The people with the healthiest arteries in the world

More and more people in the U.S. are already living with heart disease or at high risk for developing cardiac problems.

But that isn’t the case everywhere in the world. There is a group living in the Bolivian Amazon who have the healthiest arteries in the world. They are at almost no risk of heart disease whatsoever.

The group of people  — known as the Tsimane people — forage and grow their own food.

The Tsimane people have amazingly healthy hearts and the lowest reported levels of vascular (blood vessel) aging of any population in the entire world.

And their incidence of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is a full five times lower than it is in the U.S.

Almost nine out of 10 Tsimane people had absolutely zero risk of heart disease compared to only 14 percent of Americans.

And those results carry over into old age, when almost two-thirds of Tsimanian people over the age of 75 still had no risk of cardiovascular disease.

That’s the type of heart health we should all strive for no matter what our age.

How can you follow in the Tsimane people’s footsteps to improve the health of your own heart and blood vessels?

#1 – Active lifestyle

Thanks to their lifestyle, the Tsimane people are anything but sedentary.

The men spend an average of six to seven hours of their day being physically active and women spend four to six hours.

Compare that to the U.S. where we spend on average 54 percent of our waking hours sitting and it’s easy to see why the group is so healthy.

What this means to you is that you have just one more reason to get up and get moving. Set regular exercise times throughout your day and use a timer to remind yourself to get on your feet.

#2 – High fiber

But exercise alone is not the answer.

The Tsimane people also eat a diet that is largely carbohydrate-based (72 percent) and includes non-processed carbohydrates like rice, plantains, corn, nuts and fruits which are high in fiber.

You can copy this by making sure that the largest portion of every meal you eat is packed with healthy options like green, leafy vegetables and brown rice.

#3 – Healthy protein

Fourteen percent of the Tsimane diet comes from healthy sources of protein like wild game and fish.

You can do the same by eating more heart-healthy cold water fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines each week as well as adding in grass fed beef to your diet.

#4 – Good fats

The final fourteen percent of the Tsimane diet is made up of healthy fats. The best sources of healthy fats here in the U.S. are avocados, whole eggs, extra virgin olive oil and nuts.

If you’re like me, you may be a little remiss on some of these key points. That’s why I also rely on Peak Chelation+ Resveratrol to give my arteries extra support they deserve.

Sources:

sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170317132004.htm

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