how often do you fear the day your body quits on you well up the rural mountains of El Salvador lives 110-year-old venencia Morales who has battled through devastating war and poverty and found the answer to the age-old question what would you sacrifice to unlock the Fountain of Eternal Health [Music] can you today venancia will show you her astounding health and impressively active lifestyle four powerful herbs she eats daily to live extremely long disease-free life and three very unhealthy Foods she has avoided most of her life finally she will also reveal the famous Three Sisters which
are essential parts of her Blue Zone longevity diet at 110 years old Venia Morales is not like most people her age she's not confined to a chair or a bed nor does she depend on anyone to move around her daily physical activity is more than impressive it's admirable and astounding living in the mountains far from the Comforts of modern life is not easy but for venencia it's her reality and her strength her day begins early Before Dawn as she Rises to feed the animals in her home with the sun peeking Over the Horizon venancia starts
her daily task of gathering firewood to cook and heat her home but the journey to gather firewood is no walk in the park it involves traversing steep terrain and rugged paths with her walking stick in hand venancia navigates these paths with agility and resilience that defy her age the rest of her day is also filled with other physical tasks like tending to her garden Gathering food and preparing meals at times she also walks long distances to visit neighbors or family members while her life might appear challenging to many for venencia this constant activity is what
keeps her alive and vibrant financia calm and rhythmic Mountain life is an answer to the initial question of her story how can someone in extreme poverty without modern Medical Care live for so long her life and diet are a testament to resilience and adaptation in their most basic form independent of medical and technological advancements venencia finds strength in the natural plants and Foods she consumes with her pure additive-free diet possibly being the secret to her longevity venancia Morales was born in 1913 and raised in a small village located in the heart of the Salvadoran Mountains
for her no City would come close to the mystifying charm of these Lush Green Mountains her surroundings are remarkably similar to The Mysterious blue zones which have the longest living people on this planet but the wonders of this untainted nature couldn't protect her from the harsh world ever since she was a little girl she worked on her family's small farm to make enough money for them to survive still her spirit remained unbroken even as life grew Bleak she would soon face other challenges poverty conflict illnesses still vencia survived them all between the Year 1980 and
1992 the country was ravaged by a civil war vencia watched as person after person fled the country in search of a more peaceful life but for vencia the mountains were her peace and it was this unflinching Hope For Peace that carried venencia through the decades today she still lives in tiny Hut the 110-year-old woman has found that her Solace only comes from one thing nature vencia knows that the key to a healthy life is to keep it as simple yet as enjoyable as possible remember 70% of diseases can be prevented by the correct lifestyle choices
so let us take a look at the three foods venancia avoids to live a healthy long life absent of chronic diseases and cancer the first thing van Ana stays away from is refined sugar sure in cities you can't walk around without coming across at least 10 cafes selling absurdly sweet snacks but this is where your self-control needs to kick in Vania sources of sugar come directly from fruits she hasn't lived 110 years eating processed desserts lowfat fruit yogurts pasta sauce salad juice protein bars and processed fruit juices avoid refined sugar and you'll avoid many health
problems such as inflammation obesity and diabetes even protein bars which might seem healthy contain processed sugar that your body absolutely does not need so to increase your protein intake eat poultry like vencia does the second thing vencia in her Century long life always stays away from is breakfast cereals which are the fourth biggest source of added sugars in the American diet for us it's a very convenient option for days when we're just too busy and need to quickly scarf something down but beware because eating a bowl of cereal with some sugar no matter what the
brand is is like eating a bowl of sugar with some cereal on top in fact any cereal made from refined grain and sugar in particular has a high glycemic index this causes your blood sugar levels to spike leading to increased inflammation in your body so don't let convenience dictate your diet the third thing that vencia avoids is highly processed or canned food most natur natural food sources such as meat fruit or vegetables take between 3 to 7 days to go bad but it's not natural to try to prolong their shelf life to months and sometimes
even years by stuffing it all into a can and drowning it in an absurd amount of preservatives vencia has learned through the Deep wisdom of her ancestors to never interfere with the life cycle that nature has set for food so now you know the three most important foods that you need to avoid if you wish to live a health healthy active life for longer now it's time to take a look at which four herbs venancia includes in her daily diet despite her Advanced age venencia rarely Falls ill but when she does her medicine isn't pills
or modern treatments it's the medicinal plants that grow around her vencia is skilled in using a variety of healing plants that make up her natural medicine cabinet each plant serves a purpose and throughout the years and generations she has learned to use them effectively to treat ailments one of her remedies is chamomile known for its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties another plant she uses is warmwood a bitter herb effective in treating various ailments including digestive problems and fever vencia makes an infusion with the leaves and stems and consumes it when feeling unwell for wounds and bruises
she relies on aloe vera applying its soothing gel directly onto the skin lastly for cold and congestion she turns to eucalyptus this plant has expectorant and anti-inflammatory properties so vencia prepares an infusion of eucalyptus leaves to alleviate the symptoms vena's ancestral wisdom and deep knowledge of medicinal plants remind us that sometimes the answers we seek are in the nature around us her life is a testimony to the beauty and strength that can be found in Simplicity and harmony with nature Three Sisters of the Blue Zone diet and it's just three things which are also part
of the famous long life promoting diet of Costa Rica Blue Zone Diet in the traditional Mesoamerican diet there are three sisters of Agriculture squash rich in vitamin A B and C and minerals black beans which provide protein fiber and same antioxidant as blueberries and corn often provided as tortillas which provides niin to control cholesterol these amazing foods have been consumed by people in that region for at least 6,000 years with amazing results and they have played a massive part on vania's 110 years of lasting life vencia sometimes also adds fruit wild herbs and occasionally poultry
and it is from this simple diet that venencia finds her wonderful strength and the ability to rarely fall ill but of course aging healthy doesn't just mean a healthy body it also means a healthy mind so if you're worried about developing dementia later in life you need to watch our video on Bruce Willis to learn four powerful lifestyle choices you can make today to make sure that your brain remains sharp and you avoid this deadly disease thanks and until next time
