The Best Longevity Diet in the World is Not the Mediterranean Anymore | What Happened?

My Swedish grandparents diet consisted of wild game meat, fish, everything pickled or salted lol, and root vegetables. Their own herbs grown in the backyard. A lot of fermented foods really. Lingonberry jam. Some strong cheeses. My grandpa is 94 and grandma is 86. They seemed to keep a lot of things from Swedish culture in terms of food, but of course they are in America so it's hard to fully replicate and they sort of adopted some different foods. I mean when they were kids they used to get off of school to go hunt moose haha. If you're sick have a little swedish glogg. Basically my grandparents taught me a lot of what this guy is talking about. Nature is a healer. Get out in nature, stay active, eat well, and we all love the winter. And caffeine. Lots of caffeine.

In Norway they say, There is no bad weather, only bad choices for clothing.

The real reason for Nordic longevity -IKEA. Uncomfortable furniture encourages you to get up and move, rather than sit.

In Finland we have this saying "Let's meet at the market!!" (to celebrate) whenever our nation is presented somewhere public! Go Tero 🤩

As a Dane living in Spain, here are a couple of traditional points. Fermented dairy in the north is very acid, compared to the south. In the north they use yougurt(like) products, cow based, in the south kefir (and where I live goatmilk due to the lack of soil). The Danes rush outside in February, when the first sunshine comes. In Spain they hide more, as the sun is hotter. But both places do definitely prioritise being outside. (Light aware is a good expression❤) Both places (used to) are proud of the quality agricultural products. (Denmark fighting the EU, when they feel they generalise and degrade the quality of eggs etc. There is also a point, I think, with the soil in Southern Scandinavia. It's packed with minerals. You don't have to dig deep to find sea shells and leftovers from the ice age. The nutrients are in their fruit, vegs, nuts and wild berries. In Spain the natural plants are different, but a bit up in the mountains, you can still find nuts and wild berries, but generally these products are now grown in greenhouses. Things are unfortunately changing.

I am 66% Baltic . My Native Food is smoked herring , smoked eel, mushrooms , berries

This one probably the most interesting video ever in your channel

Don’t forget about Nordic Walking. It’s popular in Scandinavia when there is no snow on the ground.

What about: if you live in Italy/France/Greece etc you eat mediterranean. If you live in Scandinavia you eat foods that are available there. If you live in Japan you eat fermented food. If you live in europe, you eat whats growing and living there. Yeah potatoes, yummie. Just eat fresh foods and no processed foods where ever you live. And you will be fine.

This was a really interesting guest. A topic that is never really discussed anymore is portion sizes in these longevity diets, as compared to standard portions in the US and UK and so on. That would be an interesting topic to cover.