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3 Foods That Richard Branson Eats Every Day for Optimal Health
If I asked you to close your eyes and picture Richard Branson, what image would come to mind? You might think of him strapped into a Virgin Galactic rocket shooting into space, or performing some wild publicity stunt like trying to fly a hot air balloon around the world. Perhaps you’d picture him kitesurfing with some celebrity on his private Caribbean island.
Whatever came to mind, I’m going to guess it was active and daring. Now I have another question for you: How old exactly is Sir Richard these days? Don’t Google it: He’s 71.
Take those two paragraphs and put them together and what do you get? A septuagenarian grandfather who, far from being creaky and forgetful, appears to be maintaining incredible levels of energy and fitness. Which is why I didn’t click away when I visited Branson’s blog recently and saw a post on how he eats for greater health. Entrepreneurs in general may not be the best sources of nutrition advice, but Branson seems like a guy who knows something about aging well.
Meet Richard Branson’s diet guru.
The specific disease-fighting diet Branson follows was designed by Harvard-trained cancer doctor William Li, who argues that certain superfoods help the body ward off diseases like cancer and heart disease. Li recently…
