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THE WORLD'S OLDEST AND HEALTHIEST DIET: WHAT DOES THE BIBLE RECOMMEND?

• An abundance of whole grains. In Biblical days, flat leaves of fragrant, coarse brown bread were a diet mainstay. Nowadays, you have to explore farmer's markets and health food stores to find whole grain bread without additives and preservatives. However, you can bake bread at home, or buy whole grain pita bread, or try matzo.
Baked by the Israelites' when they were fleeing Egypt, matzo is for sale in most supermarkets and is an excellent cracker or bread substitute. Whole wheat matzo is made from whole-wheat flour, wheat bran and water. One large piece has 110 calories, and is fat and salt-free. If you find matzo unappetizing - (Marilyn Monroe once asked: "Isn't there any other part of the matzo you can eat?") -pita bread is a tasty possibility, providing you read the package label carefully.
• Beans and peas ('legumes') along with other high fiber foods. Today we know that beans are longevity-boosters. Scientists at the University of Alabama recently confirmed that soybeans are a woman's best defense against breast cancer. Some agent in soybeans appears to mimic the action of a drug called tamoxifen, blocking tumor development. Only one in 50 to 80 Chinese and Japanese soybean-eating women develop breast cancer, as against one in ten among American females.
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