🌱 How does Loma Linda’s Blue Zone diet avoid six everyday foods?
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- How does Loma Linda’s Blue Zone diet avoid six everyday foods?
Also on today's calendar: San Bernardino Loma Linda University and 2 more events.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 78 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 47. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 6 Foods Centenarians Almost Never Eat, According to Longevity Experts (realsimple.com) — Loma Linda gets a notable shout-out as one of the original global “Blue Zones,” regions where people live longer, healthier lives. Longevity experts explain how centenarians in places like Loma Linda tend to avoid refined grains, processed meats, and sugary foods, instead emphasizing mostly plant-based, whole-food diets and moderation that help them sidestep many chronic diseases. 
📸 Around Loma Linda
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Trivia Night
Hangar 24 Redlands, 1710 Sessums Dr, Redlands
7:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
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San Bernardino Loma Linda University
1455 E 3rd St , San Bernardino
4:00 pm -
Whoville at the Hideout
The Hideout At Good Trouble , 922 New York St Suite C , Redlands
6:00 pm -
Don't Tell Comedy Inland Empire Show
University of Redlands , 1200 E Colton Ave , Redlands
8:00 pm -
Whoville at the Hideout
The Hideout At Good Trouble , 922 New York St Suite C , Redlands
4:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Open 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
UC Riverside Botanic Gardens , 1 Botanic Gardens Drive , Riverside
8:00 am -
1st Semester Finals
Colton Middle Colton, CA 92324
8:00 am -
Stitched Up Heart: Redlands, CA
The District- Cocktails, Food, Live Music , 19 E Citrus Ave # 101 , Redlands
6:00 pm -
Paint n' Sip Event!! Snow Globe!!
Redlands Public Market , 330 3rd St , Redlands
6:00 pm -
FSA Senior Nutrition Breakfast
Ayala Park , 17909 Marygold Ave , Bloomington
9:00 am -
Indian Springs vs Bloomington
Bloomington High School , 10750 Laurel Ave , Bloomington
4:00 pm -
Merry Riverside Arts Walk — Debi Varvi Studio
Riverside Pedestrian Mall , Main St , Riverside
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found female longhair kitten
Found this kitten last night around 9:00pm in the Thai spoon parking lot.. I already went to the vet to see if she’s microchipped. No chip. She does… (Nextdoor South West Barton) - Please share & repost to help reunite this stray cat!
FOUND on December 15, 2025 in Redlands, CA 92373 near Redlands Blvd and Bryn mawr Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor South West Barton)
- Lineage Logistics posted a job opening for Custodian - 6AM - Electric Pallet Jack Experience in Colton. Apply here.
- Colton Joint Unified School District posted a job opening for Enrichment Art / Music Teacher - Elementary #11803 in Colton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Loma Linda here.
🗞 Nearby News
Colton
- J&J Snack Foods to close 3 manufacturing sites in business revamp (supplychaindive.com)
- All-CIF Southern Section: Two Inland girls volleyball players earn top honors (sbsun.com)
Highland
- Wind advisory active for 5 Freeway north of LA Wednesday and Thursday – gusts as high as 50 mph (sbsun.com)
- Marilyn Manson Unveils 2026 Concert Tour Dates: Tickets, Venues, & More Things You Need To Know (vice.com)
- Appleberry Juice Contaminated With Cleaning Fluid Sparks Recall Warning (newsweek.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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