Dr. Michael Greger

At least you have a good foundation here.

Interesting.

Well, anyway, so that's number one on the list.

Okay, number one, legumes.

Okay, now, so these are, they identify the top five foods that associate with the longest lifespan.

Now, legumes rule the roost on a per serving basis, but actually on an ounce per ounce basis, nuts rule the roost.

are associated with the longest lifespan compared to any other type of food out there.

What are the three best nuts?

There's really only one.

There's really only one that pulls ahead.

That's walnuts.

Now, see, normally, when I say, like, you know, eat, you know, cruciferous vegetables or something, they're like, which one's best?

I'm like, whichever one you'll eat.

You like broccoli, eat broccoli.

You like bok choy, eat broccoli.

Like, you know, look, whatever one you'll get into your face, that's it.

But with nuts, wild nuts really do pull ahead, and that's because they have more omega-3s than other nuts, they have more antioxidants than other nuts, and they're the only nuts shown to acutely improve artery function within a matter of hours.

And so, in fact, in the PREDIMED study, which is this large randomized controlled trial over years of thousands of individuals, although mixed nuts certainly did lower cardiovascular disease rates, it was the walnuts that appeared to be the most critical part.

And we do want to get unsalted nuts.

I know that's not as delicious.