。
The Longevity Diet is the key to living a longer， healthier， and more fulfilled life。
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Joseph Sullivan
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I believe in nutrition and fasting from the studies I have done in the past。 And from my own personal experiences。 I was hoping this book would add to my knowledge base。 But the author relies on evolution for his theories。 To rely on a theory to promote a theory is like building on a straw wall to prop up another straw wall。 Ironically the decline of the body deals with the second law of thermodynamics， which is a proven scientific natural part of nature and disproves evolution。 which says since I believe in nutrition and fasting from the studies I have done in the past。 And from my own personal experiences。 I was hoping this book would add to my knowledge base。 But the author relies on evolution for his theories。 To rely on a theory to promote a theory is like building on a straw wall to prop up another straw wall。 Ironically the decline of the body deals with the second law of thermodynamics， which is a proven scientific natural part of nature and disproves evolution。 which says since the beginning of time， all plants， planets， animals， genetically have evolved。 Thermotinics point out the natural law of Entropy。。。。that genes each generation diminish， that the very body diminishes， （over time） that nature itself over the centuries is diminishing。 Thermodynamics says since the beginning of creation， things have regressed over time， not "evolved。" Time tends to regress nature not enhance it。 Our very eyes can see this as we walk through this short life。 This scientist deals more with this concept （thermodynamics） in actuality。。。in application than the ideals in （any form） of evolution。 I really wanted to like this book。 But there is much theory， little fact。 Though some facts are given in regard to fasting and health。This book's summary for longevity。 Avoid sugar， （which feeds cancer cells and creates illness）。 Restrict/lower calories， through fasting （intermittently）。 This slows the aging process。 And improves health in cells and in the DNA。 Ingest high amounts of plant-based foods for nutrients， （to feed the cells and keep them young）。 The author recommends a presbyterian diet， （plant food and seafood， predominantly fish）。 This diet is rich in antioxidants， living enzymes， healthy fats， and probiotics。 。。。more
Surlye
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Entendible a nivel usuario e interesante a nivel profesional。 Explica con estudios científicos que te desarrolla por qué la dieta de la longevidad que se propone， sí funciona。 Para mí fue un poco repetitivo。。。 Aunque también revelador。
Peter
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Longevity through eating properly Excellent but hard to get to grips with FMD （Fasting Mimicking Diet）， especially if one wants to do this without the recommended packaged meals。
Nenad Marković
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Decently balanced science-based nutrition/lifestyle book。
Marge
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There might be a good idea in here， but so many chapters were just repeats of the prior chapters。 The "meat" of the Fasting Mimicking Diet" was a little table in the middle of a page in the middle of a chapter， with little expansion or explanation。 The Longevity Diet was pretty much the same diet we've been told for years。 Eat lots of veggies， have some nuts， forgo sugar， don't eat too much。 If I could eat like that， I'd have been thin decades ago。 Meh。 There might be a good idea in here， but so many chapters were just repeats of the prior chapters。 The "meat" of the Fasting Mimicking Diet" was a little table in the middle of a page in the middle of a chapter， with little expansion or explanation。 The Longevity Diet was pretty much the same diet we've been told for years。 Eat lots of veggies， have some nuts， forgo sugar， don't eat too much。 If I could eat like that， I'd have been thin decades ago。 Meh。 。。。more
Ryan Battles
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Really detailed scientific book about the proper lifestyle to maximize health and longevity。 I'm less science-minded when it comes to this stuff and really just want to be told what to do with inspiring stories， but that's not what this book promises so I won't dock it， it's just my personal preference。I will， however， for my own review purposes， bullet out the summary of the author's research （listed out towards the end of the book， with more info under each bullet）。 I think， in all， this mimic Really detailed scientific book about the proper lifestyle to maximize health and longevity。 I'm less science-minded when it comes to this stuff and really just want to be told what to do with inspiring stories， but that's not what this book promises so I won't dock it， it's just my personal preference。I will， however， for my own review purposes， bullet out the summary of the author's research （listed out towards the end of the book， with more info under each bullet）。 I think， in all， this mimics a lot of what I've read from Dean Ornish， with the exception of fat content （Ornish tries to limit it greatly）， and the emphasis here on lowering proteins。 That being said， here's the summary:1。 Eat a mostly vegan diet with some fish （2-3 meals per week）2。 Consume low but sufficient proteins3。 Minimize bad fast and sugars， maximize good fats and complex carbs4。 Be nourished5。 Eat at the table of your ancestors6。 Eat twice a day plus a snack7。 Time-restricted eating8。 Periodic prolonged fasting-mimicking dietsFasting-mimicking diet （very trimmed down summary）:Day 1: 1，100 calories- 500 from veggie carbs- 500 from healthy fats （nuts， oil）- 25g plant-based protein （mostly nuts）Day 2-5: 800 calories- 400 from veggie carbs- 400 from healthy fats （nuts， oil）All:- a multivitamin- omega 3/6 supplement- tea （3-4 cups， unsweetened）- Unlimited waterExercise:1。 Walk fast for an hour a day2。 Try to walk and take stairs as much as possible3。 Add vigorous exercise for 2。5 hours a week4。 Participate in regular resistance trainingAgain， for anybody reading this I've removed a lot of detail in these bullets because I simply didn't need that for my own notes， but much detail is given in the book and I may not have even done these bullet points justice， they are my own interpretations。 。。。more
Brian Østergaard
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Would be nice with a recipe of "the Fasting Mimicking Diet"。 I am sure there is one， so why not give it， if you want to save lives？ Would be nice with a recipe of "the Fasting Mimicking Diet"。 I am sure there is one， so why not give it， if you want to save lives？ 。。。more
Patricia
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I find it so interesting to read books about ways to improve my health。 I must admit that I am hoping that they are more saying what the author reports his father does （ eat some chocolate） than what the author is saying about fasting。 I found the information on diseases and his scientific research fascinating。
Sarede Switzer
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I have a lot of questions and skepticism about this diet and the associated research。 The diet does not make intuitive sense to me and goes against much of what I've figured out on my own and from other research over the years。 I did find his idea of eating according to your ancestry to be interesting。 I have a lot of questions and skepticism about this diet and the associated research。 The diet does not make intuitive sense to me and goes against much of what I've figured out on my own and from other research over the years。 I did find his idea of eating according to your ancestry to be interesting。 。。。more
Tara Rill
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Important information about fast mimicking dietsI read a lot of books on nutrition and healthy food and I think this author's expertise regarding fast mimicking diets is unimpeachable。 The strength of this book lies in it's explanation of the research and results this form of dieting has on longevity， disease prevention and management， and health。 The information on the Longevity diet isn't as strong in my opinion。 Dr。 Greger and others have done it better with much more focus on specifics and r Important information about fast mimicking dietsI read a lot of books on nutrition and healthy food and I think this author's expertise regarding fast mimicking diets is unimpeachable。 The strength of this book lies in it's explanation of the research and results this form of dieting has on longevity， disease prevention and management， and health。 The information on the Longevity diet isn't as strong in my opinion。 Dr。 Greger and others have done it better with much more focus on specifics and research citations。 I felt the parts of this book about the diet were sometimes vague and incomplete。 However the research Dr。 Longo is doing on fast mimicking diets is truly remarkable and groundbreaking。 I salute him and his team and wish them luck because we all stand to benefit greatly from the work they are doing。 。。。more
Jayne
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I think this is a dangerous book carrying very poorly founded advice。
Ken Abel
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An amateurish first book by a veteran researcher。 I found the science intriguing but the book had lots of unnecessary filler。 Some specific criticisms1。 Why have five pillars？ The last one in particular seems tacked on。 I forget what he called it but it’s basically saying you could explain something in simple mechanical terms like an engine。 I would just have one pillar what does science say。2。 His longevity diet is specifically two meals with a snack。 In the meal plan section there’s always the An amateurish first book by a veteran researcher。 I found the science intriguing but the book had lots of unnecessary filler。 Some specific criticisms1。 Why have five pillars？ The last one in particular seems tacked on。 I forget what he called it but it’s basically saying you could explain something in simple mechanical terms like an engine。 I would just have one pillar what does science say。2。 His longevity diet is specifically two meals with a snack。 In the meal plan section there’s always the standard three meals and a snack3。 I would have gotten some use out of a section of how to build my own five day fmd from scratch。 That’s not in this book。So over all not a great first effort。 Not essential reading or otherwise enjoyable 。。。more
Alex
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A wonderful review of the literature from Dr Longo。 Well written， easy to understand， and comprehensive。 A great read for people interested in the science behind eating for a long life。
Chris
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Very interesting topic。 Will definitely read more about this in the years to come。
Jonathan
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Most science-backed book on longevity I have read。 Debunked for me myths like lots of protein is important and IMF 16:8 is great （risky + risk of gallstones） and explained why breakfast is important after all （lower cardiovascular risk）， highlighted （indirectly） issues of keto diet and gives practical advice what to eat （veggies， olive oil， complex carbs + 2x week low mercury Fish）。Found this superior to David sinclairs book as way more evidence based across multiple pillars - eg Metformin might Most science-backed book on longevity I have read。 Debunked for me myths like lots of protein is important and IMF 16:8 is great （risky + risk of gallstones） and explained why breakfast is important after all （lower cardiovascular risk）， highlighted （indirectly） issues of keto diet and gives practical advice what to eat （veggies， olive oil， complex carbs + 2x week low mercury Fish）。Found this superior to David sinclairs book as way more evidence based across multiple pillars - eg Metformin might be dangerous for non diabetics in the longterm 。。。more
Daniel Guico
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Easy read， but full review will come after I try the methods suggested to evaluate effectiveness。
Zach Sawicki
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This light and straightforward read is the culmination of Dr。 Longo's decades of research on longevity and wellness。 His advice is simple; eat mostly plants， walk often， and partake in the occasional fast to provoke cellular regeneration。 A clean and inspiring book for the new year。 This light and straightforward read is the culmination of Dr。 Longo's decades of research on longevity and wellness。 His advice is simple; eat mostly plants， walk often， and partake in the occasional fast to provoke cellular regeneration。 A clean and inspiring book for the new year。 。。。more
Peggie
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Really compelling research but only works if you can follow basically a Mediterranean diet。 For someone with legume and soy allergies， there’s no working offered solution。 Which is limiting。
Ed Barton
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A good take on a sustainable approach to a diet based on four pillars based on science and research。 The diet focuses on not just diet - but an overall lifestyle。 A modification on the Mediterranean diet， the approach is largely pescatarian with heavy doses of greens and olive oil， with the light on the fruit and dairy。 One of the novel approaches is that you should look to your ancestry to your diet - for things like what grains and fruits to eat， as well as whether and what types of dairy to c A good take on a sustainable approach to a diet based on four pillars based on science and research。 The diet focuses on not just diet - but an overall lifestyle。 A modification on the Mediterranean diet， the approach is largely pescatarian with heavy doses of greens and olive oil， with the light on the fruit and dairy。 One of the novel approaches is that you should look to your ancestry to your diet - for things like what grains and fruits to eat， as well as whether and what types of dairy to consume。 An easy and entertaining read， and one that makes logical sense。 。。。more
Jennifer Erom
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Being free from the herpes virus was what kept me praying to God to help me since 2017 when I contacted the virus，Indeed I serve a living God and now I'm free and I'm so excited 😍，full of joy and happiness💃💃。 All thanks to God for sending me the right doctor @Dr Ehizokhale herbal center 。 visit him via email: drehizokhale@gmail。com or WhatsApp via:+2347036264042 visit his page: https://www。facebook。com/Dr-Ehizokhal。。。Once again thanks to Dr Ehizokhale for making me a complete human again💃💃。 Being free from the herpes virus was what kept me praying to God to help me since 2017 when I contacted the virus，Indeed I serve a living God and now I'm free and I'm so excited 😍，full of joy and happiness💃💃。 All thanks to God for sending me the right doctor @Dr Ehizokhale herbal center 。 visit him via email: drehizokhale@gmail。com or WhatsApp via:+2347036264042 visit his page: https://www。facebook。com/Dr-Ehizokhal。。。Once again thanks to Dr Ehizokhale for making me a complete human again💃💃。 。。。more
Austin Craig
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Longo has dedicated much of his life to researching longevity， and his work on fasting is of particular note。 Increasingly there's a consensus that fasting helps the body live healthier and longer in ways that were never understood until recently。 Longo also outlines some practical measures for conducting a safe and health fast。 Longo has dedicated much of his life to researching longevity， and his work on fasting is of particular note。 Increasingly there's a consensus that fasting helps the body live healthier and longer in ways that were never understood until recently。 Longo also outlines some practical measures for conducting a safe and health fast。 。。。more
JP
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Dr Longo is the guru behind the trending Prolon fasting diet。 In here， he talks about his 25 year research on the benefits of fasting and the science behind it。 Besides the weight loss， his studies show reduction of inflammation， aging， and improvement on your immune system。 I have done two rounds of his Prolon program so far， and I was surprised how doable it was and not get hungry on such little food。 So yes， the plan works if your main concern is to jump start on your weight loss or do a clea Dr Longo is the guru behind the trending Prolon fasting diet。 In here， he talks about his 25 year research on the benefits of fasting and the science behind it。 Besides the weight loss， his studies show reduction of inflammation， aging， and improvement on your immune system。 I have done two rounds of his Prolon program so far， and I was surprised how doable it was and not get hungry on such little food。 So yes， the plan works if your main concern is to jump start on your weight loss or do a cleanse（I much prefer this program to the other popular plant based diet Sakara）。I’m rating it 3 stars because even though his plan works， it’s not revolutionary。 He is a proponent of following the Mediterranean and some form of macrobiotic diet。 For healthy people who are familiar with these two diet regimens， it comes down to portion control and being mindful of your intake of protein。 I think people who want to try this regimen mainly to lose weight can find a less expensive option online。 For me，I needed the motivation and it worked。 。。。more
annie
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Fasting has been around for a long time， and while Longo has some interesting research data to share， the book was a challenge for me to finish。 I wanted to like this but it became repetitive and dismisses some good common sense such as eat in moderation。 I would recommend saving the $ and get the book from the library as much of the info is essentially regurgitating the Mediterranean diet。
Ryan Green
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Great book！
Rohan Sachidanand
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Im glad I'm learning about this diet & research while I'm still young！ Longevity is the end goal indicator and diets should revolve with that objective。 Author suggests a vegan （ whole plant based ） diet with fish 2-3 times a week， and fasting periodically （ to promote autophagy） ， once a quarter for me， for good health。 BMI of 22 for men and 21 for women is optimal。 Eat in a 12 hour period， breakfast is mandatory， you have a choice to skip lunch or dinner。 Excersice atleast 2。5 hours a week， pr Im glad I'm learning about this diet & research while I'm still young！ Longevity is the end goal indicator and diets should revolve with that objective。 Author suggests a vegan （ whole plant based ） diet with fish 2-3 times a week， and fasting periodically （ to promote autophagy） ， once a quarter for me， for good health。 BMI of 22 for men and 21 for women is optimal。 Eat in a 12 hour period， breakfast is mandatory， you have a choice to skip lunch or dinner。 Excersice atleast 2。5 hours a week， preferably 5-10 hours。 。。。more
Becky L Long
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Audio version: Keith Sellon-Wright narrating。 I was super excited by the first couple chapters of this book cause there have obviously been lots of trials and research done to prove the author's hypothesis。 I also really appreciate that he wasn't solely focused on diet。 I was really hoping I could tell everyone "if you only read one book about health， this is the one"。 Unfortunately there does not appear to be enough information to prove the thesis and even information within the books is at som Audio version: Keith Sellon-Wright narrating。 I was super excited by the first couple chapters of this book cause there have obviously been lots of trials and research done to prove the author's hypothesis。 I also really appreciate that he wasn't solely focused on diet。 I was really hoping I could tell everyone "if you only read one book about health， this is the one"。 Unfortunately there does not appear to be enough information to prove the thesis and even information within the books is at some points contradictory。 I understand the studying human longevity is going to be extremely difficult and time consuming， and we won't have really definite answers for decades， but there seems to be a bit of confirmation bias in the clinical tests。 I totally look forward to more information from this author。 I just don't think it's complete yet。 Who should read this？ Anyone that has gotten past the basic "you should avoid processed foods and sugar" and are looking at refining what they are doing。 The information here might be too high level for someone trying to get the basics。 If your issue is Obesity or diabetes， read Jason Fung。 If you want general health guidelines， read Mark Sisson。 If you want latest biohacking on longevity， read Dave Asprey。 And if you can't control your processed food and sugar consumption no matter what you have researched， read Susan Peirce Thompson。 。。。more
Kris Kelbrants
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I loved this。。。fascinating work on longevity。 Valter Longo also has a sense of humor， is likable and explains scientific matters in stories making it easier for the non/doctor to follow。
Catarina
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The information in this book is interesting but the book itself is terrible。 Super repetitive， terribly organized， and the actual diet wasn't even mentioned at the beginning。 He kept referring to it and I just wanted to know what he was actually talking about。 Do yourself a favor， don't read the whole book， read the beginning if you want background and then the summary which explains the diet and the steps。 The information in this book is interesting but the book itself is terrible。 Super repetitive， terribly organized， and the actual diet wasn't even mentioned at the beginning。 He kept referring to it and I just wanted to know what he was actually talking about。 Do yourself a favor， don't read the whole book， read the beginning if you want background and then the summary which explains the diet and the steps。 。。。more
Hannah
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