Not smoking, eating a high-quality and healthful diet, not being overweight and being physically active all contribute to a person's health, he said.

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Eating more sensibly, both in terms of quality and quantity, was something I had to teach myself as an adult.

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This is the high quality beef I am used to eating at home, as good as you can get without the dry aging, so I wanted to see if I would clearly notice the difference.

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During cooking seminars hosted in the gleaming stainless steel kitchen at Traube Tonbach, he stresses the importance of getting the highest quality product at the best time, taking influence from nature and eating what is local and fresh.

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The new offerings are also of higher quality than tried and true menu items, attracting those previously uninterested in eating at fast-food restaurants.

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