Top 5 Longevity Secrets with Sara Crow, acupuncturist and herbalist

Feb 8

Acupuncturist and herbalist Sara Crow shares her insights on top longevity practices for a long, healthy, and joy-filled life. She highlights how these simple, science- and tradition-backed steps—easily integrated into your daily routine—have far-reaching benefits for how well you age, supporting physical resilience, mental clarity, and emotional intelligence. Empowered by practical habits and nature-based living, experience greater health now with her top recommendations.

1. Fill your plate with plants

Just look at this photo — doesn’t this life-force rich display exemplify vibrant health, a bounty of unadulterated, broad-spectrum nutrition that naturally fuels radiant well-being in body, mind, and spirit? By prioritizing a whole-foods, plant-based diet and aiming for roughly 80–90% of your intake to come from organic plants in their unprocessed form, you can radically improve your health, mood, and mental outlook. We instinctively and intuitively know that the bright colors, pleasing shapes and textures of vegetables, fruits and other botanical-based foods nourish all of life.
-Sara Crow
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THE SCIENCE:

Studies show that cultures with a high percentage of centenarians, and that consistently live the longest, eat mostly plants: vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts, and olive oil, with small amounts of fish and dairy and little processed food or added sugar. They eat seasonal, local foods in moderate portions, often with others and stay active. Eating lots of fiber- and antioxidant-rich foods and limiting red meat and refined carbs links to fewer chronic diseases and longer life.