Billions of pounds have been spent trying to conjure the spell for swift weight loss, good health and long life, yet the 'secret formula' has been found in 14 simple words: beans, blueberries, broccoli, oats, oranges, pumpkin, salmon, soy, spinach, tea, tomatoes, turkey, walnuts and yoghurt.
Remember these while conducting the weekly shop and health, long-life and beauty are assured, an American doctor insists.
'Foods, the right foods, can actually change the course of your biochemistry,' said Dr Steven Pratt, an authority on food and ageing, and co-author of the book at the heart of America's latest diet craze, SuperFoods: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life.