For two decades, Dr. Vonda Wright served as an academic surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh. There, she researched musculoskeletal aging and longevity in hopes of "dispelling the common notion that aging was an inevitable decline," she says.
The bulk of her research, alongside her team, involved studying members of aging populations who kept active, including people who competed in the National Senior Games, a biannual event for athletes ages 50 and older.
Wright, 58, set a goal that she's followed for over 20 years: "The mantra that I laid down in the early 2000s when I [wondered], 'What is going to be the guiding light of my career?' is 'I'm going to change the way we age in this country.'"
Now, she is a practicing clinician and founder of Precision Longevity, a lifestyle program dedicated to helping people live longer. She recently released a book titled, "Unbreakable," which offers healthy aging tips for women.
A huge component of the advice she gives her clients for longevity is related to diet. Here's what Wright eats, and suggests to others, for a long and healthy life.