Fast Anti-Aging Recipes, Green Smoothie Secrets & Gratitude

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Saturday, September 26, 2026

How can simple, 15-minute changes in your kitchen dramatically impact your health and longevity?

On this episode of The Better Life, Dr. Pinkston sits down with Chef Ron Russell—longevity educator, vegan chef, author, and founder of Longevity Visa. Ron has spent over 50 years mastering plant-based cooking, opening the award-winning Sun Cafe Organic in Los Angeles, leading over 400 cooking classes, and preparing meals for patients at Dr. Dean Ornish’s UCLA Medical Center clinic.

Dr. Pinkston and Ron break down actionable, daily kitchen strategies to reduce systemic inflammation, optimize nutrition, and support healthy aging without spending hours in the kitchen.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

15-Minute Meals & Habit Stacking: Simple ways to prepare nutrient-dense meals fast, including Ron’s 5-minute creamy spinach soup.
The 5 Pillars of Longevity: How nutrition, fasting, smart movement, targeted supplementation, and mind-body health work together.
Mastering the Greens: Why cruciferous vegetables and leafy greens are the ultimate diet staples—and how to easily add them to every dish.
Nutritional Yeast & Clean Pantry Staples: Deciphering non-GMO vs. organic, choosing healthier cookware (ceramic vs. Teflon), and using anti-inflammatory ingredients like matcha, cacao, and pumpkin seeds.
The Power of Gratitude: How mindset, stress management, and a daily gratitude practice directly impact healthspan and longevity.