Dr. Zhi Gang Sha wrote "Tao Calligraphy".  In it, he introduces the practice of tracing ancient calligraphy which he says brings healing and rejuvenation.

It's a new practice of tracing the ancient letters for several minutes each day to bring healing and even, says Dr. Sha, relief from depression and anxiety.

A cup of beans in your diet every day can add four years to your life!

Dan Buettner's dad is the taste-tester because as a meat and potatoes guy, they wanted to be sure these dishes were full of flavor even though there was no meat to be found.

Russian cooking can be heavy but the modern borscht in the cookbook is different.

An African-American tradition which appears in the cookbook.

Many of our ancestors ate plant-based, so it makes sense to look back.

There are communities in the U.S. which relish plant based eating.

What Dan Buettner has seen the world over is how people in the Blue Zones live to 100 and beyond.  One reason:  plant based diets.

He and National Geographic photographer David McLain traveled around America to find communities which cooked plant-based recipes such as the ones found in the Blue Zones.