A New York Post article by Johnny Oleksienki in yesterday's paper (19 March 2017) , titled " 'Jungle diet' heart boost" tells people they live longer in Bolivia: "The secret to a stronger heart could be moving to Bolivia. Researchers have found that the Tsimane people who live in the forests of that country have the healthiest hearts in the world.
According to a study in the Lancet, few Tsimane people have clogged arteries, due largely to their ancient lifestyle. Their hunting, farming and gathering practices are much the same as they were thousands of years ago.
Seventy-two percent of their unusual diet is carbs, researchers say, while 17 percent is game meat, like pig, tapir and cabypara.
Monday, March 20, 2017
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