Mount Athos is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece where monastic communities have existed for a thousand years. The inhabitants live long and healthy lives. Their secret?

According to Dr. Pete Patitsas, there is science to explain why religious traditions and wisdom have allowed the inhabitants of Mount Athos to live into their 80s, 90s, and 100s with little or none of the chronic diseases that plague Americans.

Dr. Pete wrote The Athos Diet (TheAthosDiet.com) to give people a very low cost pathway to longer and healthier lives. The diet involves three pillars: intermittent fasting, a plant-based diet, and walking.

As an emergency room physician, Dr. Pete says that 74-80% of diseases come down to diet and lifestyle that could be adjusted. Americans spend $70 billion every year on countless diets, but we lose our loved ones to diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, and strokes. We are a nation of snackers engaged in constant consumption, and it is killing us prematurely.

This episode explores the Athos Diet, a simple solution that will add healthy years to your life.