The Healthiest People on Earth

Your Guide to Living 10 Years Longer with Adventist Family Secrets and Plant-Based Recipes

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Pub Date 03 Apr 2018 | Archive Date 05 Aug 2018

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You've heard it before: A healthful diet rich in plant-based foods can prolong your life. But how much could you really extend your time?

The Adventist enclave in Loma Linda, California, is America's only "Blue Zone" one of five regions on Earth where people live measurably longer—about 10 years more— than average, as identified by National Geographic–funded research. This Blue Zone status is thanks largely to the foods Loma Linda residents and Adventists choose eat—and the foods they choose not to eat.

Loma Linda was established in 1905 by the Adventist founder and prophet Ellen G. White. Her great-great-grandson, John Howard Weeks, still lives there. He knows firsthand what it's like to fall into the rut of unhealthy habits—and to relearn how to live and eat in a healthy way. Through the teachings of his family, Weeks was able to conquer his temptations and embrace a healthy way of living. He'll show you how to do the same, no matter what your personal battle looks like.

In The Healthiest People on Earth, Weeks shares the secrets of how anyone, anywhere, can create a "Blue Zone" of their own and live a longer, healthier life. A lively read full of exclusive family stories, gainful tips and tricks, happy home remedies, and plant-based recipes, this book will be your first step on the journey to a longer, healthier, more fulfilling life.

This is not a book about religion—it is about health and happiness. It is possible to be healthy in body, mind, and spirit. Start by eating like the healthiest people on Earth.
You've heard it before: A healthful diet rich in plant-based foods can prolong your life. But how much could you really extend your time?

The Adventist enclave in Loma Linda, California, is...

Advance Praise

“A fascinating and important book ​that I hope will inspire many more people to embrace ​optimal nutrition and improve their quality of life.​”

—T. Colin Campbell, PhD​​, coauthor of international bestseller The China Study and the New York Times bestseller Whole 

“With humor and a rich family history, John Howard Weeks brings the basics of Blue Zone living into the new millennium—and right into your own kitchen. By showing how to take the steps to plant-sourced eating and healthy living with ease, along with a fresh ‘Happy Home Remedy’ punctuating every chapter, Weeks lays the groundwork for creating your own thriving Blue Zone—easily, and anywhere in the world.”

—Lani Muelrath, author of The Mindful VeganThe Plant-Based Journey, and Fit Quickies 

“In his lively conversational tone, Weeks tells how he fell from health and how he returned. Offering practical tips, remedies and recipes, he also shine light into North America’s only Blue Zones in which people live on average ten years longer than others living nearby.”

—Jeff Stanford, coauthor of Dining at the Ravens 

“John Howard Weeks has written a book for people like me– who love life and want to live as long as possible. It’s an accessible, practical guide for how to adopt optimal habits and enjoy the process. Easy to read, and easy to do!”

—Pamela A. Popper, PhD, ND, president of Wellness Forum Health 

“I believe that everyone should want to live as healthy as possible for as long as possible.   In a compassionate, honest, and articulate manner . . . sprinkled in with brilliant humor and candor . . . author John Weeks, presents in The Healthiest People on Earth, a whole life lesson for us that will serve as a blue print for reaching that goal.”  

—Nicholas R. Cataldo, author, educator, and San Bernardino County Historian 

“If you want to learn how to live a healthier lifestyle and perhaps live a little longer, this book will show you how. Thankfully, Weeks' gentle humor makes the whole prospect very easy to digest.”

—John Plessel, columnist for The San Bernardino Sun and food blogger for Dine 909 

“There are many books talking about healthy eating, but reading The Healthiest People on Earth really gives you convincing data that following a vegetarian diet really is better for you. John Weeks has the uncanny ability to make the reading easy and engaging. I guess it's time for me to alter my diet! I encourage everyone to read this life-enhancing book.”

—Allan Borgen, food critic and host of TV and radio 

“Weeks nails it! This important work is the latest in a growing body of evidence, that a plant based diet is the path to logevity and quality of life. A must-read for all who want fewer doctor visits and lower medical bills.”

—Robert S, Peterson, MPH, former director of Public Health Education at Castle Medical Center in Kailua, Hawaii

“A fascinating and important book ​that I hope will inspire many more people to embrace ​optimal nutrition and improve their quality of life.​”

—T. Colin Campbell, PhD​​, coauthor of international...


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Such an informative book! I could tell that this book has a lot of research behind it and felt it was very well written! I loved the recipes that were included as well.! I highlighted many passages and will definitely go back to those highlights! Thank you for the ARC!

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The author begins his book by stating that his hometown of Lima Linda, California is the only “Blue Zone” in the United States. Blue Zones are places on Earth where people live 10 years longer than the average person. Lima Linda is also a bastion of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and it is the place where one of the nations first health food stores originated. Ironically, next door to Lima Linda is San Bernardino, where the first McDonalds franchise originated with the help of devices that cooked large quantities of food faster than anyone had done before them.
The author states that a “plant based diet’s” benefits improve health, protect against disease, and prolong life. ” What does “plant-based” mean? It refers to any food that springs forth from planet Earth, whether in trees or on bushes or among vines or upon the soil, whether in gardens, fields, orchards, or wild thickets.
It refers to every food there is, in fact, except for the flesh or bodily discharges of our companion creatures, the animals and birds and insects and fish with whom we share the planet. What does the term “whole foods” mean? It refers to foods that are intact in their original state and are not processed or modified or altered in ways that compromise their natural nutritional goodness.”
The American diet, which is full of fats and cholesterol, leads to heart attacks, dementia, cancer, stroke and diabetes, which are the leading causes of death.
So...what can you eat?
Almost anything in the produce section, and the healthy dairy substitutes such as almond and cashier butter and milk.
The author gives a list of foods you can eat, along with avoiding alcohol and tobacco.
There are recipes for Whole Foods in the back of the book, such as oatmeal with fruit, buckwheat pancakes with fruit, and peanut butter, rice and cilantro. There are also recipes for loaded sweet potatoes with beans, scallions, corn and salsa!
Learn how you can eat better, lose weight, and help your body to heal itself!

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5 long-lived stars to The Healthiest People on Earth!

The Healthiest People on Earth is an engaging read. The author has a fascinating pedigree. His two times great grandmother, Ellen G. White, was a prophet and founder of the Adventist Church. She established Loma Linda in California as a community, which happens to be so healthy to this day that it’s considered the only “Blue Zone” in the United States, meaning a place where people actually are measured to live longer; 10 years longer, in fact.

So just how did Loma Linda become a Blue Zone and why? Ellen G. White was an early proponent of vegetarianism, and while the author makes it clear that he is not discussing theology in the book, a basic tenet of Adventism is a plant-based diet and has been since its inception. That in and of itself is fascinating to me.

The author, John Howard Weeks, has an easy-reading, funny writing style, and I could tell instantly that he’s a journalist. I enjoyed the family stories and home remedies he presented, which were all kinds of tips to help with sleep, cure minor illnesses, and so on.

The recipes presented were the icing on the cake. All plant-based and extremely practical, even though I’ve read and used many plant-based cookbooks, I still found new ideas, including some of Ellen’s favorites from over 100 years ago. Things like how to make a variety of “cheeses” with whole foods, a super easy lentil roast that the author grew up eating, sticky rice with mango, Scottish Oatmeal, and Vegan Penicillin (chicken soup without the chicken).

Essentially, The Healthiest People on Earth is chock-full of the secrets to Loma Linda’s long-lived population of happy, healthy people, and while some of the ideas aren’t unique to the Adventists, it’s inspiring and hopeful to know that if you follow these tenets, you can absolutely live a longer life.

Thank you to John Howard Weeks, BenBella, and Netgalley, for the copy to read and review.

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This is really a fascinating read. There was an amazing amount of research that went into it and the author does a great job of presenting it very simply. The author's writing is casual and easy to read and can be pretty funny as well. I really enjoyed the home health remedies and the book includes many really great looking recipes.

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I like the humour in this book.This book is about plant-based way of eating for good health and longevity. Thanks for the opportunity, I really enjoyed it!

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I received a free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

This was an intriguing and edifying read. Loma Linda, CA is known as one of the Blue Zones where some study to learn the secrets to health living and longevity. If you have read the Blue Zones book, you may be familiar with this. This novel is in the same vein as that while also feeling a bit like an autobiography in part, as the author dips into his own experience growing up there. I enjoyed the insight and the sound health advice. It was an enjoyable read and even included some recipes that I am excited to try as well. I would highly recommend this book if you are interested in improving your health It is a fun read that will help inspire you to make better food and lifestyle choices.

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